Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-07-07
TOday's Telegraphic News
CeIehfating Anniversary.


Hotel Uhamplsin, Clinton County,
n. Y, July 7.-Escorted by the presi-
dent of the United Sales, Governor
Hughes, of New York, Governor Prouty,
of Vermont, sud scores of other cele-
brities, including Ambassador Bryce, of
England, and Ambassador Jussarsnd Of
France, the celebration of the three
bundredth anniversary Of the discovery
of Lake Chauplaiu, moved today to
Plsttsburgh.
' Yesterday the pageant sud the oratory
centred around the ruins of old Fort
Ticonderogs, while tomorrow the speech
m5 king will be let loose al Darlington,
aeross the lake.
The exercises today began at Cliff
haven, the Catholic summer school of
America, where President Taft delivered
az address, to the students. be was
introduced TO the big crowd 10 the audi
torium by Governor Hughes.
Following these exercises. the presi-
dent and the other distinguished visit
ors inspected the wigwams of the Indians
who sre taking psit 10 the pageant, and
shook hands with the squsws and pspoO.
ses. The president reviewed dress
parade of the regular troops and the
New York National Gaardsmen, who are
encamptd at the famous old Plattsburgh
barracks.
Immediately after the dress parade
President TAFT, Governor Hughes, Gov
eruoF Prouty, Ambassadors Jusserand
and Bryce and others delivered speeches
President TAFT in his speech declared
that religious liberation in the United
States was only twenty or twenty-five
years old. ave are reaching point
where we are more tolerant" he said.
Religious tolerance is q modern in-
stitutiou. We of Puritanicsl ancestry
believe we were the inventors OF
religious tolerance and religious
liberty. As matter of fact.
we wanted religious liberty for ourselves
and wanted everybody else to worship
exactly as we did. Fifty years ago, If
we had sent representative to the Vat
lean, it would have given rise to severest
criticism. 1t fell to my lot to make sn
important journey some time ago, and
claim that distinction of being the ouly
representative from the United States to
the Vatican. There | had the great
pleasure to meet that distinguished
statesman and pOntih, Leo XIII. ]
had expected to find him only figure
head, whose acts were directed by the
cardinals. | was sgreeably surprised to
find him, at niuety-two, in active con-
troll of the church. He wss also able tC
stand an address from me OF twenty
minutes duration and to make a reply
that consumed fifteen minutes. VIZ
did not succeed in settling matters then
exactly as we wished but we made pro
gress. When left him, the pope said
"You have not got exactly what you
want in exactly the way you want 1t,
bat am going to send to the Philip
pines a representative who will settle
things 10 accordance with the wishes Of
the government of the United States
And things we're settled all right, anC
every question since then has been set
lied with justice and fairness to each
side. No bad taste has been left fo
either"
Ia the evening, a banquet in honor o
President Taft will be given at the HOte
Ohamplsin, followed by fireworks dis
play on the Ssrsnac river.
Tomorrow President Taft will spent
the day 10 Burlington ADD in the even
ing will start back to Washington.