The Washington times., 1909-07-07
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
ATGATHOLIC SCHOOL
Lake Champlain Celebration
+ Moves Today to PlattS-
burgh,
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saik about them win not be out Of
place"
Wigwams Inspected.
Following these exercises. the Presi-
dent and the other other distinguished
visitors inspected the wigwams of the
Indians who are taking part in the
pageant, and shook hands with the
squaws and papOoses- The President
reviewed a dress parade OF the regular
troops and the New York National
Guardsmen who are encamped at the
famous old Plattsburgh barracks.
Immediately after the dress parade
President Taft. Governor Hughes, Gov
ernor Prouty, Ambassadors Jusserand
and Bryce. and others, delivered
speeches, eulogizlng the pioneers who
blazed their ways through the forest
wilds 500 years ago
In the evening a banquet In honor Of
President Taft VIII be given at the
Hotel Champlain, followed by a fire.
works display on the Saranac river
Tomorrow President Taft viii spend
the day I'm Burlington, and in the even
ing viii start back 10 Washington.
The Speakers.
President TAFT. the British ambassa-
dor. the French ambassador, and Vice
Admiral Uriu. Ct the japanese navy,
were the principal speakers at the cele-
bration yesterday and all of them de
-ected their remarks to the preserva-
ton of the worlds peace. The Presi-
dent and the two ambassadors com
mitted their countries TO a policy Of
peace.
Rain fell at intervals during the day,
and President Taft was caught in a
shower Just after the speechmaking.
He had an umbrella, which he held
over himself, relieving Capt Archibald
WiHingham de GaGenreid Butt Of this
duty. There was a twenty-mile sail up
Lake Champlain after the exercises.
The President was the guest. last night.
Of Walter Witherbee on the latter S
houseboat, where also Miss Helen Taft
and Robert A. Taft are guests.
Ambassador Jusserand, the first
sneaker Yesterday. referred felcitOusly
TO the peace that has existed between
France and the United States and de
clared that the presence Of the British
ambassador and himself was parucu-
lsrlv appropriate, as their countries VIII
shortly celebrate the passing Of cen
fury of peace between them. Ampas-
sabor Bryce who spoke next. COuched
his address in the same terms
President Speaks.
President Taft, the third speaker, also
took. peace as his theme. He said:
LAS j sat here listening to the inter
estine remarks Of the ambassador from
France and the ambassador from Eng
land / could not bat congratulate the
limited states on the Implied compliment
that those two countries had paid 10 her
by sending here as the personal repre-
sentatives. of their respective chief eX-
ecusives men so distinguished in ltera-
ture, In history, in statesmanship, and
in diplomacy.
"Champlain was a man whom all ma
fions can honor. He is not man with
respect to whose history you have 70
pass over something in silence All his
life could bear the closest examination
and ne brings out in the strongest way
those wonderful qualities shown in the
, fifteen, sixteenth, and seventeenth cen
turtles By SpaniaTds, Engllshmen
Frenchmen, and Portuguese who braveo
those dreadful terrors Of the sea, cir
communicated the globe in little cookie
shells and carried the standard or lht
then civilization into the tarthest Tor
ests and into the dangers or the ulos'
distant tropics.
rueuts Of the two ambassadors and re-
peat their prayer that never again may
This great valley be given name li
history by reason OF its being the seal
of bloody war.