The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-07
NOTABLES GATHER
ON HISTORIC spot
Celebration of 300th Anniyer-
sary of Discovery of Lake
ChampIain.
KEYNOTE OF LASTING PEACE
BY LEADERS OF NATIONS
Days Of Fierce Warfare That
Made History for America
ElOquently Recalled.

BLUFF POINT, n. Y, July 6.-Wlth
the arrival of President Taft, of EN-
bassador Jusserand of France, Embassa-
dor Bryce of Great Britain, Secretary
nf War Dickinson and Wee Admiral
Uriu of Japan, the celebration of the
three hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery of Lake Champlain, which had
been confined during the past two days
TO the states of New York and Yer
mont. today took on an international
scope and a worldwide interest.
ambassadors Jusserand and Bryce
and President Taft all committed their
respective countries TO policies OF peace
and in the shadow Of an old fortress
which had witnessed some Of the blood.
lest battles in all history, they cx-
pressed the hope that never again
would the peace among the great ma.
tons of the world be interrupted by
war. The President and the cmbassa-
dors and the members Of their staHs
were shown through the historic ruins
of sod Ti'i as the natives call Fort
1icondcroga. which * now in course OF
restoration. Some of the old cannon
were in place today and hundreds of
rusty relies were on view.
Recall Bloody History,
Some OF these were reminders of the
DAYS of Indian conflicts, Others were
links of history leading back to the
bloody fights of Montcalm, Abercromble
and Amherst, TO the famous taking OF
the place by a band Of cighty-three
American coionists under Gen. Ethan
Allen and to naval battles which
helped to make famous the waters OF
the lake, discovered three centuries ago
by Samuel Champlain. Below the fort
on the placid waters OF the lake, and set
among Il flotilla of modern naval YES
sels of the smaller classes, was repro
duction Of Champlain's little craft. the
Don de Dicu.
The President was the guest tonight
NJ dinner of Walter Witherbce. on tho
latter's houseboat, winch is anchored
in the lake of This point.
Tomorrow the scene of the cclchra-
;ion shifts 10 PiattsbuTg, where the
President again will make a brief ad
dress and where Senator Root viii de-
liver an historical grafton.
Felicitous Speeches
ambassador Jusserand, in his speech
this afternoon, was most feiIcitous IN
his expression of peace and good Will
toward America. toward Great Britain
and toward all the world,
ambassador Bryce sand;
''Not until ] visited the old fort
Wonder did / realize how many memo
ries cluster about It's ruins But [ can
not but believe that its creator meant
this beautiful spot for something else
than fighting. and ] trust 1t will never
see fighting again.
President Taft, speaking next, also
took up the theme of peace.
Presidents Address.
As sit here listening 10 the interest
ing remarks of the cmbassador from
Frnuce. and the ambassador from England.
could not but congratulate the
United States ON the Implied comp!l-
ments that those two countries had paid
to her by sending such personal repre-
scntativcs Of their respective chief cNocu-
tiVes, men so distinguished ID literature
In history, III statesmanship. and IL d.
plomacy
ChampIain was a man whom all ma
tious honored, and as his character brings
out in the strongest way those Wondertul
qualities shown In the tlIt"cnth. sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries by Sp2niards,
EngHshmen. Frcnchmon and Portuguese;
who braNcd the terrors OF me sea ana
carried the standard Of civilization into
the farthest forests and Into Inc dangers
of the most distant tropics.
/ think il is wcu for us 20 90 back
through the history oi all nations IN order
that our own heads. n little sweiled WIN
modern progress. may be diminished by
the proper appreciation OF what was done
-. nations p'lpl uN' ''''''
that seemed 10 limit the possibility OF
human achievement.
Historic Characters.
There were Montcalm and Woiter Two
ureat Christians back 10 whom you trace
the whole history of lower Canada ~ lS
true Wolfe conquered Mout@ann on tnn
Plains OF Abraham. But ther" Is sun
n nii the region of lower Canada
population purely French, q population
Industrious Cod fearing ana loyal I" 'h,
o. Under which they live. That fact Is
= Compliment not only 10 the far seeing
statesmanshp Of the linglsh colnnI'u
governors, but it is compliment to tle
present Industrial and domestic virtues o'
This valley, in the 800 years since II
VAS discovered by Champlain has fur,
,tsh.d almost as much of battle-ground
FOR the three nations and the Indians
xvho were ON all sides, as Belgium u
E,urnre and ono does not have 10 looF
far for the reason. The truth Is that u
was the only passageway and here were
fought the battles or 700 years ago
acnin' 7 echo And emphasize the state
ments OF ambassadors and repeat the>
nrnyor that never again may inns Srea
valley be given name In history pl
reason OF its being the seat OF blood,
war.
President Taft late today decided Il
adhere ia his original schedule, and re
turn TO Washington, reaching there lat
Friday.