Evening star., 1943-11-27

Pan-Amerlcan solidarity will be
needed no less in peace than during
the war, speakers emphasized at a
dinner given by the American Le-
gion at the Mayfower Hotel last
night in honor of the other Ameri-
can republics.
Warren H. Atherton. national
commander Of the American Le-
gion, presided at the meeting at
tended by Latin American ambas-
Sadors and high-ranking Govern
ment officials. Speakers included
Ambassador Don Francisco Castillo
Najera of Mexico, Senate Majority
Leader Barkley, Speaker Rayburn,
House Minority Leader Martin, Mel
son A. Rockefeller. Co-ordinator of
Inter- American Affairs and Assist
ant Secretary of State M. Brecken-
ridge Long.
Hull Sends Message.
Secretary of State Hull sent a
message to the dinner congratulate
ing the Legion on its good-neighbor
policy.
The message, read by Assistant
Secretary Long, said Now, more
than ever before, the republics of
the Western Hemisphere are
learning to know each other better
through nter-American travel
through ever-expanding trade rela-
tionships. through their co-opera-
ton to raise living standards and
through united action against COM
mon enemies.
yet there is much more that
can be done to promote better un-
derstanding and spirit of solidar-
ity," he concluded, praising the Le-
gion for undertaking this worth
while task"
Fundamental Policy"
Mr.. Rockefeller stressed that our
good neighbor policy must be
fundamental national policy be-
yond the reach of partisan debate"
He said the United States expendi-
lures and commitments during the
past three years, including military
and naval installations in the Amer
icas, total less than $600,000,0O0,
rather than the six billions cited in
a recent magazine article by Senator
Butler, Republican, of Nebraska,
who yesterday hit expenditures in
Latin America in report to the
Senate.
Comdr. Atherton evoked applause
from distinguished audience when
he said: I'VE veterans of the last
great war want to take the word
foreign out of foreign relations
south Of the border. We want to
be relations. We want to take the
word policy out of our good neigh
Dor policy and be, in fact, good
Let us continue to
work and think together until the
Pan drops from -Americanism
and Americanism describes a better
way of life from the Arctic to the
Antarctic"
Pays Tribute to Legion.
Paying tribute to the American
Legion as an exponent of civic vir-
tues" Ambassador Najera pointed
out that unprecedented atrocities by
our enemies mean a slow recovery
OF mankind, but civilization and
culture will not encounter draw
backs, thanks to Pan-American soli-
darity which has made of our con-
tinent the guardian of the highest
spiritual values" Continuing, he
said:
THE unity of the hemisphere and
its energetic attitude in face of the
common danger prevented the dev-
astation of our fields, the ruin of
our cities, the looting of our wealth.
the humiliation of the aged, the
violation and rape of women and
girls, the corruption of youth and
the other abominable crimes, physi-
cal and moral rehabilitation from
which is task in which we, free
men, shall participate because of
our respect for human dignity and
because of our noble sentiments of
Pearl Harbor failed to diminish
morale, but gave it al
stimulus :. "it is deserving of ad-
miration to witness the collective
determination in the cooperative
work." he said.