Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-10
TRIBUNAL OF HONOR
NEW STEP FOR CHILE
Country Shows Progress In Abandoning
Politics When Will of People
Is In Doubt.

week by the Postmaster General. rms
Will enable the merchants OF those
countries to secure from American ex-
porters all available information on
certain articles at once, without nav
ing to go through the annoyance OF
gathering the data after it has been
mailed in separate envelopes. Twelve
other foreign countries now have mad
this privilege extended by the Post
Office Department.
Seaplane mail service between Key
West and Havana. which was to have
begun this month, has been post
poned until November /. and the
Florida-West Indies Always. In
'corporated, has been allowed an
contract. The agreement by which
the company will carry mail provides
that an amount not exceeding 500
pounds of first-class mail shall be
carried daily. except Sunday. between
Key West and Havana.
A minister from Panama to the
United States probably will not be
appointed for some time. it is be-
lieved. Light on the. selection of
President Porras. just inaugurated.
may be thrown by the visit of Ernest
T. Lefevre to Washington next month.
however. Mr.. Lefevre retired from
his office of minister of foreign affairs
in Panama upon the Inauguration OF
President Porras. He is graduate
of Lehigh University. and is coming
to this country for his health. He
will visit his brother in Washington.
Senior Don ]. f. Lefevre, charge
d'affaires ad interim of Panama.
Mr.. Lefevre has been succeeded as
minister Of foreign affairs in Panama
by Senior Fabio AroSemona, a well
known diplomat, who has served his
country as minister to England and
to several of the South American
countries. He served as secretary to
the pan-American delegation.
F1otation of a loan by Haiti will
be the object of visit to Washing
ton by John A. McIlhenny. United
States financial adviser to the
Haitian government. Mr.. Mclihenny
is now on his way to this country
to confer with officials of the Depart
ment of State regarding the amount
of. the loan and financial assistance
of the United States regarding it
Rumors that complaints against the
financial adviser have been made be-
cause of a recent decision of the
United States to withhold the pay OF
retain Haitian officials until the gov
ernment of the republic agreed to
comply with the treaty between that
country and the United States are de-
MED at the State Department. No
such complaints have been made. it
is stated.
Henry n Hill. former consul to
Salvador from Panama. is in WASH
ington in an effort to influence recog-
milton of the present government in
Mexico by the United States He
states he is not a representative OF
the Republic of Panama. and declares
his sole object is personal interest in
Mexico. where. he says. he has
political and economic situation at
first hand.
He has written to Secretary of State
Colby, suggesting that this government
conduct an educational campaign relat-
ing to Mexico. and at the same time
place a ban on what he declares is mis-
of the true situation there
by certain commercial enterprises.
Development of railroad commune
cation between the five Central Amer
lean republics and revision of the
monetary system, placing 1t on a par
factors most needed to bring about
the formation of Central American
states Mr.. Hill. The idea
of tht union of the republics is a
splendid one, he believes, and would
do much to forward the interests OF
the states concerned.
Guatemala has raised agriculture to
the dignity of the government de-
partment and portfolio of minister
of agriculture has been created in
the Guatemalan cabinet. according to
advices reaching the State Depart
ment. President Carlos Herrera has
appointed Antonio Bouscayrol the
first minister of agriculture. The en-
tire cabinet list has been approved
Guatemala, it is stated,
and represents various shades of po-
litical opinion in that country.
The Peruvian government has au-
thorized the issue of approximately
S.. 900. 900 in paper money. which Is
entirely guaranteed and covered by
gold deposits in the banks of Lima.
It is believed here that the circula-
ton of this new currency will relieve
the shortage of paper money which
has been felt in Lima for some time.
Ninety per cent of the coal received
at Rio de Janeiro during July came
from the United States, according to
statistics on the imports OF coal In
Brazil which have reached the De-
partment of Commerce. England fur
nished the remaining 10 per cent. with
some African coal.