Evening star., 1943-04-21

in a situation of undeniable pos
sibilities and obligations" he said
at a banquet in this Northern
Mexican industrial center. "Geogra-
ply has made of us a natural bridge
of conciliation between the Latin
and the Saxon cultures of the conti-
nent. If there is any place where
the thesis of the good neighborhood
may be proved with efficacy. it is
right here in the juxta position of
these lands"
He added that primary RESPONSE
blllty Of the two nations lay not
only in their own successes or fall
ures," but rather in the example
they set other nations.
Part of Whole Game of Amity.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the meeting in
| Monterrey capital city of Nuevo
Leon State, was part Of the whole
game of getting to know each other
better. He pointed out that-like
the Canadian boundary-the border,
145 miles to the north, is unfortified
and undefended and has been for
96 years.
Marked by the salute Of booming
guns and a carnival spirit among
the people, the handclasp of the two
| leaders represented the first time a
United States President has trav-
eled deep into Mexico, and the first
meeting of chief executives of the
two nations since 1909, when Presi-
| dents Taft and Porfirio Diaz shook
| hands at the International Bridge
between Ell Paso and Juarez.
President Roosevelts pointed re-
mark that surrender of the forces
| of evil shall be unconditional was
seen as direct answer to last weeks
| peace proposal from officials OF
Gen. Frances Spanish government.
Previously, diplomatic reaction III
! Washington and elsewhere among
Allied Nations had indicated only
a scornful rejection of the feeler-
which at least had Berlin's ap-
proval. if not inspiration.
Swift seconding of that spirit
came from Avila Camacho. who
said our countries do not wish for
a more strategic truce obtained
simply so that the world may again
tomorrow fall into the same faults of
ambition, of Imperialism, of in
iquity and of sordid privileges"
Exploitation Theme
The President of Mexico then
swung into the non-eXploitation
theme as basis for future peace:
I'VE desire a living together free
of the perpetual threats which derive
from those who seek supremacy
Free from the supremacy in the do
mestic field which-as we were able
to note during the period in which
this war was prepared-led certain
elements to place their class inter-
ests above the interests of the whole
group. And free from the supremacy
in the foreign field, the constant
results of which are violence, death
and the ruin of culture
Avila Camacho made it clear that
Mexico felt it free to enter into col
laboration with the United States
without fear of dominance In such
dealings. he said, the United States
has not been obliged to seek for
eign model" and added that "youl
true greatness is not based upon
dominance, but rather upon the re-
spect of sovereignties and on har-
mony under the law
Projecting this policy further into
the postwar planning sphere. Avils
Comacho said I'VE know the only
conqueSts which the United Nation:
will obtain will be the moral con.
quests of dignity in thought, o.
autonomy in conduct. and of the
overthrowing of might by right. Anc
Your Excellency understands al
this especially we'll as the
champion of the Atlantic Charter
In combined reference to the
war and postwar program. President
Roosevelt called attention to Axis
attacks on the two nations. adding
that the attacks did not find the
Western Hemisphere unprepared.
Great Defense Bulwark.
THE 81 free republics of the
Americas during the past 10 years
have devised a system of interna-
tional cooperation which has be-
come a great bulwark in the defense
of our heritage and our future" he
said. That system. whose strength
is now evident even to the most
skeptical, is based primarily upon a
remuneration of the use of force and
the enshrining of international JUS
tice and mutual respect as the gov
erning rule of conduct by all
| nations
The scenes Of the day stressed
that mutual respect With BOOM
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