Evening star., 1926-04-08
AMERICAN UNITY
URGED BY KELLOGG
Secretary Tells journalists
Nations of Hemisphere Must
Set World Standard.

rfhe neWSp9p per men that 10 them
Entrusted the high mission to interpre
the nations of the Amerir22 10 one ar
other: 10 disclose to each and ever
one of them how intimately their ir
,terests are related. and how closel
the progress of each Is dependent o'
the prosperity of ALTO show YOU
people that they are best serVinj
their own interests by contributing &
the prosperity of their nei-hpors. -
During recent years. ,he Secre
tary continued, the proere 5 towar'
the settlement of inter.An>erican dis
putes. inherited from the colonia
period, has been 50 rapid that We ma.
well look forward, and in not dir
tant future, to situation in which
every major dispute has been settle,
by the orderly processes OF mediatios
and arbitration.
Mission Not Yet Fulfilled.
Although this marks 2 great stef
forward in international relations, II
does not by any means completed.
fulfll America s mission. The settle
ment of these disputes means tbs
elimination OF causes Of international
irritation. bur. in addition thereto. we
must build up the positive proceSSes
of international Co-operat on. In this
u
YOU, gentlemen OF the press of tbs
Americas. 10 instruct the public opin
ton of your respective countries, in
order that there may be a constant
and increasingly inaistent demand foi
H. ger and WIDER co-operat ton between
the republics of the American Cont
nent in the solution of their com
mon problems.
II know of no higher mission that
could be intrusted 10 any body of
men, and I am certain that you fully
appreciate the responsibility involved
In this great work the contacts and
friendships formed AT this congress
will be of incalculahle value. The
welcome which l. therefore. extend to
you in the name of the governing
board of the Pan.American Union is
combined with the earnest wish not
only for the success of this congress,
but also for the full fruition of those
larger services which the press of the
continent is called upon to perform. "
Envoy Stresses Responsibility.
Francisco Sanchez Latour. the Min
lister from Guatemala and vice chair.
man of the governing board of the
Pan.American Union. following Mr..
kellogg on the program, said that
when q sage of the western world
remarked that the pen was mightier
than the sword he probably was not
aware that 1000 years before a wise
man of the East spoke thus: The
greatest of all victories is not the
victory gained in battle: the greatest
Of all victories is that gained without
giving battle
The greatest sof all victories, as
7 visualize it, is represented by the
triumph of public opinion, and public
opinion itself is moved and swayed
by public discussion, made possible
,only by the press" Mr.. Latour said.
t"Uninf1uenced by governmental con.
Strol. or by those interests which, on
occasions, seek to mislead or blind the
lpeople for their own selfish ends. the
newspapers have never been so power
jful an instrument for good as they
are today, for there exists a growing
passion to learn the truth and to tell
the truth, come what may, that real
ienlightment may follow.
Sees Great Possibilities.
"If the pen is mlghtier than the
sword. and If victories without giving
battle are greater than those of war.
then with you, gentlemen of the press.
rests a grave responsibility that cam
mot be exaggerated: for it is you who
ARE charged with the dissemination of
the truth, by which men may not
only Judge their rulers, but their
Ifellowmen.
II doubt If we entertain a real and
adequate conception of the possibili-
ties which may be derived from this
jnitial Pan-American Congress of
To my mind II signifies
one of the greatest steps yet taken to
bring our several peoples into a more
intimate and immediate relationship
ION an essentially practical basis and
by means Of channels through which.
day by day, the acts and thoughts of
each are communicated to the other.
Intereen1munieatien Of intelligence
means more intimate relationship and
good will I look to see great results
follow this important conference
which will be Of vast immediate bene-
At to us and to the generations to
come"
Walter Williams Speaks.
To this Juan Cueva Garcia of Quay
aouil, Ecuador, responded for South
America, and DR.. Walter Williams,
dean OF the School of Journalism of
the University of Missouri and presi-
dent of the Press Congress OF the
World, which is to meet in Geneva
next October, for the newspaper men
of North America. DR.. Williams de-
ctared that every journalist Is an
ambassador; journalism is the worlds
show window, the mirror which re-
fleets the other nations to us, and. in
turn. reflects us to the other nations.
We have the key 10 the world
nr. Williams continued. Let us see
that 1t shall not be stained with blood.
but that It shall prove a golden key TO
everlasting friendship. Let us, the
pan American journalists, use this
key to unlock the door where the
whole world may look upon an era
Of peace and prosperity and progress"
"A minute later Commissioner Cuno
II. Rudolph presented the delegates
with a key in fact. 1t was a large
golden key, symbolic of the freedom
Of the city and the country, Mr.. Ru.
dolph said, for the people of the
National Capital and Of all the repub-
lic bid you a warm Welcome, and this
ID tangible evidence that the freedom
of the Nation is yours" It was only
the third time in history that this
key has been presented to a body
of visitors.
Mejia Makes Acceptance.
Vidal Mejia of the Honduran- Press
Association accepted the key with
few we'll chosen words. Immediately
afterward. Frank B. Noyes, president
cf the Associated Press. called at
tention to the fact that the rules for
the congress provided that resolutions
should be approved by a majority
wote of the delegates present, and
that the same applied to the election
~ the permanent chairman and the
vice chairmen.
afice Of delegates from the United
States at this congress, Mr.. Noyes
moved that the rules be amended to
provide that these questions should
he settled by a majority vote Of the
ratinns ranrASanfed instead Of dele.