Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-07
u. S. SURGEONS TO GO
TO WORLD MEETING
DR.. Joseph H. White and Head of Public
Health Service to Attend Confer
ence In South America.

Chicago and Kansas City recently.
and last week came 10 Washington.
where he consulted with DR.. John ".
Moore. chief of the bureau of animal
industry of the Department of ASri-
culture.
The first fall meeting of the gov
erninE board of the Pan-American
Union was held Wednesday afternoon
at the Pan American building. hi.
rector Rowe outlined his plans for
the coming year. Several new ini;-.
listers were present for the first time
Senior Alexandra Cesar. Nicaragua
new minister TO the United states.
arrived in Washington last week He
probably Will be presented to Score
tary of State Colby early this week
Senior Cesar succeeds Senior Don Diego
Manuel Chamorro. recently elected
president of Nicaragua
The Bolivian legation here has re-
ceIved dispatches stating a general
election Will be held November 2S 10
select delegates 10 a constituent as
sembly which will undertake revision
or the country's governmental forms.
All political parties are contesting. II
is said. and there have been no revo-
lutionary disturbances
BY means of an Internal loan
fioated i'm Bolivia with the local
banks the provisional government
VIII be able to convert the balance
of loans made in 1910 by the French
government, amounting to about So
100000 francs when the date OF,
conversion falls due. The ability to
meet its obligations in this way is
taken as an indication of Bolivia's
reviving credit.
a loan of sl5.ooo.0oo is being
sought from New York banks. ii is
stated. the money to be used in COM
pleting the Pan-American railroad
from La Quiaca to Atoche. which will
unite the Bolivian and Argentine
railroad systems.
4 great deal of interest was shown
here last week by the announcement.
from unofficial sources. that the State
Department was contemplating the
dispatch of a mission to Brazil and
Uruguay. perhaps headed by Secre-
tary Of State Colby. which would re-
turn the visits to this country of
President Pessoa of Brazil and Or
Pedro Seoane of Uruguay. At the
State Department it was said that
plans for sending the delegation. of
whatever personnel it might consist
were tentative at present and moth 7
ing had been definitely decided. Until
a decision is made. therefore. no Of
fetal announcement from the State
Department will be forthcoming.
1t was only a few months ago
that il was reported Gen. Pershins
might visit South America as rep
resentative of the President. Since
that time there have been no further
developments in this plan.
Argentina's consumption of paper
and cardboard, as shown by her i'm
ports in 1919, is interesting. The
Pan-American Union Bulletin has
learned that in that year the total
value of these imports was about
SO. 900 in gold.
Estimates by DR.. David White of
the Department of the Interior place
the unmined petroleum reserves at
about 5000. 100000 barrels. and at the =
present rate OF consumption he be-
lieves that in five years this country
will be dependent upon foreign fields
to the extent Of 150.000,000 to 200
OOO, 900 barrels annually.
The Republic Of Colombia is looked
upon by prominent biologists now as a
promising field for the exploitation of
petroleum resources. The world de-
commercial production from several
wells now operating i'm Colombia
should prove a proper incentive.
The geographical relation of the
United States and Colombia probably
will be an important inducement for
American development. The shipping
points in Colombia are from twelve to
fourteen hours nearer the ref1neries
on the Atlantic seaboard than is
Tampico, Mexico.
The promise which lies in Colombia's
oil resources, however. has been rea- :
lized before. Thirty American con-
Germs have shown interest so far.
either by acquisition OF property. D
through purchase. lease. concession,
by exploration or by resident oh
servation A number of British conf
panies are also taking steps which 3
would indicate early exploitation.
The Department of Commerce ma
compiled statistics which give tlia
location of Colombia's principal petro-
leum fields. and history of develop
ment there so far.