Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-11
more striking Is the scene as these coun-
tries With all poasible differences be-

the most absolute equality Here the
vote Of the smallest balances the vote of
the greatest. So many sovereign states
would not have been drawn so sponta-
neously together il there did not exist
throughout them. at the bottom or at the
top Of each national conscience. the feel
ing OF q destiny common to all America.
II seems. indeed. that a decree of provi
lantic appear late I'm history as the chosen
land fer q great renewal Of mankind.
From the early days of the colonization
the sentiment sprung In the hearts OF all
its children that this is really a new
world. That IL the sentiment which
unites Us together in this suspicious day.
We feel we are all sons of Columbus.
And II we meet here. it Is because we
feel also that we all are sons of Wash
ingtoa. Indeed. rising on the plane of
the Potomac, in the sight Of the Capitol,
the new house of the American republics
- another monument to the founder of
modern liberty. That one is his national
this his continental. memorial
Gentlemen, on hearing still the bless
ings OF God SO fervently invoked upon
this Union by His Eminence Cardinal
GIBBONS. our one hope is that our mutual
pledges will grow ever and ever stronger
20 that we All come to feel the whole in
ship ~
Tho Brazilian ambassador was follow
ed by Mr.. Andrew Carnegie.
MIR. CARNEGIE's REMARKS.
To-day" said Mr.. Carnegie in beginning
his address. my thoughts revert to the
nrst Pan-American conference. of which
1 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, L believe. to
eliminate in Punishment of war from
the American continents and the dedica-
ton OF the western hemisphere to inter-
nal peace.
The ceremony which the President has
JUST performed is cheering proof that the
great work goes forward, knowing Meth
pause nor obstacle. He embraces every
opportunity to hasten to completion, by
word and deed the work begun by Mr.
Blaine under President Harrison and so
ably conducted by Secretary Root under
the present administration. 1t is during
MS tenure OF ONCE the greatest progress
mas been made. Both hearts and heads
or President. Secretary and cabinet. and
! may add, Of the whole people of the
United States. are in this beneficent work
Ihe western hemisphere has already
achieved these unequaled triumphs OF
peace:
Three Victories Of Peace.
First: The simple agreement made be-
tween Britain and the United States that
two tiny vessels. each with one eighteen
FOUNDER gun. should patrol these waters
which they have done for nearly a CEN
and the other the Stars and Stripes. The
only shots ever fired have been salutes
expressive OF amity and friendship. These
nave proved the most powerful vessels Of
war. the true Dreadnoughts. since they
have kept the peace. by discharging salvos
OF good will.
"A nation has everything to dread from
gigantic armed Dreadnougfts, nothing to
dread from these true agents of peace
THAT is the first lesson this continent
Europe, which IS in the vortex of mill
tarism. armed not against outside enc
mics. for the enemies of Europe are they
OF it's own household.
The second lesson comes from the
south our friends Of Argentina and Chile
Following the pernicious example of ma
tons hitherto. these republics struggled
with each other until the better way was
revealed. They then met and both con-
duered--by making peace. by Offering the
olive branch. not the sword. On the high
est peak Of the Andes. upon the new
boundary line agreed upon these once
warning powers have erected a statue of
Christ. the Prince of Peace. cast out of
molten bronze cannon. its pedestal bearing
this inscription:
Sooner shall these mounta ms cr,lmble
to dust than Argertines and Chileans
break the peace which at the feet of
Christ the Redeemer they have sworn to
maintain
The third great lesson which this con-
tinent has just given to the world com
Ing from the center. is that of the five
small Central American nations whose
representatives met in Washington re-
Gently and agreed upon the estabiishmcn,
Of supreme court. to which all differ
ences which, may arise between them shall
be referred All Of these nations have
promptly ratified the action of their rep
resentatives
Perhaps this is the most encouraein
step forward that has yet been taken. for
II promises to lead to the union of these
hve nations. following the example of our
own fephoic converting number of
separate states into one nation with in
ternal 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. differing
from individuals. cannot settle all diff
ferences without resortins to war.
Hope for the Future.
TT remains for this hemisphere to MAIN
tain its lead in the adoption of arbitra-
ton as the only Christian means of set
thing international disputes We hope
that all OF the republics in the South
American continent will soon follow the
example OF Argentina and Chile and Of
the Ave Centra! American republics with
their own supreme tribunal
Judging from the progress made in
this direction during the lives of those
of us who have been In this work from
the beginning. we can look with hope to
the early realization CT our dream, which
is to secure to the American continents
the reign Of internal peace by substitut-
ing peaceful arbitration for war. We are
justified In induleing the fond hope that
the good work is to go on, and that be-
fore long 9 conference Of all the repub-
lies will be held which shall provide that
all disputes arising between them are to