Evening star., 1924-06-02
COOLIDGE WELCOMES
AMERICAN PARTY
Engineer,, Here to Study High.
ways, Told Visit Indicates
Growing Friendship.
TOUR WILL LAST MONTH
Group to Leave for North Carolina
Tomorrow.

President Coolidge, in greeting at
the White House today the members
Of the pan-American highway COM
mission, which is here to study the
highways of the country, stated that
at no time have the formal relations
of the governments of the American
republics been on a higher plane than
they are today.
The President re-echoed the words
OF Secretary of State Hughes, who In
receiving the members of the commits
sion at the State Department prior
to their visit to the White House. de-
clared that their visit was most sig
niicant in pan-American development.
In expressing his pleasure at meet
ing the members of the commission
composed of thirty-eight engineers
fnanders and economists from south
and Central American nations, Presi-
dent Coolidge declared:
THE tour of inspection that you
are about to undertake ano the
studies in which you are about 10
nificance 70 all the republics OF the
American continent.
Communications Vital
" . see COudy, more CiedAiy SAA<h
ever before, that the improvement or
means of communication is not only
one of the great forces making Tor
cultural and economic advance, but 1t
is also one Of the basic factors in the
development Of n-Amercian unity.
"At no time in our history have the
formal relations between the govern
ments of the American republics
been on a higher plane than they
are today, but much still remains to
be done in developing closer under +.
standing between the peoples OF
a better mutual appreciation OF
ideals and national viewpoints.
There is something inspiring In
the thought of the assembling OF
eminent citizens from the nations OF
the Americas for the purpose OF ex-
anothers experience in the solution
of the great questions of common in
terest. Our problems are, in many re-
spects, similar to yours. We desire
to profit by your experience and !
hope that you may profit by ours.
'.As you travel through this coun-
try you may be sure that the friendly
feeling for your respective countries
extends far beyond the confines OF
the National Capital. The people of
every section of this country are ac-
tuated by a deep and genuine spirit
OF 1ellO"Snlp toward lnelr SlSleT I'D
tions of this continent.
when you return to your respec-
tive countries j hope that you will
take with you this heartfelt message
of fraternal good feeling, for in ii
is to be found the surest guarantee
of the peace and prosperity of the
American continent
Hughes Welcomes Group.
Secretary Hughes in his welcome
stated, in part:
Your visit to this country has a
significance not only because of the
Importance of the problem with
which you have to deal, but because
it indicates one of the most signifi-
can't phases of Pan American de-
velopment. 1t is fortunate cir
cumstance that all the questions that
have been hitherto an obstacle to the
development of the closest friendship
between the nations of America are
gradually being settled by the order
ly processes of conference, accommo.
dation and arbitration. With a
settlement of these questions we are
entering upon a new phase of inter
national relations on the American
continent
In concluding the Secretary OF
State said:
You are performing a Pan-Ameri-
can service of magnitude, and you
may be assured of the enthusia tic
cooperation of the government as
we'll as of the people of the United
States"