The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-08
NEW YORK DAY IN
BIC CELEBRATION
Tercentenary of Discovery OF
Lake Champlain Elaborately
Observed.
CANADA'S LARGE SHARE
in NOTABLE CEREMONIES
Taft Makes Three Speeches,
Covering Wide Variety of
Interesting Subjects.

PLATTSBURG, \, Y, July New
York state S share in the tercente-
nary celebration Of the discovery OF
Lake Champlain reached it's climax TO-
day Tomorrow the scenes Of papen-
Try, the parades, the speech-makinp. the
interchange Of compliments among
France, Great Britain and the United
States, who shared in the history-mak-
ing of the Champlain country. will all
be transferred across the lake to Yer
mont, and Burlington will have lis
fling.
President Taft, ambassadors Jusser-
and and Bryce, with Governor Hughes
and Governor Prouty, again today oc-
cupled the center of the celebration
stage. Each made three speeches and
all were at brilliant banquet at the
Hotel Champlain tonight. Senator Roet
was among the prominent guests to-
day. and made a historical address at
Plattsburg barracks Postmaster Gen
cral Rodolfe Lemieux of Canada also
spoke at the barracks, and. with Sen
ator Root and others, spoke again
tonight at the banquet, where the ex-
pressions of friendly goodwill among
the three great nations participating IN
the tercentenary were emphasized.
High Praise for Taft.
Mr.. Jusserand said:
The spirit and all that was best in
Champlain lives again in President
Taft, and there is a people in dis
tant archipelago who know it aud feel
it, and who for centuries will bless his
name.
Canada had 4 large share in today
celebration, and on the American mill
tary reservation at Plattsburg barracks
this afternoon the president and the
other guests witnessed a parade of
American and Canadian troops
An Ottawa regiment of Highlanders
in scarlet coats. furry hats and kills
and another regiment, the Governor
General S Foot Guards. also from Otta-
wa, in uniform OF almost equal bril-
liancy, participated Governor Hughes
and President Taft were much together
today, and on each speech making oc-
cason they exchanged many compli-
mcnts
At the ceremonies at Plattsburg bar
racks, Governor Hughes spoke first and
was followed IN turn by Governor
Prouty, ambassador Jnsseraud. Ebassa-
dor Bryce, Postmaster General Lemieux,
Senator Root and President Taft. M.
Jusserand delivered a part of his adj
dress in French. Mr. Bryce dwelt up
on the peace of the nations. and de-
clared he hoped celebrations a hundred
years hence would be to commemorate
the beginning in this generation of
prolonged era of good feeling and
friendship between nations which once
were divided by hatred
Postmaster General Lemieux made
many happy references to the presi
dent.
Taft in Happy Vein.
President Taft said:
81 wish to congratulate you on hav~
| ing listened to such a great address
which Senator Root has given us here
IN his discriminating historic sense and
with the eloquence of words that [ am
sure we shall be glad TO read over and
over again. | did not know that we
were indebted so much to the Iroquols
for the result that we are here, and that
we are speaking English instead Of
French He has traced with the master
hand of the man who knows peoples
and constitutional law, the development
of 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 on
the Plains Of Abraham
81 congratulate YOU that you had a
fresh orator today in Senator Root.
The rest of us have been speaking from
morning 10 dewy eve and when we arise
the first thing we think of. and grope
for. Is subject. My friend the gov
ernor was fortunate enough to see the
mountains of Vermont, and he dwelt on
them. My friend the French embassa-
dor could not get TO his place without
going around me, so he dwelt on me.
And while / value deep IN nv heart
the compliment that he paid, l must
attribute 1t 20 circumstances rather
than design And so. too. with my
friend the postmaster general from Can
ada. He could not get around me
either, and so he had ME for sub
iect.
Tribute to Canada.
"Wel. there is a good deal in being
a subject. He spoke of Murray Bay
and my knowledge OF Canada. I am
delighted to say that for sixteen years
! have spent most of my summers IN
Canada and | havo learned that north
of MS is great and rising people,
people bound to be prosperous, bound
to be great, and whose prosperity and
great enough to De Jealous of, but TO
welcome.
At the banquet tonight President
Taft speaking 10 the toast. 1.-The
United States declared that the
United States constituted the most con-
servativc nation in the world.
''For,' he continued. ''we have the
longest experience in elf.government.
The president expressed the thanks
of the American people to Canada for
having sent her troops 70 take part IN
the Champlain celebration, and pointed
out the spirit of amity which made
possible the spectacle today of the
troops of two great nations marching
in parade under one commander.
Taft Warmly Welcomed.
The president s welcome at the Cath
olic summer home was n hearty one and
the edifice was packed to the doors.
At the president g right on The plat
form was Cardinal Gibbons. while on his
left was Governor Hughes.
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