The Washington herald., 1915-08-06
latin AMERICA
Offers SUPPORT
Republics Pledge Aid in Con-
tinuing Work of Pan-Amen-
can Conference.
OPTIMISM IS REFLECTED
Presidents Are Hopeful Concerning
Future Economic Relations
of Americans.
OPTIMISM IS REFLECTED

secretary AcAdoO yesterday announced
that pledges OF cordial cooperation are
being received from all the countries
Of Central and South Aemrica for the
continuation OF the work OF the Pan
American Financial Conference. Each
American republic 10 evincins deep in
terest In practical methods to take up
the work where the conference left OFF,
and thus establish closer and stronger
financial and trade relations between the
United States and Latin-America.
This spirit Of optimism in the future
economic relations of the Americans as
a result OF the conference 10 reflected
In cable correspondence between Presi-
dent Wilson and the presidents of the
republics Of Latin-America. Impressed
with the outcome OF the conference,
President Wilson cabled the president of
each OF the eighteen countries which
participa ted In the meeting, expressing the
appreciation Of the United States govern
ment and his own thanks for the ma
terial aid lent to the success of the
conference by tho distinguished delegates
from Latin-America, and added:
|. The patriotic and intelligent labors
Of this conference of leading men from
our sister republics OF Central and South
America. will, 1 feel assured. bear early
and beneficial fruits and lead to in
creased mutual prosperity"
Extracts from Replies.
Extracts from the replies of some of
tho Latin-Amercsn executives follow:
President V. de Ia Plaza, of Ar
gentina: Il share the opinion of your
exceliency and confidently believe that
the labors Of the assembly will prove
highly beneficial to the solidarity of
the American republics. stimulating
mutual developments"
President Ism.el Monies. of Bo-
livia: Il have the honor to express
my thanks for the cordial welcome
EXTENDED by your excellency and by
your enlightened government to the
delegation Of Bolivia. and to give ut
terances TO the confident belief en-
tertain as to the wholesome influence
which the labors OF the conference, in
telliKently carried out. will have on
the relations and common prosperity
of the three Americas"
President Wenceslao Bra1 p. Comes,
of Brazil: II congratulate your ex-
cellency most warmly on the success
of the labors of the conference. which.
/ feel assured. will produce early and
profitable results and concur toward
| the greater prosperity Of all the Amer
lean republics"
Congratulations from Chile.
President Pamon Barros Luco, of
Chile: "On behalf of the government
OF Chile, ! take pleasure in offering
your excellency my most sincere con-
gratulations for the success of the
Pan-American Financial Conference
recently held in Washington, and at
which resolutions of such vast mo-
ment to the commercial and economic
development of the nations Of Amer
lea were adopted.
President Leonides Plaza. of Ecuador:
My in aapHing 70 oil tas
! to the conference Of American financiers,
felt certain that it would bear great
fruit in esta blishing closer commercial
relations among the nations Of our con-
tinent. The favorable impressions of
your excellency on the results attained
are highly gratifying to me-
President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, of
Guatemala: II likewise take special
pleasure in expressing my sincere con-
gratulations to the government and peo-
pie of the United States for the success
attained by the conference, and for the
beneficial results which We believe will,
beyond doubt, soon flow from 1t and lead
to increased mutual prosperity. My gov
eminent and people were highly honored
by your excellepcys kind invitation to
Guatemala to take part in the confer
ence, and / share your excellency's good
wishes that patriotic and intelligent labor
of the nature referred to may crown its
work and thus bring about an extension
of commerce and of the magnificent rela-
tions which in this respect unite the
countries OF North. Central and South
America"
Certain of Good Results.
President Benavides. OF Peru: 'T am
certain that results beneficial to all the
countries of America will be derived
from the happy initiative of your ex-
cellency in calling q conference. which.
in commenting the spirit OF Pan-Ameri-
can solidarity, marks . new era in the
economic development and prosperity
of the continent"
President Y. Marques Bustillos, of
Venezuela: IT trust that the final re-
suits of this conference. which was
promoted and patronized by your ex-
cellency's noble government. will be
worthy fruits of the high practical
talent characteristic OF the great de-
scendants of Washington. and am
sure that these mutual benefits. while
being factors OF prosperity. will also
constitute Q new and strong bond of
solidarity between the sister republics
of this continent"
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