The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-27
PEACE DINNER IN
HONOR OF ELIHU ROOT
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on private war in any private relation
in our own country. Thank heav IN, the
wiser heads and the sounder hearts, in
strueted and enlightened upon the true
nature of the proceedings, prevailed and
overcame the inconsiderate and
thoughtless.
Criticism of Congressman
But a few days ago a member of
| the house of representatives, with no
other apparent purpose than to make
himself prominent by an attack upon
an American, charged upon the chief
magistrate of Panama a fraudulent
conspiracy with regard to a contract
under negotiation by that country re-
garding the forests of Panama. All
Panama was instantly alive with just
/ Indignation. This insult was felt all
/ the more keenly because we, with our
/ 90,OOO,0 600 and our great navy and army,
! presented an overwhelming and ire
sistible force with a little republic
whose sovereignty we are bound, trebly
| bound in honor to maintain and respect
| These are the things that make for
war, and if you would make for peace
/ you will frown on them. condemn them
and feel that an insult to friendly
power is disgrace to the insulter, on
the level with the crime which we de-
nounce, for which We inflict disgracefu
punishment by law.
"Two-thirds of the suspicion, dislike
and distTust with which our country
was regarded by the people of South
/ America was the result of arrogant and
contemptuous bearing of Americans for
those gentle, polite, sensitive, magma
tive, delightful people. The government
cannot right it; the laws cannot con-
troll it. Public opinion, public senti-
ment must deal with it, and when the
/ public opinion has risen to that height
all over the world that the people of
every country treat the people of every
other country with that human kind
ness that binds home communities to-
gether, you viii see an end of war;
Takahira's Address.
Ambassador Takahira, in his address.
said:
1t is Undeniable that as civilization
advances, international commerce is
gradually developed and an universal
desire for peace is proportionally in
creased. 1t is happy sign of the times
thas measure after measure is success
I Iuliy devised to secure peace. Confer
ences OF more or less Importance have
| been held at the various capitals. and
societies of peace are formed on the
afterthOughts of these conferences to
discuss plans for peace. This shows the
world is realizing more and more the
imperative importance Of lasting peace
and enduring prosperity
In the midst of these circumstances
u IS distinct feature of things that we
are very often surprised by the rumor
C ca var b,5 Som I4 mes got without some
founded as though there was a desire
III some quarters Tor such bloody strug-
gle.
Il cannot help referring to this InpIeas-
ant subject, if not only because it has
direct bearing upon the question OF
peace, but because EIihu Root himself
mad trying experience with that faIIa-
c1ous clamor in connection with the rs1a-
tons between the United States and Ia
pan and stood out sgainst~it calmly and
IlTmly during the two years time of its
constant UDroar.
To-day We are happy to see that the
pubic has become convinced of the folly
Of propagation of that impossible story
Address of MIR. Taft.
President-eleet Taft delivered the clos
ing address.
Il want to say" he began. that Elihu
Root ought to be president-eiect and I a
prospective member OF his cabinet be
cause l know how to serve under him
n there be a man with a profOunder
knowledge of the law. with a clearer I'm
Outstanding of human nature and of HUI
man Justice and with a greater power of
putting himself in the position of the
man whom he has to advise as to his
proper course than Elihu Root, I don't
know him. The pleasure the honor of
having served the country in association
with f1lihu Root and Theodore Roosevelt
will continue to be the greatest honor
l have ever enjoyed.
We organized society in the Cabi-
net. There were AthOs and Porthos and
D'Artagnan and Aramis. Ny friend was
Athos. Who d Artagn9n was leave you
to guess POrthCs, I only have introduced
to you, and Aramis. 1 am not going to
betray because of his love affairs with
ducheSses. But 7 instance that to show
the spirit of fellowship that there was in
that company and of the willingness of
each man to serve under the other as his
chief. with the consciousness on the part
of each that the service will be loyalty
unto death. Now / know YOU would not
believe to look at me that L have any
professional association with either the
chairman of the meeting or the guest OF
the evening. and yet I pride myself upon
the fact that by some hook or crook by
some good luck. l dropped into the posi-
ton Of solicitor general in time to re-
ceive a beating from both of them be-
fore the supreme court.
Followed Roots Advice.
Subsequently it fell to my lot to be in
vited to a far-distant country. where. if
] had not gone. I should not be here
At least that is the way it fell out. And
! owe the fact that I went there to the
clear. lucid, fOTCIble statement and adj
vice of the guest OF the evening. Follow
ing that advice as / say, I have the
pleasure of being here and testifying to
the craftsmanship and what ] want also
to testify to, because do not care wheth-
er this or what society it is. people like
men with good red blood in them. and
in that respect that is one of the quail
ties of this statesman.
Now I observe that he is coming as a
representative of New York into that
body Of which ] must speak with all the
respect due to d coordinate power, and
where in the secrecy of the executive
session they discuss things with candor
that doubtless aids them in reaching q
just conclusion. I am delighted. as he
cannot hold closer relation TO the next
administration. that he is there. to de /
fend us in the many instances where we /
shall need defense.
II am delighted to be able to be here |
to testify to the debt of obligation. OF
personal obligation that ! feel TO Elihu 4
Root.
Il congratulate the people of New York /
that they nave such noble senator and /
a man with whom they can well COM
pare all the great men who have repre- I
sented them in the senate"
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