New Britain herald., 1915-03-30
CLOSER UNION OF }
 AMERICAS PREDICTED
By Wilson in Address Delivered Aboard New Argentina BattIcShjp.

Annapolis, Md, March 30.-Em phasis on the "growing warmth of affection as we'll as of understanding" between the United States and other nations of the Western Hemisphere, was laid by President Wilson in an address at a lunch given yesterday in his honor by Dr. Romulo s. Naon, the Argentine ambassador, on board the new Argentine battleship Moreno, In Annapolis Roads. The president spoke in reply to an address in a similar vein delivered by Ambassador Naon.
 From the time of the presidents arrival here on the Maytlower shortly after noon until his departure for Washington at o'clock last night, his attention was given to ceremonials and recreation. The lunch, exchanges of formal visits and golf game here late in the afternoon filled his time.
 On Foreign Soil.
 Technically, the president was on foreign soil during his visit to the M Moreno.
 "It is with great pleasure that I find
 
 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 su- perstition that the president of the United States should not leave it's ter ritory. I do not know whether that was out of distrust of the president, or out of precaution for the country whether there was fear that he would not behave himself outside of his own jurisdiction, or whether 1t was thought that he was absolutely necessary to the country and It's administration. l shall try on this occasion, at any rate, to relieve the country of that fear of his misbehavior.
 Growing Warmth or, Affection.
 'I am particularly glad that this great vessel, which I 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 be 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. l feel that I am speaking the sent1- ments of my fellow countrymen when I say that there is a growing warmth of affection as we'll as understanding 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 understand us better, and to which we are, drawn by feeling as well as by interest-by the desiring to be com rades in some common understanding for humanity as we'll as ne1ghbors.
 "It is a fine thing to believe, and believe it in the midst of this period of war, that the real ground of re- spect is justice and fairness and good will, that you cannot respect a man CT a nation for which you cannot sooner or later acquire an affection And the great advantage of inter- mixture, not only of actual intermix- ture of blood, but of constant inter course between nations, is that there grows up a common understanding. We speak different languages, we have followed to some extent different national traditions, but at the bottom we have got just the same sort of parts and understandings and the same essential interests, and when we mix with one another and touch hands, we are apt to touch hearts also.
 Union of Helpfulness.
 'I want to congratulate you upon the completion of this ship and upon all that she stands for in the way Of reciprocity between ourselves and the great country you represent. and