Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-01-03
Evidences of
Friendship
Mark Feast
Messages Of Good Will
Characterize Banquet
for Secretary Colby
at Buenos Aires

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Buenos Aires, Jan. S.-Mutual
declarations of warm friendship
between the United States and AR
gentina end the exchange of toasts
to President Wilson and Irigoyen
marked krief addresses of Senior
Torello, acting foreign minister
and fiairbridge Colby, American
secretary of state, at a banquet
here tonight. Members of the Ar
gentine cabinet and of Mr.. Col
by's party were present.
Mr.. CODY, who visited Brazil
and Uruguay as a personal ennis
sary of President Wilson, return
Ing official visits, declared his call
here as that of 'only an admiring
and apnreciative guest passing a
few brief hours in your midst but
long enough to deliver massage
of the friendship and good will l
bear you"
Scores Propagandists
He referred to many things
which tend to SOW misunderstood
ings" ircluding the "impalpable
and sinister activity of the propa-
gandist who is willing to deceive
and embitter a whole people to
serve hi sordid ends.' He ,lar-
ed that there is no better way to
counteract these regrettable ten
denotes than an open meeting
face to face, of disinterested ana
responsive spokesmen of friendly
peoples, the encouragement of
every form of intercourse, and
frequent and intimate official and
unofficial exchanges between
them"
Senator Torello described as an
"unforgettable token of friend
ship the, courtesies extended. by
the United States during the war
when she offered an escort OF war
vessels TO the Argentine battleship
Rivadayia during a visit of that
vessel 20 the United States.
M. Colby leaves Monday night.
NtbAN man soCIltuIicIJ
The friendship uniting Argen-
tina and the United States is more
than 'banal sentiment" says La
Epoca, the official government or
gan. in an editorial welcoming Mr..
Colby.
"Situa ed in extreme South Af-
erica, the newspaper continues,
I'VE have always directed our
glance 20 the far north with the
certainty of finding there a live.
robust, loyal and advanced sup
port for us, as for all nations
which lave arisen from emanci-
pating revolutions. From the be-
ginning cf the past century the
North American federation has
constantly furnished us an exam
pie to follow"
Secretary Colby was asked a SER
les of questions by La Epoca, par
ticularly regarding Argentina's
from the league OF
nations. His answer to this ques-
tion is quoted as follows:
"Thc United States has for more
than = century adhered to a pos
ton in tavor OF the entire and un-
qualified self competence of tn
republics on the western hernis-
phere. NJ pursues -r2l a roii.y
as raga -1s the delibe ate iudc-
nent o. their governments and
reor.e. We. ac"ordingly. we're nre-
nare5 f. accent Aren't mas "ctiNn |
--ho'hev it coincided ~ not with !
1ur o-rn opinion."
Prrdiets TREATY S''~Gi1-
Speaktnt Of the nenl'ay f-'7-v
with Colombia. Secretarv Co'hv
,~odictAI 1t ,vorld ba -ltificd ond |
maintained with pronrietv and
ussice. Action by the United |
,tafas IN connectior with the irda-
,erdenca Of Panama would ="
7ealt with in the treaty hc said. |
,~ .ba convention viii reD~ese -
he "fr.. rlc and rrcaT real"d ef-
'orts 90 tho United 80 -'s - 49,
woo II. feelings nf Colombia. to-
va~ds " hich the T-n'ted states en-
ertai-7s the fr'endliost feeiincs.
Touching the question II ex-
.hcase between the United states
nd A-euntina. Mr.. Colby explain
d the apparent advantage in the
.xohanee situation was really in
urious to North American trade
ince it reduces buying By raising
,rices. lie said the United States
vas making all possible efforts to
olive the problem.