The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-10
WILSON ID SEND COLBY ON VISIT
 ID SOUTH AMERICA
Will Go to Brazil and Uruguay to Acknowledge Visits of Presidents of Those Ma
 tions to United States
By Associated Press

Washington, November 9.-President Wilson formally announced tonight that he had directed Secretary Colby of the State Department, "on my behalf and in my stead to visit Brazil and Uruguay in acknowledged of the recent visits to this country Of the Presidents of those two republics.
 In addition. the President said he would be gratfied if Mir. Colby took the op- portunity also to visit Buenos Aires in response to the recent invitation received from the Argentine government
 ''It has long been my hope that might personally return these visits, the residents statement, issued at the con .ciusion of today's cabinet meeting, said regarding the reSAne < essrs: M 1llie ccuii- try of Presidents Brum of Uruguay and Pessoa of Brazil, and l can conceive of no worthier object to which I 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 peoples both of Brazil and Uruguay
 The Presidents statement follows:
 The history of the relations between the tinted States and the friendly re- publics in South America was marked in ,he years 1918 and 1919 by two incidents of che most agreeable character and out standing significance. 1 refer to the visit to this country in August, 1918, of His 1axcellency, Dr. Baltasar Brum. now of and time of his visit Minister of Foreign affairs of his country, and in the year 1919 to the visit of His Excellency, Dr.. Epitacio 1'essoa, now President of Brazil, and at the time of his visit the President elect to that exalted office.
 ALL WERE IMPRESSED
 Both tI4ese ,....s ~s.4lc. ave.ll dem onstrations on the part of the people of he United States of the utmost cor IIality and good will toward the distin- -suished visitors and the friendly nations whom they represented, and every think .ng person in this country was impressed with the potentcy of such visits as in- struments for cementing the sincere at tachment and deepening the genuine in timacy between the self-governing de- nocracies of the Western Hemisphere.
 Tt has long been my hope that might personally return these visits. and l can cOnceiVe or no WoTtnicr opJecl 70 which 1 could dedicate my time and strength; but I am prevented from doing so and cannot longer postpone the agree able courtesy of their reciprocation which this country is strongly desirous of show !ng to the governments and peoples, both of Brazil and Uruguay.
 II have, therefore. directed the Secre- tary of State. on my behalf, and in my stead, to visit both Brazil and Uruguay, and to extend to the people of both these countries through their respective gov ernments. the most emphatic assurances of the esteem and friendship of the peo- pie of the United States. ard of the desire felt in this country for the strengthening of every tie that binds our respective peoples in mutual good will and cordial intercourse.
 'I am also much gratified that it will be possible for the Secretary of State. ta king advantage of his proximity to Buenos Aires. to accept the very cour- teous invitation of the Argentine govern ment to visit Buenos Aires, and to carry to the people of the Argentine confed- esteem and deep good will
 Secretary Daniels announced tonisn' that Secretary Colby and his party would make the trip aboard the dreadnaushr Florida of the Atlantic fleet. The snip was fitted as a flagship, and has extra quarters suitable for the party. The date of sailing has not been announced-