The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-23

virtues awaken In our mind.
A people which hiss itself worked up In IL
own laboratory such q colossal fermentation
Of greatness, a people which owes everything
TO the efforts, TO the activity, 10 the work, TO
the initiative Of lis men. a people which has
not forswom the splendid incentives Of it,
ideals, and which carries within Itself a. q
secret impulse 10 irradlate lie spirit beyond
liz natural boundaries, isa people which raises
In all others the warm and ample admiration
which the Americans have experienced In
the entire course Of their voyage,
The powerful feet which to-day reaches
our shores, the most formidable and splendid
which has stemmed the waters Of this coo.
tinent. does not come on a war footing or as
a menace. A high sense Of political pre-
vision, the most eminent virtue Of a states
man, induced President Roosevelt TO order
the movement Of the Atlantic feet to the
Pacific coast. The illustrlous governor who
carries on his shoulders the enormous re-
sponsibility OF directing this great people
has proved himself worthy Of his post, con-
templating with serenity and hrmness all
future event ualitles. and consistent with his
pacific intentions, which do not exclude de-
signs OF warllke prudence, has prepared
himself by this spirited parade OF force to
prevent a war.
No technical authority. either military or
Diplomatic, BELIEVES in the probability or
imminence off great war, The United States
have many etfcacious resources for dis
solving or removing indefinitely the threaten
ing and apocalyptic spectre Of a universal
confa grafton such as would take place In
the world, given the present aggregatlons OF
factors.
Their economic strength. their marvellous
industrial richness. their bullion reserves,
their growing population, their formidable
means Of attack and defence which We con-
template to-day, all these are 90 many con-
sentative encoura gements which will help to
check audacity and outside ambition.
This welcome Is presented to show how
Lima and the editors Of the Didrio really
tried to make the Americans feel at ease.
or course the English translation failed
TO do full credit 10 the excellent Castilian
OF the original, but there could be no mis-
taking the genuineness Of the welcome
Il was sincere all right, and no doubt there
was a proud man in Lima as he contem-
plated the mass Of fine words he had piled
up. As o as the paper came out and
the Americans had passed the word along
that IL was great there was a rush 10 get 1t.
The visitors stopped one another on tho
street corners 10 read II aloud and the
general comment was:
Fine! Il makes rs feel as II We were
right back in Brooklyn. No such language
as that can be read in . newspaper In any
other place in the world except Brooklyn.
or Course we are used to such expressions
as colossal fermentation Of greatness,
threatening and apocalyptic spectre, 'sg'
grupations Of factors and the like Of that
in Brooklyn, but who would have imagined
that we'd rleet EN- so far from home?
Why. the ueIt thing We know well be
walking in our imagination right across
the Brooklyn Bridge and into an office
and showing over our three cents foc a
CODY. Great forethought in that Di1ro
man to make US feel right at home, right
at home
HAPPY DAYS INFORMATION.
And as II that wasn't enough to make
il plain 10 the Americans that the freedom
OF the place was theirs they we're met al
the terminal Of the trolley line from Callao
with men who distributed a pamphlet Of
information got out by a firm with
American names. makers and purveyors
Of a popular libation, The title page bore
this inscription;
Here's happy days to the men OF the
American squadron
The inside Of the pamphlet told salient
facts and gave statistics about Callao and
Lima, informed you how to get about,
where TO 20 and what to see among the
points Of interest" The way it put the
matter was this "Over and above a hearty
welcome, here's what's worth while II
advised the visitors to give the sexton OF
the Cathedral a tip for showing them Piz-
arro's bones, but said:
Don't tip him too much or you'll spoil
the market, cause this isn't New York
Then the pamphlet said, sundry items Of
advertising being eliminated:
SPECIAL NOTES. -DRINKs and their
PRIcEs.-"SWRAR WORDS" and How 10 say
them in sPANlsH, etc.
Cocktail IS to 30 cts, peruvian equal TO Is
cts. American. Wiskey, Gin, Sherry chair
ace-J Port (0pOrtol etc. all cost the same.
The Cocktails known here are. American,
Martini WHISKY ana FreSas
No is NO Jusl as We say u anu que nalHe'
you pronounce !, we u oeoT!
W., an OronoUnced as sp.l, Rose
vsltion ercnss this,
Sirus no mas, tseegay no mas, Drive on,
Corrida de Toros, Buil-Figh,
Plaza de Toros hull Ring
Tore. ....',' .'.... Bull
Iorero '.'''''"' ''. Buu 5igh,s' ,. -.
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