The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-07-24
Greetings Extended 10 Prince
of Wales in Address OF
World Wide Friendship.


QUEBEC. July 24-yive President
Charles W. Fairbanks, OF the United
States. spoke as follows here in re-
Spouse to a welcome by the Prince
Of Wales. who was the guest of honor
at the tercentenary exercises here:
Your Royal Highness: ae-
knowledge with grateful appreciation
that welcome which you so gener-
ously extend. The sentiments which
you are pleased to express with re-
gard to my country / receive with
profound sensiblllty. They are re.
newed evidence OF that respect and
cordial good will which has so long
existed between the United States and
Great Britain and will tend to
strengthen and preserve their amic-
able relations.
Permit me to extend to Quebec my
hearty congratulations upon the dis
tinction which she enjoys in the
presence of your Royal Hlgness and
upon the enthusiasm with which she
has welcomed you within her gates.
1t is indeed
a Signal Honor.
which you have done her. It Is a
happy circumstance which brings
you across the sea. The event is one
which will long be treasured among
the annals Of Quebec.
THE eyes of the western world are
upon this historic city. The celebra-
ton of the tercentenary of Cham
plains founding OF Quebec. is alto
gether admirable both in the compre-
henslyeness of It's conception and IN
the excellence of its execution. and is
an event which awakens Interest not
In the United States also. From this
point as base intrepid explorers
BIazcd the Pathway
of civilization through trackless for
ests and explored lakes and rivers
in territory which is now within jur-
isdiction of the unfted States. Names
associated with the early history of
Quebec are land marks in our geog-
raphy and rare inedlibIy impressed
upon our civilization.
"Three hundred years is but brief
period in the history of England or
France but 1t is all the history of
Quebec and all of Anglo-SaxOn
America. Here has been written an
interesting story. Here have been
witnessed the
Victories and Defeats
of war and the blessed triumphs Of
peace. The battleships of three
great nations rest yonder upon the
bosom OF the st. Lawrence. The
representatives of those powers as
sembled here are recalling past DIFF
fcrcnces hut only to emphasize the
present prevalence of spirit of gem
uine friendship between them.
lit is with unusual pleasure I
bring you greetings from the Presi-
dent and people OF the United States
who rejoice with you In the progress
you have made in the manifold ways
which make for the strength and
honor Of great people We are NJ
Indifferent to your welfare nor arr
you Indifferent to ours. The blood of
common anccgtry is in our veins
We have much in common. We
glory in many Of the same traditions
and we have the SAME Jurisprudence
Our standings of civilization are
alike. Here side by side. owning Il
legiancc TO different sovereignties
we are. In Gods Providence
To Work Out our Destiny
We wish you that comtentment which
comes from the cultivation Of the arts
Of peaceful industry under those po-
litical institutions which are the
guaranty of justice and liberty
among men.
THE United States and Canada
have hut fairly entered upon their
careers. Each has vast areas either
sparsely settled or unoccupied where
many will make their homes in the
future. Many millions will be added
50 our population and to yours, We
have each made advance in the scale
Of civilization and are gratificd with
the progress we have made. Back of
us lies
Brief But Honorable History
and before us stretch illimitable or
portuntes. We confidently believe
that we are each destined to play a
large and worthy part In the progress
Of the human race upon the western
continent.
We Have no RivnIrics
except in the way OF peace. We
neither covet the others territory.
We covet only ach others neigh
borly esteem. We rest upon COM
mon frontier more than five thousand
miles in length. 1t Is crossed and
recrossed by instrumentalItIes of
commerce which tend to strengthen
our neIghhorly ties. There are no
fortincations upon our frontier and
no battleships upon the waters which
divide us and we believe and fervent.
ly hope that there will never be need
Of any defensive preparation between
us.
And as we behold this majectic cell
ebration in which the representatives
of different nations participate and
witness the manifestations OF n
Genuine FratcrnaI Spirit
among them. we are are impressed
with the thought that there is no
rational reason why nations should
resort to war. May we not, on this
theatre of past conflicts. surrounded
now by the impressive monuments OF
peace. venture to hope that the wide
spread movement which seeks to in
sure the maintenance OF peace among