The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-31
NEW YORK HONORS
GALLANT URUGUAY
Personal Tribute Paid to DR..
Brum, Head Of CONNER
cial Mission.
MAYOR GREETS VISITORS
John Bassett Moore Speaks at
Luncheon at Bankers Club
on Pan-Americanism.

New York paid it's compliments to
gallant and effective South American
ally yesterday by royalty welcoming Dr..
! Baltasar Brum. Urusauys militant
young Minister for Foreign Affairs, and
| the commercial mission which under his
leadership is making n tour of trade in
! vestigation.
The reception, with its bands and SOL
diers and street crowds. was no less
personal tribute to DR.. Brum than a
manifestation of the friendship for the
Latin republic which has long held tho
front line in the fight on the formidable
German propaganda in South America.
1t was he who forced severance Of
and Germany after the United States
had declared war; ana so popular has
he made the cause OF the Allies among
his countrymen that II is predicted the
Presidency will be his when he returns
from the present journey.
Arriving at the Pennsylvania termi-
nal early in the afternoon, DIR. Brum
and his colleagues were met by the
Mayors specially appointed reception
committee. headed by Rodman Wanna
maker. representatives OF many business
interests and delega ton of Uruguayan
residents Of New York.
Women Police Reviewed.
In the party with the Foreign Minister
were DR.. Cesar Miranda. First Vice.
President Of the Uruguayan House OF
Representatives: DR.. Javier Nendevil,
Senator; DR.. Asrubel Delgado. Finance
Delegate: Or. Justo Jose Mendoza, sec
| rotary to DR.. Brum, and Lieut.. Juan
T, Canosa OF the Uruguayan Navy.
After a brief stop at the Hotel Bit
more. where for four busy days the mis-
sion will make its headquarters, the
party motored down Fifth avenue under
escort of mounted police and motorcycle
men. Hating for n few minutes at the
Wanamaker store. the city's guests were
entertained with first taste Of band
music and reviewed the Wanamaker
Women's Police Reserve Corps.
City Hall Park. Broadway and Park
Row were damned with spectators. a
company OF the Ninth Coast Command
and a naval band were in the plaza and
Mayor Hylan himself was out on his
front porch In the City Hall reception
room the Mayor spoke briefly. saying in
part:
Uruguay like all other peoples has
had a hard road to travel in quest OF
! liberty and progress, rights and its very
life as an independent State. But that
country-small in size but great in deeds
has forged ahead until 1t holds to-day
the position Of one Of the most advanced
republics Of America.
In fnrUard D,oyenppt DR. Brllm
has been a leading figure. He has not
hesitated to side with the United States
in this tremendous war.
! Before inducing the Cruguayan Con-
gress to sever its relations with Germany
Dr. Brum received the American squad
ron under Admiral Caperton, stating that
Uruguay could not treat as hciligerent
any American country which in defence
OF its own rights should find itself in
war with nations OF other continents.
And on the occasion Of the severance OF
diplomatic relations with Germany the
Jruguayan Government declared that
although 1t had not received any direct
offence from Germany it was necessary
TO espouse the cause OF the defenders OF
justice and democracy"
After a luncheon at the Bankers club,
where he and his associates were guests
OF the n-American Society of the
appreciation Of New Works welcome,
John Bassett Moore, president OF the So
ciety, and Frank A. Vanderbilt president
Of the National City Bank, added their
greetings TO Mayor Hylan's.
Among the things for which Pan
! Americanism ia supposed to stand. said
President Moore. lis the mutual recog-
milton of rights and the cultivation or
liberty regulated by law. To this con-
nf q
, paid particular tribute.
shows Spirit OF Fraternity.
"In the relations OF Uruguay with the
United States have appeared many strik-
ing manifestations OF the spirit of Amer
lean fraternity Happily We are not
| obliged to explore the record OF the past
in order to find them We shall not
soon forget the reception given at
Montevideo last year to the squadron or
Admiral Caperton. While there was a
great popular outpourng in demonstra-
ton OF sympathy with the republic OF
| the north In the great struggle in which
| It was then and still is engaged. the
| President, by n vote of the Cabinet and
with the concurrence OF the Senate.
issued "A proclamation declaring that
whereas the Uruguayan Government had
announced the principle OF American
| solidarity in the sense that offences
against the rights of any country OF
| the continent were to he regarded as
offences against all no american coun-
try which in defence OF its rights was
at war with nations Of another continent
! should be treated as a belligerent.'
Mr.. Vanderlip called attention to the
| fact that the great Hog Island ship
yards, with a construction capacity four
| times greater than all the yards the
| country had before the war; might have
been paid for. with all their equipment,
| out Of the proceeds from war savings
stamps sold in the last sixty days,
The mission was entertained in the
evening at Beechwood. Mr. Nanderlip's
Scarborough residence, To-day they
will attend the police field day meet at
Sheepshead Bay and the Hippodrome.
For tomorrow a trip 10 West Point has
been arranged.