The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-07
WE AND OUR NEIGHB0RS
THE VISIT TO BOSTON BRINGS OUT
SOME OPINIONS.

The Delegate from Bolivia Admits
O71r Reputation for Hospitality Well
Farned-senor zslaya Advises the
Tinted states to Inspect the Coun-
tries to the South of Us-Mr. Davis
Advocates a TranscontinentaI Reil-
way.
BosroN, MASS, Oct. 6.-The delegates
m the International American Congress
left their hotel this morning about church
time and went to the city docks, wnere they
were met by the mayor and committee of
the hoard of aldermen and escorted to Deer
leland where the correctional institutions
of the city are located. In the reform
school chapel about $50 Of the boys, uni
formed in blue. went through singing and
other exercises. Luncheon was served and
some speeches were made. Mayor Hart
welcomed the party. and DR.. Silva of Vene-
zuela and Senior Calderon of Colombia re-
sponded.
A BoLIvIAN's APPRECIATION.
Senior Velarde of Bolivia followed. He
said be was glad that his government had
accepted the invitation of the United
States to take part in the congress, and was
pleased that he had been chosen to repre-
j sent it. In his judgment the congress
would be the starting point of great
movement which would take an important
place in the history of the Amer
iean continent. His people were well
disposed toward the people of the United
z States, a every advance which had for
its object the Establishment of closer rela-
tons would meet with prompt aid hearty
Aa fpr tho phioh hoe
i been accorded the delegates, he wished TO
say that, although they had heard that the
Americans were a hospitable people, yet
their highest expectations had been ex-
Ceeded.
WE MUST VISIT OUR NEIGHBORS.
Senior Zelaya, of Honduras, said that the
government and people of Hondu as, and
indeed the people of all Central America,
were deeply interested in the congress
and expected most import mt results from
its deliberations. He would give the Amsr-
ican people one piece of advice, which was
that as the people Of Centrai America had
sent their representatives here to witness
the greatness of the United States, so
should the people of the United States
inform themselves about their southern
nelghbors. They would find the people as
good hearted as themselves; not so far ad-
vanced industrially, but with country so
ab1unding in natural wealth and.resources
as to justify examination, which would
surely lead to broadening of the relations
between the people Of North and South
America
TRANsCoNTINENTAL RAILWAY.
Mr.. Henderson and Mr.. Davis of the
United States delegation responded, the
former in witty vein. The latter spoke of
the necessity for the cultivation of closer
trade relations, and to this end dwelt upon
the Importance of the construction of a
railroad which would actually cross the
sthmus and traverse the continent in
strong an embrace that there would be no
opportunity for Intervention by European
countries.
DRIVE AROUND THE HUB.
When t g speeches were concluded the
party returned to Boston. In the afternoon
the excursionists were driven around
Boston, through the suburbs and
past Harvard university. Among the
interesting points were Longfellow S
home and the great elm under which Wash
ington assumed command of the American
army. At dusk the party alighted at the
home in Brookline Of John L. Gardiner, a
director of the Chicago, Burlington aid
Quincy railroad, where they were enter
tanned, returning later in the evening to the
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