Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-12
LAYCORNERSTONE
I. OF NEW BUILDING
NATIONAL OFFICIALS TAKE
PART IN CEREMONY
AMERICAN REPUBLICS TO HAVE
HANDSOME HOME
Congratulatory Messages Received
from Presidents of Nearly All
Republican Governments
on Two Continents
BY Associated Press.

splendid auspices of patronage and
beautiful spring weather the. corner
stone was laid today OF the proposed
home for the International union OF
American republics, or, as Secretary
Root APPLY called it, "a temple dedi-
Gated to international friendship" 5000
persons, including representatives or
political, official and social life in
Washington, and WIN occupied seats
on stands composing great quad
rangle, were spectators of the cere-
mony.
The decorations were in keeping
with the occasion. Flags and colorS
of twenty-one American republics
fioated in the breeze over the grand
stands, while the coats OF arms OF
these countries were displayed at
many places about the stands. over
the speakers portions of the. presi-
dents stand were the colors OF the
United States and Brazil, the latter
in honor of Ambassador Nabuco
During the ceremony the flag OF
each of the twenty-one countries rep
resented was hauled aloft by blue
jacket from the Washington navy
yard and attached to a wire, and when
the last one had been placed In POSI-
ton the group made line or en-
blems that stretched from one end OF
the court to the other. AS they were
being hauled up the Marine band
played strains from the national airs
of the particular country the flag rep
resented
on the presidents stand there were
seated the cabinet the supreme court
the diplomatic corps and members OF
the senate and of the house. John
Barrett, director of the bureau OF
American republics, introduced Secre-
tarv Root as the presiding OFFICER
Cardinal Gibbons made the invoca-
ton.
There were addresses by the presi-
dent. Secretary Root, Andrew Carne-
gle and Brazilian Ambassador Nabuco
and the reading of cabled messages or
CONGRATULATIONS from the presidents or
the Latin American republics.
Bishop Cranston pronounced the
benediction.
President Roosevelt told his hearers
when the portion of his speech relat-
ing to that subject was reached that
he was glad to hear them applaud the
battleship fleet! He believed In peace
and arbitration, he said, but he also
believed in keeping in such trim that
II shall not be a temptation to any
body to wrong u.s.
Reads Cablegrams
When Mr. Barrett read cablegrams of
congratulations from the presidents OF
the American republics 1t was noticed
that there had been no response to the
invitation to contribute to the SYM
Wona.,,eIa or tho president of Para
80, Thora ,vas No nublic axnlana-
90 pras,dant costro,s failure IN
send a dispatch. while Paraguay is
not represented in the governing board
of the bureau.
Following are messages received from
presidents of the American republics at
80, Hn,arican ranublics building To-
a.,
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FROM FreslueIlt .. r,sueroa Aieoi' I'd
OF the Argentine 'ePuo.io.
inc event 50 ausp,eiousis re
ed IN washington - lne eleo,iolt ,, "a
nlohuineh' 10 .ne .t'l ,,,1S M
lty Oh the states 81 'ne ieM Will ~ ~,
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SENDS greetings 10 ,he oni.ea states VI
America ana 10 an tie "a'ioiis ioPIo
senteo III the bureau Vi <Niivi i0 go
puphcs, ana pes. WISHES ior .he ia ~
ness OF fresloen. ttooseselt anu me
presiueh.s vi a., 'lie Hun, pointio
from Munster vi roieish neia'ioiiS
Plnllla OF boilVla'
Inc preslueit urec.s me " llioili,
you tnat as ne eaililo. pe pieses' a.
the iayins vi ne , no s'o,'o ~ w
new building OF the bureau ne desires
TO express the SIathicaeioh Win "hiSn
he takes part IN that great event
which represents the sincere union or
the American republics.
From President Penna of Brazil:
Brazil rejoices at the laying of the
cornerstone of the new seal of the union
of American republics in Washington.
She gives to the generous donator, An
drew Carnegie, or sincere thanks and
full confidence in the future of the
union. sends the assurances of her an
Gent and unalterable attachment to
the great republic of the north which
offers II such noble hospitality."
From Foreign Minister Puga of Chile
sorbc nresident of the republic saws:
"Tbe nropress of Latin-America is as
s,,rad IN folIowine the examnle created
bv George washington"
No., Acting president Ange,o of
rSo,a,,hia
,I l, ordial or.oo+i,,os 90 .ho
sei.u ' hSa,, oe az i,temaa ~
sovel.se t,,oa,, ,a,,ut,Iios 81 .hn
pureau Vi an ne 60. 20 ne VI. zig
occasion Oh ,ie .,. ,asl's MI NJ 'ne eorlier.
stone vi .nJ ou.u,e, , .i'ia ii'o,Iui,iens
very httlnsiy eiee'eo on 'ne ianu Oh
george washington pirln' shali stand
for the fraternai ana permanent union
of all the American republics
From President Viquez or Costa
Rica:
"The erection OF the building OF the
American Republics, which, by the ma
ture of the international institution
which 1t represents and the munifieence
of Mr. Carnegie, equals the temple OF