Evening star., 1915-03-30
wilson SEES CLOSER
UNION OF AMERICAS
Aboard Argentine Battleship, He
Emphasises Growing Affection
and Understanding.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. March 30.-Empha-
sis on the growing warmth OF affec-
tion as we'll as OF understanding" be-
tween the United States and other ma
tions of the western hemisphere was
laid by President Wilson In an address
at the lunch given yesterday in his
honor by DIR. Romulo 8. Naon, tho Ar
gentine ambassador, on board the now
Argentine battleship Moreno in An
napolis roads. The President spoke in
reply to an address in similar vein
delivered by Ambassador Naon.
Technically the President was on for
eign soil during his VISIT to the Mo-
reno.
Tt IS with great pleasure that I nnd
myself in this interesting company 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 a superstition that
the President of tho United States
know whether that was out of distrust
of the President or out of preca ution
for the country-whether there was
fear that he would not behave himself
outside of his own Jurisdiction, or
whether II was thought that he was
absolutely necessary TO the country
and Its administration. l shall try on
this occasion. at any rate, to relieve
the country Of the fear Of his misbe-
havfor.
Glad Of Reciprocity.
~ am particularly glad that this
great vessel. which I have 50 much ad-
nired, should represent some part of
the reciprocity and connection between
the United States OF America and the
great republic of the Argentine. We
have been the more glad to be instru-
mental in supplying you with this
great arm of war because we are so
such an arm against the other.
Il feel that I am speaking the senti-
ments of my fellow-countrymen when
! say that there is q growing warmth
for the other countries of the great
American hemisphere which we are
coming daily to understand better, and
which are, I hope, daily coming to un-
derstand us better, and to which we
are drawn by feeling as well as by In
terest-by the desire to be comrades
in some common undertaking for hu-
manity as well as neighbors.
TT is fine thing to believe, and
believe 1t, in the midst of this period
OF war. that the real ground of respect
Is Justice and fairness and good will.
that you cannot respect a man or a
nation for which you cannot sooner or
later acquire an affection. And the
great advantage OF intermixture, not
only Of actual intermixture of blood,
but of constant intercourse between
nations. Is that there grows up a COM
mon understanding. We speak different
languages, we have followed to some
extent different customs, we have to-
some degree different national tradi-
tions. but at the bottom we have got
just the same sort of parts and UNDER
standings and the same essential inter-
ests, and when we mix with ono an
other and touch hands. we are apt to
touch hearts also.
Sees Closer Union.
Il want to congratulate you upon
the mpletion Of this ship and upon all
that she stands for In the way OF reci
procity between ourselves and the
great country you represent, and 4
want to express my feeling. as Presi-
dent of the United States. that we are
rapidly approaching a day when the
Americas will draw together as they
have never drawn together before. and
that il will be union not of political
ties, but of understanding and OF mu-
tual helpfulness.
'I want to drink TO the health and
success of your president, your gov
ernment. and. H may, l wish to in
cIuds your ambassador. for whom We
have the greatest respect"