Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-16
ROOT TO ARGENTINA PEOPLE
secretary of State Delivers Important
Address at Busnos Ayres
AMERICANS JUSTIFIED IN THEIR FAITH
Progress of south American Republic
a. Proof of ABILITY Of the
People 20 Govern
Themselves.

BUENOS AHRES, Aug. l5.-At the ON
eial banquet given at the government
house last evening by President Alcorta
in honor Of Secretary Root, to which the
diplomatic corps ana high officials of the
state only were invited the secretary
made what was considered the most i'm
portant speech he has delivered while on
his tour. The scene was most brilliant.
Rising to tender the secretary an off,
cisl welcome and proposing the health Of
Mr.. Root the president traced the SINH
lsrity in the constitutions. progress and
success in overcoming obstacles of North
and South America and dwelt especially
on the mutual advantage of closer friend
ship between the races.
Reply of Secretary.
In replying Mr.. Root said
thank you, sir. for your kind welcome
and for your words of appreciation. l
thank you for myself. l thank you for
in the United states or America the he same
exalted office which you hold here
thank you for the millions OF citizens in
We Inherit the right to be interested
IN the Argentine republic and to be proud
Of the Argentine people. From the time
when Benjamin Rush was ngntlng. from
the gauntlet for a weak republic, we wee
1Sbts and from that day to tRs the n
terest and friendship o. the people of
the United States for the Argentine re-
public have never changed. We rejoice
In your prosperity. ta
Justify American Faith.
We are proud Of your achievements.
We feel that you are justifying our faith
In free government and government;
that you are maintaining our great tuesis
which demands the possession, the enjoy
ment and the control of the earth to The
people who inhabit It. So how can the
people of the United States help feeling
interest for Argentina l deemed II Il
duty to come in response to your kind
invitation to say this and to say that
there is not cloud In the sky OF good
understanding. There are no political
questions at issue between Argentina
and the United states. There is not
other. There are no old grudges or scores
to settle. We can rejoice in each others
development We can be proud of each
others successes without hIndrance or
drawback and for the development of this
needed but more knowiedge. That we
shall know each other better and that not
only the most educated and thoughtful
familiar with the history of the other,
but that the entire body of the people
shall know, what are the relations and
try. l should be glad that the people
OF the Argentine republic, not merely you,
MI President. not merely my friend the
minister of foreign relations, not merely
the gentlemen connected with the govern
ment, but the people of Argentina might
know the feeling with which the people
of the United States are their friends as
] know the people OF the Argentine re-
public are friends of the United States.
Tradition of Nation.
have come to South America with no
more specific object than / have stated.
Dur traditional policy In the United
states OF America is to make no alha4
II was inculcated by Washington. 1t has
70 hxy ,, tie
since; but, Mr.. President, the alliance
that comes from unwritten and unsealed
Instruments, as that from the convention
signed and ratified with all formalities, is
of vital Importance. We make no prom
lses. but we make an alliance with all our
sisters in sentiment and feeling in the
pursuit of liberty and Justice, in mutual
helpfulness, and in that spirit | beg 10
return to you, SIR. and to your government
Ind the people of this splendid and won
lerful country my sincere thanks for the