The evening times., 1901-05-20

Vice President Roosevelt and SEN
ator Lodge-A Large Attendance.
BUFFALO. May 2O.-The Pan-Amertcan
| Exposition was formally opened and dedi-
Gated today, and. despite the disagreeabfe
weather conditions, there were immense
crowds in attendance. At an early hour
the city was astir from end to end and
every train from nearby towns and cities
/ brought throngs of visitors 4 conserva-
tive estimate places the number Of visit
ors in Buffalo this afternoon at 5000
The sun had risen this morning when
the last work at the exposition grounds
had been done to place them in readiness
for the dedication exercises. All night
long the cleaners and sweepers had been
engaged and this morning everything
looked bright and attractive
The programme for today is an eIabor-
ate one 1t began with a gigantic pa
rade at 10 O'Clock this morning, the chief
marshal being Louis /. Babcock. The
pageant included the Government troops
! in this city. the Mexican National Band.
/ a detachment of all arms of the Mexican
Army. other foreign troops stationed here.
and the Fourth National Guard of New
j York, all under command Of Cen S NJ
W-eIch, escorting carriages containing the
/ exposition officials and their specially in
vited guests, including many men of na-
tiOnaI prominence.
1t the conclusion of the procession, the
! guests left their carriages, after crossing
the Park Lake Bridge, and proceeded on
foot across the grand triumphal bridge to
! the Esplanade. when the ceremonies of
/ dedication began.
/ The programme on the grounds proper
was inaugurated by a grand fight Of pig
cons, bearing messages to various quar-
{ ters announcing the dedication Of the ex-
position The invited guests then pro
ceeded TO the Temple of Music. where the
formal programme began. under the di-
reotfon of John c. NiIburn, President Of
! the exposition.
1t was opened by music by the Seventy
/ first Regiment Band, under the direction
OF Prof. FancfuHi. The Rt Rev. c. H
Fowler, Bishop of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, offered prayer, and Conrad
Diehl. Mayor Of Buffalo, made an ap-
! prepTiate address, congratuIsting the city
upon its enterprise. Robert Cameron
Rogers read a poem written for the oc-
casion.- and the Buffalo Crpheus and Or
chestra rendered sturn1-s -'saIve Liber-
tas,' conducted by John Lund.
The next speaker was Vice President
Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt said in part:
Today we formally open this great ex-
position, by the shores of the mighty in
land seas Of the North. where an the pe0-
Joined to show what they have done in
art, science, and Industrial invention
what they have been able to accomplish
with their manifold resources and their
Z Infinitely varied individual and national
qualities. Such an exposition, held at the
/ opening OF this new century, inevitably
suggests two trains of thought II should
make US think seriously and sOlennIv Of
our several duties to one another as cit
izsnS OF the different nations Of this West
ern Hemisphere, and also Of our duties
each 10 the nation to which he personally
belongs.
The century upon which we have lust
entered must inevitably be one of tremen-
doUS triumph or Of tremendous failure for
the whole human race. because. to an IN
HultelE greater extent than ever before
I; humanity is knit together in all its parts
for veal or for woe All about US there
are IDnumerable tendencies that tell for
good and innumerable tendencies that tell
/ for evil 1t Is Of course Q mere truism to
say tndt our own acts must determine
which set Of tendencies shall overcome
the other In order to act wisely we must
first see clearly There is no place among
Us Tor the mere pessiTntst, no man VINO
looks at life with vision that sees all
things black or grey can do aUgnt health
fUI in mOldIng the destiny of a mighty
and VigOruS people But there is fHSf s,s
little use for the foolish oDrirrisr Vvho 70.
fuses TO face the many and real evils that
exist and who fails to see that the only
way TO insure the triumph Of righteous
ness IN the future IS to war against an
that is base, weak, and unloveIy in the
present
To you of the republics. south Of 77e
GlSh to say special word. ! believe with
all my heart in the Monroe Doctrine. Thfs
doctrine is not to be invoked for the ag-
&fahdlzement OF any one of US here on
TINS continent at the expense Of any one
else on this continent. II should be re-
garded simply as q great international
( i'ai'-<ATTerIcan policy, vita! 10 the inter
estS OF all OF US. The United States has
and ought to have, and must ever have,
only the desire to see her sister republics
IN the Western Hemisphere continue to
EoQrlsh, and the determination that no
Old World Power shall acquire new terri
tory here on this Western Continent We
OF the two Americas must be left to work
out our own salvation along our own
lineSs and II we are wise we will make il
understood as cardinal feature Of our
Joint foreign policy, that on the one hand
we VIII net submit to territorial aggran-
olzement on this continent by any Old
" ORD Power; and that on the other hand
among ourselves each nation must ScrlIp-
ulous!y regard the rights and interests Of
the others. SO that instead Of anv one of
Us committing the criminal policy of try-
ing 10 rise at the expense of our neigrtsrs
we shall strive upward in honest and
manly brotherhood. shoulder TO shoulder
"A word now especially to my fellow
countrymen- / think that we have all Of
Us reason TO be satisfied with the show
ing made, in this Exposition as in the
other great eXDOSitionS, of the past of
the results Of the enterprise, the ShrewG
daring. the business energy and capacity,
and the artistic. and above all the Won
deTfui mechanical skin and inventiveness
Of our people. In all Of this we have Ie-
gitimate cause to feel noble pride; and
still nObier pride in the showing made
OF what We have done In such matters as
our system Of widespread, popular educa-
ton and in the field of philanthropy
peclally in that best kind Of philanthropy
which teaches each man to heIU lift both
himself and his neighbOT by joining with
that neighbOE hand in hand in a common
effort for the common good
To-day, on behalf of the United States.
welcome you here; you, our brothers
Of the North, and, you, our brothers of
the South; we wish yea well; we wish you
al prosperity: and we say to you that we
earnestly hope for your well being not
only for your own sakes, but also fer our
own, for il is a benefit to each Of US tC
have the others do well The relations
between us now are those Of cordial
friendship and it is to the interest of all
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