The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14
PAN-AMERICAN
 DAY EXERCISES
President Roosevelt Sends Broadcast to Americas
 Everywhere
By RICHARD L. FAIRNESS United Press White House
 C0rresnOndent)


 Washington, April 14.-(UP)-Con- tinuaticn and improvement ot .-- tlocracy as practiced on the Amer icaia continents, President Roosevelt said today, is the most important guarantee of international peace"
 Celebrating Pan-Americar day at exercises in the white marble Pan- American Union building dedicated to peace and understanding among the 2l republics of North and South AsnBrica, MT. Roosevelt said:
 'bemocracy cannot thrive in an atmosphere of international insecur- ity. Such insecurity breeds militia risrn. regimentation and the denial Of fFesdom of speech, of peaceful assembly and of religion.
 Guarantee of Peace
 ''Huch insecurity challenges the idaals Of democracy based on the free choice of government by the people themselves. And as logical development we of the Americas be- licve that the continued maintenance and the improvement of democracy constitute the most important guar antee of international peace"
 The speech was broadcast in the United States by National Broad casting company, Columbia Broad casting System and Mutual Broad casting company. It also was trans rnitted to Central and South Amer ica by short wave radio.
 Hlghli9hts of Message
 That was the highlight Of the 800- word message the president deliv- cred on the seventh annual observ- a1lce of the Pan.American Union. It was an address asking for world peace more lasting than the mere lack of war and conflict.
 "A durable peace, one that will resist the onslaught of untoward or temporary circumstance, is some- thing far more positive and con- strsgctive," Mir. Roosevelt said.
 Tt demands policy based on positive international cooperation, on mutual confidence, and on unit cd effort in the solutoin of problems of common concern"
 The truth of that statement the president said, was learned by dele gates to the Inter-American Con- ference for the maintenance of peace at Buenos Aires last year. MT. Roos- evelt attended the sessions.
 Outstanding Lesson
 cone of the outstanding lessons of the conference" President Roose- welt recalled, twas the clear percep- ton on the part of the delegates of the close relatoin existing between international security and the nor mai development of democratic in- stitAtiofis."
 Before citing the application of the lesson of cooperative democracy to- the situation in other parts of the world. the president optimistic ally pointed to peace in the Americas.
 rAlI Of the nations of the western hemisphere" he said, ''are enjoying the boon of peace, and with it, the orderly pursuit of the arts and sci- enceS upon which the happiness and security of natinos, no less than of individuals, depend.
 Inter. Dependence
 tIhe nations of America mutual ly recognize thsi ripter-dependence. They know today that the welfare and prosperity of each is' largely dependent upon the welfare aud prosperity of all.
 By pursuing 8 policy of reciprocal concessions, in which the govern lmknt Of the United States is happy to heve had part, the nations of America have made important con- tributjops to the healthy flow of trade and improved economic con- ditjors."
 President Roosevelts address led celebration of Pan-American Day by some 5000 schools and other groups in the United States and @ similar number in South America.