Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-05-11
PRESIDENT LAYS
CORNERSTONE:
Twenty-One Ma
tons Represented
at Event
CEREMONIES IMPRESSIVE
Bureau Of American Repub.
lies Will Cement Friendship
With Sister G ountries.

washington, May Ill WeHly -oiS
American republics united this after
noon in laying the cornerstone OF the
building which is to constitute the
monument typifying the predominant
desire of the western world for peace
and commercial prosperity. President
Roosevelt officiated. Besides his ad-
dress there were speeches by Secre-
tary Root, Andrew Carnegie, who has
contributed three-quarters of million
dollars toward the fund, and the Brazil
ian ambassador Cabled words Of sent
iments and cheer were read from the
presidents of the Latin-American re-
publics. The exercises were witnessed
by the diplomatic representatives Of
the new world, besides the high off,
cals and executive representatives of
this country. Seats for three thou
sand people were reserved and each
seat was eagerly sought, President
Roosevelt's address follows:
Address of President.
This Is a memorable occasion for
all the people Of the Western Hem
isphere. The building. the corner
stone of which we lay today, empha.
sizes by it's existence the growing
sense of solidarity of interest and as
piration among all the peoples Of the
New World. 1t marks our recognition
of the need to knit ever closed to-
gether all the republics of the West
ern Hemisphere, through the kindly
bonds of mutual justice, good will, and
sympathetic comprehension.
"At the outset, on behalf of all Of
lis I wish to thank Mr.. Carnegie for
his generous gift gift to all the ma
tions of the New World, and there
fore preeminently fitting as coming
from one who has so sincerely striven
for the cause of peace among nations;
for while we have yet long path to
tread before we can speak with any
certainty of the day when wars shall
cease from the earth, we of this West.
ern Hemisphere, by movements such
as that symbolized by this building,
have taken great strides toward Sc.
cuHng permanent peace among our
selves.
An Ancient Settlement.
I'm the next place, as President OF
this Republic greet the representa-
tives 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 more ancient
civilization on this continent than we
do. Your fathers, the Spanish and
Portuguese explorers, conquerors
lawgivers, and commonwealth build
ers, had founded fourishing civiliza
tion in the Tropics and the South
Temperate Zone while all America
north Of the Rio Grande was still un
mapped wilderness. Your people had
founded American universities, were
building beautiful cities, were laying
deep the foundations of future nation
al life, at many different points ir
the vast territory stretching from the
Colorado to the Plata, before the ships
of the Frenchman and the English
man, the Swede and the Hollander
had found permanent havens on the
North Atlantic seacoast. For cen
turtles our several civilizations grew
each in it's own way, but each sun
dered from the others. Now we are
growing together.
Predicts Wonderful Growth.
"More and more in the future We
shall each give to and get from the
others, not merely things of materia
value, but things that are of worth
for the intellectual and spiritual wei
fare of all of us. In the century thai
has passed the development Of Nortf
America has, on the whole, proceeded
faster than the development Of Soutf
America; but in the century that has
now opened I believe that no othel
part of the world will see such extra
ordinary development IN Wealtn, II
population, in all that makes for pro
gress, as will be seen from the north
ern boundary of Mexico through al
Central and South America; and
can assure you that the people o
this nation look with the most pro
found satisfaction upon the grea
growth that has already taken place
in the countries which you represen
"a growth alike in political stabilit.
and in the material well-being which
can only come when there is politica
stability.
"Our battleship feet has just finish
cd its trip around South America, ant
wish to thank the rulers and the pee
pie of South America and of Mexic,
for the generous and courteous l1ospi
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