Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-09
DIPLOMATS MEET.

DIPLOMATS MEET.
First Session or the international S.nr.
gress - secretary Blaine's weicomirx
Address- Tho NJ .ine Statesman tlsoted
Pres dent Of the Conforepoe-A Lunch
ut tho White Fl use.
WASHINGTON, Dot 2-1he Internataona
Congress was formally opened In the
diplomatic chamber Of the State Depart.
menVs building yesterday. All the mem
bers Of the United States and foreign dole
cations were present cordial I'D ress Of
welcome was delivered by Set rotary
Blaine. He said:
''GsntI.naea OF IT, International Gon>sreace:
Speaking for the Cover, nent OF the Unsted
States, I I'D you welcome TO this cap tai.
Speak ng for the people OF the Unitrd States.
l bid you welcome to every sect'nn and to
every Stao in the Union. You come 10 re-
spouse TO IN invitation extended by the
Pfes dent on the spec al author cation
OF Congress. Your presence hero is no
ordinary event. It sign fes much to the
people OF oil America to-day. It may signify
far moro In the days to come. No conference
OF Nations bns eve' assemb ed TO cons der
the welfare OF territorial POSSESSION s so vast
and TO contemplate the possibilities
OF future SO graf ami so ,nsp ring
Those now sitting witnln these walls
ore empowered 10 speak for nations
whose borders are ON both the great oceans,
whose northern limits are touched by the
Arcuc watrrs for 1900 m les beyond the
Straits Of Benring, whose southern
extension furnishes human hap. tal:ons farther
Delow the equator than is else-
where possible on the globe. The aggregate
territorial extent OF the nations here repre-
sented falls but little sho t OF 1,UOo,.Oj of
square mles-more than three times the area
OF all Europe, and but Little less Than one
fourth part OF the globe: While in restec, to
the power OF producing the articles
which are essential to human
lie and these which minister to
life's luxury, they constitute even larger re-
portion OF the entrc wo Id These great ,os-
sessions io-tay have an aggregate population
approachng l2l,a00.d1O. but il popped "a
densely as the aver sge OF Europe the total
number would ex eed l, 00,0OUGO.
''While cons derat ons o this character must
INSPIRE Amer Cans, both South and Nur b, " Lh
the Hveirst ant'cipat ons OF iutur: grandeur
AMI power, they must al % impress them with
sense OF tho gravest respons b.ilty
touch ng tho character and devel pmeat
Oh Ihe!r respective na,ional,ties TIE uele-
gates whom am addressing can do much
to establish permanent relat ons OF conf
dence. respect and friendship between the na-
lions which they represent. They can show to
the world an honorable ard peaceful confer.
cnce OF seventeen independent American DOW
ers. in which all shall meet together on
terms OF absoiu.e equal ~; . conference
IN WI Oh there can be no attempt to
coerce single delegate against ns own
conception OF the interests OF his nat On; a
conference which Will permit secret un-
Outstanding on any subject, but will frankly
publish to the world AL It's conclusions;
conference VII Oh will tolerate no Spirit
OF conquest but will aim to cul-
tivate an American sympathy as
broad as both continents; q conference
which Will form NO selfish alliance against tue
older nations from which We are proud to claim
inner .tance: conference, IN dne VII CHI will
seek nothing. propose nothing endure nothing
that Is not in the general sense Of all the dele
gates timely and wise and peaceful And yet
We CON not be xpected ~ forget that our COM
mon fAte0 has made rs Inhabitants Of
the two cont neats witch, at the close
OF four centuries orc still regarded
beyond the sea Us the New Worl |. Like
situations begel Ike sympathies and impose
like duties We meet IN tho firm belief that
the Nations OF America ought to be and can be
moro helpful. each 10 the o:her, tan th.7
now are and shat Zach " IL find advantage
profit from an enlarged intercourse with
others.
"We believe that we should be drawn to-
gether moro closely by tho hig W rs o! the
sea. and that at no distant day the railw
systems OF the North and South will m ct
upon the isthmus and connect by land rou es
the Pc itic"l and tommercial capt Is OF oil
Amer ca We believe T. .: hea " co-ol c alto :,
based on heart: confidence " Il Save all Amer.
icen Suites from lhe blu dens and evils
which have long cruel Afflicted tie oil, or
nations OF the world. We b.liev. that q spirit
OF justice, Of com mon and equa! e, est, he
| tween III Am can States will ave 70. N
for IN AL hrial balance Of power ! lie u T., that
which has led 10 wars aurool and d. enched
Europe in blooi.
1--WE believe that IF endshir avowed with
cando- and maintained with good faith, vi
remove from American States The necessity OF
Ga: riding bound Try lines between then,selv 9
with fort tlcat!ons and M litary force. We be-
lieve that stan ling armies, beyond
those WIN Oh arc needful for public
order and the safety OF INFER al
administration should be unknown on both
American cont mems. We believe that fr,ead-
sh,r, and not force. the spirit OF just law and
not the v olenoe OF the mob, should he the rec
ogn Zed rule OF admin stratinn between Amer
loan nations and ia American nat Gus
i ''To these subjects, and those which are
cognate thereto. the attent on OF this confer
ence IS earnestly and cordially invited by tne
Government OF tho UuIt vi States. 1t will be
u great gain u hen we shall acquire that cnm-
mon confidence on which all inter. onA
friendship must rest. 1t " II be greater
ga when wo shall be able TO draw the
people of all American Nations
other, an end 10 be fac l.
itated BY more frequent and more RAPID
tntercommunicat on. II will be tie greatest
gain when the personal and CONNIE al rela.
tons OF the Am rican States, South and
North, shall be SO develored and so re ula,,d
that each shall accu &c The highest p S. bic
advantage from the enl gh .e.ed and eulars.d
Intercourse OF all
"Betore the conference shall forma ly enter
Upoa the scu>son Il the subjecs TO be SUR
nitted to it. am instructed by the President
to invite all the delegates to be the guests OF
the Government during proposed visit 10
var ous sections OF the country. " III the double
view Of showing to GU friends from abroad the
ooud;t on Of the United Sta and OF ng to
our own people, in Their own homes. the priv.
tlege and pleasure OF extending tho warm well
come OF Americans to Americans.
At the conclusion Of his speech Score
tary Blaine Withdrew and resolutions
were adopted naming James G. Blaine al
president Of the congress John B. Hem
derson acted az president pro tsm- The
congress adjourned un>u Monday, Novem-
ber IL
Mr.. Blaine then came In and escorted
the members to the White Houss. The
President gave a special reception to the
delegates at 1:SJ o'clock, ona OF the feat
ures of which was an informal lunch, served