Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root   By: Elihu Root (1845-1937)

ADDRESSES BY ELIHU ROOT

COLLECTED AND EDITED BY ROBERT BACON AND JAMES BROWN SCOTT

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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