Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-10
Impressive Ceremony at Ohio
Lake Town Commentaries
Victorious Battle Of Lake
Erie.
MARKS PASSAGE OF
100 YEARS OF PEACE
Beacon Light Of Perpetual
Tranquility Says Ex-Presi-
dent in Eloquent Speech at
Cedar Point.

/ by lensed Wire to Eycnlnp Herald.
Cedar Point Ohio sept. ie. q
towering SHAFT of white marble,
erected in commomoration of Com
modoro oliver Hazard pcrrys vic-
tory la the battle Of Lake Erie md
the one hundred years Of pence bo-
tween the United Stotcs and Great
Britain. was formally dedicated today
\ by former President William Howard
Taft.
inaugurating the dedication cere-
mOnica, cannon doomed M the hour
OF the firing of the opening gun Of
the famous battle. fought one hum
dred years ago today. within view OF
the Put-in-bay glores.
'A'century ago today this hay was
made famous by battle" said Mr.
Taft. and today we meet 20 dedicate
a great and beautiful monument TO
those who took part
"in the introspection of one hum
dred years we can weigh its signifi-
cance. Nothing has developed ln the
years 20 diminish The courage. pntri-
otlsm aud skin Of the commander
and his men as they appeared 90
their contemporaries. But the con-
sequences Of the battle aud the war
of which u WIS one of the few bright
spots IN a field of gloom. were strik-
ingly benoflccnt and promise % grow
oven more 20 In the second century
In which we are now entering.
We celebrate the centennial Of
this battle not In the spirit of trl-
umphal victory of arms, but in the
deep gratitude that ono hundred
years has nos seen lis repetition. No
historical review can give as much
satisfaction to him that hopes for
permanent international peace as the
contrast between the attitude of the
two peoples then and now.
And so we are here today 20 mark
the rearing of this beacon light of
perpetual peace. Little could Perry
have thought In the struggle that he
had In building his puny fleet. In
the stress he was under IN the height
Of battle, In the victory that he tolc
In his famous words to General Hnr.
rlson. that hfs work would be re-
membered for one hundred years as
the harbinger OF perpetual peace.
| and while We vcncrate the energy,
the intrepidity. the patriotism, the
self-sacrifice that brought him and
his men their great triumphs. today
We cherish not so much It's evidence
| OF American manhood and love OF
country as the teaching that its
memory brings io the world the prnc-
teal possibility OF unendlng love and
peace between International noigh-
bors."
"Considcrlng what he had 10 DO Ia
contend against and what he accom-
plished, Commodore Perry's victory
is not surpassed IN the annals of mod
EN- warfare said Judge Emory A.
Walllng of Erie pa. But he waa
also great as man The century OF
peace must be the highest feeling n
an our hearts and 90 ls fitting that n
be here celebrated For it began
just "a hundred years ago snui yonGer
on the battered and bloody hulk oi
the old Lawrence when Commander
Perry accepted tho surrender of th'
British officers with such genuine
kindness as to mako them forget IA,
bitterness of dcfcnt. Il began when
he secured "a parole FOR Commodore
Barclay aud returned tho crippled and
wounded hero to home and country
n began right hero on this islam,
when, after the battle, the Britons
and Americans mingled their tears
together at tho common open graves
of their dead who here were buried
side by side
lot az hope that such peace he
tween tho two grclt English-speakinl
nations viii forever romain unhrokon
And that It may tend 20 lead an othoi
nations up 10 that final era Of poac'
on earth ana good win 20 men,"