The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-05-08
PAN-aMERICAN CONGRESS.

PAN-!AMERICAN CONGRESS.
The Closing Session-Mr. Blaine Upon
the Patriotic Work Of the Confer
ence.
At noon April 10Th, the Pan
American Conference adjourned at
Washington sine die.
After the transaction of some
routine business and the adoption
of resolutions offered by Delegate
Alfonso of Chill, pledging the SYM
pathetic association Of the members
of the conference with the quadro-
centennial celebration of the discov-
cry of America, and by Delegate
Bolet Peraza of Venezuela, express
sing their gratitude for the hospi-
tality of the United States, a mo-
ton to adjourn sine die was made
and put to vote.
At 1850 A. NJ. Mr.. Blaine, rising
to announce the result, said:
Gentlemen: / withhold for mo-
ment the word of final adjournment
of the International American Con-
ference, in order that may express
to you the profound satisfaction
with which the Government of the
United States regards the work
that has been accomplished by the
International Conference. The inn
portance of the subjects which have
claimed your attention, the compre-
hensive intelligence and watchful
patriotism which you have brought
to their discussion, must challenge
the confidence and secure the adj
miratlon of the Governments and
peoples whom you represent, while
that larger patriotism which con-
stitutes the fraternity of nations
has received from you an impulse
such as the world has not before
seen. The extent and value of all
that has been worthily achieved by
your conference cannot be measured
to-day. We stand too near it; time
will define and heighten the estl-
mate of your " ork; experience will
confirm our present faith; final re-
suits will be your vindication and
your triumph. If, in this closing
hour, the conference had but one
deed to celebrate, we should dare
call the worlds attention to the
deliberate, confident, solemn dedi-
cation of two great continents to
peace, and to the prosperity which
has peace for it's foundation. We
hold up this new Magma Charta,
which abolishes war and substitutes
arbitration between the American
Republics, as the first and great
fruit of the international American
Conference. That noblest of Am
orleans, the aged poet and philan-
Observation-Disclosures the first to
send his salutation and his benedic-
ton. declaring: eff IN the spirit OF
peace the American Conference
agrees upon a rule of arbitration
which shall make war in this hem
isphere we'll nigh impossible, ite
session will prove one of the most
important events in the history OF
the world" I am instructed by
the President to express the wish
that before the members of the con
ference shall leave for their distant
homes they accept the hospitality
of the United States in visit to the
southern section of the Union, sim
liar to the one they have already
made to the eastern and western
sections. The President trusts thai
the tour will not only be pleasant
incident of your farewell to tht
country, but that you will find ad
vantage in visit to SO interesting
and important part of our repub
lie. May express to you, gentle
men, my deep appreciation of tn
honor you did me in calling me t.
preside over your deliberations
Your kindness has been unceasing
and for your formal words of ap
proval I offer you my sinceres
gratitude. Invoking the blessing
Of Almighty God upon the patri
otto and fraternal work which ha
been here begun for the good Q
mankind, now declare the Amer
| lean international Conference ad
journed without day.
The delivery of the address wa
characterized by. Mr.. Blaine's Gus
tomary deliberate emphasis, an
also by evidences Of deep feelin
on his part. Toward the close hi
voice trembled with emotion, an
when he took his seat the Councl
Chamber rang with hearty an
long continued applause. The men
bers of the conference then too
] carriages to the Executive Mar
sion to pay their parting respect
, to the President. On arrival the
were received by the President
the East Room shortly after nool
each of them being introduced t
him personally by Secretary Blain
: The President then spoke as to
. lows: e I find in this parting CALI
, the delegates of the Conference I
American States both pain ar
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