The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-28
BANQUET TO DELEGATES.
Men from the United States Enter
 tain Their Colleagues.

Mexico City. Nov. N-The banquet given tonight at the sChapultepec restau- rant by the United States delegation to the Pan-American conference in honor of the other representatives, was a great success. In addition to the delegates from Mexico and Central and South America, United States Ambassador Clayton was present and also several prominent men of Mexicos official world, including Hon. Ignacio Mariscal, Minis ter of Foreign Relations; General Manuel Gonzales Cosio, Minister of the Interior; Hon. Jose Ives Limantour, Minister Of Finance; Hon. Leandro Fernandez, Min ister of Fomento; Hon. Eduardo Casta- neda, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; General Muiro P. Martinez Governor of the State of Puebla; Colonel Miguel Anu mada, Governor of the State of Chihua- hua; Hon. Ramon Corral, Governor of the Federal district, and Guillerno de Landa y de Escandon, Mayor of the, city.
 Senator Henry c. Davis, chairman of the United States delegation. proposed a toast to President Diaz in the following terms:
 "On behalf of the delegates of the Unit ed States and its seventy-five or eighty millions of free, loyal. happy, liberty-lov- ing people, I extend to the delegates of the second Pan-American conference and to the pSOple Ol all lilt AHleIICdil lePub- lies friendly greeting and good will. You will find the delegates from the United States ready and willing to aid in all that tends to promote political and commercial prosperity of the republics. We beg you to join us in helping to main | tain peace, which is the true and sure road to wealth, prosperity, happiness and liberty.
 q am a firm believer In the government of the people, for the people and by the people, and in what our Declaration of | Independence declares, viz:
 That all men are CT aated equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with | certain inslienable rights; that among these are fife, liberty and the pursuit of | happiness Upon this and other decla- l rations the Cnited States of America de- clared their independence of Great Bri- | tain. Upon the foundation that man has a right to govern himself, this great, free and independent nation has grown up in a century and quarter as 'monu- ment to liberty and the right of self l government.
 Turn to Central and South America, and you will find in comparatively few l years that more progress has been made | than in the three or four hundred years l under monarchical rule. Mexico Is a | good example of what has been accom- plished under free and independent gov
 ernment. The people are happy, con
 tented and prosperous. There has been l more progress in Mexico in twenty years | than all the time before.
 "I feel sure great good will result from
 this pan-American conferences; it will | show to the crowned heads of Europe and | the world that the free, liberty-loving people of America, speaking different | languages can harmonize and work to the
 end that all may be happy prosperous
 and contented.
 '"To Mexico I must say a few words.
 Since we, the delegates. crossed the Rio
 Grande on our way here, we have re-
 ceived unbounded hospitality and much
 more attention than our most sanguine
 imagination conceived. Mexico and the l United States have much in common
 bringing us closer together. Our terri
 tory joins; our constitutions are nearly | alike; the Eagle is usel as the emblem
 is the emblem of both; our people are mingling and trade between us has rapid | ly increased. The liberal and progres. | sive policy of your President has the | respect and admiration of the people of | al the American republics and l pro | pose we stand and drink to the healtf | and long life of President Diaz, and those
 associated with him in state affairs"
 The Hon. John Barrett, another of thu l United States delegates, at the express request of his American colleagues. mad,
 the principal speech of the evening on be
 half and in the name of the United Statei l delegates. His closing remarks mad, | deep and favorable impression of tn, | delegates from the Spanish-Americal | countries and the distinguished Mexican
 officials present and were received witt
 loud applause. The remarks in question