The Washington herald., 1909-05-07

that hattered US much BY saying that inc
twentieth century viii be that q the phe-
nomenal development OF the South Amer
lean continent OF course We cannot tell
II events viii confirm the prophecy. But
the United States has taught Us to place
unhesitating reliance on the marvellous
power Of mans work when. enlbOidened
by free institutions. he muItiplies the pO-
tency Of his activities. We have already
a South American country. the Argen-
tine, which has quadrupled heT exports
IN ten years, and even nOrmously exten-
Sive Brazil. with hardly any immigra-
ton. has nearly doubled her production
in the same period and about trebied IL in
twenty years
AS We contemplate the weakness cf
the United States a century age in their
struggle against England and France se-
free commercial action; and that at d
time when the Mississippi basin was a
little more than a wilderness, and the
whole population Of the country did moi
exceed the present eight millions OF New
York State alone: when the government
receipts were bare Sl5.G00,oOo, and the
whole value Of exports 80, ,Oo0. 600 smaller
than that OF either your wood manufac-
tures or mineral oils exported last year
- AANA nN Ntit1AA4Et dAA A4ldls II VIC AdA4AAOl
cOvet for our evolution a rotation cor
responding with that Of your amazing
progress We can AZ least long for rate
Of speed that would justify your great
Secretary's prophecy. so that We may
appear to you as ereditabie planets cir
cling around the unique resplendency OF
your example, OF your prodigious work
FOR man and civilization"
At rka conclusion NJ fhfr address m
bassador Nabuco. touched by the spirit
that prompted Mr.. Bone 70 propose a
toast 10 the Brazilian President. return
ed the compliment by proposing a toast
10 William Howard TAFT, President of
the United States" This toast was also
drunk standing
The programme given by the Gridiron
Quartet WIS as follows Stein Song. " by
John 4. Nolan: Annie Laurie" ''Nel-
lie Was a Lady The Monkey and the
Chimpanzee, by the quartet. composed
OF Messrs. Nolan. Kaiser. Morsel. and
Mosher- By request Of Senator Root. the
vOcalists gave Down on the Suwanee
River. The dinner closed with the
singing of ''The Song that Reached NY
Heart" by Mr. MorselL
Those at the Dinner.
lnDSe present were
Senator EihE Root Senator Stepfssu 3 F1kfus
Huntington Wilson. Assistant Secre;a-y 4 state
senor Don Ramon Pima Minister from Spain G.
q Aroeemeua, Minister frU7 PsnanA Visrnuut de
Alto. Minister from Porngai; Dr. Llis Msiiau Ia
nnuT. Minister from Uruzisy: Herman &c Lager
crantz. Minister frua Sweden. seaor Do-, Joslrn
Bernardo CalTo Minister from Costa Ricz. Gen
Garcia Yeiez. Minister from Cuba Seno- Don An
bal Cruz. Minister from Chile- Leo YoreI Minister
ron Switzerland. SenOT PeiTo Ezesuiei RoisS
Nl1iste- frum NeneTlsla. ssnoT Don Luis FelIpe
Csreo. Minister from Ec1sdor. Alr Justice EdEsra
u. White. NJ. Justice Brown. Hon A. DU-Tlas
Hon NJ DEight. l. z. Coolidge n e. Cisrke
Ia v. Str1y7. r. Kaufman. r. II. Patchen- Wen
n kelc1. J. II. Nolan. A. MosheT CAPT A. A Butt
J. ; Shr'EeT, A. ". Dunn. Maurice Satuco y C.
sny6er. d. Mckee. 2. g. Wake J. ; Henry. o.
h DAVIS. p Z. De (5zE. Thomas e. Noyes. J.
VI. CsrSrn, l. v. Busbes. Z. A. RichsTdssn l. L.
Keen. z. n Shaw. George Bozernan T. r.
kaiseT. Bsroa Amh-osy. p. e. Johnsor A. Ciuiuie
o. O. Stssiey. :. G. Bone. Theodore w Noyes
Dr. Hardin. ]. c. ROtnE1es. John Barrytt director
x the Buresu q Pan-Amsr1czn Republics. Hon
Charles Lssdis Ia + Bennett q. X Bs--usan
y o. Messenger. r 7. Fesrn. J. P MiIler VIA
isu Plning;on Leat. Commander Rsdle- de
Aqr.ino Mr.. Hendcn M0-ru J. G. OI0uEh-
se1a. Col. Shannon. J. Il. Cunningham. T. J t;ib-
ssn. y. :. Couch. J A Co-viu. C7snmis~isner n
l. West- Lima de silva. T. n Chstard D. s
Barry. BeekHan Winthrop. Oh. synors J. r.
Yong. Il 7. Vernon. c. G. Randolph. v Atreu
u D Wheip5ey. J. T. Ho-nsdzy r T. Oulahan
Dr Wilmer ConmiEzOner Marfarland H z
XaD5er. + A. G. HANDY. J. G Lima. LOuis Gsrthe
?. J. Ysnes, A. J Dodge. J. b. snail and II. n
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