Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-27
PLEADS FOR NATIONS,
TO REPLACE HATRED
WITH GOOD FAITH

Santiago. Chile, March 26. (By, A.
P)-Messages expressive of good
will and of wishes that the Pan-Am-
erican Congress may achieve the
heights of solidarity and good friend
ship requisite of an enduring peace
among the nations were read at To-
days session of the Congress.
Notable among the messages was
one from Charles f. Hughes, secre-
tarv of state of the United States,
who pleaded that the nations work
together through their representa-
tives at the Congress to remove all
causes for distrust and hatred and
seek a road to true friendship and
good faith.
Washington, March 26. A plea
that nations set themselves fOrcibly
to the task of removing every rem
nant of suspicion. distrust and hat
red and earnestly seek the cure for
their ills. which is found only in
friendship and good faith, was made
today by Secretary Hughes in q
message to the fifth Pan-American
conference in Santiago. Chile. de-
livered by Ambassador Henry p.
Fletcher, head of the delegation from
the Tilted States. Mere formal ar
rangements between nations, the
message said ARE futile in the alb
sence OF good will.
The assertion was made that the
conference SHOULD buttress the
foundations Of amity" and take full
advantage of its opportunities" in
that direction. The real value Of the
conference was declared to rest in
Ooo for v,nyvarftI
rents of mutual understanding and
friendly interest" supplying the
motive power by which injurious
influences might be overcome.
AT a time when we witness the
economic dislOcatiOns. the waste and
impoverishment. and the distress
and hatred that have resulted from
tho great war;" the statement said,
I'VE have abundant reason to con-
graduate our peoples that peace
reigns in this hemisphere. and the
meeting OF this conference affords a
welcome opportunity to dedicate our
selves anew TO the ideals Of peace.
Present experiences, reinforcing
the lessons Of history. cause fresh
recognition Of the futilfty OF mere
formal arrangements in the absence
Of good will and. however important
D- Tic SpSCId1 topIts Va
sion the permanent value of the con-
ference lies in the fact that there are
general powerful currents OF mutual
understanding and friendly interest
supplying the motive power through
which any remnants Of suspicion and
d.strusl may be removed and the in
furious Influences OF earlier antagon-
isms may be overcome
"Afi rrph1op,c End cnlnfinn am IN
those who desire to be friendly and
just and the present imperative de-
mand OF civilization itself is that ma
tions shall set themselves. with all
the resources Of their intelligence and
skill to the elimination of sources Of
controversy and shall earnestly and
diligently seek for their manifold ills.
the cures which can only be found in
friendship and good faith.
In this conference Of America
republics it is sought not only to
buttress the foundations of amity.
but to take full advantage Of its OPP
pcrtunities. Our intimate economic
relations require many advantageous
adjustments which our fortunate re-
lations make possible. The convic-
ton which had led to these gather
irgs is that OF distinct community
Of interest among the republics Of
this hemisphere. II is no prejudice
to other interests wisely to conserve
our own. These republics each APP
propriately safeguarding its sovee-
eighty. and independence voice the
sentiment which is the essence Of
pan Americanism-the sentiment OF
mutually beneficial cooperation.
Thee are happily no controversies
between us that cannot be settled by
the processes OF reason. No interest
is cherished which could prompt ag-
gression. There is no nation among
us which entertains any ambition
which runs counter to the aspirations
Of our free people. We rejoice in an
expanding life: we are each proud
Of our traditions and achievements:
we all DESIRE the development Of re-
sources. increased facilities of edu-
cation and the improvement Of the
common lot Of humanity. This con-
ference means the practical direction
OF our material and spiritual forces
10 gain for all the American republics
the prosperity which waits On the
friendly cola boration Of states Sc
cure in their recognized equality. in
their mutual respect and in the su-
premacy Of the common sentiment Of
justice.
q trust that our labors may have
the happiest results.