Evening star., 1928-12-23

other visitors who flowed through the
building in steady stream.
After snatching about go minutes rest,
the Hoovers late in the evening went to
the presidential palace for the state
dinner. There was a brilliant company
of guests, including diplomats and MEM
bers of the American naval and the
French military missions to Brazil.
Greeting Mr.. Hoover aS a friend OF
humanity, President washington Luis
said:
He is undoubtedly great. repre-
sentative Of a great nation. He pos
sesses and has carried to a very high
degree all the fundamental qualities
of his race, all the virtues of the noble
people to whom he belongs"
Reviews His work.
After reviewing Mr.. H0oVer's work ir
and since the war, the Brazilian PreSi-
dent said with dramatic gesture:
Were it still permitted to concedt
titles, I would demand for Mr.. Hoover
that of friend of humanity The
qualities of his aspirations End of the
ideals which have put in evidence the
name of Hoover from substratum, Q
basic condition of that already formed
race, that already constituted people
that already organized nation in North
America which at this moment keeps
and maintains the highest type o1
civilization.
Its political institutions are origina
and splendid They maintain and de-
velop all individual rights and all public
liberties. They powerfully confirm re-
publican democracy and give satisfac-
ton to our present-day anxieties ano
aspirations
''All the fundamental ideas of West
ern civilization, work, capital, property,
family and God and religion, are con-
secrated as the essence of that great
nation. In fact, the words union anC
United States are conserved in laws,
but the word American has been ex-
alted by the coming of this great peo-
pie"
Receive After Banquet.
After the banquet President Wash
ington Luis and Mr.. Hoover received
more than 1000 prominent personages
of the capital at the presidential pal
ace, which was elaborately decorated
with roses as the motif. Eleven of the
grand salons were named variouSly by
the flower colors, such as green, yellow
red and pink, while others were named
for former Presidents.
The gardens behind the palace ex.
tending down almost to the waters Of
the harbor were gaily lighted ane
opened to the guests The profusion o.
flowers and shrubs were topped by loft,
palms, some of them the highest in ths
city.
Mr.. Hoover will end his stay In RiC
de Janeiro tomorrow after church
service in the morning and another
automobile ride in the afternoon. Thu
battleship Utah will sail at pm. di
rect for Key West, Fla, where Mr.
Hoover will take special train fol
Miami. He is to take up his residencI
Miami, until he goes to Washington fo
| his Inauguration.
Mr.. HOOvers Reply.
Replying to President Luis, Mr.. Hoo.
YER said:
You have given expression to the
| noble and elevated friendship of Bra
| I'll for my country and you have formu-
| lated in words of courtesy the welcome
! which has overwhelmed myself and my
! colleagues since our landing yesterday
on your shores.
1T is difficult, indeed, to make a re-
ply which adequately represents the re-
sponse of all our hearts to the atmos-
phere of charming kindness and friend
illness of the people of your great city
1 hope my visit here will be accepted
as the responsive sentiment of 100000
| 900 of my countrymen toward the peo-
pie of Brazil.
"I know that on these occasions it il
| usual to refer to refer to that unbroker
span of good will which traverses thG
| whole history of our two continents
| Nor is it trite or commonplace to givC
voice to these facts for when true
| friends meet the renewal of their ex.
pressions and experiences is but the
glow of a responsive human heart. Il
has been good will far beyond the for.
NAL relationships between nations. Il
has been proven by sympathy anC
mutual support in times of trial ane
| by mutual satisfaction in times of sue.
cess and triumph. Never has a clouc
passed even in our dry words of diplo'
matte commu 1tiOn. Public ODipi0E