Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-12


ton of motor vehicles in
the District. together with
traffic regulations. may soon be in
corporated in the laws of Uruguay, as
the result of visit to this city by
Mateo A. Frugoni, member of the
governing board Of the automobile
club of Uruguay. delegated by his
government to study automobile traf-
fic. road conditions and regulations
in the United States.
Mr.. Frugoni recently terminated a
thorough inspection of how the Dis
trict handles automobile traffic, and
Is now absent on a tour of other cities
to obtain new ideas on this subject.
He will return to Washington and
tlons before he goes back to South
America
The State Department has received
a letter from Mr.. Frugoni. in which
he pays tribute to the metropolitan
police force here. and thanks the To-
cal department for the courtesy and
help shown him in his work. Mr..
Frusoni made several tours of WASH
ington with Capt. Albert J. Headley,
traffic chief, noting how the traffic
policemen handle the automobiles at
busy crossings, and what provisions
are made for the protection Of the
automobilist and the pedestrian. He
was particularly interested in the de-
vice used at several Of the circles on
Massachusetts, avenue. whereby the
motorist is kept a certain distance
from the curbing by means Of chains
and posts.
Uruguay has more automobiles, it
Is claimed. in proportion to it's popu-
latlon, than any other South Ameri-
can country. 1t is plannd to build
more roads there and improve condi--
lions generally for the automobi
When ne was here Mr.. Frugoni was
presented at the State Department by
Hugo V. de Pena, secretary of the
legation.
A precedent has been established
in Ecuador by the action of that gov
ernment-the new administration-in
appointing Or. n. Clemente Ponce, a
member or the conservative party, to
a post In the cambinet of the liberal
party-the party in control Word
that DR.. Ponce has been made min
lister of foreign affairs has just been
received at the legation here. The
liberals have been in control of the
government in Ecuador since 1895.
and DR.. Ponce is the first member
of the opposition to be selected for
a seat in the cabinet. DR.. Ponce is a
well known man in South America,
having been in the diplomatic service
for a number of years. He has served
in Bolivia and Peru at different times.
Wednesday. the 18th Of September.
is independence day in Central Amer
lea, and on that day representatives
of five of-th Central American re-
publics will meet in Salvador to dis
cuss the question of a South Ameri-
can union. which would be composed
of Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica,
Guatemala and Honduras. 1t is under
stood that the meeting this year will
be more in the way of gathering
preliminary to the conference next
year. when Central American repub-
lies celebrate their one hundredth an
niversary of independence.
Questions relating to uniform ex-
change in the laws governing ex-
change, uniform customs and other
topics of a similar nature will be
taken up by the delegates. Although
the proposed union of South Ameri-
can republics is not new, the question
has been revived lately and the out
come of the conference will be inter-
esting. The conferees have before
them a difficult task. it is stated. for
the union would necessarily have to
be of great benefit to all concerned
before any of the republics would be
willing to sacrifice their individuality.
There are petty jealousies which ex
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minor in Importance, constitute one
of the greatest drawbacks to the
project.
Although there has been no def
mite information to strengthen the
of the Bolivian legation here that
recognition of the government of that
country by the United States will be
withheld pending the general cleo
ton in Bolivia the latter part of Mo-
yember. Great Britain already has
recognized the provisional govern
ment, but this country seemingly is
waiting to make sure of its popular
itv and strength, which will be shown
in the election.
One of the new things undertaken
by the provisional government in Boz
liyia is the payment OF the aeot OF
$6,000.000 to France,
which has been of long standing. This
debt will be paid off by loans from
RoIivian capitalists, and the aid of
other countries will not be sought.
surplus is expected in the fund TO De
ra;sei which will be put to use in
The CONSTRUCTION Of railroads. Bo-
I has an ambitious railroad build
NO nrogram, which is expected to on
,et the present disadvantages result,
ng from lack of transportation ana
rapid communication.
BRAZIL is suffering a shortage OF
,ewsprint paper. and the rise in the