The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-24
President Wilson Delivers
Message Of Fellowship in
Welcoming Delegates to
Pan American Financial
Conference.
COMMUNICATION MUST
BE SUPPLIED HE SAYS
If Private Capital Does Not
Volunteer Government Will
Undertake to Insure Closer
Relations Between Western
Nations.

ANHHIM
WashinRton. May af.--Presldent
Wilson. speaking al the opening Of
ths Pan-Amorican financial confer
ence today, expressed ths hope that
the Americas might show the world
the path 10 peace.
President wllaon spoke AZ foilows:
There can DO no sort OF union Of
interest II there 10 a purpose Of ex-
ploitation on the part 0f any person
connected With a great conference OF
this sort We are not, therefore. try
iLg 10 make use Of each other. hut ee
are trying TO be OF use to one an
other.
IN Is very surprising 20 me. Il is
even u source OF modification, that a
conference Hike this should have been
80 long delayed; that Il should never
have occurred before. that II should
have required a crisis OF the world 70
show the Americans how truly thoy
were ncighbors to one another.
"lf there IA any one happy clreum-
stance genticmen. arlsing out of tho
present distressing circumstances OF
the world. Il Is that Il has revealed us
tc one another; It has shown us Whist
it means TO bo nelghbors. And l cam
not help harooring the hope. the very
high hope that by thls commerce OF
minds with one another as well as
commerce In goods. we may show tho
world In part the path oi peace.
Rivalry la servlcc.
IL would be a very great thing II
the Americas could add 10 the dis
tlnction which they already wear, this
OF showing the VIZ OF peace, TO per-
manent peace. The way to peace for
us, at any rate. 10 manifest. II Is the
kihd Of rivalry which does not involys
aggression. Il Ia the knowledge thai
men can be OF the greatest service 20
cne another and nations OF the great.
est service to one another. when the
jealousy between them Is merely
Jealousy OF excellance. aud when the
basis Of their intercourse Is friendship.
There is only one way In which we
wish to take advantage OF sou. ana
that IL by making better goods. by do
ing the things that we seek 20 do Tor
each other better. II We can. than you
do them, aud 80 spurring you on. u
We might by 80 handsome a Jealousy
ns that TO excel un.
II am SO kceniy aware that tho
basis of personal friendship Is this
competition in excellence. that 1 am
perfectly certain that this is the only
basis for the friondahip OF nations.
this handsome rivalry. this rivalry ia
which there Is no dislike. this rivalry
In which there is nothing but the hope
OF common elevation In sgent en-
ttrprisos. which We can undertakes ln
common.
C0mmunication Must he supplied.
There IL one thing that stands Ia
our way among othcrH---for you are
more convcrsnnt with the clrcum-
stances than | am, the thiag { have
chiefly IN mind Is the physical lack
OF means OF communication; the lack
OF vehicles, the lack Of ships, the lack
oi established routs OF trado-thc lack
OF those things which are absolutely
necessary II we are 10 have true COM
mercial and intimate relations with
one another. ana ! am perfectly clear
"a my iudgment that II private capital
cannot soon enter upon the adventure
of establishing these physical means
OF communication, the government
must undertake 10 do so. We cannot
indefinitely stand apart and need each
other for lack Of what cna be easily
supplied. and Il one fundamentally
cannot supply IL, then another must
be found which will supply Il. We
cannot know each other unless We
see each other; We can MOI deal win
each other unless We communicate
With each other. SO soon as wo com
municate g1d are upon familiar foot
ing OF intercourse, with one another.
we shall understand one another. and
the bonds between the Ame,lcans viii
be such that 40 lrhueHce that the
world may produce In the future VIII
ever break them.
An Enlighlcncsf rclhslane.s
"lf | am selfish for Anerica. | at
least hope that my seinahness la en-
llshtened. The aeiflEhneaa that hurts
the other party Il not enllghtened