The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-06-04
much to be emulated by the young
man of our country.


TIL e Pan American Congress
which was in session here last week
is an epoch making event in world
history. There were delegates pres
ent from eighteen South American
Republics. The first event to take
place of noteworthy Importance was
the able and broad welcoming adj
dress by the President Woodrow
Wilson. They are here for the pur-
pose of solving some of the problems
brought to the attention of some
of the American Republics by the
European war. The President de-
livered an epigramatic address, the
ing the practical statement, "Ameri-
can Republics are not trying to make
use of each other, but are trying 70
be of use to one another" The
President laid great stress upon the
absolute necessity of drawing the
American Republics together, in
view of the European war, in the
bonds of commerce and better un-
derstanding of our mutual relation
ships. He expressed surprise that
it should have required crisis like
the one we are now having to bring
the Americas together, and that it
would be a great and appreciable
distinction if the American Repub-
lies could show the way to perma-
nent peace. Ee spoke of ''the Jeal-
ousy of excellence" as being the on
ly jealousy between the Americas.
The President declared that there
was one thing that stands in the
way of closer relationship between
the American nations, and that was
the need of ships. 1t is evident that
increaed American reciprocity IN
commerce and fiance is desired by
the Central and South American Ma
tions.
Negotiations for new reciprocity
greatly desired. Already Cuba wishes
a more equitable reciprocity treaty
than the one she now has with
the United States. The Presidents
advocacy in his address of the idea
of more ships and of better means
of communication established routes
8 trade must be opened up if we
are to have commercial prosperity
in all these countries. If private
individuals will not do it, then it is
plainly the duty of the government
to do so.
The prosperity of the country is
largely a mutual affair. Telling the
forest is not the end of agriculture;
driving pirates from the sea is not
all there is of commerce. If the
producer is to thrive he must have
a market and way to get there, and
above all it is the desire of all that
the way and the means for the tick
Ter Of the soil to prosper be made
ample and abundant.
At banquet rendered the COM
mercial commission of the Chinese
Republic who are on a tour through
the United States given by the Uni
versity Club, Secretary of State Will
liam Jennings Bryan and Senator
Hoke Smith of Georgia were the
principal speakers.
Pledges of closer mutual support
of the greatest Republicans in the
world in trade interest and further
ance of world peace was exchanged.
The Oriental merchants expressed
their great appreciation and happy
qualification Of thu hospitality
shown them while in the national
capital, and declared they felt great
assurance of the success of their
tour designed for bringing closer to-
gether the buyer and seller of Amer
upon their Country the modern
business methods of the United
States.
The Washington papers all accre-
dit Senator Hoke Smith of striking
the keynote of the occasion when he
declared that few of us dream how
much the two great Republics have
in common"
believe the present relations are
destined to become closer and closer.
Our national characteristics are
identical in many respects
In turning to our trade, we find
that the United States buys more
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