The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-26
President Taft and Andrew
Carnegie Speak at Bril-
liant Exercises.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
OFFERS INVOCATION
New 100000 Building for Pan
American Bureau to Be Shov
Place of Capital.


building which Andrew Carnegie erect
ed for them overlooking Potomac Park.
President Taft was there. and with the
donor, planted a peace tree in the patio.
or courtyard. as memento Of the aus
picious event and there was a distin-
guished crowd Of diplomats and Other
notables- John Barrett, director, pre-
sided
Cardinal Gibbons delivered the fnvoca-
tiOn and addresses were delivered by
President Taft, secretary Of state Knox.
former Secretary EIfhu Root. Andrew
Carnegie, and the Mexican ambassador.
Francesca De Ia Barre, the latter on BE-
half OF the Latina r1prican diDIofusfi.
corps. This evening the governing board
Of the Bureau Of American Republics
VIII give q reception 10 Nj and Mrs
Andrew Carnegie
Ine new institution represents an out
lay OF 100000 the greater portion OF
which was supplied By AIr Carnegie. 1t
IS a beautiful structure Of whit marble
Of a combined classical and spanish
type one or It's attractive features is
Lne patio, hled with tropical plants and
flowers from the various republics.
EScutcheons In Colors.
Upon the walls Of the building are
the esCut-heOns fu c0lors OF the AmerI-
can Republics with nameE Of their heroes
OF war and peace Andrew Carnegie
calls IL "a temple Of peace. commerce.
and friendship" and Senator Root once
referred 70 II as "a capitol in the Capital
of the United States Of all the American
nations
Tie ceremony was a general blossom
ing forth OF the common aspiration fcr
peace and friendship. Not all th.s re-
4IDlCS F ere represented but thai did
not interfere Fitl the speeches. y car
agUa. for example was uurepreseured. 7
Ihe Argentine, Bolivian Chilean and
-rs3isassif re-sef tf,-ts were "a
excessively cordial Bur these little rifts
-n tas family party or republics made
Secretary Of state Knox sounded the
keynote OF The exercises He said.
The movement IN whose confirmation
we take part today has been exception
ally favored The reason Of its mar
Felous fertility OF development is not
Tar 10 seek The SOIL was prepared -
century ago when the COlOuists Of span
lsh America established free cour1r1ui-
ties. from the Rio Grande 10 Cape H0rn Z
following their northern brethren Of the
United States and the peoples Of that
vast domain, from being dependents OF
a common mOtlerland. became fellow
workers in the building I'D Of q scheme
OF kindred s0EeTeiEuties- As histOEicaf
eras are computed those SOvereigntiss
are yet young Il is happy coinci- /
deuCe that at this very time they are
commen0rating the independence they /
won hundred years ago.
AnQIeW NdLnegle speaks
Andrew Carnegie. IN his address prac-
ticaIiy extended an invitation TO Canada /
TO join the brotherhood
"NOr would We exclude from friend
Iy cooperation he said. 'oUr grow
ing ueighb9r or the North, who en-
joys like ourselves, government of, Z
and for, and By the people, should she .
I'm the course OF time decide, with the /
cordial approval Of her ulustriouS pa
rent land. to enter the brotherhood. +
thus extending IT over the entire con
unelI, an area nearly -FOUR times as Z
large as Europe Surely such a spec /
uacle would soon lead the whole civil
lied world to follow
Upon such an occasion as this our
thoughts naturally revert TO the past
services OF Secretary Blaine, who /
stands forth prominent, presiding as
he did over the first conference OF f
the Repu blIcs held in Washington, 4
which conference he had called into 4
being We rejoice that upon these /
Cry IS soon to appear His successor, Z
Senator Root tLhen Secretary Of 4
state, and to whom we chiefly owe
this beautiful structure). was an hon
Orary peSicenC Of the recent and third E
conference and was tie pioneer &
among nlEn officials in visiting our z
Southern brethren in thei own coun- I
ties Much has he done for the cause I
and in due time a similar tribute 10 I
him viii no doubt be erected His q
successor, our chairman. NJ Knox. /
IS aleady TO be Cedited with a notable 1
success in suggesting that the Inter 4
national Marine Court. agreed to By /
the delegates Of the eight leading na-
val powers, be converted into an ar
bitraI court composed of the most I
eminent iUrists of the respective 4
countries, authorized to decide any in 4
teTnaJiOnal disputes brought before it. 4
Calls War = Crime.
The crime OF war is fnherent-!t /
gives victory not to the nation that is 4
right, but to that which is strong.
with the words f Washington, the
Father Of Our Country, IN my heart. i
Ny first wish is 10 see the plague of \
mankind, war. banished from the earth 4
1 now Join IN dedicating this home Of 4
the American Republics to the highest /
Of all its missions, the abolition Of the
crime Of killing man by man as q means 1
OF settling international disputes
Ambassador De Ia Barra explained the /
Pan-AmeTican idea. He said in part.
Let us earnestly hope. ladies and gen /
uemen, that the dedication Of the Palace
Of the American Republics may be the
starting point OF the nations OF this
hemisphere, merging their differences in 3
a common ideal Of Peace, Justice, and !.
Progress IN tie same manner where the Z
architects have so beautifully. succeeded Z
in harmOnizing in this building with sx-
CuiSite art the severity and grandeur Z
Of the American people with tte grace
and elegance Of the Latin -A.9reTican /
soul.