Evening star., 1938-12-11

the direction of improved economic
relations and of closer cultural re-
lationships as necessary founda-
tions of order under law. Under
this system and as result of this
determination, peace and friendly
cooperation prevail today in the
Western Hemisphere.
Can Point to Impressive
Record of Achievement.
The treaty of peace between the
republics of Bolivia and Paraguay,
concluded last July, is one of the
most significant and encouraging
developments in inter- American re-
lations during recent years. BY
this peace the two countries gave
an undeniable example to the faith
less and reckless who think that
questions can be settled only by
force or frightfulness.
Finally. may I add that it should
be a matter of profound gratifica-
ton to all of us that our nations
can point to an impressive record of
accomplishment during the past five
years. To be sure, stock-taking
alone, even as satisfying as this, is
not sufficient. We are faced today
with world problems and world con-
ditions which are even more difficult
and fraught with more danger for
all of us than those with which we
were confronted at Montevideo and
at Buenos Aires. Our present con-
ference has before it tasks of utmost
gravity and responsibility. But
clear INSTALLATION of what we have
already accomplished and realiza-
ton, therefore, of what we are
capable of accomplishing should aid
us enormously in applying ourselves
to the tasks which are before us.
There is no mystery about the rea-
sons why developments in the West
ern Hemisphere during recent years
have been so lnarkdly different from
those which have occurred in many
other parts of the world. In large
measure, the explanation lies in the
fact that the American nations have
in common certain important and
fundamental characteristics.
Each of our nations arose out of a
revolution which had for it's objec-
tive national independence and the
assertion OF human rights and of
popular government. The men and
women of the particular generation
in each of our countries which
achieved for its people independent
nationhood staked their all on a pas
slonate conviction that forms of
government can be created under
which human rights will be secure.
They glady fought for the vindica-
ton of their conviction. They be-
queathed to us of today not only the
forms OF such government but also
the spirit. on the basis of which alone
institutions of this character can
endure.
Throughout its national existence
each OF our nations has sought to
perfect within its frontiers a system
OF representative government and
OF liberty for the individual. In this
supreme endeavor some of us have
encountered greater internal diff
culties than have others. Some of
us have remained free from inter-
ference Of outside forces: some have
had to combat such forces. But in
each and every one of our nations
there has been no tagging in the
determination of the people to pre-
serve national independence and
freedom for the individual.
Populations Include Many
Races, Creeds, Languages.
Our nations have drawn into their
populations men of many races,
creeds and languages. This fact
has not operated as an element of
weakness. The occasion for the ad-
Justment of race to race and of creed
to creed has been in large measure
instrumental in teaching us how to
develop adjustment of individual to
individual and of group to group
without which civilized society and
democratic forms of social and DO
litical organization cannot function
satisfactorily.
A spirit of tolerance, mutual re-
spect and understanding is as i'm
portant in the relations of our