The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-05-11
IS Laid in the Presence of a
Distinguished Assemblage
Of Americans.
SENTIMENTS ARE WIRED
BY All the Presidents of Repub-
lies Expressing Their
Heartiest Approval.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May IL
President Roosevelt this afternoon
laid the cornerstone OF the First In
tcrnational Temple OF Peace, Friend
ship and Commerce. yet to be erect
ed here. Invitations to the exercises
were accepted by the entire dlplo-
matte corps in Washington, as we'll
as high officials of all branches of
the American government.
Addresses were made by President
Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Amhassa-
dor Nabuco Of, Brazil. and Andrew
Carnegie. Cabled sentiment express
sing the hearty approval of the pres
ident Of each of the twenty-one
American republics was read. The
new building is the joint property OF
all the republics, and will be the
home OF an international bureau
maintained by the American Repub
lies.
President Roosevelt said:
This Is a memorable occasion for
all the peoples Of the Western Hemis-
phere. The building, the cornerstone
of which we lay today, emphasizes by
It's existence the growing sense Of
solidarity Of interest and aspiration
among all the peoples of the Now
World. It marks our recognition OF
the need to knit ever closer together
all the republics OF the Western
Hemisphere. through the kindly bonds
of mutual Justice, good will, and sym
pathetic comprehension.
At the outset on behalf of all on us
] wish to thank Mr.. Carnegie for his
generous gift-a gift to all the ma
tions Of the New World. and therefore
preemlnently 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
2 ern Hemisphere. by movements such
as that symbolized by this building,
have taken great strides toward Sc
curing permanent peace among our
selves.
In the next place, as President Of
this Republic. greet the representa-
tives of all the sister Republics to
the south of us. In a sense. you are
our elder sisters and we the younger
people, for you represent more an
cient civilization on this continent
than we do. Your fathers, the Span
ish and Portuguese explorers. con-
querors, lawgivers. and common
wealth builders. had founded flour
ishing civilization in the tropics and
the South Temperate Zone while all
America north of the Rio Grande was
still unmapped wilderness, Your peo
pie had founded American universi-
ties. were building beautiful cities.
were laying deep the foundations of
future national life. at many different
points in the vast territory stretching
from the Colorado to the Plata, be-
fore the ships OF the Frenchman and
the Englshman, the Swede and the
Hollander, had found perfect havens
on the North Atlantic seacoast.
For centuries our several civilizations
grew each In its own way. but each
sundered from the others. Now we
are growing together.
More and more in the future we
shall each give to and get from the
others, not merely things of materiai
value. but things that are OF worth
for the intellectual and and spiritual
welfare OF US all. 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 believe that no other
part of the world win see such ex-
traordinary development 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: can
assure that the people Of this nation
look with te most profound satis-
faction upon the great growth that
ha airead taken place in the coun-
tries which you represent growth
alike in political stability and In the
material well-belng which can only
come when there Is political stability.
.'Our battle fleet has Just finished its
trim around South America, and I
wish to thank the rulers and peo-
of South America and Of Mexico for
the generous and courteous hospitality
which has been shown this fleet on
every possible occasion throughout
the trip.
Tn conclusion, let me speak Of an
other trip, made a couple OF years
ago by the Secretary Of State, Elihu
Root. the FIRST time In our history
the American Secretary Of State. dGr-
ing his term OF office. left tho country