The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-10-27
A TRIBUTE TO SPAIN
HIGHLY EULoGIZED AT PAN-AMER-
ICAN CONGRESS-.
DELEGATE REYES ADDRESS.
WAS RESPONDING FOR ALL THE
DELEGATES.

Concluded with n Large Bouquet to
the Great Northern Republic,
Howeyer-The Spanish Minister,
Who Is Watching the Congress,
Expressed His Thanks to Gen.
Reyes-Thc Clerical and Pro-
Spanish Press Pleased with Reyes
Speech.
City of Mexico, Oct. 26.-This morn
ing the members of the Mexican dele
cation to the Pan-American Congress
met informally their foreign colleagues
to receive suggestions as to the amend
ments to the proposed regulations of
the conference, especially to chapter 3.
with respect to the formalities of the
sessions, an amendment that has very
strong support. 1t is one in favor
of throwing open the sessions to the
representatives of the press, instead of
in secret.
This evening the delegates attended
a reception given by Minister of For
eign Relations Mariscal and Mrs. Ma
riscal, in the department of foreign re-
lations. The best Mexican society was
also present. Mrs. Mariscal, herself
a Washington lady, did the honors
charmingly. Light refreshments were
provided
No end of talk is heard to-day about
a speech of Gen. Rafael Reyes, dele
gate from Colombia, at banquet CIV
en- by the City Council of Mexico. in
honor of the delegates to the Pan
American Congress. Gen. Reyes was
responding to the toast of the dele
gates, and was speaking for those
from the United States, as we'll as the
Spanish h-Americans. In this capacity
he paid warm tribute to Spain, speak
ing in part as follows:
The royal, and at the same time.
kind and sincere welcome extended by
Mexico to the nations of the continent
discovered by Columbus, represented
here by ourselves, is an eloquent proof
that the isolation in which we have
lived hitherto has not effaced the feel
ing of affection proper to the children
of common mother, Spain, who gave
to us her language, her religion her
blood and her traditions, and who now.
tired with her past glories, will feel
that we, her descendants. are not un-
grateful and that on the occasion of
| our nrst meeting in this hospitable
| land, side by side with the representa-
! tives OF the great northern republic and
those OF Brazil and Hayti we send her
an enthusiastic greeting, as well as to
Portugal, the colonizer of Brazil and
dlscoverer of the Indies and southern
shores of Africa. In this greeting l am
sure we shall be willingly Joined by
the delegates of the great Northern re-
pubic, where everything that is great
and noble receives generous welcome.
and because the programme of that
republic is progress, civilization and
Justice
spanish Minister Returns Thanks
The Marquis de Prat, Spain's min
lster' arose and thanked Gen. Reyes.
II has been currently reported that
tne mission OF the Marquis was spe-
clally to watch the Pan-American
Conference.
The utterances of Reyes have the
support of the clerical and Span
ish press, which evidently desires TO
inject good deal of Spanish American
spirit into the congress.
Several of the Central and South
American delegates to the Pan-Amer-
lean Congress have made arrange
ments with the family of the late Am
assador Romero to proceed tomorrow
to the cemetery, where he is buried.
near this city, and deposit flowers on
his grave as a tribute to their esteem
for the late ambassador of Mexico at
Washington.
Nine. Diaz Receives the Ladies.
City of Mexico. Oct. 26.-This after
noon, by appointment, Nine. Diaz, wife
of the President. received the ladies of
the American delegation, viz: Mrs.
Davis, wife of ex-senator Davis and
her daughter, Mrs. Brown; Mrs. Hill,
mother-in-law of Volney w. Foster:
Miss Eva Foster. Mrs. c. M. Pepper.
Mrs. Williams, wife of secretary of the
delegation; Mrs. Fox, wife of the act
ing director of the Bureau of American
Republics, and Miss Fox