New-York tribune., 1909-07-08


squadron of cavalry from the United States
forces and regiment of the New York state
National CIuard-all in the blue of the American
aruv-formed the contrast for the vivid hnes %
color which the foreigners presented
The FIVE regiments We're drawn up hrst IN
reginental front across the woe sPl
,arade ground of the barracks opposite 'ile
Presidents reviewing stand Back OF ule SUI
diers Law the placid waters of the lake ahoNe
,-ss canopv Of cioudless blue sky and far
away over the Vermont hills lowered the peaks
f ,t,a Green Mountains The speechmaklng ana
.xar,.ises at the stand had been completed anu
the sun WAS fast slipping down to the western
l,o,izon when the bugles began the s'irilns
,,o,es Of ..asseInbly.' Almost in an instant 'ile
ragged fringe of soldiers Was trahsierTeu ii,'0
. T5si4 line which stretched from one eho oI t'i'
i,;e narade ground TO the other. bE d sing u-'
',.icsdenee and adding immeasurably to the iiii-
,,rassi,eness of the review, The proceedings ilsu
-, DELAYED until the sounding of aSsefnpiH
barely preceded the 'iiiie oi
ting of the sun .r,
Will all of the troops. Canadian and Amer
90, alike stood attention the sQuHU
f,nglers began the familiar notes OF lle eN
cagi When the last OF the martial tones M0o
80 u.az, tbe band OF the 9TH lniahuE
crashed into The Star Spangled Banner' anu
the tig post flag began 70 drop SLOWLY iioI -
-,a4,,- stsn TIE President and those about MN
stood facing the flag with lifted hats As ,iie
big ensign neared the ground the three ooio4
hearers gathered around and enfoded the nut
ter4ng bunting The flag never IS allowed u
touch the ground.
~ex4 came the review, and in company front
the five regiments and the squadron OF caNaIrS
,,,a-cl,e5 nv their bands playing national airs
their officers and men salutng the President
The 18th Infantry, the oath Infantry ana d
SQUADRON of the 18th Cavalry represented the
regular army Of the United States, the "a Ne"
york represented the militia. and the Governor
Generals Foot Guards, from Ottawa ana the
5th ROYAL Higllanders from Ottawa repre-.
sented Canada
Governor Hughes and President Taft were
much together to-day. and on each speech
- making occasion they exchanged many words
of compliment. At Plattsburg barracks the
Governor spoke Of the many speeches he had 10
make and said he was glad Champain did not
s,o, al anv more places and that there were
few rival communities about Plattsburg to pro-
long the celebration.
The President declared that he had a much
harder task. for Governor Hughes had 10 speak
only for New York while he had 10 speak for
the whole United States.
COMPLIMENTS ARE MANY
Al the Plattsburg barracks ceremonies Gov
ernor Hughes spoke first. and was followed in
turn bv Governor PrOuty, Ambassador JUS
serand. Ambassador Bryce. Postmaster General
I.emieux. Senator Root and President Taft NJ
Jusserand delivered a part Of his address. in
Canadian veInacular French.
Mr.. Bryce again to-day dwelt upon the peace
of the nations and declared that he hoped that
celebrations of q hundred years hence would be
TO commemorate the beginning in this genera
ton of a prolonged era OF good feeling and
friendship between nations that once were
divided by animosi1y and hatred.
T.aFuf mad man
happy references to the President. He declared
he felt very much al home. for he recognized in
Mr.. Taft neighbor from Murray Bay, in the
province Of Quebec. Amid great applause he
declared that if after eight, or possibly twelve.
years in the White House the President should
have been worn thin and frafl all that was
necessary was to send him back to Murray Bay.
and he would be returned after few months
as stout. as hearty and hardy specimen of
humanity as he appears before us to-day"
President Taft said:
wish 70 congratulate YOU on having listened
70 such great address Senator Root has
given as here in his discriminating historic
sense and with the eloGuence Of words that ! am
sure we shall be glad to read over and over
again ] did not know that were indebt ed
so much 10 the Iroquois for the result that We
are here. and that speaking English in
stead Of French He has traced with the master
hand OF the man who knows peoples and
stitutional law the development that strength
that came from popular force in the colonies.
and that lined the Atlantic and that backed
Wolfe in the fight which he had with Montcalm
the Plains OF Abraham.
congratulate You that YOU had q fresh orator
to-day in Senator Root The rest of us have
been speaking from morning to dewy eve and
when We arise the first thing think Of and
grope for is subject Ny friend the Governor
was fortunate enough to see the mountains of
Vermont, and he dWeit on them Ny friend
the French Amba ssador could not get to his
place without going around me. so he .dWelt on
me And while / value deep in my heart the
compliment that he paid, ] must attrib butte il t.
Circumstances rather than design. And so toe,
with friend the Postmaster General from
Canada He could not set around either, and
he had for a subject Well. there is a
coed deal in being a subject He spoke ot
Murray Bay and my knowledge Of Canada.
delighted TO say that for sixteen years |
have spent most Of my summers in Canada and
have learned that north OF as is great an /
rising people . people bound to be prosperous ;.
bound be great. and whose prosperity and
greatness ] know that Americans are great
enough not TO be jealous OF. but 70 welcome.
And now. my friends. have all got to make
speeches tonight The subject which Governor
Hughes has tonight is New York That Is
large enough. but / nave to speak about the
United States and therefore ] ask you TO excuse
ne from delaying You further except TO con-
graduate yoa ] do most heartily, on the sue
cess of these celebrations and memorials that
bring out such good neighborhood feeling that
bring Out such pride IN our ancestry tlal M US
with knowledge Of history and that hold high
before Us the ideals which il is right for nations
and peoples TO feel
The other speakers al the dinner and their
subjects were: Ambassador Jusserand THE
French Republic: Ambassador Bryce Britain
and the British Empire: Postmaster General
I.efnieux The Dominion OF Canada; sir Lomer
soun. The Province OF Quebec: :: =Governor
Prouty. The state Of Vermont and Governor
Hughes. The State Of New York The diners
did not SIT down 1ntii 10 o'clock
AMBASSADOR BRYcEs SPEECH