The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-17
HAS new PRESIDENT
ALFONSO PENNA INAUGURATED
on WEDNESDAY.

In His Message He Pleads for Peace In the
New world -He Says Secretary roots
visit to South America MARKS q New
Fra In the Relations of the Nations.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1e.-Afonso Penna
was inaugurated yesterday as President OF
Brazil and the embassy here to-day msde
public two dispatches from the foreign
ofice In Rio de Janeiro, one concerning the
new Cabinet and the other containing
q portion OF President Penna's message.
The Baron Rio Branco remains As Minister
Of Foreign Affairs. There were rumors
some months & that he . TO be made
the Brazilian diplomatic representative
1T Rome and that Senior Nabuco, the Am
bassador here, would return to Rio as the
Minister Of Foreign Affairs Of the new
Cabinet. As made public the
ment Of the new cabinet follows:
President Alfonso Penna took possession !
to-day Of bis post and formed his Cabinet.
Baron Rio Branco continues at the head
of the foreign relations. The other minis
tiers are: Senior Tavarcs de Lyra, Interior;
Senior Moretshon Campista, Finance; Sem
hor Marechal Hermes Fonseca, War; Rear
Admiral Alexsndrine Alencan, Navy; Senior
Miguel Calmon, Public Works"
In his message Presiden Penna pleads
for peace in the new VIZ i and says that
in South America the . ments that explain
the system Of arr I peace. the ruin Of
countries obliged o adopt it," are lacking.
He then goes on TO explain that Brazil.
in adopting its naval programme, involving
the building Of q feet at q COST Of $751; 600 900.
isprompted only by high motives. There is
also q reference to Mr.. Root m the Pam
American conference. The text Of the
in the message which he addressed
to-day to the nation, Pre- ident Alfonso
Penna avs
The meeting OF the international
the visit with which the eminent states
man, Mr.. Elihu Root, Secretary OF State
Of the United States Of America, dis
tinguished ours and other countries OF
South America are facts Of extraordinary
political import, marking a new era in
thu relations Of the nations of the New
World. To base those relations in a broad
policy Of mutual confidence: to promote
the development OF trade by the inter-
change Of products peculiar to each region:
to abandon .prejudices and d~ifadences
altogether unjustihable is the strict duty
Of all American Governments and the
form Of conduct Of Brazil In her international
relations.
During the period OF formation of our
political existence the Brazilian states
men understood the importance Of strength
ening our relations with the young and
then already fiourishing republi OF the
United States, which first among the colonies
of the New World proclaimed her indepen-
dence. That traditional. policy has re-
ceived in recent times a great impulsion
and il will continue, Ifeel certain, to deserve
the most solicitous attention from both
nations. Between Brazil and her American
sisters there do not exist questions that
could not be solved cordially without fear
Of serious conflicts. In this blessed Ameri-
can continent daring and emulation should
only take place on the ground Of economical
prosperity, moral and material progress,
and on the field OF the conquests Of ~civiliza-
ton, each nation trying to a advantage
OF the gifts Of a magnificent nature in order
to advance herself and to offer a larger
amount Of usefulness to mankind.
There are wanting the elements that
explain the system OF armed peace, the
ruin of the countries obliged to adopt It.
On our part we have additionally main
tanned a policy of peace n concord, sue
ceeding in solving in the calm of the Cabinet
or before the courts of arbitration the ques-
tons inherited from the Colonial period.
The keeping on the same footing of sea and
land forces during many years, notwith-
standing the great increase of our popula-
ton and the development of our Internal