The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-15
EX-SENATOR DAVIS
ON THE WORLDS FAIR.

Ex-senator Henry G. Davis. chairman OF
the American delegation TO the Pan-Amer-
lean Congress. responded to the toast, The
Pan-American Congress" In part Mr. Davis
I said:
'It affords the delegates to the Inter.
national Conference of American States
particular pleasure to visit st. Louis. to see
the great progress your city is making. the
preparations which are under way for the
| magnificent Exposition to be held two years
hence and to meet the men who are TO
manage that great enterprise. Your invita-
tion to us is an evidence of the deep inter
est taken by ST. Louis and the Exposition
| managers in the work of the conference
| which meets in Mexico.
1.-The object. of our conference are to
draw together in closer social. political and
| commercial bonds the great family of Amer
lean Republics. The delegates from the
| eighteen Republics south of us and our
| selves will work together TO bring about
| connections
Senior Don Manuel de Calderon. delegate
| from Peru. was called upon TO respond to
| the sentiment. 1.-The Isthmian Canal" Seuor
| Calderon paid high tribute to the states
| men of the United States. to whom he at
| tributed the first idea of joining he At
| laEtic and Pacific oceans by canal through
| Central America. He spoke In eulogistic
| terms of Monroe, Clay and Blaine. whose
| rames, he said. were blessed by every citi-
zen of the South and Central American Re
| publics.
ALLOW me-" said Senior Calderon, "to ex-
press how deep we South Ams ricans appre-
CIate lHe hIuuiy ana hOSDtlt-
ity that we have received of the people of
the city of st. Louis. You must be sure,
Mr. Chairman. that We in South America
! are very much interested in the canal
terprise. We know that all our prosperity
will depend upon this great enterprise,
which certainly will be done by the Amer
lean people. We of South America will
watch with great interest the work on the
mammoth undertaking.
SENIOR SILVA on
SOUTH AMERICAN INTERESTS.
Senor Don Carlos Martinez Silva. dele
gate from Colombia, responded to the toast.
,Patriots of South and Central America
Senior Silva said, in part:
Il am very sorry that my poor English
does not allow me to make an opportunity
,10,,,s Of this ~. occasion; Saon; but from the
you to feel how grateful we all are for
your cordial. warm. generous and charac-
teristic hospitality in this great city of this
lish has at least two advantages-one for
you, and one for me. The first one is that
i am Obliged to make a very short speech.
you under the impression that were it not
for this deficiency, l could have told you
many interesting. proper and good things.
Anyhow, you must know that we are
all South American people and feel our
selves Perfectly at home. as If We were at
home in our own country: All South
only as the bearer of the banner of liber-
ty. but We all recognize that we are in
debted to this country for our independ-
ence. We learned the first lessons in liber-
ty and independent living from this coun-
try. We have made great efforts to copy.
but sometimes very bad copy. We are all
interested In the prosperity and welfare Of
this country. This was the first country
which recognized the independence of our
country"
In closing. Senior Silva proposed toast to
the welfare of the United States. for the
success of the Louisiana Purchase Expo.
sition and for the peace and fraternity of
all American Republics.
EX-SENATOR THURSTON on
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
Ex-senator John NJ Thurston of the Ma
tional Commission responded to the sefti-
ment, THE Louisiana Purchase
In opening Senator Thurston referred
humorousiy to Senator Carriers reputation
as .long-winded" orator. He then said
II am delighted to meet here the repre-
sentatives of the Republics of the Western
world. who are bound together in a COM
munity OF interests. such as affects no other
people on the globe: bound together unaer
a theory OF government. which had its ori-
gin In the United States-this mother OF
Republics of America. whose lullaby has
been sung over every cradle OF liberty in the |
commercial interests. not because We desire !
TO win your trade. though we are indeed de- |
sirous OF securing whatever trade We can
in all parts OF the world-we are as truly
here because we are bound together in this
community OF interest of civilization ana
progress. which go to make up the destiny
Of the continent.
We welcome you here because the peo-
pie OF the western world must stand to-
gether on no selfish basis: because our in
terests are Tor the welfare of the Eastern
Referring to the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position. Senator Thurston paid a conpii-
mehe 10 Fresoent Francis. whose ta1ents