Evening star., 1936-11-27

reinforced. We cannot countenance
aggression-from wheresoever it may
come.
The people Of each and every one
OF the American republics-and, I am
confident, the. people Of the Dominion
of Canada as well-wish to lead their
own lives free from desire for con.
quest and free from fear of conquest
free at the same time to expand Their
cultural and intellectual relationships
and to take council together to en-
courage the peaceful progress of
modern civilization. Our aims will
best be served by agreements which
bring peace, security and friendship
among us and all our neighbors.
Solidarity No Threat.
Solidarity among the American
States in the cause of peace constitutes
no threats to other regions or races.
The honorable adherence to solemn
agreements among us will harm no
other continent. On the contrary
the more firmly peace is established In
this Hemisphere. the more closely we
live up to the spirit as we'll as the
letter of our agreements, the better 1t
will be for all the rest of the world.
Let us present record which our
hemisphere may give to the world as
convincing proof that peace lies al
ways at hand when nations, serene in
their sovereign security, meet their
current problems with understanding
goodwill: All of us have learned that
no real. no lasting prosperity can exist
where it is secured at the expense Of
our neighbors-that among nations, as
in our domestic relations, the principle
of interdependence is paramount.
No nation can live entirely to It
self. Each one Of us has learned the
glories of independence. Let each one
of US learn the glories of interde.
pendence. Economically, We supply
each others needs; intellectually we
maintain a constant. q growing ex-
change Of culture, Of science and Of
thought: spiritually. the life of each
can well enrich the life of all. We
are showing in international relations
what we have long known in private
good neighbors make
q good community.
Can Forget Domination.
In that knowledge we meet today
as neighbors. We can discard the
dangerous language of rivalry; we can
put aside the empty phrases of "diplo.
matte triumphs" or "shrewd bargains"
We can forget all thought Of domina-
tion. of selfish coalitions or of bal
ances Of power. Those false gods
have no place among American neigh
bors.
Happily, the relations between Bra.
zil and the United States have tran.
scended those lesser conceptions. Sc
cure In unbroken respect and friend
ship we meet with full respect, each
for the other, with every hope that
our mutual regard may prove useful to
others as well. There has never been
q time when this confidence between
Brazil and the United States was more
precious or more needed. know from
my enlightening conversation with
President Vargas that we are entering
the coming conference deeply mindful
of our responsibilities and the need
to work in fullest understanding with
all Of the republics Of this hemisphere.
II we are guided by wisdom, such com.
prehension will Danish conflict from
this part Of the world. We are entitled
to hope that we may thus contribute
to the universal ideal that nations
throughout the entire world, laying
weapons aside. may at last fulfill the
greatest ambition which any nation.
large or small, can have-that of con-
tributing steadily and, above all, gen.
erously to the advance Of well-being,
culture and civilization throughout the
changing years.