The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-22

ism already has begun to remove from
our continent the danger of interne-
cine war, as through the Monroe doc
trine it has averted for it, with one
or two exceptions only, during nearly
a hundred years the danger of con-
t1icts with Europe.
The Example Of the United States.
You asked me to speak of the les
sons and prophecies of the recent Pan
american conference, and have put
before you the brightest points see
in the future of our union. did not
suggest the word prophecies; you
chose it for me, perhaps, am afraid,
on the principle that old people see
better at distance. Dante in his
poem makes those who saw much in
advance of their time look and walk
backwards. 1t is not only in after
life that prophets pass through that
change, we see every day eminent men
receding in the same retrograde man
ner from their bold prophecies; but
those who prophecy peace and good
will among men, even if their present
outlook proves false, need not fear
having to look and to walk backwards
in the road of human destiny. Still
the future of Panamericanism, under
its present voluntary, spontaneous,
even ELUSIVE form, depends above all
on the permanency of the spirit now
ruling the governing sphere of this
country; that is spirit of sympathy
towards the other republics, a senti-
ment which combines your national
chivalrousness with your sense of con-
tinental kinship. No greater example
of it could be pointed out than that
of your sitting together with our re-
publics at council where your vote
is every day neutralized by one of
theirs. 1 call that an ambition of
building for the future on the most
perfect level, of bringing about be-
tween US that highest kind of mutual
goodwill, which the Greek philoso-
pher so beautifully called unanimity,
being of one mind.
All Washington's Children.
Gentlemen, 1t Is a commanding po-
sition that which you occupy in the
world, but more than OF the respect
Of the strongest you may feel proud
of the confidence with which the ma
tons of this continent cluster around
you. Last year had the honor to
speak at Grand Rapids, near the shore
of another of your lakes, on Lincoln's
day; this time was asked to address
you on Washington's day. regret
That the date had to be changed, but
any day in your year is appropriate
to place a great cause under Wash
ington's patronage. No greater glory
could be conceived than his of having
resuscitated in the modern world the
tradition of national rulers, magis-
trates, not masters, Of the people
which since the days of Cicero had
entirely disappeared for nearly two
thousand years. 1t is Washington
opens the second Renaissance, that of
freedom, and more fortunate than the
great artists of the Italian Renais-
sance, who could not equal the mas
terpieces they copied, he surpassed
his great models by making of modern
liberty a much aoftier structure than
any that could be raised on the mar
row foundations of ancient democra-
cy. He thus became the founder of
the modern political era; he breath
ed the spirit of freedom upon all our
continent. In that respect we, the
peoples of America, are all as much
Washdngton's children as we are
Columbus children. These are the
two figures that ought to stand in
Washington at the entrance of our
future Hall of American Peace, to
keep clear in our minds the recollec-
ton of common inheritance and the
hope of q common destiny.
rejoice, therefore, in seeing that
you feel interested in the work Presi-
dent Roosevelt mas committed to Mr..
Root, and that you hail the future for
which we are working together, in
spite of receding indifference on one
side and of defeated prejudices, here
and there, on another. To that flu
ture raise my glass hoping that all
our nations will bring to the seeding
of the new policy the heartiness nee
essary at this tentative period to in
sure its full growth throughout the
American continent.
SHAW THE SPEAKER.
Associated Press to TIE Evening Ti.aes.
Madison. Wis. Feb. 22-WaSling-