The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-20
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with which he dedicated lastsyear TINS
exhibition, used. in relation to this
subject, these striking words:
. AS is SO often the case in nature
the law of development of d living
organism showed itself in its actual
workings to be wiser than the wisdom
of the wisest
"A glance at the map of Europe
gives an idea Of the vastness of TINS
acquisition. 1t covers a space greater
than that occupied by France, Ger
many, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, ana
Portugal; it overlaps the familiar
world of history and literature. In its
ample field grew up fourteen OF our
commemorative; a taxab bic wealth OF
seven thousand millions of dollars ac-
cumulated there and a population OF
sixteen million souls have there found
their home. drawn not only from our
elder communities, but from the
teeming hives of humanity-the Off
cinae gentium-in every land beneath
the quickening sun.
But more important than the i'm
mense material increase In the extent
and resources of the new republic
was this establishment of the prin-
ciple, thus early in its career. that it
was to assume no inferior position to
other nations in its power to acquire
territory, to extend its inhuence-in
short, to do all that any independent
self-respecting power might do which
was in accord with public morals
conducive to the general welfare, and
|
This, gentlemen. is the lesson
which we are called to contemplate
amid the courts and the palaces of
I this universal exhibition: that when
a nation exists founded in righteous
ness and justice, whose object and
1 purposes are the welfare of humanity
the things. which make for its growth
ana the increase of It's power, so long
as 1t is true to it's ideals, are sure to
come to pass. no matter what political
theories or individual sentiments
stand in the way. The common good
Will ultimately prevail, though s. it
| mock the cOunsels of the wise and
/ the valor of the brave. l know what
| snares may lie in this idea-how it
and the pretext for despots. Woe be
unto the nation which misuses it! but
shame and disaster is also the portion
OF those who fear to follow it's lpmin-
| Gus beacOning.
pom none of the arts or professions
has the tremendous acceleration Of pro-
sreSs IN recent years had more effect than
upon tnat OF which you are the representa-
! t1ves We easily grow used to miracles:
1t viii seem a mere commonplace when I
say tndI an the wonders of the magician
/ invented by those ingenious oriental poets
who wrote the Arabian Nights pale before
the stupendous facts which you handle in
! your daily lives. The air has scarcely
! ceased to vibrate with the utterances of
| Kings and rulers in the older realms when
4 their words are read in the streets of St
/ Louis and on the farms of Nebraska. The
! telegraph is too quick for the calendar:
| YOU may read in your evening paper a
dispatch from the antipodes with a date
| of the following day The details of a
battle on the shores of the Hermit King
dOm-a land which a few years ago was
hidden in the rnists OF Iepend-are printed
and commented on before the blood of
/ the wounded has ceased to flow Almost
before the smoke Of the CONFLICT has UfteS
! we read the obituaries of the unsepultured
| dead. And not only do you record with
the swiftness of thought these incidents of
1 war and violence, but the daily victories
! of truth over error, of light over dark
/ ness the spread OF commerce in distant
/ eoveries of science, are all placed instant
~ within the knowledge of millions The
blossom and fructify under every sky. in
every nationality which the sun visits.
| soldier and statesman eminent in All
| three professions and in all equally an
I bid you a cordial welcome with the
| prayer that this meeting of the represent
| tatiVes of the worlds intelligence may be
fruitful in advantage to the press of all
nations and may bring us somewhat
nearer to the dawn Of the day of peace
on earth and good will among men. Let
US remember that we are met to celebrate
the transfer of vast empire from one
nation to another without the firing of a
shot, without the shedding of one drop of
blood If the press of the world would
adopt and persist in the high resolve that
war should be no more, the clamor of
arms would cease from the rising of the
sun to ITS going down, and We could fancy
that at last our ears, no longer stunned
by the din Of armies, might hear the
morning stars singing together and all
the sons of God shouting for joy"
The final speech was made by A.
Monprofit, correspondent of LIE Figaro,
Paris.
At the conclusion of the address, Sir
Hugh Gilsean-Reid. of London, presi-
dent Press parliament, was introduced
by Chairman King as the permanent
presiding officer of the convention. He
was vigorously applauded. and spoke
briefly.
Second Session.
Nav Whom a
second session of the Worlds Press
parliament was called to order today
every seat was occupied, representing
the greatest assemblage of journalists
/ from all parts of the world ever be-
fore congregated. The opening ses-
sion last night included many friends
of delegates and visitors of honor, but
today the convention was attended al
most solely by accredited delegates.
: John Ferguson, of Ceylon, the first
speaker, told of the resources of
: CeyIon, the progress of newspaper
: work there, and the evolution of the
5 daily paper from the weekly.
William Tell, of the Dispatch, Lon
dom spoke of the tendency of modern
newspapers to cumbersome proper
: tions and advocated the trimming OF
5 the size and a more careful selection
t of the news matter and contents of
. the metropolitan daily. Mr.. Hill pro-
l tested against the f1aring headlines OF
some of the modern dailies both Eng
lish and American, and deprecated
t what he termed the Typographical
demonstrations" built possibly, he
: said, upon the idea that ''he who runs
may read
The Province of the Magazine
was the subject of an address by DR.
I Smaller Matthews, of Chicago. DIR
t Matthews said that the development OF
literary culture was the distinct prov
/ ince of the magazine
Miners Driven Like Cattle.