The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-20

victory in every port and part Of the
Oriental countries.
No Keys to st. Paul.
ct is not necessary for me to say
that the city of ST. Paul tenders you
it's keys. The city of ST. Paul has
never possessed any keys. Its treasures
have never been locked to the stranger
or to the guest within our gates. we
bid you today hearty, warm, American
welcome.
I'VE hope that your stay will be
pleasant, that your discussions will be
profitable and harmonious; that your
return to your homes will be safe and
speedy and that in the days to come
one of the proudest and brightest
recollections of your life will be these
few, fleeing days that you have spent
in the capital city of the North Star
state. We again welcome you''
E. c. Stringer, in the abselNce of
PRESIDENT Boardman, of the CONNER
cial club, welcomed the club on behalf
Of the Commercial club, after which
Rufus A. Hoyt, vice president of the
Minnesota congress, gave welcome to
the delegates from a delegate.
E. r. Moses, of Great Bend, Kan,
chairman of the executive committee
then introduced President Smith. who.
in replying to the address Of welcome,
said:
~ Am an American"
ct am an American, first. last and all
the time. I am believer in the gov
eminent established by the fathers Of
the republic. l believe the constitution
of the United States was inspired of
Almighty God, and that the throwing
to the breeze of the Stars and Stripes
was beacon light of liberty to the
human race. l believe that all efforts
of every true American should be in
the direction of the union of it's peo-
pie upon the basis of the maintenance
of the spirit of that constitution, and
in the extension of the principles of
liberty to all mankind, so far as may
lie in our power"
He appreciated the words of well
come which had been uttered, and con-
tinuing said:
I've have been sent here to see
whether we can come to an under
standing of the methods we viii pur-
sue In striving to secure the best in
terests of every section, and to bury, at
least temporarily, any of the animosi-
ties that might have been engendered
In the past, and to awaken in our souls
that spirit of patriotism that shall
lead US to walk in harmony for the
accomplishment of the DEVELOPMENT of
our land and maintain it as the home
OF liberty to the oppressed of all ma
varied. Upon our coasts are the har-
bors to be improved, water ways to be
opened and everything possible done
to extend our commerce and improve
the conditions Of our people"
Declares for Mining Secretary.
At the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion number of resolutions were in
troduced, and all were referred to the
executive committee for consideration.
to be reported back to the congress as
soon as possible The most fmportant
OF these resolutions was that presented
by Col. Ed f. Browne, of Aspen, Col.
which was as follows:
Resolved, That the rans-Missjssin
pl congress again recommends that the
senators and members of congress
from the Trans Mississippi region unite
in presenting a bill creating an ex-
ecut1ve department of mining, with a
secretary at it's head, and do all in
their power to- have it become a law"
Col. Browne, in support of his res
olution. said in part: "At the last
meeting of the Trans Mississippi con-
aress, at the instance of a great many
men who are interested in the mining
INDUSTRY, l prepared q draft of a bill
that should be presented to congress.
providing for mining department of
the government. and which provided
that there should be placed a secretary
at It's head. a member Of the presi-
dents cabinet
ut may be that the fact that that
meeting was held in Cripple Creek,
have assisted in making this unani-
nous action on the part of the con-
sreSs, but the miners Of the West and
or the East feel that this industry hn g