Arizona republican., 1920-11-10
COLBY TO VISIT
 SOUTH AMERICA
 FUR PRESIDENT I
President Wilson Directs Secretary of State to Re pay Visit of South Ameri- can Officials.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-President Wilson announced tonight that he had directed Secretary Colby of the state department con my behalf and in my stead" to visit Brazil and Uruguay in acknowledgement of the recent visits to this country of the presidents of those republics.
 The president also said he would be grateful if MT. Colby took the op- portunity to visit Buenos Aires in re- sponse to the recent invitation re- ceived from the Argentine government
 Tt has long been my hope that l might personally return these visits" the presidents statement, issued at the conclusion of today's cabinet meeting. said regarding the recent tours in this country of President Brum of Uruguay and Pessoa of Brazil and can con- ceive of no worthier object to which l could dedicate my time and strength; but am prevented from doing so and cannot longer postpone the agreeable courtesy of their reciprocation which this country is strongly desirous of showing to the governments and peo- ples both of Brazil and Uruguay"
 The presidents statement follows:
 "The history of the relations between the United States and the friendly re- publics in South America was marked in 1918 and 1919 by two incidents of the most agreeable character and out standing significance. I refer to the visit to this country in August of 1918 of his excellency, Dr. Baltassar Brum, now president of Uruguay, and at the time of his visit minister of foreign af- fairs of hi scountry, and in the year 1919 to the visit of his excellency, Dr. Epitacio Pessoa, now president of Brazil and at the time of his visit the president elect to that exalted office.
 Both these visits called forth demonstrations on the part of the peo- pie fthe United States of the utmost pie of the United States of the utmost distinguished visitors and the friendly nations whom they represented anc every thinking person in this country was impressed with the potency oi such visits as instruments for cement ing the sincere attachment and deep ening the genuine intimacy between the self governing democracies of the Western Hemisphere.
 To Promote Friendship
 Tt has long been my hope that might personally return these visit and can conceive of no worthier ob. ject to which could dedicate my tim, and strength; but am prevented from doing so and cannot longer postpone the agreeable courtesy of their recipro. cation which this country is strongl, desirous of showing to the govern ments and peoples, both of Brazil ant Uruguay.
 q have, therefore, directed the sec retary of state ,on my behalf and il my stead, to visit both Brazil anC Uruguary and to extend to the people! of both these countries, through theil governments, the most emphatic as surances of the esteem and friendship of the people of the United States anC of the desire felt in this country fo the strengthening of every tie tha binds our respective peoples in mutua good will and cordial intercourse.
 T am also much gratified that will be possible for the secretary O 4 state, taking advantage of his proxim ity to Buenos Aires, to accept the yer coureous invitation of the Argentin government to visit Buenos Aires an
 to carry to the people of the Argentin confederation the same assurances c our high esteem and deep good will. Secretary Daniels announced tonigh that Secretary Colby and his part would make the trip aboard the dread naught Florida of the Atlantic flee The date of sailing has not been an , nounced.