The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
| MESSAGE 10 ARGENTINE
Secretary of efats Root Delivers an Important Speech at Dusnos
 Ayres.
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NIT. Root Declared that There Were No Grievances Between the Argentine He- public and the United States and No Scores or GrudGes to Settle Address Pleased soueherners.

 Pleased soueherners.
 Buenos Ayrcs, Aug. 16.--At the official banquet given at the govern ment house Tuesday evening by Presi- dent Alcorta. in honor of Secretary Root to which the diplomatic corps and high officers of state only were invited, the secretary made what was considered the most important. speech he has delivered while on his tour. The scene was most brilliant,
 Rising to tender the secretary an official welcome and proposing the health of Mr. Root, the president traced the similarity in the constitu- tons, progress and success in over coming obstacles, of North and South America, and dwelt especially on the mutual advantage of closer friend ship between the races. In replying. MT. Root said:
 "I thank you sir, for your kind welcome and for your words of ap- preciation. thank you for myself thank you for that true and noble gentleman who holds In the United States of America. the same exalted office which you hold here. thanl YOU for the millions of citizens In the United States.
 We inherit the right to be inter- ested in the Argentine rengblic and to be proud of the Argentine people. From the time when Benjamin Rush vas fighting, from the day when James Monroe threw down the gaunt- let of weak republic. we were then In defense of its independence and rights and from that day to this the interest and the friendship of the peo- pie of the United States for the Ar centine republic have never changed We rejoice in your prosperity. w are proud of your achievements. We feel that you are maintaining our great thesis which demands the pos session the enjoyment and the con
 rolof the earth to the people who in habit 1t. So how can the people of the United States help feeling frlend- ship and sympathy for the people of Argentine? deemed 1t duty to come in response to your kind invitation to say this and to say that there is not a cloud in the sky of good understand Ing. There are no politica, questions at issue between Argentine and the United States. There is no thought of ortavapca hv ono a~~to.k tho othor There are no old grudges or scores to settle. We can rejoice in each others prosperity We can assist in each others development. We can be proud of each others successes with cut hindrance or drawback and for the development of this sentiment In botl countries, nothing Is needed. but more knowledge. That we shall knoww each other better and sha. not only the most educated and thoughtful readers of our countries shall be. come familiar with the history of the other but that the entire body O. the people shall know what are the relations and what are the feelings of the other country. should be gls that the people of the Argentine re. public, not merely you. MT. President not merely my friend. the minister of foreign relations. not merely tho gentleman connected with the gov ernment. but the people of Argentine might know the feeling with which the people of the United States are their friends as I know the people o the Argentine republic are the friend of the United States.
 T have come to South America with no more specific object than have stated. Our traditional policy In the United States of America | to make no alliances. It was incul cated by Washington. It has been adhered to by his successors ever since. But, Mir. President. the al liance that comes from unwritten and unsealed instruments. as that from the convention and ratified with al formalities, is of vital importance, We make no alliances but we make an alliance with all our sisters in sentiment and feeling in the pur. suit of liberty and justice, in mutual helpfulness and in that spirit I beg to return to you. sir, and to your gov. ernment and the people of this splen- did and wonderful country my sin cere thanks for the welcome you have given me and my country. In my person"
 Mir Roots speech was received with vociferous applause and the greatest possible satisfaction.