Evening star., 1909-04-16

Vice President Sherman. Speaker Cannon
and Senator Root responded to- appro-
pirate toasts The ministers or costa
Rica and Argentina also spoke brieny.
The invocation was delivered by the apos-
tolic delegate Monsignor Falconio.
The object of the dinner was to en-
phasize the development OF closer re-
lations of commerce and friendsnip Ue-
tween the United States and her SISTER
republics of Latin America. poeni'
Flags of the Western World" by AT
thur Guiterman, was written especidiiS
for the dinner.
Knox Hopes for Greater Trade.
Secretary Knox, in responding to his
toast, 1.-THE Governing Board of the In
ternational Bureau" declared he regarded
las one Of the most agreeable honors ana
one of the most important duties that
has devolved upon him as Secretary OF
State was to be president of the gov
ernment board of the international bureau
of American republics.
Fully 80 per cent Of the inhabitants or
this western half Of the world SAID Mr.
Knox, ARE represented here tonight.
This bureau represents the asplrauons
of approximately one hundred ana tnree-
score millions of American people to es-
tablish and maintain between themselves
and their respective governments pronta-
bile intercourse. more cordlai friendship
and an unbreakable peace.
'eThe bureau has during its existence
done much to maintain and advance the
natural feelings of mutual regard enter
tanned by the habitants of this hemi-
sphere. Its work In this respect mas gone
forward even more rapidly than the
growth In the commerce between Ameri-
can countries. and consequently without
depending much upon the adventurous
advantages flowing from the intimacy OF
commercial relations
desired
more from and sell more to each other;
that we establish instrumentalities of dl-
rect communication with each other; tnat
our financial transactions should be con-
Quoted by and through our own agencies,
so that we may thus establish that COM
plete understanding and mutual interde-
pendence which our propinqu1ty suggests
and our perfect and permanent develop
ment demands. The growth of strong
Pan-American public opinion will be the
greatest factor in bringing about the gen.
eral good of all America.
There is projected at Rio de Janeiro a
meeting of jurisconsults to formulate a
code of public and private international
law, conceived in the optimistic desire to
accomplish task hitherto regarded as
impossible continued Mr.. Knox. THE
hopes we all have for the achievements
of that conference lend special impor-
tance this time to the Pan-American bu-
reau.
L recently had the pleasure Of meeting
the governing board of the bureau as a
body said Mr.. Knox, land I profited
by that opportunity to assure them for
the President and myself that among
the first of the highest aspirations OF
American foreign policy under the pres
ent administration would be the strong
desire for a continued healthy growth In
the naturally sympathetic relations and
close intercourse of the family OF sister
American republics"
Ambassador Nabuco's Address.
Replying to the tcast 'sThe Latin
American Ambassadors and Ministers"
Ambassador Nabuco of Brazil said in
part:
I'VE are glad to express to Director
Barrett on this occasion our apprecia-
ton of his invaluable services to our
common cause, as well as the Indebted
ness of all our nations toward him. This
is a great country. where individuality
abounds.. but ! doubt if there is In 1t an
other man ready to face its ninety mil
lions and teach them all the gospel of
pan-Americanism.
I'VE are all glad to see in the hands of
Secretary Knox the same ensign we saw
in the hands Of Secretary Root, the en-
sign of Henry Clay. It is indeed impos-
sible to add anything to the spirit in