Evening star., 1918-08-23
Visiting Foreign Minister
Finds Moment 0pportune
for Safeguarding Liberty.
PAN-AMERICA SOLIDARITY
GIVEN GREAT STIMULUS
Moral Cooperation Of Republics Of
New World at Present Crisis
Cements Friendly Relations.

Profound international political i'm
portance attaches to the visit to this
country of DR.. Baltasar Brun. minis
ter of foreign affairs of Uruguay. who
today is calling upon President Wilson
ard Secretary of State Lansing. DR..
Brum is the guest of the nation. and
with his staff is receiving military and
official honors.
The government of Uruguay took
part in the movement for pan-Ameri-
can solidarity in the western hemi-
sphere 1t was largely through DR..
BRUINS advice and efforts that Uru-
quay in June. 1917, abandoned posi-
ton Of neutrality and adopted the now
famous decree of solidarity which is
receiving the moral sanction and ad-
herence of South American govern
ments.
Under this policy the grievance OF
one nation in the American group.
when a great principle is at stake
involving human rights and the lib
erty of peoples. should be the common
grievance of all. and moral support
should be rendered. even though there
be no actual participation as belliger-
ents.
opportune for Liberty.
''that the United States entered the
war at the most opportune moment
for the welfare of the liberty of the
world and to combat the brutalizing
aims of the autocratic military gov
ernment of Germany.
Uruguay is in sympathy with the
objects of the United States and did
not take position of neutrality to
the disadvantage of the United States
in its fight for the principles Of liberty
and Justice that are cherished by all
the South American peoples.
THE people of Uruguay have feelings
of warm friendship and high regard
for the United States at this time. My
visit to this country has no more i'm
portant object than to express the
sentiment and sympathy of my own
country.
"Pan-American solidarity has re-
ceived renewed stimulus as a result
of the moral cooperation of the gov
ernmsnts of the states of the north
ern and southern continents in the
war against Germany. Our expert
ence now leads US toward cement
ing closer relations among all the
countries on this hemisphere.
Argentina Assures Support.
"As a practical Illustration of the
value of the principle of solidarity. ]
will mention the case of the relations
between my country and the ArEen-
tine Republic. At one time we had
reason to fear that a large German
colony would attack Uruguay. We
asked the Argentine government If ii
would permit us to purchase muni-
tions and supplies in Argentina in
event of war.
president Irigoyen of the Argentine
Republic replied that not only would
he furnish materials. but would come
to the assistance of Uruguay II we
should be attacked. AS can be seen
this is a new confirmation of the fact
that American solidarity has a strong
foundation in Argentina
This principle Of solidarity now pre-
walls to general degree in South Amer
ica, not only among the nations which
have declared war. but among the ma
tions which have not severed relations
with Germany"
Official Visits Exchanged.
DR.. Brum and his staff, occupying the
Gist Blair residence on Pennsylvania
avenue, were visited this forenoon by
officials of the government. At Las
o'clock DR.. Brum made a formal call
upon Secretary Lansing, and at 2 O'Clock
by him was escorted to the White House
to pay a visit to the President.
DIR. Brum and his mission will be en-
tertained at several official dinners while
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