The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-30
PRESIDENT GUEST OF
 ARGENTINE MINISTER
OCCASION WAS TO CELEBRATE THE COMPLETION OF ARGEN.
 TINE BATTLEsHlP.

Annapolis, Md March 59-Emrha. sis on the growing warmth of alice tion as well as of understanding" be. tween the United States and other nations of the western hemisphere was laid by President Wilson in an address at a luncheon given today in his honor by Dr. Romulo s. Moan, the American ambassador on board the new Argentine battleship Moreno, in spoke in reply to an address in a similar vein delivered by Ambassador NaOn.
 From the time of the presidents arrival here on the Mayfower shortly after noon until his departure for Washington at o'clock tonight, his attention was give nto ceremonials and recreation. The lunch, exchanges of formal visits and golf here late this afternoon filled his time He is expected to arrive in Washington at s o clock tomorrow morning.
 Technically, the president was on foreign soil during his visit to the Moreno
 Tt is with great pleasure that I find myself in this interesting con- pany and in this interesting place, he said in his address.
 There has obtained a custom of the United States which has seemed to amount almost to superstition. that the president of the United States should not leave it's territory. l do not know whether that was out Of distrust of the president or out ot precaution for the country-whether there was fear that he would not be- have himself outside of his own juris- diction or whether it was thought that he was absolutely necessary to the country and its administration. shall try on this occasion at any rate to relieve the country of the fear of his misbehavior.
 'I am particularly glad that this great vessel, which l 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 Argentine. We have been the more glad to he in strumental 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 l feel that l am speaking the sentiments of my fellow countrymen when 1 say that there is a growing warmth of affection as well a. understanding for the other countries Of the great American hemisphere, which We are coming daily to understand better and which are, l hope, daily coming to understand us better and 10 which we are drawn by feeling as well as by interest-by the desire to be com rades in some common undertaking for humanity as well as neighbors.
 1t is a fine thing to believe and | believe 1t in the midst of this period of war that the real ground of respect in justice and fairness and good will that you cannot respect man or Q nation for which you cannot sooner or later acquire an affection. And the great advantage of intermiXture not only Of actual iutermiXture of blood but of constant intercourse between nations is that there grows up a com mon understanding. We speak diff ferent languages, we have followed to some extent different customs, we hace to some degree different nat iona traditions, but at the bottom we have got just the same sort of under standing and the same essential in. terests and when we mix with one an other and touch hands we are apt to touch hearts also.
 "l want to congratulate you upon the completion of this ship and upon all that she stands for in the way uf reciprocity between ourselves and tle great country you represent and want 10 express my feeling as pes idtnt of the United States that we are rapidly approaching a day when the Americans will draw together as they have never drawn together gefore and that it will be d union not of politica' ties but of understanding and of mn. tual hsiriuness
 I want to drink to the health and success of yeur president, your gov .ernment and if | may. wish to in- cludo your ambassador, for whom we have the greatest respect"