Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
PRESIDENT HAVING STRENUOUS
TIME AT cHAMPLAlN TER CEN.
TENARY CELEBRATION.
is CENTRAL FIGURE IN
SERIES OF BIG EVENTS
Delivers Speech, Motors, Holds Recep-
ton and Guest at Luncheon-Week's
Celebration Of sooth Anniversary OF
Discovery of champlain Country
Indian Paeeants the Feature.

Plattsburg, N. Y, July 7-President
Taft. as a guest of the New York and
Vermont Champlaln ter-centenary
commissions. found himself the CEN
trail figure today in series of events
in connection with the celebration OF
the 300th anniversary of the discov-
cry of the Champlain country that
promised no cessation Of activities un-
til far into the night.
Early in the day the president mo-
tored to Cliff Haven, where he ad-
dressed large gathering at the Cath
olc Summer School of America, re-
turning later to the Hotel Champlain.
where he received the foreign ambas-
sadors, Governors Hughes and Prou-
ty, members of the New York state
legislature and other guests. While
this was going on the Indian pageants
which have proved attractive features
of the weeks celebration, were given
on floating island.
Further plans for the day included
luncheon given by Smith NJ. Weed
10 the presidential party and other
distinguished guests.
Presented by Governor Hughes.
The presidents welcome at the Cath
olc school was a hearty one, and the
edffice was packed to the doors. At
the presidents right, on the platform.
was Cardinal Gibbons, while on his
left was Governor Hughes. by whom
he was presented. AS the president
rose to speak six little girls In white
marched to the platform, the foremost
one. with courtesy. presenting him
with bouquet of flowers on behalf of
the school, which the president ac-
knowledged with a low bow. shaking
the hand of the little miss and Offer
ing his thanks. Taft devoted his ad-
dress mainly to his dealings with the
Catholic church in the Philippines as
having a bearing on the present cele-
bration. He. told of his meeting with
Pope Leo XIII at the vatican, whom he
eulogized as distinguished statesman
and pontiff
| Root Delivers Address.
| Dwelling upon the part played by the
1roquois Indians in the early history
| of America Senator Root in an ddress
replete with historic facts, paid high
tribute to Samuel de Champlain and to
those French soldiers and explorers
who shared in the early strugge for
| America. Senator Root pointed out
the influence which the events attend
ing the discovery of Lake Champlain
300 years ago had upon the issue of the
great struggle between France and
Great Britain for the control of the
| continent; "the sruggle between the
two white races for the opportunity 10
colonize and expand and between the
| two systems of law and civil polity
for the direction and development Of
civilization among the millions who
We're to people the vast region extend
ing from the Atlantic to the Pacific and
| from the Rio Grande to the frozen linn
it's of the north"
The superiority of the five civilized
tribes and their systematic form of
government We're given by Senator
Root as two of the primary causes for
the ultimate defeat of the French and
their Indian allies by the English and
the Iroquois. Speaking of those
Indians, he said they. of all the inhab-
itants of the New World, were the
most terrible foes and the most capable
of organized and sustained warfare
and of all the inhabitants north of
Mexico. they We're the most civilized
and intelligent
Senator Root reviewed the early at
tempts made to colonize the new con-
tinent, and the privations and difficult
| ties which We're met by the colonists.
AT Quebec, twenty-eight Frenchmen
with Champlain had braved the rigors
of a Canadian winter and in the
spring of 1909 but eight remained
alive" said Senator Root. TN this
same month of July. 1909. the Half
Moon of Henry Hudson was repairing
damages in Penobscot Bay after her
voyage across the Atlantic and prepar-
| ing to sail to to the noble river that
still bears her commanders name.
"Of all the peoples of Europe" he
said. "only the French and the Eng
lish possessed the power. the energy.
the adventurous courage, the oppor-
tunity and the occasion for expansion
across the Atlantic. The field and the
prize were for them. and for them
alone" Senator RooNalso spoke of the
qualifications of the two reigning mon
archs of those countries at that day.
Henry w. of France. and King James
of England.
"From these two countries. each pos
sessed of great powers. each endowed
with noble qualities, proceeded the
colonists who We're to dispute for the
possession Of America said the SEN
ator from New York He recalled In de-
tail the conditions which had existed
in France and England for centuries
prior to the discovery Of Lake Cham
plain and Of the influence which these
conditions had upon the great struggle
between France and England for SUI
premacy in the new world. THE world
owes many debts to France" added
Senator Root, mot the least OF these is
the Inspiration the men of every race
can find IN the noble examples of such
explorers as Niccolet and Joliet and
La Salles; such leaders as Champlain
and Frontenac and Duquesne and
Montcalm and such missionaries as La
Caron and Braboeuf. and Marquct."
In conclusion, Senator Root said: TN
these memorial days let there be honor
to Champlain and the chlvalry Of