The New York herald., 1920-12-04


the Secretary Is at Hampton Roads
President-elect Harding will arrive there
aboard the liner Pastores from Panama.
but it Is improbable that the Secretary
and Mr. Harding will meet. as the Presi-
dent-elect plans to go direct to Newport
News.
Ambassadors Remarks.
In his farewell address to the Secre-
tary of state Ambassador Matthew said
Mr.. Colby would "carry to the peoples
and governments before whom you will
represent the eminent President of the
United States the eloquent expression of
policy which has opened new and
broader horizons of peace and at the
same time strengthened on our Amer
lean continent those sentiments of rnu-
tual confidence and solidarity which the
American people have inspired by rea--
son of a moral elevation even superior
to their material greatness.
And In addition to all this" contin-
ued the Ambassador you are going to
make hosts of friends amorg the ma
tions open to the influence OF noble SEN
timents and among those sentiments
there Is none which is more highly ap-
preciated thar the sincerity which SO
markedly cbaracterizes your personal
lty.
1--WE desire. sir. that You carry with
you for the success OF vour great mis-
sion the warm wishes which are here
expressed by the representatives of the
American nations seated around this
table Combined with these warm wishes
there goes with you the affectionate
regard Of each and every one Of us who
feels proud to be considered among
your friends"
Secretary Colby's Response.
In his reply Secretary Colby expressed
his appreciation of the honor done to
him by the diplomats.
You could hardly have done more
inspiring thing" he said. ''No man
whose feelings are sound and right
could find himself most unexpectedly
and suddenly placed In the position of
the American Secretary of State with
out a feeling of great trcpidation and
great mispivlng as to his qualifications
and of great longing TO have the sup
port, the cooperation, the confidence tf
his fellow workers. j shall always re-
member that the first members of the
Diplomatic Corps to meet me. the men
who came to me with the most unnls-
| taxable cordiality, with the simplicity
! and the candor and the directness that
| meant so much to me in those early
weeks were yourselves tthe Latin Amer
| lean dlplomats), and l shall never cease
to be grateful to you.
"I consider myself very highly priv
| ileged to be the bearer of Americas
good will TO the countries / will visit.
| 1t is a great honor to be deputized by
President Wilson to return a visit to
Brazil and a visit to Uruguay which he
himself had intended to do had his
health and strength permitted. 1t Is
very handy circumstance that L fnd
myself so near to the Argentine Repub-
lie that shall visit that beautiful mod
ern city of Buenos Aires.
II have received some very cordial
and touching invitations from other
countries of South America and 1 nave
given very earnest and long consdera-
tion to the possibility of enlarging my
trip. but will be under no necessity
of lengthy explanations to you, who
are n part OF the life of the American
capital, when tell you that conditions
/ here do not permit of that prolongation.
'I spent more than two hours with
! the President of the United States yes
/ terday. / mention this because that
, is a very long interview with the Presi-
dent OF the United States. 1t shows the
very great interest he feels in my APP
! preaching trip. We talked or nothing
but the trip.
II do not know that there Is any
! thing that the President feels more
| deeply than the sense OF South Ameri-
can appreciation of the great ends and
the great deals he has sought to con-
firm and promote"