The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-05-14
CORNER STONE LAID
President 0ffiCiates at Peace
Temple Exercises
CARNEGlE'S GREAT GIFT
Building to Be the Home Of Bureau
Of American Republics and to Be
msde the Centre Of q Campaign Of
Education.

Of American Republics and to Be
Made the Centre Of Campaign Of
Education.
Washington. May 70 - President
Roosevelt laid the corner stone OF the
first international temple oS peace.
friendship and commerce yet 20 BE-
erected-the tangible evidence of tho
desire OF the twenty-one American re
publlcs that war shall be no more I'm
the western world
Fitting the historical importance Of
the event the exercises were made im-
pressive by the participation of the
heads or each OF these republics. Fol
lowing addresses by President Ruose.
Welt. Secretary Root. Ambassador Na-
buco. of Brazil. and Andrew Carnegie.
n cabled sentiment expressing the
hearty approval OF each president was
read. Cardinal Gibbons and Bishop
Cranston pronounced an invocation
and benediction OF the work done. and
the United States marine band played
selections OF Pan-American music
The new building is To b. the joint
property of all the republics Three
quarters of million dollars towards
the construction OF the building is the
contribution OF Mr.. Carnegie. while
each of the republics has added an ap.
preparation To the fund
The building is to bs the home of
the International bureau maintained by
the American republics and is To be
made the centre Of a continuous cam.
paign OF education. where one country
may obtain accurate and upto-date
information OF every other 4 library
on all subjects American is To be de
yeloped. and a propaganda maintained
intended to bring all American govern
ments nearer together.
President Roosevelt spoke in part as
follows.
This Is memorable occasion for
all the people OF the western hemi
sphere. The building the cornerstone
of which We lay. emphasizes by its ex
istence the growing sense OF solidarity
OF interest and aspiration among all
the people OF the new world.
AT the outset, on behalf OF all of us.
wish to thank Mr. Carnegie for his
generous gift-a gift TO all the nations
Of the new world and therefore pre-.
eminently fitting as coming from one
who has so sincerely striven for the
cause of peace among nations. for
while We have yet a long path 10 tread
before We can speak with any Ger
tainty of the day when wars shall
cease from the earth. We OF this west.
hanf h.~r
that symbOlized by this building. have
taken great strides toward securing
permanent peace among ourselves.
In the next place. as president OF
this republic. ! greet the representa-
uves of all our sister republics to the
south OF us. In sense you are our
elder sisters and we the younger peo
pie. for you represent a more ancient
civilization on this continent than we
do.
For centuries our several civiliza-
tions grew each in its own way. but
each sundered from the others. Now
we are growing together.
In the century that has passed the
development of North America has. on
the whole proceeded faster than the
development of South America; but in
the century that has now opened | be
ieVe that no other part OF the world
viii see such extraordinary develop
ment in wealth, in population. in all
that makes for progress. as will be
seen from the northern boundary of
Mexico through all Central and South
America; I can assure you that the
people of this nation look with the
most profound satisfaction upon the
great growth that has already taken
place in the countries which you rep
recent-a growth alike in political sta
bility and in the material we'll being
which can only come when there is DO.
litical stability.
"Our battle fleet has just finished its
trip around South America. and wish
TO thank the rulers and the people of
South America and Mexico for the
generous and courteous hospitality
which has been shown this fleet on
every possible occasion throughout the
trip. Great applause)
II am glad to hear you applaud the
heet. / believe in peace and arbitra-
tion. and l also believe in keeping in
such trim that il shall be a temptation
to nobobdy to wrong lis. This is an in
terlude. In that admirable speech of
Secretary Root to which you have just
listened there was one sentence / wish
we could see engraved in this build
ing:
The matters in dispute between
nations are nothing; the spirit which
deals with them is everything What
ever disputes we have with another
nation ! hope our people will always
approach them with the honest desire
TO come to a peaceabIe settlement. II
we build up the American feet as we
ought to build it up. the other party
VIII not really desire war. MY advo-
cacy of peace is both sincere and ra-
tional; and therefore believe In doing
all we can TO secure H."