The Washington herald., 1909-05-07
AMERICANS RENEW
PEACE PLEDGES
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was then called the fourth power. but I
with that rank anywhere, not even as a
baby. as it is now in Turkey
Country Depends on Press.
Now, I hear people say that the in
aGence OF journalism Is on the decline.
do not think this country ever depended
so much on the press. The greater a
country the less it is able to dispense with
its press. as beyond certain limits q na-
ton only can see and hear through it's
newspapers What is happening seems TO
me quite a different thing. The press, by
being always belligerl nt within Itself. neu-
trslizes its own action 20 a great extent
and every day Il becomes more conscious
Of that waste Of power: the consequence
IS a more pronounced thendency toward
unity.
In other words. you are on the way 70
a harmonious press, and as the hindraRces
which you used 10 create 10 each other
are no longer visible. your action seems
to be less while really the help you lend
is far greater You are not the fly on the
coach. You are not only the motor OF
the car but also the light OF the road.
The only question IS il you care to lead.
II there Is much political ambition left in
you.
Il was afraid Il might seem strange 10
you 10 be sitting together al a large
dinner without inteTludes between the
courses. and wished you could feel as
much ct liberty here as In your own
dining hall, although 10 Us diplomats the
tariI season - one for crying more than
FOR laughing But you have brought your
own entertainment with you. and I have
not words enough 20 thank you for IL
Gentlemen OF the press. II you did not
work so hard in the evening collecting
political news and commenting upon IL
our diplomatic task would be a most diff
cult one You VII never know how
many OF the views in our cablegrams and
daily reports and notes emanate from
you. We were very sssiduous in going
to the sources Of the international news.
but We are becoming OF late like those
ants which. 20 be fed. depend entirely
on another class OF ants. I doubt wheth-
er we would md by ourselves our neces-
sary supply Of news. II we were not
fed 50 diligently with II by you twice q
day on that account. I viii not hide
from you our concern. were dining
out 10 become the principal function o:
your profession. as. thanks 20 you, q
has become OF ours
Il beg the whole company 20 Join me
IN drinking prosperity and ever renewed
popularity 10 the GridirOu Club"
The vice president of the club. Scott G.
Bone, In the absence Of the president Of
the organization. VINO is ~. responded 70
the Ambassadors toast and IN conclu-
sion proposed a toast 20 the President of
the Republic OF Brazil and his Anbassa-
dor 10 this country. which was drunk
standing
Il was al this point that Senator Root
vas introduced. and his speech embodied
those sentiments which have character
lied his administration as Secretary OF
State He appealed 10 those diplomats of
the sister countries OF the south 10 con-
tinue that era OF friendship that has
marked an epoch IN the annals Of the
western hemisphere.
Mr. Rodrizues' address.
Responding to the fluctuations uttered
by the former Secretary OF State. Mr..
Rodrigues spoke OF the relations between
his country and the United States. He
said:
II our government. has always aimed
at maintaining the closest friendly rela-
tons with your great country. its first
ambassador here. gentlemen. has raised
that commission 20 the height OF a great
principle. 20 a far-seeing policy. which he
has persistently upheld with as much tact
as cOasummste competency. I am proud
% say that our newspaper has been the
enthusiastic supporter OF these states
manllke exeTtions Of our most accom-
Dlished representative abroad.
And gentlemen. as one who had lived
among you for twelve years as journal
lst. and who has since followed your Do
liucsl and Industrial evolution with the
seenest and most admlring interest. !
ought. indeed, to greet the era OF closer
relations not only between your glorious
country and ours. but between il and the
whole OF Independent America. I alwavs
did believe-and I do believe more forci-
bly, than ever-that there IS a continental
policy OF the New World. ard that their
populations should know each other bet
ter, that the greater and more powerful
one OF ali should try and dlssipate any
apprehensions. fears or misgfvings OF the
smaller states. and that a thoroughly
good understanding should be established
based on the mutual respect OF all to-
ward all
Pays Tribute TO Blaine.
With true American instinct. these views
were uniolded by Mr. Blaine IN 1852 sna
then in 1889 The gifted Secretary OF state
planned 20 call together a conference Of
the American countries with the purpose
OF. he said, creating an American SYM
pathy as broad as the New World -
Owing. however. to several circumstances
some OF which It would be painful TO re-
call, the generous idea Of the conference
hardly ripened into s. defnitIve pro-
gramme, II was only later on that the
Pan-Americsn gathering at Rio de Js-
neiro assumed the desired continental
choracter. You all know OF IT'S perform
snces and excellent results, which fully
justified what was expected OF Il, ana
Is now expected from the forthcoming
conference at Buenos Ayres.
Mr.. Root conceived the hlgh-minded
idea OF going to the Rio de JsneIro con-
ference. Il was the first time. I believe
that an American Secretary OF State was
20 leave his country in his official ca
pacity on a visit TO another one. His
intention went further. and IL was then
expanded into q visit not alone to the
conference. but to all countries OF our
Southern continent, the capitals Of which
were not far from the sea