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which are stronger now than in the past, and which, I trust, will grow 

 stronger with the years. 



Gentlemen, when you return to your homes, I hope that each man will 

 act as an apostle of Pan Americanism, teaching his fellow citizens the 

 truth as to other Republics, wiping away every suspicion or doubt 

 as to their motives or their intentions or their willingness to help their 

 fellow Republics. Pan Americanism — and you see I must return to that 

 theme always — Pan Americanism ought to be our guide in all our inter- 

 course, the guardian of our mutual interests, and the hope of America 

 for all time. 



ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE CHILEAN AMBAS- 

 SADOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS. 



The address of his excellency the Chilean ambassador and president of 

 the congress follows: 



Gentlemen, I believe that in my capacity as president of the scientific 

 congress I am not committing an offense when I assume the representa- 

 tion of the assembly, as a body, in order to respond with a sincere expres- 

 sion of our gratitude for the sumptuous hospitality that this great ban- 

 quet involves. It is a new proof, still more prominent and solemn, of the 

 cordial reception with which we have been honored in this Capital by the 

 representative elements of the public administration, of the private 

 intellectual corporations, and of the distinguished and attractive society 

 of Washington. In fact, nearly two weeks have gone by, during which 

 time the intensive life of the Capital of the United States has revolved, 

 unreservedly, around us, giving the foreign visitors an opportunity to 

 become acquainted with the interesting mechanism of the governmental 

 departments and bureaus and to admire and study in detail the labor 

 of scientific organizations, thus furnishing them with pleasing and grati- 

 fying compensations for the troubles common to a life devoted to study 

 and concentration. And even if it be in the absence of "the better half 

 of the soul," as the poet calls her, I want to pay here reverent homage to 

 the interesting and most enlightened ladies who, with inexhaustible 

 kindness, have honored the members of this congress — each and every 

 one of whom, I feel sure, will live engraved in recollection upon a 

 special page in the memory of the delegates. 



Not only the personal gratitude of the delegates is under obligation 

 by the holding of this congress. The Governments of America owe it 

 equally to the Government of the United States on account of the man- 



