The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-04
President Taft, Cardinal Glib
bOns and Other Leaders At
tend Conference.
EXECUTIVE MAKES A
SIGNIFICANT SPEECH
Declares the United States Does
Not Desire to Extend Its
Domain.

BAL1lMOfSEs May Ss-ETeSiQcit ldils
In his speech at the opening OF the third
national peace conference here today,
said the United States would keep hands
off and not seek to extend it's domain
or to acquire foreign territory.
He made no mention of Mexico but
10 those VINO heard him 1t was evident
tho trouble there and the suspicion In
the South American republics as TO the
Intention of this country in regard to It's
southern neighbors had inspired him.
zone OF the difficulties the United
States finds is the natural suspicious
that the countries engaged have Of the
motives the United States has in tender
ing its good Offices" continued the presi-
dent.
"Asseration OF good faith helps but
little where tho suspicion is real. and yet
in such presence as this to assert that
there is not in the wohle length and
breath of the United States among its
people any desire for territorial aggran-
diSement and that It's people as q whole
Will not permit It's government: II 1t
would to take any steps in respect to
foreign peoples, looking to a forcibe
extension OF our political power
No More Territory Wanted.
We have had wars and we know
sibilities they entail. the burdens and
losses and horrors, and we would have
none Of them, We have magnificent
domain of our own in which we are at
tempting to work out and show to the
world success In popular government,
and we need no more territory in which
10 show this.
But we have attained great prosper
ity and great power. We have become
a powerful member of the community
OF nations in which we live and there Is
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care and responsibility for the peace of
the world In OUT neighborhood and a
burden OF helping those nations that can
peacefully and effectively
The president spoke TO several thou
sand persons In the Lyric theater. Car
dinal Gibbons. Secretary of War Dick
inson, Senator Gore Of Oklahoma. Andrew
Carnegie and more than a dozen leaders
in the movement for world peace sat on
the platform with the president
Step Toward Universal Peace.
Cardinal Gibbons and Hamilton Holt.
president of the conference who spoke
before the president. voiced the opinion
States and Great Britain will mark the
greatest step toward universal peace that
the world has ever seen.
IAN arbitration treaty between two
great nations OF the world said the
president. would be a step in securing
IF such an arbitration treaty can be
concluded. have no doubt an important
step VIII have been taken, but IL will
not bring an end of war: 1t Is step
only: and we must not defeat our pur-
poses by enlarginE the expectation of
| the world as to what Is TO happen and
| then disappoint II.
'tWe must realize that we are dealing
| with world that is fallible and full OF
| weakness and some what of wickedness
In j.. and the reforms that are worth
| tie and not by one blow
Canadian Eloquence.
The president was particularly inter-
ested in speech by DIR. J. A. MacDon-
aid, editor OF the Toronto (Cannda)
Globe. q warm advocate OF reciprocity.
said DR.. Macdonald. then william
Howard Taft will be remembered in
world history so long as man loves
above all other nations Canada has
the greatest stake in the proposed
| Canada desires the pact not for her
self alone. but for the sake OF the whole
world. The time TO do it Is at hand,
! the tide is swelling TO the flood and if
i ever had the right TO speak for my
belong. it is now. and / ask that the
parliament OF Great Britain and the
! congress OF the United States Join TO
| insure the peace of the whole world"
President Taft returned to Washing ton
| Immediately after the meeting
Cardinal Gibbons's Address.
| IT am persuaded that the signing of a
| treaty OF arbitratio between Great Brit
ain and the United Statea would not
only he source of lncalculable blessings
far toward the maintenance of perma :
ncnt peace throughout the civilized
world said Cardinal Gibbons.
! I'VE live under practically the same
erned by a constitutional monarchy; the
United States is ruled by a constitutional
republic. And ! believe that both OF
these nations have been more success
ful In adjusting and reconcling legiti-
mate authority with personal liberty
than any other country Of the world
"oh, If England and America were to
tration with each other such bond OF
friendship and amity would be q bless
Ing not only to these two great powers
but to all the nations oil the civilized
world.
let Britannia and Columbia join
hands across the Atlantic. and thnr out
stretched arms will form a sacred arch
Of peace rainbow which will excite the
admiration OF nations and will proclaim
to the world that with Gods help the
bloodshed In fratrlcidal war
THE time seems TO he most ausDcous
for the consummation OF this alliance
II meets with the approval OF the presi-
dent of the United States. who honnrs
this meeting with his presence. | earnest
ly hope II Will have the sanction OF the
congress now in session. It meets with
the approval OF Sir Edward Grey. Eng
lish minister of foreign affairs. It has
the cordial sympathy of the distinguished
gentlemen here today-Mr Carnegie Mr.
Marburg and many others too numerous
To mention. and ] pray that these mer
may receive the title promised by tn,
Prince OF Peace 10 all w;,o walk In his
footsteps. Blessed arc tho pcncemakers
for they Shall be called the children ol
| God "