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Show ROOSEVELT GETS WARNTWELCDME Ex-President Guet of Honor at Banquet Is Called "Great Pacificator." Buenos Aires. Nov. 13 Friendly enthusiasm en-thusiasm was ehovn towards the United Uni-ted States at the banquet given hers last night In lionor of Colonel Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt and the distinguished xlsitor liitnself was armly welcomed. The national hymns of the United States and tff the Argentine Republic were sung In a spirited manner while hundreds of women in the galleries threw great quantities of flowers down upon the floor of the banquet hall af ter Colonel Roosevelt's speech. M. Krers, a member of the house of deputies, whe delivered the speech of welcome, referred to the vlslto.' as "the defender of the integrity of Ihn ImorlrsR " nnd aftnr na vln Kim the tribute of having entirely dispelled any feeling of suppklon that may have lurked among the Latin American countries of the friendly advances of the United States, he said Defines Monro Doctrine. "We will he Justified in calling him the great pacificator," In his replv Colonel Roosevelt de fined the Monroe doctrine, explaining that it was not an international law. but a policy of the United States for all America He said times had changed since the adoption of that policy, so that Argentine was now a great modem nation which needed no protection and he added: "I hope that the example of the Argentine will be emulated by all the other Iatln-American republics and that they will all accept the Mon roe doctrine aB the leading article oi their policy." Explains U S Policy. The ex president entered into explanations expla-nations of the policy of the United States In Panama and Santo Domingo and Ins audience manifested Its ap proval When he concluded with th-expression th-expression of a fervent hope that independence in-dependence and peace should always exist throughout the new world the women In the galleries threw down their volleys of (lowers while the ap plause of the men on the floor con tinued for several minutes. The minister of foreign affairs. Ce-sario Ce-sario Can-era, the justices of the eu perioT court, and the members of the diplomatic corps were among the guests at the banquet. |