The Washington herald., 1915-03-30
WILSON BREAKS
Bread ON SHIP
On Argentina Dreadnought,
He Talks of Lessons
of War.
SEES AMERICAN UNION
Accompanied by Secretary of Navy.
Executive Is Honored by Visitors
from South.

: Annapolis, Md, March as-PrcsIden,
/ wilson sent all precedents ktiny today
when he broke hard and fast rule
that no President of the United States
shall leave American soil. and was the
! guest of honor on the new Argentina
! Drcadnought Moreno, under the Argen-
! tina flag.
! President Wilson was accompanied by
Secretary OF the Navy Josephus Daniels
, and party OF aides. He arrived in
Annapolis Roads shortly after noon and
| Immediately went aboard the Moreno,
where a luncheon was given in his honor
by Argentina Am a Ssador DR. Romulo S
! Nson.
| AS the President neared the Moreno
the entire crew manned the rail and
h" was ''pipcd over the side" while the
men stood at attention The hattleship's
nand played the Star Spangled Ban
her and the Presidents pennant was
run up.
In his address President Wilson pre-
dlcted day when the Americas will
be bound not merely by political ties
but by mutual ideals and ideas.
We are rapidly approaching a day"
he said. when the Americas will draw
together as never before. and that it
viii be union not of political ties but
of understanding and mutual hsppi-
ness
TIL" President said. in part:
Il am particularly glad that this
great vessel. which ! have SO much
admired, should represent some part
OF the reciprocity and connection be
tween the United States OF America
and the great republic of the Argen-
tine. We have been the more glad to
he instrumental in supplying you with
this great arm of war because we are
SO sure that neither OF us will ever use
such an arm against the other.
Il feel that I am speaking the senti
ments Of my fellow-countrymen when
say that there is growing warmth of
affection as we'll as understanding for
the other countries OF the great Ameri-
can hemisphere which we are coming
daily to understand better. and which are.
l hope. daily coming TO understand us
better. and TO which We are dra wn by
feeling well as by interest-by the de-
sire to be comrades in some common un-
dertakins for humanity as well as neigh
bOrs
Believes Justice VIII Rule.
TT is a fine thing to believe and be-
lieve 1t in tie midst of this period of wal,
that the real ground of respect is JUS
tice and fairness and good will. that you
cannot respect man or nation for
which YOU cannot sooner or later acquire
All tilt' lltli- MIA JlIt great duN dHtdSe Oh
intermiXture. not only of actual inter-
mixture OF blood, but of constant inter-
course between nations. is that there
grows up common understanding.
We speak different languages. We
have followed 10 some extent different
customs. We have to some degree differ
ent national traditions. but at the bot
tom We have got just the Same sort of
parts ard understandings and the same
essential interests. and when we mix
with one another and touch hands, we are
apt to touch hearts also. 1 believe that
the modern world is preparing US for TINS
understanding and comradeship by its
extraordinarily increased means of in
accommodation
In the Presidents party Were Secre-
tarv of the Navy Daniels. DIR. Cary T
Grayso capt. Albert q. Winterhalter,
Commander l.. W. WurtzbauEh. Federico
VI. QUintana. counsellor Of the Argentine
Embassy; Carlos Acuna, first secretary:
Col. Eduardo Raybaud, military attache.
and Eduardo RaCedo