The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-03
DISTRICT DAY At BUFFALO.
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trati"H between American nations and IN Amcri-
can nations
Arbitration as a means of preventing
war has been prominent in the gospel Of
our country. and IL was with peculiar sat
isfactiou that We heard Secretary Blaine
say. IN closing the Pau-AmeTican Con
greSs in lN>S, I'm Washington:
H. in this closing hour. the conference had but
one decd 90 celebrate. we should dare call TIRE
worlds attention 10 the deliberate confident
solemn dedication 81 Two great continents %
peace, AMI To- the prosperity which has peace for
its foundation. We hold mp tins magma
chaTta which IholI-hes and substitutes lrhi-
tatlou between the American republics, the
hr>t and great fruit OF the International Ameri-
can Conference That u0blCSt OF Americans. the
aged poet and phlanthropist Whittier. is the
first to send his sdlUtltion and his bencdlction,
declaring.
If. IN the spirit Of peace. the American Con-
ference agrees upon rule OF arbitration which
shall make m this hemisphere wcIl-niSh i'm
possible. its sessions viii prove one 81 the most
important events in the history Of the world
The District of Columbia has been the
scene Of many other Efforts and neEotla-
tons. having tho same objects as the
Pan-American Congress Of 1883.
1t has also been the scene Of many et-
forts and negotiations. in part successful.
intended to secure closer and more cor
dial relations between the United States
and our great neighbOr on the north, who
must be included. as here. in any real
Pdn-AmeTiCan project. In spite Of all that
selfish politicians, prompted by no less
selfish business men, have done 10 keep
the United States and the Dominion Of
Canada apart they have inevitably un-
der natural laws that cannot be affected
by treaties or enaCtmeDtS. been brought
closer together in personal and CONNER
Clal intercourse. which now makes the
very thought Of war between them seem,
even here near the battle grounds Of The
war of 1872. incredible II not impossible.
IT was the treaty of Washington. pre-
eminently entitled TO that name, which.
providing for the greatest arbitration OF
history between two Of the greatest ma
tons of history, proclaimed the internal
tiOnal principles Of the United States and
removed the last real danger OF war with
Great Britain which we shall ever see.
Not A WARLIKE PEOPLE
Peace on earth among men OF good
Will. peace with honor. though not peace
at any price, this is and has always been
the choice OF the American people. who
do not love war for wars sake. and who
do not thirst for its cOnquests OF its glo-
TioS. That brotherhood of men which is
only possible because Of the fatherho8d of
God Is dear To them That fTienlliucSg
Tor all other nations. without changing
alliances with any Of them. which George
Washington preached. has been the heart
of the peoples desire ever since. even
when the war spirit rose high or when
actual war was on Nothing is further
from the truth than any Ieprs SantaIIon OF
the United States as an Uncle Sam going
around with chip on mis- shoulder max
ing faces at foreigners and breathing out
lNFtalenlNGS against them. On the con-
trary. the disposition OF the United States
IS to endure patiently as long as 1OSSipl,.
whatever wrongs may be put upon H.. and
70 seek a remedy by peaceful means And
II Is less and less disposed to b~aE and
h!uStrr as II attains greater power. and
therefore greater Self-reSDeCt. This yeTI-
exposition. like those which have pre-
: L.rrfw f.F Q D..
lean people. devoted To- the competitions
OF peace. Proud Of it's army and navy.
proud Of their achievements and those Of
the citizen SGidicry experimenting the
regular forces, II looles upon them as n
means Of defence and not OF offence. and
for the exceptional emergencies. and not
the ordinary life Of the nation
Nowhere is the national. or the inter
national, feeling Of the United States Of
America so strong or so clearly expressed
as in the District Of Columbia where the
representative and the citizens OF all the
States and Territories meet and contrib
Ute 10 the population. where the National
. Government carries on its operation .
where the President. through the Spcrp-
tary Of State, conducts the negotiations
respecting its foreign relations with the
ambassadors and ministers of an the 9th
. or 'iovernms who are permanently
resident IN Washington The very pur-
pose Of the founders Of the District Of
Columbia was TO make il national. and
[ even mOpoiitar-TCTaOvCd from local
and its development has more and more
gratihed their desire.
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FORESIGHT.
1T viii be remembered that the far
seeing genius Of George Washington first
perceived the necessity for such Capital
He had seen the Revolutionary Capital
and that Of The Confederation which fol-
lowed the Revolution moving about from
place 60 place In ephemeral and Uudigni-
fed fashion. he had seen the Congress OF
the Confederation fee from its place in
Philadelphia in 1-S2 before the onslaught
Of a mob of the ilI-requited soldiers OF
the Revolution He had determined then
that the people OF the United States need
cd not only more perfect union, but "A
more perfect Capital in "A Federal district
which would give II security and Sanctity
it could not have IL any place Temporal
TiIy loaned by one Of the States. Other
men began 10 see IL too IL was felt that
the dignity as well the safety and
therefore. the perpetuity. OF the National
Government that was TO come into being
with the new Constitution demanded that
II should have a seat Of its own under
its own authority. and where it could not
be encrOached upon by any disturbing i'm
fuences. Accordingly. I'm the Constitution
Of 1888. provision was made for "a Federal
district ten miles square. over which Com
ETesS should have exclusive jurisdiction.
Then came the consideration IN Congress
Of the important question OF where the
Federal district should be placed. NItu-
rally. different sections and different
States desired it, II was seen that IL
could not De- given 10 New England OF 20
tho extreme South. but every State in be-
tween considered itself eligible. and most
Of them tried 10 get II. Offering IN some
cases even their state capitals for the ma
tiuuaI use. The contest IN Congress over
the selection of place became excited
and at times SO bitter that some felt that
the breakup Of the Union. which all fear
H.H D.. 70. % Dr.
made uEbrCakablo- might come over the
placing of the Federal district
CONGRESS made several tentative Sc
lactIlus and one. in Pennsylvania. that
WIS auu4rcutlv defiuitiye. but all were IT,
considered. and II seemed as though the
controversy might go "u indefinitely
when the famous compromise was reach
81 Iy which tho South got IN" Federal
district in consideration Of its acgUies-
Ceury in the desire OF the North Tor the
assumption by the nation Of the RryOlI-
tiouary debts Of the states il was as
natural as IL was admirable that the
choice OF the precise location for the Fed
eral district ou the Potomac River. for
one hundred miles from WNiiamspo~t
southwark. was left To George Washing
ton. who knew the whole region thor
oughIv. and was more interested in the
succ, - Of the plan than amy other man.
for no had not only the eye OF the sur
VsyOr but the eye OF the seer. ana Sc
Iscted a site not only with regard 10 It's
beauty. it's convenience. and its adapta-
biiitv hut % the future OF tho nation. II
Was well that h. was also entrusted with
the preparation Of the Federal CITY with
I'm the Federal district. for he laid II out.
with the assistance Of Thomas Jefferson.
The leader Of the other school of states
men. and Of the SUrys y0rs. T. EHfaut and
Elicott with the eye of faith which saw
the United States Of today as no other
man Of his time began 60 see H.
1T D. hard 10 realize now that no one
Eaw then as Washington did The United
States 81 a century later. bound together
ia a Union that cannot be broken a