The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-12
pal addresses of the day. II spoke
as follows.


pal addresses of the day II spoke
as follows:
Mr.. Carnegie Speaks.
Today my thoughts revert to the
first Pan-American conference, Of
which ! was member called by my
friend Mr.. Blaine, then secretary OF
state, worthy pioneer IN the grea'
work in which we are now engag I'd
which is | belieyo to eliminate N
banishment of war from the Amer
can continents and the dedication CT
the Western Hemisphere to internal
peace.
The ceremony which the lrcsid mt
has Just performed is chee ing proc
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.. Blain9
under President Harrison and so abl,
conducted by Secretary Root under
the present administration. 1t Il dur
ing his tenure of office the greatest
, progress has been made. Bbth hearts
and heads of president secretary and
cabinet, and | may add of the whole
people of the United States, are in
this benefcient work.
The Western Hemisphere has a..
ready achieved these unequal ed
triumphs of peace.
First: The simple agreement made
between Britain and the United
States that upon the inland seas in
the north only two tiny vessels, each
patrol these waters, which they have
done for nearly century, the one
craft flying the Union Jack and the
other the Stars and Stripes. The
only shots ever fired have been
salutes expressive of amity end
friendship. These have proved the
most powerful vessels of war, the
true DreadnOughts, since they have
kept the peace, by discharging salyos
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 aud especially
to Europe which is in the vortex of
miitarism, 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 un-
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
once warning powers have erected a
statue of Christ. the Prince cf Peace,
east out of molten bronze cannon, Its
pedestal bearing this inscription:
Sooner shall these mountains
crumble 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
tions whose representatives met in
Washington recently and agreed upon
the establishment of 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-.
tives
Perhaps this is the most encourag-
ing step forward that has yet been
taken, for II promises to lead to- the
union of these five nations. following
the example of our own republic, con
verting number of separate states
into one nation with internal peace
secured and perhaps pointing the way
to the larger merger of all South
American states into the counterpart
of our own union.
These instances furnish the answer
to the contention that nations. differ
ing from individuals, cannot settle all
differences without resorting to war,
1t remains for this hemisphere to
maintain its lead in the adoption of
arbitration as the only Christian
means of settling international dis
putes We hope that all of the re
publics in the South American conti-
nent will soon follow the example of
Argentina and Chile and of the five
Central American republics with
their own supreme tribunal
A feature of the days exercises
was the reading of messages of peace
and good will from the presidents of
the several American republics. Fol
lowing are few of those read:
Messages From the Presidents.
From President ]. Figueroa Alcorta,
of the Argentine Republic: THE