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Show GOODWILLSHOlJ BY FOREIGN RULERS i President -Harding in Re j ceipt of Assurances j i! WASHINGTON. March 18. Mes- sage, of felicitation exchanged by President Harding and foreign rulers, expressing hopes for peace and friendship, friend-ship, were made public today. A noto of economic as well as political politi-cal cooperation was sounded In the exchange ex-change between Mr. Harding and President Pres-ident Mlllerand of France, while most of the messages that passed with South ' and Central American presidents j voiced a renewed pledge of pan-American solidarity. In addition to President Mlllerand, I those whose congratulatory expressions were Included in the announcement were King Albert of Belgium. King j Victor Kmmanuel of Italy. King Gustat ' of Sweden, King Boris of Bulgaria.- Sufcan Ahmed Ghadjar of Persia, President Peeioa of Brasll, President Melendes of Salvador, President Oon-dra Oon-dra of Paraguay, President A cos La of Costa nica. President BuatiUoe of Ven-I exuela. President fiuarex of Colombia. President Pnrras of Panama, President Brum of Uruguay, President Men oca I I of Cuba and President Baavedra of Bolivia. After recalling the trials through which France and the 1'nlted States had passed, President Mlllerand'. message mes-sage said: "The solidarity of Franco and the United States, which so powerfully contributed to their common victory, will also prSve their safeguard during peace. The political or economic weakening weak-ening of either republic would mean j impairment of the other. Their Inter- 1 eet as well as their sentiment bids ' them to stand by each other, and thus we are sure will he pernetusted the ' noble tradition which for nearly a 1 century and a half have associated our I two great democracies for the common 1 good of mankind." J Mr. Harding replied: "I thank you sincerely for the cor- . dlallty of your appreciated telegram' of congratulations and good wishes, ' nnd assure you of my abiding friend- ! ship for the French republic and of; my very genuine wish for the contln-tied contln-tied promotion of its welfare aad th 1 further strengthening. If poeelble. of the ties by which the two countries re ' bound In historic and fraternal friend- i ship." |