The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-05-14
the American Republics.

Hemisphere, through the kindly bonds
of mutual justice, good will, and sym
pathetic comprehension.
AT the outset on behalf of all GU us
wish to thank Mr. Carnegie for his
| generous gift-a gift to all the ma
tions of the New World, and therefore
prominently fitting as coming from
one who has so sincerely striven fox
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 symbollzed 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 sense, you are
our elder sisters and we the younger
people, for you represent more an
Client 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 UNIVERSE
ties, were building beautiful cities.
We're 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 Englishman, the Swede and the
fTollander, had found perfect Ravens
on the North Atlantic seacoast.
For centuries our several civilizations
grew each in It's own way, but each
sundered from the others. Now we
are growing together.
More and more in the futuretwe
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 will 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 tie most profound salts
faction upon the great growth that
ha alread taken place in the coun-
tries which you representa- growth
alike in political stability and in the
material well-being which can only
come when there is political stability.
"our battle feet has just finished It's
trip around South America, and I
wish to thank the rulers and peo-
of South America and of Mexico for
tho generous and courteous hospitality
which has been shown this fleet on
every possible occasion throughout
the trip.
I'm conclusion, let me speak of an
other trip, made couple of years
ago by the Secretary of State, Elitu
Root, the first time in our history
the American Secretary of State, dur
ing his term ofSoffice. left the country
to visit certain other nations. Mr..
Root made the complete tour of South
America, travcrsed Central Amerlca,
and afterwards visited Mexico. He
was everywhere received with the
heartiest greeting, a greeting which
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