The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-24
Impressive Ceremony al the Dedication Of
the ROChambeau Monument at Washington.
Ambassador Cambon and Senator Lodge
Make Eloquent Addresses.

men around him that during the long
course of his military career $4,000 men
had died under him. but that he could
not reproach himself with the death Of
a single one OF these. Thus he earned
for our army the esteem Of your people
and won for himself the affectionate de-
votion OF your great Washington.
Hence II is that this monument, which
in appearance seems only destined TO
evoke the recollection of warlike deeds.
becomes by the character OF the strug-
gle which IL recalls and Of the man whom
IL glorifies, a monument and pledge OF
union between two nations. Today, just
as they did 100 years ago, the soldiers
and sailors Of France and Of the United
States stand side by side; they surround
this monument. they march under one
and the same command; they blend in
one common chord their national hymns
and in celebrating their common glory
they give the world an example Of fdeli-
ty in friendship.
FRIENDSHIP PROVEN.
This friendship you have proven to u.s.
The French Antilles have just suffered the
shock OF tragic event, of a catastrophe
the like OF which the world had not wit
messed for 20 centuries. The president Of
the United States, congress and the
American people have We'd with one an
other in the generosity in the promptness
10 send relief TO our stricken country
men. Permit me to avail myself OF this
solemn occasion and to thank publicly,
In the name Of my government and coun-
try. you yourself, Mr.. President, and the
entire population of these United States.
You have shown by this act that some
thing new had taken birth between the
nations. that they might be united by
bond of disinterested sympathy and OF
mutual good will and that those ideals OF
justice and OF liberty for which our fa-
theirs fought and bled together 120 years
since had really borne fruit in the hearts
of men.
little more humanity has won its
way into international relations, and
three years ago we beheld representatives
from all nations gathered together TO de-
wise means OF ensuring the maintenance
of peace between the nations.
II is a happy coincidence that while
l am speaking here, the youthful and
generous sovereign who had summoned
the peace conference at The Hague and
the president of the French government,
are together I'm st. Petersburg. Thus we
may behold everywhere, even I'm the re-
motest regions of the earth, manifest
expression OF the same sentiments OF
union by and between the highest and
supreme representatives of nations
Nor are these mere barren manifesto
tions. The world gradually gaining in
self consciousness begins TO frown more
and more severely on those who seek TO
disturb it's peace; and when we measure
the work accomplished and the advance
made since Washington and Rochambeau
fought together for the good OF humani-
~ we may well conclude that they have
not combatted in vain.
This monument shall bear witness TO
this fact and shall endure as a symbol
thereof in the eyes OF the generations to
come.
GEN. PORTER SPEAKS.
Following the French Ambassador Gen.
Horace Porter the United States Ambas-
sador to France. made an interesting ad-
dress
The orator Of the day was Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts,. who began his
address as the French band concluded a
selection.