Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-29
NATIONS PROGRESS
LAUDED BY HOOVER
Costa Rican Cultural and
Educational Work Wins
Praise in Speech.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JOSE, Costa RIGA, November 90.
I'm his speech replying to the address
of welcome of President Gonzalez yes
terday, Mr.. Hoover said:
Your excellency, words are always a
poor vehicle for the expression of the
response in our hearts for such courtesy
and welcome as my colleagues and re-
ceived today. Nolcitizen of the United
States could have listened to your elo-
Quent statement without a quickening
of pride in his own country that it has
deserved so great a tribute from the
record of its relations with Costa Rica
during all the years of our common ma
tional life.
Your excellency, good will between
nations Is not policy or task, it is
deduction arising from series Of ac-
lions. 1t is not a diplomatic formula.
It is an inspiration which flows from
ideals of people, so the generous recogni-
ton by you that the spirit Of the people
of the United States has even been
steadfaSt in its resolution to act, not
only with justice to its neighbors, but
also that they do aspire to cooperate
with them for making good will, will
find deep response from the very hearts
OF my countrymen.
Advancement Is Cited.
"You have paid glowing tribute to the
accomplishment of my country under
the stimulus of our common democracy,
but nowhere do know Of greater and
more proved example of the beneficence
to mankind of our common institutions
than that which has been accomplished
through the hands of the people OF
Costa RIGA.
Their advancement of human well
fare is well known in my country. AS
a student of social and cultural ad-
vancement I have long wished to con-
firm with my own eyes the progress
which you have made. You have given
leadership in the solution of important
social questions for the distribution of
land, and home ownership is such that
automatically almost every family
owns farm or home.
THE spread of universal free educa-
ton from primary school to univer-
sity, development Of art and drama,
as symbolized by this great institution,
and your contributions to literature
not only enriched life, but have stimu-
lated thought on the part of your people
and added to the worlds pool of culture.
ITO have accomplished all these
things and at the same time to have
maintained your national integrity and
national dignity with a military estab-
liShment less in the number of soldiers
than one-fourth the number of your
school teachers is a national attain
ment which speaks not only Of the
keneficenceS of the fundamental inSti-
tutions of democracy, but for the char
acter Of the people and the leadership
in Costa Rica.
Praises Reception Plans.
"You are an example OF the advan-
| tage of having many separate units ot
government. There are over 20 ma
tons on our Western Continent in
which each can be laboratory work.
ing out separate successes in govern
ment and culture and In art under
varying conditions and from which all
the others can profit.
"You have thought to give emphasis
to your welcome through the school
| method of which the kindness and
courtesy Of the Nation could be so evil
denced than by these masses Of chill
dren which welcomed us this day. That
| is the voice of assuring democracy.
II have come on q visit as a neighbor
have felt that perhaps I might SYM
bolize the good will which know my
country holds toward your own.
MY hope and my purpose and my as
pirationS is that a better acquaintance
with a larger knowledge Of our sister re-
publics of Latin America, personal con-
tact with the men who bear the re-
sponsibilities of government, may enable
me better to execute that which lies
before me. And a large part of that
task is cooperation with other nations
for the common upbuilding Of prosperity
and progress throughout the world"