The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-23
CONFERENCE OPENED.



timent plainly dictates; but making
such preference before thorough exam
nation that may demonstrate the i'm
possibility of combining those set in
opposition, and even sacrificing at
times as far as prudence may dictate
whatever is small to what is great a
sacrifice which in certain cases, may
prove wherever large corporate bodies
are concerned, most convenient to all
parties interested. Gentlemen, / beg
YOU to pardon me the liberty | take in
making these observations. which are
wholly unnecessary; 1 must confess
from the start, if we take into consid-
Grafton your great enlightenment and
the upright principles that govern your
actions since you have come to perform
the high mission intrusted to you by
your respective governments, you
have understood full we'll that this
meeting is not one of contentious,
but one of Cancellation and that it
should have an entirely friendly and
amicable character. My object in re-
peating the above is not really to adj
vance observations which are unnec-
essary to you, but only and exclusively
to show you how the Mexican govern
ment understands your mission and
what has been its true spirit, in which
we desire you to participate From the
or done her by the selection OF her cap
ital for the second meeting of the con-
ference she considered that this waA
a friendly gathering of sister republics,
desirous of discussing matters pleas,
ant and of unquestionable interest to
all in order to arrive at some solution
which might be accepted, if not unan-
imously, at least by the great major
ity of those representing their coun-
tries.
The execution of this agreeable meet
ing whose results would be perhaps
the adoption of a practical means for
general peace and progress to which
we all aspire, or at least, would lead to
the desirable increase of mutual SYM
pathies and the disappearance of pref
udices which they have sprung from
lack of cordial and frank interchange
of ideas, that expectations which we
MeXicans have cherished for the last
few months, and which now become a
reality by the pleasing spectacle of
your presence has filled us for some
time with pleasure, mingled. it is true,
with some anxiety. as we feared that
some of our Southern brothers would
not be with us. Happily, all are here
represented and as worthily as we
could desire, the rest of the Spanish
American nations that had been invited
being also among us. Had anyone vol
UNFAIRLY abstained from coming our re-
suit would have been the same whether
that country was most or least rich
or populous, since they all enjoy per-
feet equality and must be alike when
voting and discussing, and alike also
in our hearts. You are, therefore, well
come, Messrs. Delegates, and you may
be sure that your visit to this city is
and always will be, considered as one
of the happy events in our history. The
same will happen when in a few days
you will visit other cities of our coun-
try, however rapid your visit to them
may be. These are the feelings pre-
Vailing among my fellow citizens,
and you are most cordially received,
not only by the government, but by the
whole of the Mexican republic
The address of Mariscal was answer
ed hN Isaac Alzamora. vice president
OF Peru and delegate from that coun-
Try. de spoke in purely formal terms.
Conaro Baigesa, chairman of the Mex
lean delegation, was then elected act
ing president of the congress during
the discussion of the regulations. The
delegates then proceeded in a body to
the presidential suite, where they were
introduced to President Diaz. Minister
Mariscal presented the delegates in
alphabetical order of their countries.
President Diaz babe the delegates per-
9oIdllN welcome ana WlSn6Q success &c
the work of the conference. At night
all the delegates and their families
were guests of President and Mrs.
Diaz in the presidential suite of the
National Palace, where they witnessed
fireworks. Tonight the city is a blazs
OF light in honor of the Inauguration
of the second congressional conference
OF the American states.
AIzamOra VIII Respond.
City of Mexico, Oct 22.-At the
meeting of the Pan-American Congress
this morning, it was desired that Henry
G. Davis. chairman of the American
delegation. should respond to the adj
dress of welcome by Minister Mariscal,
but Mr.. Foster. on behalf of the dele
cation, in a speech full of good feel
ing for the Latin-American countries,
said that the American contingent pre-
ferred that the orator should be a. dele
gate from one of the Spanish speaking
countries and Isaac Alzamora, delegate
OF Peru. was chosen.