The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-01
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Washington, ID. C, April S0.-April
goes as IL came. in blaze OF social
glory quite equal to that of the early
season. Events centred chiefly around
the festivities incident 10 the annual
Congress of Colonial Danes of Amer
lea, the convention Of the National So
ciety of Daughters of 1872, the formal
opening of the International bureau {!
American Republics. the ante-nupt1al
events OF two large military weddings
and the presence of such distinguished
visitors as Prince Tsai Choa, with his
collea CUES OF the Chinese commission,
DR. and Mrs. Paul Schwartz, OF Berlin
who are combining business with pleas
ure in their tour of the states; MISS
Amphlett, a noted Englishwo woman.
spending some time with friends IN
America; Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carne.
made possible the construction OF
Washngton's latest show place, the
Palace of Peace, known as the Inter
national Bureau of American Repub-
lies.
This splendid building, dedicated on
Tuesday with appropriate ceremonies
to the use of the friendly organization
of twenty-one independent nations OF
the Western Hemisphere Is the cut
mination of the Pan-American idea
originated by Henry Clay. and first
given concrete form during the regime
OF James g. Blaine, Secretary OF state
under the Harrison administration. so
cially brilliant and commercially sue
cessful as was the initial conference
of American republics, the idea OF a
lasting union Of the-Americas to which
it gave birth. would have suffered All
ignominious death at the hand of IN.
not Uncle Sam acted the part of pro-
fessional nurse and broughttit safely
through the troublous days of the sec
ond and third conferences, held re,
spectively in the City Of Mexico and
paratory days of the Pan-American Ex-
position, held between the conference
dates, in Buffalo, N. Y. During the
growth of the Pan-American sentiment
| the Bureau of American Republics was
established III Washington as the &C
/, tive agency for carrying out the reso.
j lutions and conventions of the several
| conferences and spreading practical IN
| formation throughout the world con-
! corning the American republics. From
q small corps of spondents. q
limited Spanish-American library and
a monthly bulletin the work of the
bureau has augmented with the years
5000 letters a month and distributes
about 10000 pieces OF printed matter
| In the same period. Its chief executive
officer is the director, always, so lar,
native of the United States--chosen by
the governing board, composed Of the
! diplomatic Representatives in Wash
lington of the American republics and
| the Secretary of State as chairman eX.
offlcio.
| According to last reports. the Latin
! American countries represented have
a population OF 70,000,000, and their
combined trade Is annually more than
| $1,000.000,000. Their statesmen--though
\ unfortunately, not all of them-are as
brilliant. and their women or the up
per class as cultured as our own. When
among these people peace continues as
permanent as 1t is to-day, their ma
tional prosperity will develop by leaps
land bounds, for the natural resources
of South and Central America ar.
4 world. Then will the Land of the
lncas blossom as tho rose. and Nortl
i Americans seek its wonder places
even as now they visit those Of Flu
rope 1t is to be hoped, however, tha'
before the n-American1,Rallroad be
commercialism totally destroys thu
records in rock and ruin of an ancien
civilization. n man OF means may es
Itablish In SPANISH America clearinf
house of scientific information, to az
for those republics what the Smithso
Man Institution has for tho United
i States,
4 The reception given by Director Johr
\ Barret to the Laird Of Skibo and Mrs
closing event os the dedicatory eN
ercises, and from the moment the re
4 ceivinR line, headed by President Taft
ltook Its place AGAINST a BACKGROUND
LOT gracefully contoured white marble
1llghted hy an electric fountain IN thu
i green patio, until the Inst leave taking
iit happily combined North .Americar
II dignity With the picturesque warmth
of Latin America. ITS setting OF archi
| teetural grace. The stirring music @