Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-08

practical dispatch of business which
characterizes permanent deliberative
bodies, and completed its labors
within the period of six weeks orig
inally allotted for its sessions.
Quite apart from the specific value
of the conclusions reached by the
conference, the example of the rep
resentatives of all the American ma
tions engaging in harmonious and
kindly consideration and discussion
of subjects of common interest is
itself of great and substantial value
for the promotion of reasonable and
c~onsiderate treatment of all interna-
tional questions. The thanks of this
country are due to the government
of Brazil and to the people Of Rio
de Janeiro for the generous hospital
ity with which our delegates, in com
mon with the others, were received,
entertained, and facilitated in their
work.
Incidentally to the meeting of the
conference, the secretary of state Wis
tied the city of Rio de Janeiro and
was cordially received by the con
ference, of which he was made an
honorary president. The announce
ment of his intention to make this
visit was followed by most courteous
and urgent invitations from nearly
all the countries of South America
to visit them as the guest of their
governments. 1t was deemed that
by the acceptance of these invita-
tions we might appropriately express
the real respect and friendship in
which he hold Il sister republics
of the southern contint, and the sec
rotary, accordingly, visited Brazil,
Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru,
Panama, and Colombia. He refrain
ed from visiting Paraguay, Bolivia,
and Ecuador only because the dis
lance of their capitals from the sea
board made it impracticable with the
time at his disposal. He cerried
with him a message Of peace and
friendship, and of strong desire for
good understanding and mutual
helpfulness; and he was everywhere
received in the spirit OF his message.
The members of government, the
press, the learned professions, the
men of business, and the great
masses of the people united every
where in emphatic response to his
friendly expressions and in dong
honor to the country and cause which
he represented.
In many parts of South America
there has been much misunderstand-
ing of the attitude and purposes OF
the United States toward the other
American republics. An idea had be-
come prevalent that III assertion Of
the Monroe Doctrine implied, or car
ried with it, an assumption of SUI
p~eriority, and of a right to exercise
some kind of protectorate owe the
countries to whose territory that
doctrine applies. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. Yet that i'm
preston continued to be a serious
barrier to good understanding, to
friendly intercourse, to the introduc-
ton of American capital and the ex-
tension of American trade. The i'm
preston was so widespread that APP
parently it could not be reached by
any ordinary means.
1t was part of Secretary Roots
mission to dispei this %unfounded inn
preston, and there is just cause to
believe that he has succeeded. In
an address to the third conference
at Rio on the 31st of July-an ad-
dress of such tote that I send it in,
together with this message-he said
I'VE wish for no victories but
those of peace; for no territory ex-
cept u own, for no sovereignty eX-
cept the sovereignty over ourselves
We deem the independence and equal
rights of the smallest and weakest
member of the family of nations en-
titled to as much respect as those
o. the greatest empire, and we deem
the observance of that respect the
chief guaranty of the weak against
the oppression of the strong. We
neither claim nor desire any right.
or privileges or powers that We dc
not freely concede to every American
republic. We wish to increase GU
prosperity, to extend our trade, tC
grow in wealth, in wisdom, and in
spirit, but our conception of the trut
way to accomplish this is not to pull
down others and profit by their ruin
but to help all friends to a common
prosperity and a common growth
that we may all become greater and
stronger together. Within a few
months for the first time the recog,
nized %possessors of every foot of sol
upon the American continents can be
and | hope will be represented witt
the acknowledged rights of equa.
sovereign states in the great worlC
congress at The Hague. This viii
be the world S formal and final ac.
|ceptance of the declaration that nc
part OF the American continents is
to be deemed subject to COLOMBIA.
ton. Let us pledge ourselves to aid
each other in the full performance
of the duty to humanity which thai
accepted declaration implies, so that
in time the weakest and most unfor.
tunate of our republics may come
to march with equal step by the side
of the stronger and more fortunate
Let us help each other to show thai
for all the races of men the liberty
for which we have fought and labor.
ed is the twin sister of justice and
peace. Let us unite in creating and
maintaining and making effective an
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