The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
VICTORY OF PERRY
IS CELEBRATED IN
BIG PEACE BANQUET
Canadians and Americans
Clasp Hands in Token of
Good Will-Taft
Speaks

E u : .4 I srl
Cedar Point, o., September io.r--iiauds
were clasped in token of good will by
Canadians and Americans and II eontin-
uation of the century of peace that has
elapsed since the signing of the treaty
of Ghent was predicted here tonight
brought today's celebration Of the one
hundredth anniversary of the battle of
Lake Erie to close
Former President Taft for the United
States and DR., John A. Macdonald of
Toronto. ont. for Great Britain. were
the principal speakers Each oulogized
Commodore Perry and Barclay and
their respective commands.
Each of the 100 places at the ban
quet tables was occupied by man
or woman prominent in tho affairs
of one or several states, If not the ma !.
tion, or the world.
Should Join Forces
A joining of forces of the United States
and Canada to protect the shores Of
North America, should they ever be
threatened by an invasion from any
quarter, was advocated by Governor
Pothier of Rhode Island in an address
tonight at the banquet
No policy of disarmament can per
petuate the peace we now enioy.' he
declared "A state of preparation is thu
only one that will command respect"
Governor Pothier declared he was in
accordance with the Canadian states
men who were advocating a navy for
the dominion With the combined force
" 70 do atad
brought To the defense of the eastern,
and western coasts of North America
we could together preserve peace eff
fectually in America and by our ma =
teral and moral power be a blessine
to mankind
Governor Ralston of Indiana empha
sized the economic value of arbitration
and declared that the enormous cost
of war should challenge the attention
of the commercial world And yet. he
added, ''it Is a fact that the movements
put on foot in the last Is years 10
| bring about a closer relation between
the different nations have moi received
the support they should from business
men The latter haye been apparently
blind 10 their own interests"
whenever the world comes to bo-
Hove in brotherhood" he said, "It VIII
be worth more to honest commeroialism
than standing armies and ocean fleets"
New Perry Memorial
That portion OF today's celebration
which was held at Put-in-B Bay took
place upon the site OF the Perry me-
mortal which now is In the initial
stages of erection.
The central motive of the memorial
Is a column 335 feet In height as it
viii be when completed. which will
dominate the surrounding waters and
c cd ~
bronze tripod, the bowl of which Is
Illuminated By a cluster of 100 mean
descent lights.
Three hundred feet distant from the
column and slightly elevated on ter
races are TO be a eoIlonade and museum
The museum is to house collection
of the Perryana as well as arms, books.
paintings engravings and relics, remi-
niscent of the war Of 1872. The col
lonade OF the museum encoses on three
sides herioc bronze statue . feet In
height typifyine peace by arbitra-
tion =
TIE three structures are to stand in
a plaza $50 feet in length and extend
Ing 450 feet in Width from the waters
Of Lake Erie to those of Putin Bay
From the latter the plaza Is reached by
a board flight OF steps forming the
main approach.
The monument was formally dedica TED
today by former President TAFT.
fnaugurating the dedication eerc-
monies. cannon doomed at the hour
OF the firing of the first gun in the
battle fought 100 years ago today with
in view of the Put-in-Bay shores.
"A century ago today this hay was
made famous by battle, said Mr.
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