Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-04-16

railroads are granting low round tr1p
rates. and one can see the United
States under more favorable conditions
than have ever before obtained For
ty-ttree nations are participating in the
Exposition upon Z vast scale- Read
Mr. Hale's wonderful article and YOU
will gain an itea u the purpose that
inspired the builders u the Panama
Pacific international Exposition He
Gays:
Universal ezpositiOrls. Q. which tie
Pana ma Pacific International Exposi-
ton Is the fourth Ia tie United States.
have always stood for peace In Phil
adelphia in 1876 the Hon Joseph L
Hawley. president II the Centeunial
Exposition. in his opening Remarks said:
From the association here Of welcome
visitors from all nations there r1ay re-
suit not alone great benefit, 10 inven-
ton. manufacture. agriculture. trade
and commerce. but also stronger inter
national friendship and more lasting
peace"
"Aequsintance so>sens Preju6ies.-
Acquaintance softcns preJudice'' has
beeh ringing III my ears ever since
,b1ss- ihree words were uttered by a
forei u graduate Of one Of our Ameri-
can universities IN speech delivered
some years ago. The learned states
man. Hon. Elihu Root. yoirel the same
sentiment when about To leave the
high Office Of secretary Of state In sub
stantially these words: III were iinpos-
sible for any nation TO be at war If the
peoples Of the conflicting Countries III
derstood each other"
Universal expeditions soften preiu-
dices, remove commercial antipathies
and settle political differences by
bringing the people of all nation. into
friendly Intercourse for the discussion
Of ideas, the exchange Of commodities
and for the advancement 81 mankind
socially, morally. intellectually aud
commercially. They reflect the thought
and action Of peaceful. pursuits and
reach their greatest successes during
or following long periods ~ national
and international peace. Their exhlb-
it's are the product Of the arts Of peace.
and their object il the promotion Of
peaceful activity In thought and word
and deed They are the antitheSis "
war. the embodiment Of peace. Their
grounds are set apart as exfraterri-
tOriaI, devoted to the use Of all nations
and all peoples on Il parity and equaii-
ty. The Pana ma Pacific international
Exposition grounds today are common
TO all. No creed or race Is barred: all
have equal rights and privileges. II j.
neutral ground for warning or tranquil
nations alike. II Is one great democ-
racy where all unite I'm contributing 10
an expression Of gratitude for the pres
ent and inspiration for the future, and
because the exposition r. really the
child Of peace do We deem II priv
ilege-aye. even a duty-to enter our
protest against the terrible conditions
now prevailing in Europe.
II ~ I1ie 20 presume nat anything
that we can do here today will have
any material influence I'm the fnmedi.
ate settlement Of the greatest war In
history, involving more than half the
people Of the civilized world. but we
can raise our voices In earnest protest
against conditions In Europe too terri
bic to contemplate In loss OF life. IN the
destruction Of property. In the suffer
ing OF homeless women and children