The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-12
pal addresses of the day H. spoke
as follows:
Mr.. Carneale Speaks.

f"i "''''oSC0 VI lht uds' II 5.1t MT
as follows
Mr.. Carnegie Speaks.
Today my thoughts revert to the
first Pan American conference OF
which | was a member called by my
friend, Mr. Blaine. then secretary of
state, worthy pioneer in the great
work in which we are now engaged,
which is | believe to eliminate in
Punishment of war RON the Amer
can continents and the dedication cf
the Western Hemisphere to internal
lpeace.
The ceremony which the rresid mt
has just performed is cheering proc I
that the great work goes forward.
knowing neither pause nor obstacle.
He embraces every opportunity t.
hasten to completion, by word and
deed, the work begun by Mr.. Blaine
under President Harrison and so ably
conducted by Secretary r OF under
the present administration. Il is dur
! ing his tenure of office the greatest
progress has been made. Rbth hearts
and heads of president serrata aud
cabinet, and | may add of the whole
this beneficient work.
! The Western Hemisphere has "a
; ready achieved these unequal ed
triumphs of peace.
| First: The simple agreement made
between Britain aud the United
hot ha t,,l, 4
the north only two tiny vessels, each
with only one 18-pounder gun should
patrol these waters, which they have
done for nearly a century tae one
craft flying the Union Jack and the
other the Stars and Stripes. The
only shots ever fired have been
salutes expressive of amity and
friendship. These have proved the
most powerful vesseis OF war, the
true Dreadnoughts, since they have
kept the peace, by dischargl9g salvos
of good will
A nation has everything to dread
from gigantic armed Dreadnoughts.
nothing to dread from these true
agents of peace.
That is the first lesson this CONT !
nent gives to the world and especially |
to Europe which is in the vortex OF
militarism, armed not against outside
enemies, for the enemies of Europe
are they of its own household.
The second lesson comes from the ,
South, our friends of Argentina and
Chile. Following the pernicious ex.
ample of nations hitherto. these re-
publics struggled with each other I'M
til the better way was revealed. |
They then met and both Conquered
by making peace, by offering the
olive branch, not the sword. On the
highest peak of the Andes upon the
new boundary line agreed upon. these
statue of Christ, the Prince Of Peace.
cast ont of molten bronze cannon. its
pedestal bearing this inscription:
Sooner shall these mountains
crumbe to dust than Argentines and
Chileans break the peace which at
the feet of Christ the Redeemer they
have sworn to maintain"
The third great lesson which this
continent has Just given to the world,
coming from the center. is that of
the five small Central American ma
tons whose representatives met in
Washington recently and agreed upon
the establishment of a supreme court,
to which all differences which may
arise between them shall be referred.
All of these nations have promptly
ratified the action of their representa-.
lives. |,
Perhaps this Is the most encourag-
ing step forward that has yet been {
taken, for it promises to lead to the
union of these five nations, following :
The example of our own republic. CON
yerting a number of separate states {
INTO one nation with internal peace j
secured and perhaps pointing the way /
10 the larger merger of all South /
American states into the counterpart {
If our own union. 1
These instances furnish the answer
o the contention that nations. differ I
ng from individuals, cannot settle all
tlHNt1iICtH nlLhbul ItSOl llllS u WdT.
1t remains for this hemisphere to
its lead in the adoption of S
arbitration as the only Christian 9
means of settling international dis I
,utes. We hope that all of the re \
,ublics in the South American CONT r
tent will soon follow the example of |
Argentina and Chile aud of the five
Central American republics with
heir own supreme tribunal.
A feature of the days exercises +
vas the reading of messages of peace T
nd good will from the presidents of /
he several American republics. Fol v
owing are few of those read 7
Messages From the Presidents. d
From President J. Figueroa Alcorta, |
f the Argentine Republic: "The T