The Washington herald., 1908-01-22
BrazilianS GlOrify American
Deeds and Principles.
BANQUET TO PACIFIC FLEET
Baron de Rio Branco, In the Name
of the south American Government,
Delivers Remarkable EulOgy.
Rear Admiral Charles Thomas As
serts the Speech Captures Hearts.

Rio Branco in the name Of the Brazilian
government to the american Ambassador
Irving B. Dudley, and the officers OF the
/ American fleet now at Rio,
There were GO guests at the dinner in
cluding Admirals Thomas. Sperry, ana
/ Emory; 900 American officers, 10 on
GERS of the Brazilian navy. 100 Brazilian
army officers. the principal members OF
the American colony in Brazil and many
prominent Brazilans.
The banquet was given in the Monroe
Palace. In his speech. Baron de RIO
Rranco extolled the Monroe doctrine
which. he SAID. Brazil was one OF the
first countries to indorse He also re-
ferred TO the recent visit OF Secretary
Of state Root to Brazil, and pledged the
friendship Of Brazil for the United STATES
Mr.. DudIey's Reply.
Replying. Mr Dudley, American Am
bassador said.
The value Of navies as a diplomatic
force, as promoters Of international good
will. has been many times Illustrated
A striking instance may be found in the
recent visit OF Admiral Bacellar and his
ships 10 Hampton Roads and New YORK,
profoundly appreciated as ii was Dy the
President and people OF the United States;
nor. as we now behold the manifest evil
/ dence Of fraternity and good fellowship
between our cOuntrymen at this great
and brilliant function, py which your eX-
ceUency hOnors our Admiral Evans and
hts 200 officers. and which IN truth your
/ exceIlency signalizes the traditional
! friendship Of Brazil for the United States,
can we for a moment doubt that the
international good feeling which we are
striving 20 augment has been promoted IN
/ a substantial degree by the coming 10
Rio de Janeiro Of the American fleet
| The Ambassador quoted the memorable
words Of President RoOseyelJs telegram
to President Penna
1T Is true the remark made by one OF
our greatest statesmen, and even truer
now. that the friendship between Brazil
and the United States Is singular that
the ties which join them are intimate and
permanent. Never words more sincere
/ more true or illustrative Of the existing
state of feeling in the United States than
those Of Secretary Root. The loya
friend of Latin America. To- use your ex-
ceIency's apt and kindly expression IN q
recent public utteTauCe, when ne tele-
graphed your eXcellency in appreciation
Of the splendid reception of our fleet
1T is delightful that the same friend
ship which was so generously EXTENDED
/ to me in 1906 remains uUdiminished, and
extended 10 my COuntTymen in 1903
The American Ambassador thus ended
his speech:
ALLOW me, Mr.. Minister, In thanking
you for your boundless. your truly Bra
lillian courtesy and hospitality and kinC
words with reference TO our country anC
our President, to propose in his name tn,
health of that sagaci0us statesman an,
wise ruler. President Penna. and th'
prosperity OF the republic Of vast do
lmain, OF grand and growing achievement.
and Of illimitable future"
The texts OF the speeches made By Ad
miral Thomas and others present were
contained IN the embassy's dispatches.
The Embassy Dispatch.
Following is. in part, the dispatch re-
ceived at the Brazilian Embassy yester
day:
The banquet OF 600 covers given yes
terday al the Monroe Palace by Bar0I
do Rio Branco. In the name Of the Bra
lillian government 20 the American Am
bassador and the American fleet, tool
place amid great enthusiasm. There Wa
la large profusion of rare flowers. o
lights, ard Of flags Of the two countrie!
in the banquet hall and the other large
rooms Of the building.
THE painter Amoedo designed in tn,
covers Of the menus the bay OF Rio and
its chain Of mountains. showing in tn,
background the American feet Will.
above. in the clouds, was represented tn,
Capitol at Washington. In the center. tn,
American eagle carried IN one Of its
claws the Brazilian and American flag
linked together, and i'm the other
branch Of olive tree. At o'clock al
the war ships in the bay. the American
and the Brazilian with the German anC
the Italian cruisers. fired a shot as
signal and the illumination began. From
the Monroe Palace a searChlight begsI
to play on the ships. while those Of tn,
war ships were projected over the ba,
and over the palace
Baron de Rio Branco in his toast
said
In this banquet offered by the Brazil
| ian government to the admiral and of!
GERS of the American fleet on its voyag
10 the Pacific the first toast I have tn
honor to propose is the President OF tn
United States of America, and / do s.
with the greatest pleasure, congratulate
ing myself with our guests that We fin,
ourselves together in this building still
new, but from the first predestined to b
}, the place OF such manifestations Of cor
; dial friendship between the two grea
American countries.
'' Under the same dome, when the Unite,
States celebrated the centenary Of tn
Louisiana Purchase the great American
President was for a short time. the gues
Of Brazil in St Louis, ana of his visit l.
this house we retain, and will always re
tain the remembrance Of the warm mani
festations Of his appreciation Of Brazil
Re-erected later in this city Of Rio d
Janeiro for the meeting of the Third In
. ternational American Conference. 1t wa
in the principal room of this building tha
the Secretary - State. Mr. Root. pro
E nounced on July 81. 1906 the remaTkabl
speech which remains the most complet
exposition of American Continental policy
7 " And il was here also, on the SAM
3 occasion, that, in the name Of the Brazil
ian President, I announced that herein
after the Brazilian pavilion. formerly il
St Louis, would be officially called TIL
Monroe Palace. In that way was con
secrated in this country a monument 4
the famous author Of the declaration o
December, 1893 to which the Brazilian
government was the first on this cont
nent to adhere in January, 1924 The de
cision Of the Brazilian government Of nam
ing this building after President Monro
was both a demonstration of it's firm inter
est in policy of peace and confraternit,
In America. and a significant afirma
tiOn Of the ancient and vigorous friend
ship of Brazil toward the glorious coGn
try Of Washington Monroe, and Lincoln
It is entirely convinced OF the frmnes
and constancy of the reciprocal amity o
/ pPa 1gJ ava .ha T-,,{Fo1 C4atas 4I,at -;