Produced by Irma Špehar, Barbara Kosker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) LATIN AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES ADDRESSES BY ELIHU ROOT COLLECTED AND EDITED BY ROBERT BACON AND JAMES BROWN SCOTT [Illustration] 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