The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-27
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the nth parallel To Cape Horn may h
held va the interest % Continental peace
was dslicafsi to-day
President Taft Cardinal Gibbons. An
drew Carnegie who gave s751.00 for the
erection Cf the beautiful banking sen
atoT Root. Secretary Of State Knox and
AmbASsaioT re Ia Barra of Mexico all
spoke II Peace and unity among the ma
tons IT ,h. Western Hemisphere.
The Prr-idsEt declared that in the
foreign p-,hcy of the United states the
greatest object j. the preservation 81
: ps.ar., amlslx the American republics.
3 An,lr-w Carnegie hopsd that some day
I Canada wouli join the brotherhood Of
republics with the Bnss.rt OF England.
and senator Rooi said that the building
- a confession % faith. a covenant %
fraiernal duty. a declaration Of allegiance
60 au ideal-
Following the speeches the President.
Ear iinal GIbl ,ons and the other honorary
guests repaired TO the Central courtyard.
where Mr. Taft and Mr. Carnegie planted
a peace tres. Most of the Diplomatic
Corps and SCORES 81 other persons well
known m official lfs. were present Mrs.
Taft sat IN the first row during the speak
ing
1t - now nearly two years. said Fresi-
ienr TAFT. since my Predecessor. Nj.
Roosevelt lad the cornerstone % thus
huiliirg and thus testified to his interest
and the interest ui the people whom he
represented ~ IT. construction and ia
,ts meaning He aided something to the
81 Iuvmru' and interest Of he o., n ION by
differing -orrsw what from him who had
made the occasion possible. Mr.. Carnegie
a. To- the method by which peace should
h.. obtained But that they both were
earnest and strenuous aud determined
To have u.ar- there WAS no doubt.
1 e-tsRm It a great honor to the United
states % America that IN" twenty one
republics have consented that tn. home
of the Buneau e American Republics
should b. here upon this soil A. the
elder sister - o'Ir twenty sisters w. take
prid-. IN pnmog-niture W. ar. ANXIOUS
~ EaV" each membsT uf the family know
that h-heve IA absolute equality IN
the family and that there - nothing ~
preference, which We insist upon beca,Iss
w. arr "st"r ami for the time Icing can
count more no-s.a
The Bureau uf American Republics
was established OF suggested al least
aud carried into being by that great
Secretary & state James q. Blaine IL !
has bs-sn made most effective nv another
grs'a, Secretary of stat. Elhu Root
HIS speech TODAY Was a. perfect IN it,
way a. the architecture ~ tins building
1t - Further fitting that tins building !
should have hsen made pD-HIhle by thai !
man who IL the no--t conspicuous man out I
- official life IA IN. bringing about IL !
universal I-aCe.
II gus's without saying that in the /
fore ga policy 81 the United States IT, Z
greatest object - IN" preservation u I
I~ac" among the American republics .
AMI that the organization 81 the Bureau
81 American Republics and the making
II TINS family ct American republics are /,
events that tend more than anything
else 90 the preservation - that peace I
Tor Ne tw"n'y-one republics cannot az /
ford 20 have any two or any three Of ~ I
quarrel Mr. Carnegie and ! will not he .
satisfied until all nineteen ~ ~ can inter- ,
Nene br proper measures 90 suppress a I
quarrel between any other two
Mr.. Carnegie praised James q Blaine
Secretary Knox ~. said the latch.trinR
~ the bureau would always H. out for
Canada
We would not exclude from friendly
cooperation. said Mr. Carnegie -orr
growing usighhor ~ the north who
Tor and by the people should she IN the
co'lrs~ - time deride with th. cordial
approval - her iilustrious parent land
- enter IN" brotherhood. thus extending
" over me "ntir" continent. IN AREA
nearly four times a. large a. Eurous
surely such spectacle wnud soon lead
the whole civilized world - follow
IN" crime % war - inherent 1t gives
victory not - the nation that j. hight
nut - that which - strong Win the
words II Washington. the father ~ our
country, m my heart my first wish IL
- -@e the plague of mankind war Ian.
ished from the earth now ioin in
ded'ating this home 81 the Am~rican
TepubhCs - the highest n all missions
the abolition ~ the crime - killing man
ny man ~ means 10 settling Interna-
tional di-p utss
Secretary Knox declared that IN.
building was ~ sense the child of NJ
Root. And have acted ~ nurse. h.
said
senator Root sid: This buiI,iing /.
important as the symbol ~ the ever
prrr''nt reminder, the perpetual ASSERTION
nI unity ~ common interest and purpose
ana hope among an the republics This
building ~ "A Cpnfss-ion IL faith. a cove
nart ~ ffaternal duty "A deClarg tInn Of
allegiance n AN Idnal. This building Is
- u" an it, most manifest utilitarian
a sHoCIation and growth II mutual knowl.
edge among the poepie Of the different
republics
Senior de h Rarra. Ambassador from
Mexico. thought the si'',iics ton lof this
building might mark ia" first step I~ard
a closer unity among American Is.op -
Visitors 10 the new building were greatly
lntercs'e d IN the bust Of Bolivar. the
George Washington Of South America.
which was placed in the building as a
contribution 81 the Republic Of yeneziIels :
As a work 81 ART the committee gave the
piece the place 81 honor neat TO the buss !
n George Washington. The work was
executed by Rudulph Evans. a young :
American sculptor .
The governing board and the directors .
II the bureau gave a receDtion ,.,-ri,,h,
q honor ~ Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie Presi-
lent Ten headed the receiving line and
shook hands with about ? SO persona 4
others In the line were Secretary Of State
AnoI. Dir. and Mr.. Carnegie and the
nembers 81 th. Latin American SECTION
u The Diplomatic Corps Mr. and Mrs .
arnegie will leave Washington for New \
ork Tomorrow morning