New-York tribune., 1921-04-20

the New World, and | have small
hope that VIC shall We have accom-
plisncd something toward ',etterment
Of mankind, toward peace. prosperity
and security, but we hove yet far 10
trayc'. | bcspcak mutual confidence
and cooperation in dealing with thcss
problems which arc American prob
lens, 10 be dealt with by us as Amer.
icnns. We have gone far towara
effective cooperation, and we ought to
60 further and record greater &C.
plisfmcnt.
L. $. inspired by Ideals of Freedom
- know I may speak the spirit
Of the United States No selfish
ness impels, no greed is urging. no
envy incitcs. no hatred is actuat;ng
There arc here to-day the same IN
spirations as those whichs won the en-
thasiasm Of Simon Bolivar wnen he
came to breathe his admiration for
Washington in 1906. Washington
was his inspiration, ard after Cen
cral Bolivar had made his surpasg-
ing contribution 10 country and hu-
manity. on American naval surgeon
attended and consoled him in his
last hour. Perhaps there is the sug-
gcstion of an indissolublc tie in his
wearing at his death medal which
Washington had given to Lafayette,
cral Bolivar. The Unitsd States
salutcs Venezuea and the South
Americans nations born Of General
Bolivar's offerings on the affairs of
freedom. and plights it's devotion to
the same liberty. the same justice,
the same aspirations Of national in
dependence, the same forward look,
in touching elbows while we advance
to greater fulfllment.
I'VE do not forget that in the
United States day we have Latin
American devotion to the Stars and
Stripes. Porto Rico is a part of us,
under a permanent policy aimed at
her prosperity and progress, and we
see in our Latin American state the
splendid agency to help interpret
the Americas to one another.
Our thoughts are mainly of the
Americas to-day. They cluster about
this statue Of the great Bolivar and
the good omen it brings as the gift
OF nation, which utteFs its graft
tude 20 him, to another nltion Which
has ever revered him.. and Joins
Venezuela in protectirH and per
petuating the work of tree men. /
rejoice in this testimony of the graft
tude of Venezuela and acclaim the
statue s a symbol of the deep lying
sympathy and shared regard which
cenents the nations of these two
continents. Let it stand out as an
earnest of more effective coopera-
tlon and better understanding and
more intimate and ever-assurinc
friendship!
But W must also have thought
for all mankind. The world is torn
and harassed. and Pan-Americansm
means sympathetic and generous
Americanism. The world needs the
utmost of production, of restoration,
of rehabilitation, Of. steadying influ-
ence, all that we can contribute to it.
Our greatest service lies in standing
firmly together. making ourselves
strong that we may give our strength.
rich that we may contribute of our
riches and confident that I'VE may in
spirc others with confidence.
THE world needs, IN order that it's
economic balance may lie redressed,
peace, enterprise, industry, frugality
and commercial develc prent Here
we have two riah and mighty CONT
nents which, as a whole. have felt
far less the effects of the great wa
than have the older continental.
areas. To us the world is turning.
with the plea that we draw upon the
resources which nature and our com
mon good fortune have assured tc US
to aid those who have suffered more
New Concept Born Of isorid War
Herein lie for US both duty and
opportunity; duty to those whom we
may help; opportunity, in helping
others, also to help ourselves. The
great war has brought to US of the
Americas a new conception Of our
place in the world, a larger appre-
citation Of the opportunity which is
ours. We are blest with natural
wealth, with industrious populations,
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