LATIN AMERICA AND THE
UNITED STATES

ADDRESSES BY ELIHU ROOT

COLLECTED AND EDITED BY
ROBERT BACON AND JAMES BROWN SCOTT

CAMBRIDGE
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS
LONDON: HUMPHREY MILFORD
Oxford University Press
1917

COPYRIGHT, 1917
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS

CONTENTS

Page
Introductory Note[ix]
Foreword[xiii]
[SPEECHES IN BRAZIL]
Rio de Janeiro
At the Third Conference of the American Republics:
His Excellency Joaquim Nabuco, President of the Conference[3]
Mr. Root, Honorary President[6]
Mr. Mariano Cornejo, Delegate from Peru[11]
Honorable A. J. Montague, Delegate from the United States.[13]
His Excellency Baron do Rio Branco, Honorary President[13]
At the Banquet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs:
His Excellency Baron do Rio Branco[14]
Mr. Root[15]
Dr. James Darcy[16]
Mr. Root[17]
In the Federal Senate:
Senator Ruy Barbosa[19]
Senator Alfredo Ellis[28]
In the Chamber of Deputies:
Dr. Paula Guimarães[30]
Mr. Root[31]
São Paulo
At a Mass-Meeting of Law School Students:
Mr. Theodomiro de Camargo[35]
Mr. Galaor Nazareth de Arujo[36]
Mr. Gama, Jr[36]
Mr. Root[38]
At a Football Game
Mr. Root[40]
Santos
At the Commercial Association
Dr. Rezende[41]
Mr. Root[42]
Pará
At a Breakfast given by the Governor:
His Excellency Augusto Montenegro[45]
Mr. Root[45]
Pernambuco
At a Breakfast given by the Governor:
Summary of Speech of His Excellency Sigismundo Gonçalvez[47]
Mr. Root[47]
Bahia
At a Banquet given by the Governor:
His Excellency José Marcelino de Souza[48]
Mr. Root[50]
Senator Ruy Barbosa[52]
[SPEECHES IN URUGUAY]
Montevideo
At a Banquet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs:
His Excellency José Romeu[55]
Mr. Root[58]
At a Banquet given by the President of Uruguay
His Excellency José Batlle y Ordóñez[60]
Mr. Root[63]
At a Breakfast by the Reception Committee:
Dr. Zorrilla de San Martín[65]
Mr. Root[69]
[SPEECHES IN ARGENTINA]
Buenos Ayres
In the Chamber of Deputies:
Honorable Emilio Mitre[73]
At a Banquet given by the President of Argentina:
His Excellency J. Figueroa Alcorta[81]
Mr. Root[84]
At a Reception by American and English Residents:
Mr. Francis B. Purdie[86]
Mr. Root[90]
At a Banquet at the Opera House:
Dr. Luis M. Drago[93]
Mr. Root[97]
[SPEECHES IN CHILE]
Santiago
At the Government House:
His Excellency Jermán Riesco[103]
Mr. Root[103]
At a Banquet given by the President of Chile:
His Excellency Antonio Huneeus[104]
Mr. Root[109]
[SPEECHES IN PERU]
Lima
At a Banquet given by the President of Peru:
His Excellency José Pardo y Barreda[113]
Mr. Root[114]
Banquet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs:
His Excellency Javier Prado y Ugarteche[116]
Mr. Root[123]
Reception at the Municipal Council:
Dr. Federico Elguera[127]
Mr. Root[129]
At an Extraordinary Session of the Senate:
Senator Barrios[130]
Mr. Root[132]
University of San Marcos:
Dr. Luis F. Villarán[133]
Dr. Ramón Ribeyro[136]
Mr. Root[140]
[SPEECHES IN PANAMA]
Panama
In the National Assembly:
His Excellency Ricardo Arias[145]
Mr. Root[148]
[SPEECHES IN COLOMBIA]
Cartagena
At a Breakfast by the Minister for Foreign Affairs:
His Excellency Vásquez-Cobo[153]
Mr. Root[154]
[THE VISIT TO MEXICO]
San Antonio, Texas
At a Banquet by the International Club:
Mr. Root[159]
Nuevo Laredo
General Pedro Rincón Gallardo[161]
Mr. Root[162]
City of Mexico
At a Banquet at the National Palace:
President Díaz[162]
Mr. Root[164]
At a Reception at the Municipal Palace:
Governor Guillermo de Landa y Escandón[165]
Mr. Root[167]
Reception by the Chamber of Deputies
Licentiate Manuel Calero[168]
Mr. Root[174]
Luncheon by the American Colony:
General C. H. M. y Agramonte[177]
Mr. Root[179]
Mexican Academy of Legislation and Jurisprudence:
Licentiate Luis Méndez[181]
Licentiate Joaquín D. Casasus[184]
Mr. Root[188]
Banquet of the American Ambassador:[192]
Ambassador Thompson[192]
Vice-President Corral[192]
Mr. Root[193]
Licenciado Don José Ives Limantour[195]
Banquet of the Minister for Foreign Affairs:
Licentiate Ignacio Mariscal[198]
Mr. Root[199]
Farewell Supper given by Mr. Root:
Mr. Root[202]
Vice-President Corral[203]
Puebla
At the Governor's Banquet at the Municipal Palace:
General Mucio P. Martínez[204]
Mr. Root[205]
Orizaba
Luncheon at the Cocolopan Factory:
Governor D. Teodoro A. Dehesa[206]
Mr. Root[206]
Guadalajara
Governor Ahumada[208]
Mr. Root[209]
[ADDRESSES IN THE UNITED STATES ON
LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS]
The Central American Peace Conference[213]
Opening Address, Washington, D. C., December 13, 1907[214]
Closing Address, Washington, December 20, 1907[217]
The Pan American Cause[219]
Response to the Toast of the Ambassador of Brazil at a
dinner in honor of the Rear-Admiral and Captains of visiting Brazilian ships, Washington, D. C., May 18,
1907
The Pan American Union[223]
Address at the laying of the corner stone of the building for
the Pan American Union, Washington, D. C., May 11, 1908		[228]
Address at the dedication of the building, Washington, D. C., April 26, 1910[231]
Our Sister Republic—Argentina[235]
Address at a Banquet of the Chamber of Commerce, New York, April 28, 1893
Our Sister Republic—Brazil[239]
Address at a Banquet of the Chamber of Commerce, New York, June 18, 1913
How to Develop South American Commerce[245]
Address before the Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress, Kansas City, Missouri, November 20, 1906
South American Commerce[269]
Address at the National Convention for the Extension of the Foreign Commerce of the United States, Washington,
D. C., January 14, 1907
Individual Effort in Trade Expansion[283]
Address at the Pan American Commercial Conference, Washington, D. C., February 17, 1911
The Second Pan American Scientific Congress[291]
Address of Welcome, Washington, D. C. December 30, 1915