New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-04
NDORSE DR|SC0LL PLAN 'CH|uS PRESIDENT HERE
New York Gives Warm Welcome
to Pedro Mont and Suite.
BIG GUNS BOOM GREETING
Talks of Great Progress in the
United States-Will Go To-
day to See Taft.

| Pedro Montt president of Chill, arrived
in New York yesterday afternoon attended
| by all the pomp and circumstance hefitting
! his high station. AS the Royal Mail Steam
Packet Tagus steamed in through the Mar
rows with her distinguishes passenger. Fort
| Wadsworth doomed forth the Presidential
! greeting of twenty-one guns.
At Quarantine special delegation, CON
| sisting of Chandler Hale, Third Assistant
| Secretary of State: Major General William
/ II. Carter. L. s. A. assistant chief of staff:
| Captain II. P HuSe. L. s. N; Alberto
| Yoacham, CHILEAN charge daffaires Wash
ington: Thomas {. Dawson. former United
! States Minister to Chill and chief of the
| Latin-American Division of the State De
partment; John Barrett. head of the Bureau
| Of American Republics: Ricardo Sanchez.
Chilan Consul General and Alexandra Her
| quinigo. secretary OF the Chilian Legation.
transferred the President to the General
| Harvey Brown. of the Quarternaster's De-
partment which landed him at SD street
and the East River.
At the pier to make him welcome besides
the rabble of children perched on sand
| mounds and two huge gas tanks rearing
| themselves either side into a sort of
| continental gateway, were three companies
of coast artillery from Fort Hamilton,
company of infantry from Governors ISL
and. company of marines from Fort Han
cock and the 5th Coast Artillery band.
Plans for Welcome Go Awry.
| Ali these soldiers. under command of
/ Major Schumm. We're TO escort President
Montt and his party from the pier to the
| Hotel Plaza, but the bright sunshine I'M
patiently disappeared when the General
| Harvey Brown could not be sighted long
after it was due at East gid street. and the
storm which threatened ruined the well
! laid plans It was considered the wiser
course to convey the visitor with all posi-
/ bic dispatch to the hotel and avoid the rain
rather than run the automobile at snail's
pace that the troops might keep up with it.
So the latter marched back to their boats
/ and the four cars containing the President
and his party made good speed TO the
| Plaza.
| Travelling with President Montt are his
| wife, Nine Sara del Canto Montt: his
| siSter-in-laW, Nine. Mercedes Huidbro
! Montt. Colonel Bari. of the CHILEAN army.
| his aid: Or. Munich, his private physi-
| clan: Herman Echeverria his secretary
and q Roman Catholic chaplain. They came
/ as far as the Isthmus of Panama on the
/ Gillian man-of-war. Esmeralda. looked
| over the canal and then embarked on the
/ TGgus. The President. who has been
spending his energies in an attempt to put
/ the CHILEAN currency on a gold basis is in
! search of rest and health. The party will
| sail on Tuesday aboard the Kaiser Will
! helm der Crosse for the Continent. where
/ the German baths will he tried.
In the mean time his excellenCv has
| planned a trip to Beverly to see President
Taft. Tomorrow al 2. m he viii leave
/ here in special car for Boston where he
will spend the night at the Hotel Tou-
! raine, and Saturday morning the Presi-
| dents yacht May7ower will convey him to
Beverly There he will take luncheon
with President Taft. returning To New
York Saturday night. President Montt is
undecided whether 10 so to Washington or
West Point on Sunday He is especi-
ell DESTROYS Of seeing the capital again,
because. beginning in 1891. for two years
he wes Gillian Minister there and retains
delightful memories Of his sojcurn-
Too Tired for Reception.
Arrangements for a formal reception at
the Plaza last night were cancelled at the
request Of the President who was ia
tigued as q result Of his voyage But he
granted q brief audience to the newspaper
men in the hotels royal suite. which was
9 bower of flowers
Tho United States has made wonderful
progress since my last visit here. twenty
vearS ago said he in good English. and
the march forward goes steadily On Ny
inspection of the Panama Canal showed it
to be most marvellous work. well done
L viii be completed on time and with its
completion there doubtless viii he direct
steamship communication between Chilli
and the United States. the ships passing
through the canal. This canal will be Of
immense commercial benefit to my country.
''Chili's advancement is ra pjd. We are de-
Veloping a great country. the greatest in
South America. and it is not alone in bust
ness that are in the march of progress.
We are moving forward along every line
of civiza ton
President Moutt IS to be absent from his
country for the remainder Of this year.
FURNITURE STAYS IN FLAT