The San Francisco call., 1909-07-09
THREE NATIONS IN
PERMANENT AMITY
President Taft Congratulates
Great Britain, France and
the United States
Lauds the Men of Vermont at
the Lake Champlain Ter
centenary Celebration

BURLINGTON, VT, July S.-Presi-
dent Taft's participation in the Lake
Champlain tercentenary celebration
ended today and he left here late to-
night for Washington, where tomor-
row afternoon he will plunge again
into the intricacies of the tariff at
meeting with house and senate leaders
concerning the conference considera-
tion of the measure which is soon to
be begun.
The president declared in his speech
here today that the Champlain cele-
bration would fill a unique place in
history as the memorial of renewed
expression of the amity between Great
Britain, France and the United States.
DISTINGUISHED MEN
The French ambassador. NJ. Jusser-
and; the British ambassador, Mr.. Bryce;
Governor Hughes of New York, Gov
ernor Prouty of Vermont and Post
master General Lemieux spoke in addi-
tion to President Taft.
During the afternoon the president
saw the Indian pageant of Hiawatha
given on floats near the yacht club
wharf. Tonight, with the other Wis
itors, the president was guest at a
banquet.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
President Taft, after paying compIi-
ments TO the people and state of Yer
mont for their history and achieve
ments, in his speech at City Hall park
said:
"A man who can claim Vermont
lineage has something to be proud of.
My father knew every man in the
state of Ohio that had come from Yer
mont. And there is something about
in California or Ohio or any other
state-and they are in every state
that makes between them a bond al
most equal to bond of free masonry.
Now, my friends, l am not in the
theatrical business and I have not fully
| understood, until the last three days,
what was meant by continuous show.
Now ! know. and il affects differently
those who are engaged in it and those
who came in only at one time.
IN JOCULAR VEIN
Il don't mean to make that harmoni-
| Gus union between the governors of
New York and Vermont, and that L
! hope Will continue to be preserved, any
more difficult b. suggesting a solution
of a problem about to rise in respect
/ to the place where the monument to
Samuel Champlain is to be put. l Sug-
gested last night that it might be well
to submit it to committee consisting
! or the French ambassador, the English
ambassador and the chief executive of
| the United States, and we might then
reach a conclusion that would be sat
! iSfactory to nobody.
Il don't know how you are going to
/ satisfy everybody unless you make
! Champlain a Colossus of Rhodes and
put Sone foot in New York and one
| foot in Vermont
MANY SIDED MEMORIAL
My friends. this is a most unique
and many sided memorial. ! know
there has run through your minds. as
there has through mine this morning,
the happy feeling of being present to
! hear such beautiful speeches from the
| heart as we have heard. We meet to
| celebrate an event and a man on whose
! life and on the acts of whose life
| turned, in way which he little ex-
pected the whole settlement of this
country. We meet here to celebrate his
| virtues and to congratulate France.
his country. as one that could produce
| such a hero.
But the feature of this memorial
! that l think is so unique is the gather
| ing here in. amity. in peace, and in a
union that can not be torn apart three
great powers, England. France and the
| United States, and with England's fair
est daughter, the Dominion of Canada.
| ask you where in all the history of
memorials can you find one that in
! that respect will match this?