Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-25
]. s. THEIR FRIEND,
]. R. TELLS LAT|NS
Welcomes Advent of Strong
Government Like That
az of Brazil.
SH0ULD>WORK TOGETHER
FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Would Have Any Necessary Inter
vention Into a Neighbor's At
fairs Made Jointly.

Roosevelt last night delivered an address
before the government university. The hall
was decorated with Brazilian and Ameri-
can flags and flowers. All the notable
persons of Rio de Janeiro including the
president of the republic. and the mem
bers of the cabinet. diplomats. army and
navy officials and journalists. were pres
ent. many of them being accompanied by
their wives.
Col. Roosevelt's speech frequently
evoked enthusiastic applause. When he
had finished Senior Ramiz Galvao. the
orator of the university. responded in an
address in English. in which he welcomed
the former President of the United
States TO the university and presented
him with diploma of membership of
the institute.
Relations Growing Closer.
Relations between North and South
America are certain to become much
closer in the future. the development of
South America will be the most striking
growth feature of the twentieth century.
as the development of North America
was the most striking growth feature of
the nineteenth, the only desire of the
United States toward it's neighbors of
the western world is to see them stable,
orderly and prosperous-such were the
high lights Of Theodore Roosevelt's first
speech in South America.
Every American nation, Col Roose-
Welt said. had reason to congratulate
itself upon the stability and prosperity
of it's sister nations. Any country, he
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themselves in stable and orderly fashion
could place among it's assets the hearty
and practical friendship of the United
States. Chronic wrongdoing, however.
might force ultimately in America, as
elsewhere, intervention by some strong
and stable civilized nation in the exer-
else of an International police power.
- Should Act Together.
'"Such duty" asserted Col. Roosevelt.
'Ys thankless. irksome and unpleasant.
whether it be performed by England.
France or the United States: whether in
Algiers, in Egypt or on the 1sthmus of
Panama And therefore We all hail
with delight the advent to real power of
such nations as Brazil. the Argentine and
Chile"
Col. Roosevelt expressed the hope that
should any intervention become neces-
sSry into the affairs of. any American
republic, 1t might be a joint interview
ton. 1.-The United States does not wish
the territory of its neighbors. he said
cit does wish their confidence. II ever,
as regards any country, Intervention does
unfortunately become necessary. l hope
that wherever possible it will be joint
Intervention by such powers as Brazil
and the United States without thought
of the selfish ACKNOWLEDGMENT of any of
them. and for the common good of the
Western world"
Speaking of the Monroe doctrine, Col.
Roosevelt said:
Monroe Doctrine for All.
'.An of the American nations which are;
sufficiently advanced, such as Brazil and
the United States. should participate on
m absolute equality in the responsible
flies and development of this doctrine. as
far as the interests of the western hemi-
sphere as a whole are concerned. 1t
must be made a continental and not a
uni-lateral doctrine II should be treated
as already such. as far as concerns all
American nations sufficiently advanced in
stability, solidity and potential armed
strength-that is, all Of our nations suf-
fciently stable and orderly not to invite
and strong enough to repel old world ag-
erosion. Both Brazil and the United
States have reached this point: and so
I'VE of the northern continent. we Of
the United States,'' Col. Roosevelt con-
tinued, hail with genuine pleasure. and
with admiration and respect. your advent
to positions of assured internal stability
and recognized International power and
control. We most earnestly desire that
all our sister commonwealth of the new
world may speedily achieve a like pros
perity. and like stability of power in
internal and external relations Every
such rise of any nation on this continent
will ultimately be good for all the nations
should be the same for nations and for
individuals. Each nation should strive
for its own We'll being in spirit of cor
dial good will and brotherhood toward its
neighbors.
Learn From Each Other.
Each of the nations to which we be-
long has something to learn FROM and
something to teach to. the others. I
believe that in the era which is now
opening the republics of Latin America
will be able to teach much to the people
of my own country. The Latin American
peoples possess many qualities which il
would be well for us of the north t.
develop. Their unquestioned superiority
in intellectual brilliancy and logic will
enable them. when once they have Sc
cured internal peace and governmental
stability. to achieve better solution OF
some Of the most vital problems of popu-
lar government than any that has yet
been reached in any part of the world.
The ideals of all of us are sub
stantially the same. We believe In fair
dealing among nations as among ind-
viduals We believe in self government
by the people. which necessarily means
government by majority. easily chang
ing as the majority changes. We further
believe In using the government in the
manner which. will most surely aid in
lettering the condition OF the average
men and women who make up the bulk
of the nation
Ideals Only Approached.
We have none of US more than meas
urably realized these idenls-neither in
any nation of the two Americas nor
elsewhere in any BART of the whole wide
world. But. as the years so by. we are
ever coming nearer to a better realiza-
ton of them, and each nation among US
can do Its share toward helping all of us
toward this better realization
1T Is not too much to expect that here
In the new world. where the burden OF
inherited national animosities and OF
less heavy than In the old world. we
shall be able sooner than elsewhere tC
reach that level of civilization where
the nations shall dwell together in good
will and mutual respect and helpfulness
When once this level has been reached
earnestness and common sense to solve
the problems of fair dealing as among
the men and Women within its owr
borders. and ii will thereby lay the
foundations for the only peace perma
ncntly worth having. the peace OF justice
and of righteousness,