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prominent by an attack upon an Ameri
can, charged upon the chief magistrate of
the little republic of Panama fraudu-
lent conspiracy with regard to a con-
tract under negotiation by the govern
nent OF that country regarding the for
ests Of Panama. All Panama was in
stantfy alive with just Indignation. This
insult was felt all the more keenly be
cause we. with our ninety millions and
our great navy and army. presented an
overwhelming and irresistible force with
little republic whose sovereignty We are
bound, trebly bound. in honor to maintain
and respect.
These are the things that make for
war. and II you would make for peace
you Will frown upon them. condemn them.
ostracfze and punish by all social penal
ties the men who are guilty OF them"
Mr.. Root was very warmly applauded
when he concluded The next speaker
was Ambassador Bryce. who said in part: ::
Perhaps no Secretary Of State has ever
done SO much. certainly none has done
more to bring about peace and amity on
this continent and between the United
States and other powers as Mr.. Root.
Apart from his admirable work In South
America and in Central America he had
negotiated and signed twenty-four arbi-
tration treaties with various countries. in
Guiding all or nearly all OF the chief states
Of the world"
Mr.. Bryce said the President and Mr.
Root would remember pleasantly the re-
Those mighty engines OF war have
proved to be messengers Of friendship" ="
he said. The ironclad returned from
its long cruise as an ark OF peace: the
eagle carried the olive branch Of the
dove"
Baron Takahira paid tribute to Mr..
Root, whom he called the great states
man and diplomat OF the western hem
isphere." International commerce and a
desire for international peace, he said,
dQvAtAnAH Ia oAA in
directly OF the California incident
Root Stood Out Against Clamor.
Il cannot help referring to this un-
pleasant subject he said, mot only
because 1t has a direct bearing upon the
| question Of peace. but because Mr.. Elihu
| Root himself had a trying experience with
that fallacious clanor in connection with
| the relations between the United States
and Japan. and stood out against 1t calm
ly and firmly throughout two years time
Of its constant uproar. Today We are
happy to see that the public has become
convinced Of the folly Of the propag alton
OF that impossible story
Ambassador Nabuco's address was brief
and he devoted it entirely to praise of Mr..
Root, who, he said, had made a lasting
| mark on the foreign policy Of the United
States.
Among others present were Mr. and
Mrs. George w. Perkins. Thomas F.
Ryan. Mrs. Clarence Mackay. w K. Van
derbilt. jr.. Samuel l.. Clemens tMark
| Twain). Robert Watchorn, Col. George
Harvey. Cornelius n. Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs.
Orin Root. Justice Giegerich. Mr.. and
| Mrs. James B. Reynolds. George w.
Wickersham. Frank II. Hitchcock. George
| McAneny, W. G. McAdoo. Mr.. and Mrs.
| George J. Gould. Lady Paget Robert c.
| Ogden. Francis Lynde Stetson. Mr.. and
Mrs. X. J. Imanishi. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
and Mrs. William s. Wilcox. Mr. and
Mrs. William r. Wilcox, George F.
Victor John c. Spooner, Mr.. and Mrs.
| James Speyer. Nicholas Murray Butler,
| Richard Watson Glider. Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy L. Woodruff. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
| ter Damrosch and Miss Dorothy Whitney.