Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
SEES AMERICAS
ASPEACE ARB|TERS
Hoover Describes Aims to
End War as Major Gift
to Civilization.
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national cooperation called for no
abandonment of legitimate national
aims, but docs mean that all such aims
must be shaped as not to conflict with
the complete fulfllment of international
obligations"
Asks Peace Promotion.
An appeal for the promotion of peace
was made by Ambassador Teller
History teaches" he said, that civil
ization comes by cycles, determined by
spiritual, economical and political re-
Quirements Of human aggregates super
posing each other with a progressive
tendency and 1t seems that now none
but blind spirits can pass unheeded the
earnest, the imperative call that fills
the world for peace, for Cancellation, for
harmonious accord that permit us
all to labor in good faith with the be-
lief that we are cooperating in q COM
mon sincere endeayor to attain the
only ideal mankind has ever had
human happiness.
Inc American continent Is young,
but not so much In experience; we have
even now territories of wealth never
dreamt before; our chronological COM
pone1ItS have shown their capability by
past and present accomplishments we
want nothing that does not belong to
us: we wish our hospitality extended 10
all that come in earnest to work for the
retirement OF all; we desire assiduously
to work for peace and human content
ment through the means at our disposal,
through our efforts to help maintain
the liberty and dignity of nations, the
dignity and freedom of men, human
a.,
for all.
Association for Good Of All.
''In the past the Pan-American Union
has been merely an association OF
American States for their common good.
Through the creation of the Pan-Ameri-
can day 1t has become an institution of
greater significance. it has become an
ASSOCIATION OF the American peoples for
the good Of all
After Ambassador Teller had finished.
the members of the governing board
proceeded to the esplanade for exer-
e1ses IN which delegations of students
representing Washington universities
and high schools participated.
Addressing this group, Ambassador
FerKara asserted the international pol
icy Of the world has been based on the
principles Of elimination and cooper
alton.
with pan-Americanism, he said,
I'VE definitely took the road Of cooper
alton. Nowadays the relations between
countries are so intimate; their inter-
ests are so interdependent; general rules
Of life are held so much in common,
that international cooperation Is not
only noble ideal, mandate Of Provi-
dence, but necessity of cur daily ex-
istence.
Work Rests Upon Youths.
"I desire to address especially the
young people. The work Of consolidat-
ing Pan Americanism rests particularly
upon them. The work of harmonizing
actual facts with the psychology of the
people of our 81 republics will be &C
complished in the future by spirits hav-
ing great freedom, by minds without
prejudices. by hearts with sincere love.
Generations Of the past have created
the great, frame of Pan-Americanisnl
and erected the structure; the near
future VIII give to 1t the real soul. r.
AT the present moment youth has
also another mission, mission equally
important: to know the basis Of Pam
AFnericanism. to understand the feel
ings and ideas Of their contemporaries
In the other nations Of America; TO
speak their languages; to frequent the
institutions where any American can
meet and understand other Americans
from distinct ATTITUDES: to acquire
knowledge Of the modes of life, methods
Of business, political systems and the
general habits of the other inhabitants
Of this hemisphere. BY fulfilling this
mission they will acquire knowledge of
immense reciprocal value"
Students Make Addresses.
The program was rounded out with
friendly speeches by Carlos H. Lee Of
Chile. student at Georgetown Uni
yersfty, and Edward McC1intock, q stu
dent at Western High School.
McClintock asserted the barriers to
the friendly cooperation and mutual
help Of the Americas are being broken
down.
He said the fundamental method Of
attaining better relations lay in "estab-
fishing sympathetic understanding Of
each other by interchange and appre-
citation Of our respective intellectual end
cultural achievements"
He pictured future In Pan American
based upon a similarity Of interests,
united by sympathetic understanding
and going forward to q common des-
tiny as q dominating factor in the
world"
Institutions Represented.
Among the institutions represented
were American University, Catholic
University, Georgetown University,
Howard University, National University,
George Washington University, Gallau-
Diet College, Miner Teachers College,
Wilson Teachers College. Armstrong
High School, Business High School,
Cardoza High School, Central High
School, Dunbar High School, Eastern
High School, Mckinley High School,
Western High School, Columbia Junior