The Delta independent., 1901-05-10
PRESIDENT DIAZ, OF MEXICO,
GREETS PRESIDENT M'KINLEY

nlRn tflDute to the PRESIDENT of the
Mexican Republic. and charged his
emissary to convey to his chief his
warm regard and personal esteem
with his best wishes for the continued
prosperity of our sister republic.
In addressing the people of Ell Past
President Mckinley said:
This is the gateway to the Mexican
republic and want in this connection
to express my great satisfaction witt
the cordial salutations rendered me by
that great and distinguished presiden,
OF our sister republic. President Diaz.
II thank his representative for ths
cordial words with which he has pre-
sented the feeling Of respect and re
gard of his ulustrious president to tn
government of the United States. ani
l beg that he Will convey to his presi
dent the warm regards and the person
nj esteem which have for his chIel
magistrate, which Ia shared by the
whole American people. and my wisl.
for still further prosperity and ad.
yancement among his people. cannot
fan also to recognize the cordial wei
come that has been given to me by
the governor Of the neighboring states
OF the Mexican republic l cannot 20
over, there, but they can come here
and we bid them welcome with oper
hearts.
Il can look over into their country,
but there is something in the tradi-
tions of this republic, something in its
precedents. that does not permit the
President to go outside the United
States during his term OF office.
MY fellow citizens, If there was ever
any doubt about ours being united
people, II you could have Travelled with
me twenty-eight hundred miles from
the capital. Washington. TO the city of
FL Paso, that doubt would have been
completely dispelled.
There never was such unity In the
United Stntes as there IL at this hour.
There never was SO much for nation
of seventy-five millions OF people to be
proud of MS at this hour.
We have sent our army and our
navy to distant seas and they have
only added glory to our flag. They
have brought no'shame upon the Am
erican name. We sent them to China
to rescue our beleagured representa-
tives, and they did the work and did IL
mngnificently. with the approval OF
the civilized world.
But 1t Is not In the art OF war that
we take our greatest pride. We are
not warlike people. We are not
military people.
We never go to war unless we have
to. to make peace. Our pride is In the
arts of peace. In material and intelli-
gent development In the growth OF our
country, In the advancement OF our
people In civilization. i'm the arts. in
the sciences aud In manufactures.
This IL the great pride OF the Amer
lean people.
Here we are on the border line be-
tween the United States and another
great republic; and on this side OF the
line we have thirty-five American SOL
diers and on the other side OF this line
there are less than 100 Mexican sol
dierr. So that we are dwelling In
peace ana amity. and causing peace on
earth, and good will to men, We want
to settle our differences, II We ever
have any with any powers OF the
world, by arbitration. We want TO ex-
haust every peaceable mems for settle
ment before we go to war.
And while we have authority In
raise 100000 troops. the necessity does
not exist for that number and we do
not propose to raise but 75,OD.
so don't be alarmed about militnr-
Ism or Imperialism. We know no i'm.
perinlism in the United States EXCEPT
the Imperialism OF a sovereign people"
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American Cup Defender.
Bristol. Il. J.. May with her hull
gaily decorated with flags and her
deck filled with sailors. the yacht Con.
stitution was christened this evening
by Mrs. Butler Duncan. who broke the
traditional bottle OF wine on her glist-
ening bow. just ms she started slowly
down the ways Into the sea.
G. Oliver Iselin. who rnceti the CO.
lumbin two years ago. says he thinks
the Constitution IL larger and finer
boat. and he Is sure that she will
make n record.
The exact measurements OF the Con-
stftutiOn hnve not been officially nm
nounced. but her approximate dimen.
sions ARE:
Length on the load water line. ninety
feet; length over all. 1913 feet: greatest
beam. twenty-five feet: draught when
on the ninety-foot water line OF fiota-
ton. twenty feet; sail aren. 1850
square feet or thereabouts. The CO.
lumbia was S0.6G feet on the load wa
ter lIne with draught OF twenty
feet; over all, 1913 feet: beam 2317
She carried 13. 40 square feet OF duck.
Colorado (sets suecia, Rates E..t