Evening star., 1927-04-23

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Macnado at the Pan-American Union
. luncheon. At the sixth international
conference OF the Pan-American Union
to be held in Havana next January,
Mr.. Kellogg said, the representatives
of the American continent republics
will have an opportunity to see for
themselves the splendid progress made
by your country during the quarter
century of her independence"
President Machado in his address de-
clared the reception accorded him by
the governing board awakened in his
spirit "a feeling of boundless SYM
pathy and gratitude toward this great
Nation, a feeling which was kindled
in our bosoms the day we learned
that a strong army was coming TO
help us solve the dilemma of Jnde-
pendence or Death under which ban.
ner we had chosen to place ourselves;
an army which came not with the
idea of conquest but with the sole
purpose, unique in history. perhaps.
for its complete disinterestedness, OF
shedding their blood in order to give
effort to Joint resolution of the Con.
grcfs of their Nation, which affirmed
in the face of the world that Cuba is
anu Oh IlEnt, oh5b1 ~ pD AA~O "'AN -
dependent
No Economic Rivalries.'
In pan-Americanisn, the President
said, he saw il "as natural conse-
quence of the almost providential
combination of happy events and cir
cumstances. a whole hemisphere with
out economic or political contradic-
tions or conflicts of traditions or in
terests; rather whole hemisphere
which is complete in itself and grows
in union, friendly understanding ana
mutual comprehension.
In our times it is economic strife
that divides the nations. Strictly
speaking. we have no economic rival
ries. because our products are not
competitive, and in the case of those
that might compete, Nature herself
has providentially come to our aid,
giving us different seasons so that a
product that is being harvested in the
South at the same time Is being sown
in the North.
This absence of all economic and
political conflicts, i'm my opinion, con.
stitutes the principal factor Of our
| union. As we come to know each
other better, we become closer friends,
| All the problems we have are psy-
| Geological, the consequence Of in
| dividual appreciations. of passing
| circumstances and sometimes even the
product of passing waves of opinion,
Have Great Faith.
at is for these reasons that / have
great faith In this Pan-American
| Union. make bold to affirm
that the future is ours; ours not to
create exclusivisms Of national groups,
| but to serve the great cause or
I humanity and civilization which
marches bravely onward without
pause toward progress that Is
Tonight at s o'clock, the President
and Mrs. Coolidge will entertain Presi'
| dent Machado at dinner at the
temporary White House, lb Dupont
circle,
The distinguished visitor, who ar
rived with his Official party yester
dav afternoon at Union Station
called on President Coolidge at
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
President Returns Call.
Thirty minutes after Presiden
| Machados visit at the temporary
| White House yesterday, President ant
/ Mrs. COOnuBe FeluIHeu Abc 1oii a. 10y
Cuban embassy, 1880 Sixteenth street
President Machado dined privately
and at 10 o'clock the first of a large
number of guests invited by Ambas-
sador and Sonora Ferrara to meet
the visitor arrived. 1t was wei
after midnight when the reception
came to a close.
Emphasizing that the visit of Presl
dent Machado has no determined po
ltical or economic purpose" a state
ment issued in his behalf stated 1t is
his desire that the relations between
the two countries shall bear such
| stamp Of cordiality that in carrying
out any examination or re-examlna
ton of them, which the lapse Of tins
makes advisable, both parties shal
take into account the common IN
terest,"
THE acceptance Of acts of courtesy