The Washington herald., 1916-01-07

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eanism sentiment which has animated
the members of the Pan-American Con-
gresss during ths-4ast two. weeks session
here. It was an occasion Of high formal
lty, with all the Latin-American diplo-
/ mats and delegates attired in formal
dress. the Marine Band playing, and a
plentiful sprinkling OF brass buttons and.
uniforms worn by the Presidents aides
and other official attendants.
Discusses Sentimental side.
| Ambassador suarez, of Chile. intro
duced the President. and Ambassador Da
Cana. Of Brazil, read the Introductory
speech in Spanish. The President in turn
| devoted fully fifteen minutes OF his
= speech to a discussion Of the ideal and
| sentimental side OF the Pan-American
/ movement
+, The enunciation of his pan-American
policy was given in the following para
graph at the end OF his speech:
| THE Monroe Doctrine was proclaimed
bg the United States on her own author
| ity. 1t always has been maintained and
always will be maintained upon her own
Responsibility. But the Monroe Doctrine
demanded merely that European govern
ments should not attempt to extend their
political systems to this side of the At
lantic. II did not disclose the use which
the United States intended to make of
her power on this side of the Atlantic.
1t was hand held up in warning, but
there was no promise in it Of what
America was going to do with the implied
and partial protectorate which she ap-
parently was trying to set up on this side
of the water, and believe you will sus-
tain me in the statement that 1t has been
fears and suspicious on this score which
have hitherto prevented the greater in
ltimacy and confidence and trust between
/ the Americas.
|
certain what the United States would
do with her power. The doubt must be
removed. And latterly there has been
a very frank interchange OF views be-
tween the authorities in Washington
and those who represented the other
States of this hemisphere, an inter-
| change of views charming and hope
full, because they are based upon an in
creasingly sure appreciation OF the
spirit in which they were undertaken.
These gentlemen have seen that II
America is to come into her own, into
her legitimate own, in a world Of
peace and order, she must establish the
/ foundations of amity so that no one
will hereafter doubt them.
| should Guarantee Freedom.
81 hope and 1 believe that this can
be accomplished. These conferences
have enabled me to forsee how 1t will
be accomplished. 1t will be accom-
plished in the first place by the States
of America uniting in guaranteeing to
each other absolutely political inde-
pendence and territorial integrity. In
| the second place, and as a necessity
corollary to that, guaranteeing the
agreement to settle all pending boun-
dairy disputes as soon as possible and
| by amicable process; by agreeing that
all disputes among themselves, should
they unhappily arise, will be handled
| by patient, impartial investigation and
| settled by arbitration and the agree
ment necessary to the peace OF the
Americas; that no State of either con-
! tinent will permit revolutionary eIpedi-
tions against another State to be fitted
out on its territory, and that they will
prohibit the expectation of the NUM-
tions of war for the purpose of supply
ing revolutionists against neighboring
| governments.
You see what our thought is, gentle
men, not only the international peace of
America, but the domestic peace OF
! America. II American States are con-
stantly in ferment, if any Of them are
constantly in ferment, there will be a
Z standing threat to their relations with
one another. 1t is just as much to our
. interest to assist each other to the or
derly processes within our own borders
I as 1t is to have orderly processes in our
controversies with one another. These
| are very practical suggestions which have
/ sprung up in the minds of thoughtful
men, and l for my part believe that they
are going to lead the way to something
that America has prayed for for many
! a generation.
Mrs. Wilson DodEes Camera.
! For they are based. in the first place,
so far as the stronger States are con-
cerned, upon the handsome principle Of
/ self-restraint and respect for the rights
| Of everybody. They are based upon the
principles of absolute political equality
/ among the States, equality of right, not
| equality of indulgence. They are based.
| in short, upon the solid, eternal founda-
/ tions Of justice and humanity. No man
I can turn away from these things with
/ out turning away from the hope Of the
| world. These are things, ladies and
! gentlemen, for which the world has hoped
| and waited with prayerful heart God
| grant that it may be granted to America
to lift this light on high for the illumina-
! ton of the world
/ Mrs Wilson occupied an upper box
! and listened in rapt attention to the ad-
] dress of the President. With Mrs. Will
| son in the box were her mother, Mrs.
| Boiling Miss Margaret Wilson, and Miss
| Helen Woodrow Bones. Following the
| same course she has pursued since her
| marriage Mrs. Wilson stepped behind a
| curtain as the assemblage prepared for
| a Gashlight picture and ignored the mo-
| ton of the President to step to the front
| of the box.
Need Industrial Education.
The function of the woman as a
| home-maker, producer and consumer,
and education of children from the
| kindergarten to the factory, was the
theme of discussion at the session of
the Woman's auxiliary conference in
the morning. The meeting, which was
presided over by Mrs. Percy V. Penny
bscker, president of the General Fede-
ration of Women's Clubs, was held in
the hall OF the Americas, in the Pan
American Building.
Mrs John Dewey pointed out the need
for Industrial education that will deal
with fundamentals. instead of the sys-
TENS of today which produces children
| like trained animals" The present
system, she said. fits the pupil for one
set of motions and at the same time
units them for all others. 1t should
be recognized, she declared, that we
are living in an age of machinery, and