New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-08
RED CROSS CONFERENCE
DAZZLES WASHINGTON
Senator Root Welcomes Dele.
gates from Many Lands in Be-
half OF President Taft.
80 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
Gathering Equals in Brilliancy
Presidents Diplomatic Recep.
tions-Peace Among Nations
Keynote of ALI Utterances.
LFrom rhe TrlLrnc lsnr.au.l

From The Tribune 3ursaul
Washington. May l. Except at the Pres''
dents diplomatic receptions, even Wash.
ington has rarely seen such brilliant uni
forms and 80 many decorations as grsced
the opening OF the ninth International Red
crcgs conference in the Pan-Americsn
Building this afternoon and the great re-
ception 10 the delegates this evening. and
even at the White House such polyglot
affairs are unusual Officially French Is the
language OF the Red Cross conferences
This time. I'm Difference TO the fact that
English IS the language of North America
and Spanish that OF South America, these
two tongues were also recognized. Ana
German and italian buttod bithely into
merely conversational episodes.
shortly after 80 o'clock. the hour set for
the conference. hush fell on tre assem-
bly, that had gradually made its way into
the great marble hall of the Americas. IL
realized that a plain frock coated American
citizen. rather unimpressive among all tue
uniforms on the platform was standing
awaiting their pleasure, and burst of ap'
n,ause greeted Senator Root. Of New York.
who brought TO the conference tho message
or welcome WHICH tTtSip'i4' '"''
able to deliver in person
MESSAGE from President.
4 message was read from PRESIDENT lsr'
bv Senator Root in which the head OF ths
American Red Cross expressed the nope
that this conference would bring the ns
tions represented closer together IN 'n'
bonds Of international friendship. IL w
time of war YOU have succored your |ouno-
cd enemy" wrote Mr.. Taft, 1T is NOT
strange that IN time Of peace you have
aided your suffering neighbor."
Senator Root added few words ~ re-
eret and Of welcome from the government
and from the people as a whole ana an'
rouncod the presidents Of the conference
Mr. Root spoke in English. but II was
obout the only English heard from 'he
platform. except few murmuTeo Ss"
t.pces from Baron Ozawa. which nooodH
beard,and everybody applauded, Tor tuS
I.ranese are tremendously popular AZ TINS
conference
Whom each IN turn-eN-Amhassador
Henry White for America; Gustav Anor'
for the International Association; Ola Gen
oral Nichal. a fine soldierly old giant WIZ
| q score Of decorations blazing across 'nc
breast Of his uniform, for France ANDES
| sador dc CANA for the Latin American
/ countries. and Baron OzaVa, lot japan
had given the assembaSe greeting 'IiS'
| tenant General Nicholas fermalo"' NUS
sior military attache az London ana reP'
! rseentinr his government at this CONFER
| o,co snesking from the floor. delivered
message from his Empress and the CON
! fareuce scrambled scatteringly 10 Ns lee
/ IA receive the message when " rea'IeI
whose mouthpece the brilliantly unitornlen
| soldier was.
| Surgeon Major de Msrval and captain
' Manuel Roauettc brought greeting llon,
| the littlest and tho latest-S~itzer'and an
| Portugal respectlvely-of European repup-
lies DR.. Eugeno Sanchez de fueh'ss'
! secretary general ot the cuban ked CrosS'
! snol,o ferventIy in Spauish-most OF me
oth,r suosches were in French-and ever
/ hod,. .aerod To understand, which may or
may not have been a blum.
NJ Emile Charrier, secretary OF the cor,
ference read number of kilograms fn1
announced gift of lQ.H" yen 'aoo"'
,5o oom from, the Empress of Japan for me
development of the peace acuNiues Of '''
organization.
After an hour of mutual CONGRATULATIONS
| .,,,,,, ,,.b;cb Mr. Root had vanished ana
Mr.. White was in the chair the cohf:r-
ono. MAS invited To take itself over 70 th'
exposition building, which II acconpAsheo
with considerable friendly polyslot chatter
Great Reception in Evening
! There Major Charles Lynch. who has
| had charge OF this feature OF the conleF
ence got his back against palm grove
and made a brief address. 10 when NI
White responded Then the delegates tooH
nossessiou. spread themselves over thS
| buildirg and showed each other every
! thing with elaborate explanation ana az
miration until nightfall. At o'clock they
| reasscmbIed at the Pan American bnllo'
| ing for the great reception rendered 'hei"
by the American Red Cross.
| delegates from thirty-two ooun'rles
are in attendance. 1T seems 70 -us'
| said Senator foot, welcoming the con-
cross that we shall never again re IN
volved in war In the later years thsl-
has come TO our people ia America
realization that. while tho office OF the Ken
! Cross ~ 10 mitigate the horrors OF va
and TO relieve suffering, there rs III NV
| sririt of the Rcd Cross a necessary an
,aconism TO the spirit of War Therefore
Il seems 20 us that this great clsaniSd'
,ior is 10 work out its destiny by so IN
! euenclng the spirit of mankind thar
shau no LONGER be needed for its orisin''
purpose
Officers Of the Conference.
President Taft was chosen honc!a's
president Of the conference; henry nv,
OK. American Ambassador to France
president. and Gustav Ador, presioeh' ~
rho international committee. second pref''
! don't xr...
| Vice-presidents we're elected az tolloN
! General e Won Pfuol German Gehs.
Nicnsl. France. Baron Ozawa. Japsa s.s a.,
| iohn Furley. Great Britain. ,tFoIIs,,iy
| Vrcden. Russia Count Sonles'tss n1,hassa.
! rr FnTkas, Austria Hungary AIEaoonnersl
| dor ia CANA. Brazil and Major TTsnitsd
| George ". Davis, 1. ). \. retreu'
| States. ,-.e. MAS chosen
secretarv general OF the conteren-r-
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