Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-27


VI WASH \GTD\ Dee. 9I-A Pan
Amcricani>m Of One for all; all for
one" was outlined by Secretary Lansing
today at the opening of the Second Pan
American Scientific Congress.
an-Americanl>m. said the Secrc-
tary. III an expression of the idea Of
intrrnntional>m. America has bc .omc
the guardian NJ that idca whi.h vii in
the end rule the world Since the Eu-
ropran war began other factors HAY
strengthened this natural bond and
given unpuls, to the movement Never
before have our people >o fully realized
The significance of the words Peace aud
/ Fraternity.
~ another point IN his address Sec
rrtary Lansing said 'If the sovereignty
~ 4 sister republic ~ mcnarcd from ~
,r>ca> the power Of the United States.
and | hope. and believes the United
power Of the American republics viii
constitute 4 bulWark which will prutrct
the independence and integrity of their
ncighbor from unjust invasion AMI AZ
SrcSS,on
Mr. Lansing spoke in full ~ fnll"ws:
1T is an especial qualification 10 me
a. address YOU TODAY not only a. the
~ ccr of the nii,n States who invited
vnu M attend this great Scientific ,on-
arcSS uf the American Republics. hut
also a+ tlr presiding member y. til"
ucycrnin. board II the Pan American
Union. III this drli capacity hava ihc
h. nor and the pleasure To welcome yuu
gentlemen Ia the capitol of this couH-
Try. in the full confidence that vo1r de
/ H.. ,,f in
yuuI ,aI IiouS spheres of thought and
research. and MOI only in your indiFidu-
1 al spheres bat i'll the all-cmbracing
sphere uf Pan-Amcriran unity and ira
rIriiv winch IL IVY near tc the hrIriS
NJ us all
III il the Pan American spirit ami
The policy of Pam Amcricani>m tu which
| would for II few moments direct your
attention at this early meeting of the
congress. since il is my earnest hope
that ~Pan-Amcrica' will hc the KEYNOTE
which will influence your relations with
one another and inspire your thoughts
and words.
Nearly y century has passed ~in "
President Monroe proclaimed ~ the
world hi> famous docrinc - the na
ticual polic1 Of the United States II
I
safety of This republic, would b> impcr-
I He'd hV the extension oF sovereign
rights b, European power over ter
riturl in this hemisphere. Conceived in
" ~u~pirinn uf mnnrrchinl institutions
and in y full ~vmpath, with the rcpuh
| liran idea II was uttered M Y time when
nur nrighhors ~ the south had wen
I their independence aud were gradually
\ H..
/ their newly acquired rights. To those
struggling nations the da.trine became
/ "A shield against the great European
powers. which in the spirit of the age
coveted political control over the rich
regions which the ncw-born states had
made their own
The United states was then small
nation but station which had been
tried in the fire: , nation whose indom
table will had remained mistaken by
the danger through fhich il had
passed The announcement of the Mon
rec Doctrine Was a manifestation of this
viii II was 4 courageous thing for
President Monroe to du. 1t meant much
n those early dav>. not only to this
lc,wntry hut a. those nations whr.h were
commencing i new life under tie stand
Nil hi libfitA- iiUN Hii-i ~ HttiHA w
can never know since for four decades
il remained unchallengcd
During that period the Younger Re
lpublicS of America. giving expression Ia
the virilr spirit born Of independence
and liberal institutions developed rapid
Is and set their test firmly on the path
Iof national progress which has Tel them
to that plane of intellectual and mate
rial prosperity which they today enjoy
Within recent wears the government
Iuf the United States has found no oc
caSion with the exception Of the Nenezu
ella boundary incident To remind Eur
iope thnt the Monroe Doctrine continue,
unaltered national policy of this re-
. public. The renuh'icS of America ~.
no longer children in the great family
Of nations. They have attained maturi
ltv. With enterprise and patriotic fer