The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-09
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DELEGATES GET
DEFENSE Hint
Judge Gray, at Banquet Given
by Lansing, Recommends
Preparedness.
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WASHINGTON, JAM S--Delegates
to the second Pan-American Scientific
Congress, which ended two weeks
session here today, were guests of
Secretary Lansing tonight at BAN
quet featured by addresses reempha-
sizing the growing tendency towards
closer relations among the American
republics.
Secretary Lansing, Ambassador Edu-
Eardo Suarez-NIujica. of Chile. president
of the congress; Judge George Grey, OF
Delaware, chairman Of the United
States delegation, and Ignacio Calder
on, Bolivia's minister here, were
among those on the after-dinner pro-
gram. Mr.. Lansing expressed the graft
| fcation Of the United States for what
the congress had accomplished, and
Ambassador Suarez, responding for the
organization proposed toast to the
president o fthe United States, as
symbol Of the country that has enter
tanned us so fraternally."
Treaties Not Needed.
| In delivering a farewell to the part
ing delegates, Judge Grey urged that
the American republics, which need
no formal treaties to impel us to unity
of thought and action" should not
neglect in their friendly relations with
each other to take steps for military
preparedness. Another endorsement
Of President Wilson's Pan-American
policy was made by Minister Calderon.
who declared it "a great doctrine.
which excludes no man, threatens no
country, but is the elimination of that
great universal yearnlng for freedom,
for peace, for justice and for amity."
Monday, as the guests Of the United
States government, the foreign dele
gates will leave for tour OF the North
as far as Boston. which will end at
New York January 16. They will be
entertained at luncheon Monday by
the Baltimore board Of trade and after
ward will visit Philadelphia. Prince
ton. New Haven. Boston and various
other cities.
Against War.
| Judge Grey in his farewell address
tonight, emphasized that military pre-
paredness should be. directed mot for
war, but as happily has been said.
against war; He added that the OPP
portunity might come land we all
Iferyently pray 1t may soon come, when
the president could offer as the spokes-
man of all the Americas suggestion
that might "find Judgment in the mind
and heart of the peoples OF the world
This voice." he continued, when
spoken, must be the voice of a virile
people, who with no selfish aims TO
subserve, and with no purpose Of ag-
erosion or ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. stand for
law and justice and the broad human
lilies that underlie our civilization"
Strengthening Of the sea powers,
south as well as north" he said
Twas a duty, shat we may protect
Eeyerywhere the commerce that trav-
erses the high seas on ocean paths
that are open to all neutral nations"
while the United States must so
strengthen its army that it may
serve as a neucleus upon which the
citizen soldiery of the states may
be built into an efficient army Of de-
Tense"
A "Moral Salvage"
These" he declared. ARE the
sentiments which are felt in the
hearts of the American people as
they hold up the olive branch Of
peace to the nations of the world.
We need no formal treaties to impel
us to the unity OF thought and action
that will make the injury of one the
injury Of all. 1t is for us. all OF
the world. to make u moral salvage
OF Christian civilization. To para
phrase the words Of the president
Americans ask nothing for them
selves, except what they have right
10 ask for humanity ITSELF - no
"Friendliness and good WIZ s.se