Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26
CLOSER RELATIONS n
FROM POSTAL PACT
7.H,
Treaty Between United States, Spain and
Latin America Expected to
Benefit Trade.

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Indicative of the need for transpofta-
ton in Central America. a peculiar sit
uation is shown to exist in the Domin-
lean Republic. Although this country
in the interior is heavily wooded with
large forests of pine. the lack of trans
portation makes it's use prohibitive and
lumber is being imported from the
United States at great expense
Lumber which because Of the high
cost of labor and transportation brings
! high price in the United states. Is
bought in the Dominican Republic az
higher prices still, although virgin FOR
ests of excellent material are located
within a comparatively few miles OF The
buyer.
When Samuel Gompers, president or
the American Federation of Labor,
leaves Washington. January ;, for
Mexico City to attend the sessions OF
| the Pan-American Federation of Labor
he will carry with him the advice of
the State Department regarding, as he
himself stated. the movement which
We have inauSurated for the establish
ment and maintenance Of the best re-
lations between the governments and
the peoples Of all the republics Of the
western hemisphere. --,...
partment last week and conferred with
officials there on his trip to Mexico
AS president of the Pan-American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor he desires the CO.
operation of this governments repre-
sentatives here and in Mexico City. The
Department of State, he said. had as
sured him of its assistance.
Canuto A Vegas, secretary OF the
Pan-American Federation of Labor.
with the Dominican delegates who have
been in Washington. will leave the city
! for Mexico today The Dominican deie-
gates are ]. L. kunhart. president of
the Dominican Federation of Labor and
chairman of the delegation: Rafael Es-
trella Crena and Cesar Tolentino.
| Other countries which will be repre-
sented at the meeting are Salvador.
Nicaragua. Guatemala. Colombia Hon,
! duras and Peru. 1t is probable that
| Cuba, Chile, Ecuador. Panama and
| Costa Rica also will send delegates.
Argentina and Uruguay will he
| hard hit by the proposed import du-
| ties Congress is preparing to place
| on wheat. wool and other foreign
| farm products. Especially will this
| be true in the case of wool, for even
now the price of this raw material
in these countries is low. and should
! the tariff bill become law, it is feared
| the price will go even lower.
| Because of supplies left over from
| the war and because of the inability
| of Germany and France and other
European countries to import the
article just now, it is believed cer-
tain that the contemplated tariff ON
wool here would create added COM
plications to the financial and eco
nomic difficulties in Argentina and.
Uruguay. ,.,..
Arturo AIessandri was inaugurated
as President of Chile Thursday The
new executive is popular president.
| belongs to the liberal party and his
platform advocates social reform and
measures to stabilize the currency
system. He is well known lawyer.
| has served as a senator, was several
times a member of the lower house
| of representatives of the Chilean
congress and was at one time the
/ Chilean secretary of state. He is a
member of an old Chilean family co.
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| DIR. Albert Hale. who is well known
| in Washington, where he was con-
nected with the Pan-American Union.
will leave for South America before
! the end of the year as representative
of Lockwood. Greene & Co, engineers,
| New York city. 49,
! Dr. Hale will be stationed in SAM
| tiago. Chile. He is recognized as
an EXPERT on South American af
fairs. In connection with South
| America, he has been identified with
the Associated Press, the Pan Amer
lean Union and number of well
known American business houses
He is the author of The South
American" an authoritative BOOK
which is considered valuable con-
tribution to literature on the subject.
x = X *
Secretary Houston of the Treasury
announced last week the personnel
| of twenty permanent committees ap-
pointed to study financial and eco
nomic problems in connection with
the countries to which they have
been assigned and to work in co-op-
[eration with the Pan-American
Union. the Inter-American High
Commission and the permanent COM
mittee on communications ..s-....--