Evening star., 1936-11-27
? OUR excellency. gentlemen Of
the Congress and Of the Su-
preme Court of Brazil:

" LIE SOESTcSS huQ OI Lue 0u.
preme Court Of Brazil:
u Nearly half q century ago q
little boy was walking with his father
and mother In park of a city in
Southern France. Toward them came
a distinguished looking elderly couple
Dom Pedro II and his Empress.
That occasion was my first introduc-
ton to Brazil. In the years that have
passed since that day-years meas
ured by the splendid history of the
republic of BRAZIL have had the
pleasure of meeting many Of your
statesmen and of becoming increas-
ingly familiar with the problems
which mutually affect our two ma.
tions. My visit to Rio de Janeiro TO-
day is therefore the realization of q
growing desire to see Brazil with my
own eyes. Every student has been told
Of the majestic beauty in which your
great city Is Graded But Rio is
unique in that the reality far exceeds
our expectations. A visit-even of a
single day-is one Of the outstanding
experiences Of my life. The loveliness
of nature would have been enough 70
bring me here-but my visit has an
other purpose. I was unwilling to
come so far abroad without rendering
my respects to the government of
Brall-that sister nation with which
for more than q century we have
maintained q tradition of good un-
derstanding, mutual regard and CO.
operation which is rare in history.
I have had the honor of greeting
your great President, and this per-
sonal friendship between the chief
executives of our two nations seems
to me not only of practical benefit but
also of profound significance. You,
gentlemen of the Congress, now afford
me the courtesy of this agreeable op-
portunity of meeting in person the
legislative branch of your govern
ment and of exchanging thoughts di-
rectly with it's members. I could not
be but deeply sensible of the unique
honor offered by the presence in this
chamber Of your Supreme Court,
tribunal whose high traditions are
known throughout the juridical world.
Thus, the executive, legislative and
judicial powers of the government of
Brazil have united in this demonstra-
ton of friendship toward the Nation
which I have the honor to represent.
Record Answers Pesdmists.
Let me now return thanks for this
proof of that brotherhood
which has ever united Brazil and the
United States, a fraternity not lin
tied to the relations between our
governments, but a fraternity which
I have reason to know is made evident
in every group in both countries
whenever and wherever they meet.
The fine record of our relations Is the
best answer to those pessimists who
scott at the idea of true friendship
between nations. In the present state
of the world it is heartening that the
two largest countries in this hemi-
sphere have been able, by the exercise
of good will, good temper and good
sense, to conduct the whole course OF
their relations without clash or con-
fiict or i'll feeling.
Not only that. The confidence In
each others aims and motives enables
us to work together for the common
good. We have q record OF which we
can be proud-a record OF joint en-
deavor in the cause of peace IN this
New World. My country has derived
strength and confidence from the far
sighted, irreproachable attitude OF Bra
zil in its devolution, arbitration, con-
Citation and other methods for the
peaceful settlement Of international
disputes. Your first concern. like ours,
is peace-for we know that war de-
stroys, not only human lives and
human happiness, but destroys as well
the ideals of individual liberty and OF
the democratic form of representative
which is the goal Of all
the American republics. think I can