New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

of the Old World No doubt you have English
blood. but the English themselves admit that the
purest and the best of their blood Is Norman You
have the blood OF Holland the name OF your
President Roosevelt is Dutch: you have the blood
OF Germany. Denmark. Sweden, Norway ltaly,
but how much more you have the blood OF frahce'
With what emotion find everywhere among you
the living traces OF our fathers-from the South 10
the North from New-Orleans to ST. Louis. yes, as
far North the State of Maine, which reminds me
of my own natal province that represent In the
Parliament of Paris. your Maine is represented
in Congress at Washington.
We are of the same family. The only olHereIce
between us Is that you made the journey mere De
fore us, and in a time less refined, which prepared
YOU by a merciless selection for the great anu
universal struggle of life. So we may look at your
progress without alarm, for in you we ma our
selves. Your progress may perhaps alarm Europe
but not France, guaranteed, as we are oy inc
inimitable speciality of our production There u
real competition possible between France anu
the United States, and 1t is Europe, not France
that may be threatened by American competition
And yet, this need not be an economic eVi' II
might become a positive good for your progress
will oblige European nations to abandon their ola
fashioned ideas their red tape their sterile an
tagonisms. in order to keep to the level OF your
economical development. to find themselves dis
tanced IN the race; and thus the fear or American
competition may be the beginning OF European
wisdom. You Will have rendered an inestimable
service to humanity If the called American
pertI' NAV be transformed into the american
cure" You will not confine yourselves to selling
your goods to Europe: you will give us your exam
ples-the example of your energy and OF your WIS
dom.
We understand that so we'll in France that We
send you more frequently delegates to study your
science your industry. your agriculture and we
are trying just now. to found French school OF
something of that kind in America. Why not? We
have French schools in Italy in Greece. In Egypt.
where the elite of our youth study the past; why
should have in America similar school
looking forward to the future?
WASHINGTON THE TYPE OF MODERN HERO.
1t is a true saying that good deed is never lost
We helped you. of old in the conquest OF hoery'
but you. in revenge, have taught us how IL can De
preserved. You have given us n type OF the mod
ern hero whom l have come from so far to cele-
brate here to-day-Washington. your "ehevaller
sans peur ct reproche." Washington put his
sword to the noblest use by hghtng for your indie
pendence but this independence. once assured. he
rasnected His victories have made him great but
he is greater still by his renuncation. Once his
cause triumphant. he aimed not at power. but at
retirement Power weighed heavily upon him; he
used for the safety of the republic. not as so
many others for it's destruction.
Admirable example to those countries where
conquerors OF another type have sought. not to
liberty, but To defeat 1t.
Admirable example to offer TO the world. hero
who IN a conqueror and hoerator, ana
who crowned Glory with Peace.
No country. better than France, has understood
the beauty of this great and almost superhuman
figure and the splendid words of Chateaubriand
have never been surpassed;
SEARCH IN the plains where flashed the sword of
washington. What find you there? Tombs? No.
you find a world. Washington has left behind him
the United States trophy Of his battlehelds'
He has not destroyed; he created. You are his
handivrork Let us unite. gentlemen, to honor his
memory. Let unite without distinction-French
Americans all civilized nations. Washington Is
too great to belong to one nation only. He has
h-
manity. Humanity claims him. and just as you
faithfully bring up your children to respect his
French companions. Lafayette and Rocham5eau.
we, also teach ourselves that the life of Wash
inGton is the beautiful of which good citizen
can dream And there springs up tradition
and this tradition. worthy OF the new times upon
the threshold Of which stand. arouses. IN its
turn. ambitions, for the influence of great men
survives them.
II is this influence that animated your repre-
sentatives at the congress Of The Hague. Those
who Judge of things by appearances. the impatient
the restless. who want an oak to grow as fast
blade OF grass. astonished that the conference
The Hague has yet produced results The
present time is too near to permit OF our judging
OF its work. No fatters himself that war can
be rendered impossible but great change has
taken place. and this change marks the opening OF
a in the world.
All the civilized powers have officially recognized
the necessity of institutlng International tri-
buIIal A court of arbitration has been created
appealing II, but public opinion. little by little
enlightened to its duties and Its interests will
knock itself at her doors and Il is We AmerI-
cans and French. who will lead opinion along this
way.
We have. therefore. to-day. $ much as ever a
great role to perform together. The brotherhood
Of our two countries has been fruitful In the past;
We can make II still more fruitful in the future
\ hundred years ago fathers fought for inde-
pendence their victory great as it was. is yet
complete
to be guides Their voice bids us stu To follow
their flag and stiI to continue their work; let rs
hearken TO them. We friends but il Is NOT
enough TO be friends. Let US also be fellow SOL
diers. They gave TO their descendants liberty: wo
must give peace to ours
In the morning audience of nearly five thou
sand school children attended a celebration at the
Auditorium given under the auspices of the Union
League Club. The afternoon celebration at the
Union League Club was attended 5y a large audi
ence of well known people. After several seiec-
uons OF patriotic music ana an invocation by Dr.
Frank w Gunsaulus. President Robert Mather in
troduced Senator Beveridge
SENATOR BEvERIDGE'S ADDRESS
After pronouncns a short eulogy OF Washing
ton, Senator Beveridge passed to the condition OF
the country and its prospects He said In part.
But We are not yet perfect people any mora
than youth IS yet perfect man. we are vet in
the making. Youth Is the nobest of Gods 'Srasf
GiIts; Inc ne OF a nation is like the life of q man
in their day. Read the life of a man who has done
things in his day They similar as sea and
American people young? Yes! VitaIS Vs.
foWertuiE Yes! Masterful? Yes! Disciplined?