The Washington herald., 1909-04-16
AMERICAN NATIONS
AT FESTAL BOARD
contlnuea ION Page one.

fairly busy" he said, explaining why
he and his associates had not had more
time Il give directly to the work OF the
international bureau.
There's not muea in names. a re-
public. a monarchy, an oligarchy. as It
may happen 10 be called from time 10
time. Is usful a. it given TO the people
security Of life. liberty and property. Ne
are competent now In this country 10 gov
ern ourselves. I an an optimist. I be-
lieve in the competency OF the men I see
here tonight. IN the competency % the
Caucasion race. for self government"
Mr.. Cannon spoke or the growth that
viii take place Ia the population Of the
United States. and OF the nations OF
Central and South America and OF the
common Interest which geography and
association have given them. The Pan
anna Canal he referre 20 as the fruit Of
a wise policy on the part Of our re-
spective governments" and closed by
saying:
1T is for Us 10 bring law and order
20 each Of the countries o fan America.
and with law and order. and friendship
We shall work out Our salvations.'
Address by Senator Root.
4 foreefu and scholarly address on
The progress Of Pan-Americanism" was
made by Senator Root. who introduced
Mr.. Barrett as "the man 10 whose efforts
rs due the foundation OF the bureau" Mr.
Root was received with a storm Of ap-
plause as he rose TO speak
Senator Root said:
In all this csnsorious farlt-fnding world there IS
no better e5ioence q the underlying goodness Of
.fr
as men cone to kHs= s=zS4 otssr better. attention
is Jess snd less attracted % the qualities that
cause p-smdios and dislike, ard more and more
concentrated upon The qualities that attract friend
ship and affection. The great once q the inter
nation union u American republics. a which TIE
Bureau a American Repuhlies is the once and
business Orpaaization. understand % be q brng
into Prominence among the American peoples the
good qualities that undery al differences a nation
4 religion. n race a law. q custom, and q man
ugFs. % bring Gbout that better knoNle1sa under
WhCl The prCyldiccs that ccme from dihe-encs as
appear and the friendship that oomcs from an
recognition of common aims q common ssmpathies
and c~umou ideals takes their place
Eisa % sav-and can nov sav Z IS an observer
that the director r this institution. who ls o-
hos- tonight. cane fttingly inte his position be-
cause be came 70 10 not seel ing place salary
or psrs0nsl adrau enent but becausc be had in his
heart the spirit a Americ1nism tapplsgsel. be-
cause be lad the sympathetic appreciation of those
good qualities which exist in an the peoples 0f
American and which II Is for the best interest q
al the peop.es Il American 90 have known and
recognized Ia voice. "Goodl'l iappizusrl. and bis
enthusiasm. his cnerg. indefatisahe and uuriring
fer tie cauS- in which he has enlisted Is sn M
vaiahle ssse; ior the peace. the p-pTrss. and The
advance in ciTiization q all the peoples 4 the
western hemisphere lappiause and cheers
Rational and Permanent.
Among the many Advantages which result from
4 - -
States one which Is quite clear Is this: That Il
perui's an = us 70 see that the rr0rut Renaissance
Z kindly international feeling aucng the AMER
car republics is not pus0nal and Temporary ba,
l. rational and pcFuanent. Applause and cheers
It IS a long tine measured IN events between the
congress q Panama IN iss ard the congress q
Ris DE- Janeiro IN 1875 and the congress of Brcnos
Ayrcs IN l90- d is a long time since the states
manship = Mourue and John Quincy Adams ard
The diplomacy u Richard Rash and tie eloquence
I = Henry Gas enlisted the generous sympathy 4
the People = the United STATES and renewed the
aid - the people n the United States % the cause
q Soslth American independent applause. II IS
long time measured hy events. even since the
time wl-er the far-s-ghted wisdom q Baines svna-
. Iathctic nature saw ;hat the future cf Amsrira
vas future q union in sympathy and IN efcrt
7 ar 'ue al ths Amercau republics fApplausel
But drirg thet time IN the rrogress Z those years
We hare been 7pprtachinr the possibility o. f-lfion
- The drCanis 4 liberty and q union that seeusd
Tor thc time 10 b. bur DRAINS
Our gatherings q fraferral assoe5atIcrs the kind
lJ words We sGelS the declarations q svmDa-hy
and ccmrcon interests which we make are NOT the
lcITeseuisiions o. an IDLE dream Thcy are not
mere scntment- A0u eannet put YOUR dnssr upoa
sI'ecinc advantage coming from them. you can
not say that because az the Bureau a. American
Republics and its work that because cf the speeches
q Hcny Clay. that because of the Efforts a. Rich
ard Rush IN the diplomacy ~ Europe. you cr ] IS
l-cAer 90 better than We would have been. but
neEcTtheless. II is idle dream: Il i no emit
rhetoric. z Is an Part 81 the Ercat devcioumrrt
ci cur race- moving with meiestic momentum alon-
The lines n c1riizatian- with ali the snec5fc IN
ieesis. the PERSONAL selfshuess. the 0uarrels and
controversies and IrJiudices and auimosi,es II the
hour oUt trires upcn the surface. the naie~ric
prrgTcss n the development u a great race work-
ins- Dot uTon The curves of individual exist
ence hut with thai SLOW and sure progress thar r.
. uons make toward higher civilization that finds
;fs basis IN geueru Prosperity. IN gencrai friend
ship and Ieace. m general justice ard lherty that
nToSress % which contributes al human eEor1 tha.
Is in the line o. the laws q natgre and to that
We contribute tonight
Friendly Recognition.
To that eTcry word q friendly recognition. q
kndiy Intercourse; every act that h-nrs better ac-
qusiutance ani more sympathetic appreciE-...
tween the peoples of America contributes W.
curne snd Eo-Presidents and Vsce Presidents. and
Speakers, and secretaries and ambassadors. and
rnini-ters-hut our countries move On toward Their
destiny. and. thank God. by the slow develop
ment q great ideas they move toSether helufpl 70
each Cther bond toward the sane coaI Icyal 20
the same ideals, working ont each for sef hat al
together. ideals % lustcs. and liberty. and neace
Il depends not upon any one q rs ncT upcn all
n VI MN ard no eonbinstion Of men. 10
govcrnr5ent can arrest the great deTeluuert We
can accelerate Il and hasten II. We cannot prevent
H. tApplause.f
The time viii cone when IN al the Americas
the u-mes of san Martin ard BClira- q Juarez
snG Diaz. and = Washington and Lincoln VII be
90 the children Il every nation and q everv raoe
alike the xsmplcs of patriotism ard of sslfdevo-
tion % the cause Ct liberty and of justice ZAP
pausel
Are All Americans.
We are citizens Ct the United statrs Of North
America. 4 ths United Mexican States. of Rrazl
and Peru and Argentina and Chile and Central
America but We are al Americans larrlausel; and
more and more among our children and o-r chill
dren's children. before all the world before e.,
rope which fcnneriy held rs in little account bo
fors Asia which formerly held Europc IN little a.,
count before az the world zen win rrov eve-
mcre proud q the heritage n liberty and rors,ls-
gCremment bora and nurtured and 6ereloref ~
its highest quality and rule IN these favored ~
puhiics q al Americas lApTtausel
Others who spoke were the ministers Of
Rosta Rica and Argentina. the latter Of
whom talked Spanish. The closing ad-
dress was made by Representative Champ
Clark.