The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-16
THE MEXICAN CONGRESS.
Friendly Sentiments Expressed by
Seniors CaIiavero and Pereira.

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Seniors Calfavero and Pereira.
City of Mexico. Nov. 15.--The toast
delivered by Alfred. Cahavero, on be-
half of the. Mexican delegation at
banquet in honor of the Pan American
delegates of other nationalities, was
noteworthy on. account of its friend
liness for the, Unitea States. Mr.. Ca
havero said in par&
Without doubt you have come hith-
er with the desire and aspiration Of
drawing closer the bonds of American
fraternity, of harnonizing reciprocal
interests ana attaining through union
prosperity and strength. But also
think that you have been actuated by
another sentiment still more gratify-
ing to us, viz: The good will enter
tanned by the republics which you
severally represent towards Mexico.
And this makes u still prouder. for
all of you herEconstitute a world.
This good viii is Natural on the part
Of the nations of Central and South
America, on account of the similarity
of origin and the identity of speech. Our
custom. our ra6al ideas are the
same; the languages of Brazil
and Hayti ara at least of
the Latin stock; al of us have the
same feling; the same way of think
ing; the same aspirations, and if the
language is the living token of the in
dependent life of the people, the com
mon paSentage of our speech ought to
consti ute a solidarity of autonomy. To
the United States we are bound by
similar institutions and a community
of interests. but more intimately still
by a historical bond, thattno man may
unloose. The republic of the North
was as ounding Europe by it's progress,
realized in less than a eentury's inde-
pendent existence: and its Industries
and commerce. ever on the increase,
had begun to awaken jealousy. But
just at that moment the Southern
states. rebeleds with the aim Of seced-
ing from the American Union. Then
Napoleon III conceived the idea which
he characterized as the greatest of his
reign. That idea was to invade MeN
co to establish here an empire; to sup
port the secessionist states in order
thus to bring republican institutions
into disrepute and to cause the dis
menberment of the great Northern re-
public, which would have involved the
curtailment of its Industries, its COM
merce and its power The undertake
ing seemed easy; his Instructions to
Forey were simplysto do it quickly
and we'll II this idea had succeeded it
certainly would have been the greatest
of his reign. but Mexico resisted hero
ically for more than four years, and
the United States had an Olyln-
! pia wherein to lpt1t down the re-
belion and assure its national
4 unlty.j As soon ak it succeeded in do
| ing thai it paid Napoleon i'll his own
ksc6an -lsyi insisting on the withdrawal
or his army. ,Inarez had saved his
i fatherIand and had also by his resist
I ance contributed in the salvation OF
1 the American people and we may say
4 of the entire continent On that ac-
count he is saluted as the Bene Mereto
] de America as one who has deserved
well of the Americas. We all already
had the Monroe doctrine safeguard of
the new world; The Diaz, doctrine con-
stitutes its complement and the Diaz
| doctrine may be expressed in this apo
| phthem: The International law of
| America is founded on peace, which in
/ its turn depends on the respect for the
sovereignty, independence and terrific
rial integrity of each and all the re-
publics of America"
Jose Hygino Duarte Pereira, vice
president of the Congress and delegate
| from Brazil, made a speech in which
he cordially reciproeated the friendly
expressions of Senior Cahavero.
w. /. Buchanan, the United States
delegate, also spoke. He thanked Sc
nors Cahavero and Duarte Pereira for
their friendly allusion.
All of the delegates to the Pan
American Congress except Mr. Barrett
of the United States, left on the ex-
cursion to Puebla and other Southern
| points this afternoon. Mr.. Barrett re-
mains to attend to extra business re-
quiring his attention
Gen. Reyes of Colombia, was inter-
viewed before leaving. He said:
1T is true that have received word
that 1 am wanted at home Gen.
Garces of New York, who is second in
command of the revolutionary forces,
has sent a commission to see me. am
/ told that it is now on its way here. l
have also been informed that another
commission is on its way, having been
sent by the vice president of Colombia.
In all there will be about ten persons
in these two commissions"
1t is understood, though Gen. Reyes
will not admit that such is the case,
that these commissioners will ask HIM
in the name of his country to return
and accept the presidency.
When questioned as to what answer
he would give to the commissioners,
Gen.. Reyes refused to commit him
self.
II am tired of politics" he said, land
/ should like to- retire to private life,
but 1 shall do my duty to my country.
That comes first of all. l am not now
prepared to say what answer l shall
give to the commissioners. They will
probably be here when I return and