Evening star., 1909-05-07
GUESTS OF NABUC0
Brazilian Ambassador Enter.
tains Large Company.
GRIDlRON CLUB PRESENT
Editor Rodrigue Urges American
Continental Policy.
SENATOR ROOT PRAISES PRESS
Friendlier Relations and Better Un-
derstanding Between Peoples Of
the Two Hemispheres.

| The Brazilian amba ssador. Senior Joa-
chin Nabuco. entertained a large COM
pany at dinner last night at Rauscher's s
In honor of the Gridiron Club and j. G.
Rodrigues, editor of the Jornal do Com
| mercio of Rio de Janeiro, one of the
most influential newspapers of South
America. Others OF the ambassadors s
guests were members of the diplomatic
| corps. United States Supreme Court. Of
the Senate and House and distinguished
| citizens in unofficial life.
Friendlier relations and a better under
| stadning between the peoples Of the
northern and southern hemispheres form
ed the keynote Of the speeches made dur
| ing the evening. Senior Nabuco Is a
| charming host at all times. and last even
ing he entertained his guests most de-
lightfully.
| Senor Nabuco's Greeting.
Il must say ! feel among you some
what like a Rip Van Winkle.'' said Senior
Nabuco, addressing the members of the
Gridiron Club, las, when 1 first visited
this country you were not born-I mean
as a club-and now I find you with a
l HdtlOndl reputation.
| Your good sense. your good taste and
your good humor changed the mythical
pistol shots of old American journalism
into dessert crackers In those days
your newspapers were. like salamanders,
living in fire; now they are in their evo-
luton to live in ice. like seals, and one
| can follow. election after election, with
| the lowering Of their temperatures
Senior Nabuco then paid high tribute
| to the American press and It's influence
upon the progress o. humanity.
Mr. Scott c. Bone. vice president of the
Gridiron Club. in the absence of Presi-
| dent Hall. responded in behalf of that
organization in a witty speech, in which
seriousness and humor were appropri-
| ately mingled. Mr.. Bone was vigorously
applauded when he expressed the con-
viction that Congress will make an ir-
reparable mistake If, in the preparation
of the pending tariff bill. the commercial
interests of the United States and the
South American republics are not con-
served.
Senator Root spoke earnestly upon the
necessity of cementing friendly relations
with the South American countries. and
gave high compliment to the press of
both lands.
American Continental Policy.
Mr.. Rodriguez was then introduced, the
veteran editor Of one Of the leading South
American journals, He said:
Il always did believe-and I do believe
more forcibly than ever-that there is a
| continental policy Of the new world, and
| that its populations should know each
other better; that the greater and more
powerful one Of all should try to dissipate
any apprehensions, fears or misgivings
| Of the smaller states. and that a thor
oughly good understanding should be es-
ia blished, based on the mutual respect of
| all toward ALL
with true American instinct, these
views were unfolded by Mr.. Blaine in 1852
and then in 1885, The gifted Secretary
! of State planned to call together a con-
ference Of the American countries with
the purpose of, he said. creating an
American sympathy as broad as the new
world Owing. however, to several cir
painful to recall. the generous idea of
| the conference hardly ripened into
defnitive program. 1t was only later
on that the Pan-American gathering at
Rio de Janeiro assumed the desired con-
| tinental character. You all know of its
| performances and excellent results, which
fully justified what was expected Of it
| and is now expected from the forthcom-
ing conference at Buenos Ayres.
Secretary Roots Visit.
''Mr. Root conceived the high-minded
idea Of going to the Rio de Janeiro con-
ference. 1t was the first time, / believe
that an American Secretary Of State was
to leave his country I'm his official ca
pacity on visit to another one. His
intention went further, and it was then
expanded into visit not alone to the
conference, but to all countries Of our
southern continent the capitals of which
were not far from the sea.
You cannot overestimate the far-reach-
ing effects of that mission. That we in
South America fully apprehended it's
| whole significance is witnessed by the
ception given unanimously and every
| where to the great Secretary.
LAS a true missionary. Mr.. Root car
| ried to the South American people them
greater and stronger neighbor. He ex-
tended to them the hand OF hearty
American support and encouragement in
their struggle for better government. for
| lization. 1t was your great people Offer
ing. through him. to our own cove
nant of true fellowship, of generous mu-
tual regard
During the evening the Gridiron Quar-
| tet sang several selections, and the din
| ner closed with Herndon Morsell singing
The Song That Reached My Heart
List of Guests.
Those present were Senator Elihu Root.
SSndtOI otepIleH EihlHS,
Wilson, assistant secretary of state;
Senior Don Ramon Pima, minister from
Spain: c. c. Arosemena, minister from
| Panama; Viscount de Alto, minister from
| Portugal: Dr. Luis Melian Lafinur. min
| lister from Uruguay; Herman de Lager
| crantZ, minister from Sweden; Senior Don
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, minister from
Costa Rica: Gen. Garcia VeleZ, minister
| from Cuba: Senor Don Anibal Cruz, min
| lister from Chile: Leo Vogel. minister from
| Switzerland; Scnor Pedro Ezequiel Rojas,
minister from Venezuela; Senior Don Luis
Felipe Carbo. minister from Ecuador; Mr..
Justice Edward d. White, Mr.. Justice
Brown. A. Douglas. Representative
Dwight L. A. Coolidge. H. G. Clarke.
| l.. w. Strayer. Rudolph Kauffmann. r.
II. Patchen, Wilma Kelch, j. II. Nolan
| A. Mosher Capt. A. w. Butt, J. S. Shri-
yer, A. w. Dunn. Maurice Nabuco. T.. c.
Snyder d. r. Mckee, E. g. Walker, J.
S. Henry. o. X. Davis, p. V. De Graw
| Thomas c. Noyes. ]. M. Carson. l.. w.
Busbey, F. A. Richardson. E. L. Keen,
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