The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-16
FRIENDSHIP FOR AMERICA
ALFRED CAHAVERO EXPRESSES THE
SENTIMENT OF MEXICO.
Patriotic Utterances at Pan-American
Banquet-TraditiOHa Relations
of Mexico and the States.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. 15.-The toast de-
livered by Alfred Cahavero, on behalf of
the Mexican delegation at a banquet in
honor of the Pan-American delegates of
other nationalites, was noteworthy on ac-
count of it's friendliness for the United
States. Mr. Cahavero said in part:
without doubt you have come hither
with the desire and aspiration of draw
ing closer the bonds of American fra
ternity, of harmonizing reciprocal inter-
ests and attaining through union prosper
ity and strength But l also think that
you have been actuated by another senti-
ment still more gratifying to US, viz: the
good will entertained by the Republics
which you severally represent towards
Mexico. And this makes us still prouder,
for all of you together constitute a world.
This good will 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 customs, our
racial ideas are the same; the languages
of Brazil and Haiti are at least first Latin
stock; all of us have the same feelings.
the same way of thinking, the same as
pirations, and if the language is the living
token of the independent life of the peo-
ple the common parentage of our speech
ought to constitute a solidarity of auton-
omy.
ITO the United States we are bound by
similar institutions and a community Of
interests but more intimately still by an
historical bond that no man may unloose.
The Republic of the North was astounding
Europe by its progress, realized in less
than a century, independent existence;
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the increase, had begun to awaken jeal-
ousy But just at that moment the South
ern States rebelled, with the aim of seced-
ing from the American Union. Then Ma
poleOn the Third conceived the idea which
he characterized the greatest of his
reign. That idea was to invade Mexico
to establish here an empire, TO support
the secessionist States in order thus to
bring republican institutions into disrepute
and to cause the dismemberment of the
great northern Republic. which would have
involved the curtailment of its industries,
its commerce and its power.
THE undertaking seemed easy; his in
structions to Forey were simply to do II
quickly and we'll If this idea had sue
ceeded ii certainly would have been the
greatest Of his reign. but Mexico resisted
heroically for more than four years and
the United States had an Olympiad where
in TO put down the rebellion and assume its
national unity. As soon as il succeeded in
doing that il paid Napoleon in his own coin
by insisting on the withdrawal of his army.
Juarez had saved his fatherland and had
also, by his resistance, contributed in the
salvation of the American people, and We
may say of the entire continent. On that
account he is saluted as the Bene Merito
de America; as one who has deserved well
of the Americas.
I'VE already had the Monroe doctrine
safeguard of the new world the Diaz doc
trine constitutes it's complement, and the
Diaz doctrine may be expressed in this
apothegm: THE international law of
America is founded on peace, which in its
turn depends on the respect for the SOW
ereignty, independence and territorial in
tegrity of each and all the republics of
America "
Jose Hygeno Duarte Pereira, vice pres
ident of the Congress and delegate from
Brazil made speech in which he cordial
ly recprocated the friendly expressions of
Mr.. Cahavero.
w. /. Buchanan, the United States dele
gate, also spoke. He thanked Messrs Ca
havero and Duarte Pereira for their friend
ly allusiOns.