Evening star., 1921-05-01
AIMING
AT MORE u. S. TRADE
DR.: Gil-Borges, Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Devoting Himself to Furthering Com
mercial Interests of His Nation Here.


, American diplomatic group.
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Senior Adolpho Ballivian. who has
been Bolivian minister in London for
the past three years, is on his way to
the United States and will come TO
washington. Although the purpose
OF his visit here has not been an
nounced. il is understood he may he
selected to fill the post of Bolivian
minister to this country, which has
peen vacant for some time. The af-
fairs of the legation are now ham
died through the Bolivian consul gem
eral in New York. Senior Ballivian
was once consul general in New York,
and has served in Chile and Brazil
While the Colombian treaty. which
mas been ratified by the Senate pro-
vides for payment of s25,o0O.0O0 to
colombia. nothing has actually been
done toward appropriating the money,
although no opposition is anticipated
when the time arrives for such ac-
ton. The amendments to the treaty.
as agreed upon. must yet be ratified
by the Colombia congress, which
meets in July, unless the president
calls an extra session of congress for
that purpose. This is not expected,
as the Colombian house of repre-
sentatives is yet to be elected. After
colombia adopts the amendments to
the treaty an exchange of ratifca-
tlons. the final action in treaty max
ing, will take place. Congress prob
ably Will appropriate the S250OO,0 600
IN the FORM OF a rider on regular
appropriation bill
AS the passage by the Senate Of
the treaty legally binds this country
TO the payment of the s25.00O 900 pro-
vided failure of the appropriation
would be construed as breach of
international good faith.
X x x
The boundary dispute between
Paraguay and Bolivia. a recurrence
or which has been reported recently
in press dispatches is one of the
Few remaining boundary questions of
many which existed in South Amer
lea half century ago. Most OF them
have been cleared up, although they
involved nearly every country of the
southern continent. The old dispute
as to the boundary between Costa
Rica and Panama. inherited by Pana-
ma from Colombia. is another ques- -
ton which has caused renewed trou-
BILE lately.
The present dispute between Para
quay and Bolivia arises from the re-
ported action of the latter country
in setting up forts and garrisoning
troops near the territory known as
the Paraguayan Chaco. the boun-
daries of which have long been
subject Of dispute between the two
republics.
Paraguay alleges violation of the
status quo agreed upon pending a set
tlement of the dispute and views the
assembling of troops as an unfriendly
sign. Bolivia denies any threat is
intended. and explains the presence
of troops merely for police protec-
tion
A contract has been granted an
American firm by the Bolivian gov
ernment for the construction of 125
miles of railway to connect La
Quiaca, on the Argentine border. with
Atocha, Bolivia. and complete an all
rail route from La PaZ, Bolivia, to
Buenos Aires. The Americans guar
antee to complete the railroad by Au
gust 1, 1925, and to secure the funds
for it's financing. which will mean
loan of about $7.000.000. AS work on
the new line progresses, sections of
ten kilometerS each will be turned
over to the Bolivian government
Work already has been done on this
road. once by an Argentine firm and
again by a French company. but both
contracts were annulled because of
ncn-fulfillment.
The construction of this railway
will give South merica it's second
transandean railway, the other line
connecting Valparaiso and Santiago, y.
Chile with Buenos Aires. The latter
line, however, is not serviceable for
several weeks in the year because of
the serious snowstorms which occur
along it's route. By means of the
new railway planned. a new railway
trip from New York to Buenos Aires
can. be made in eighteen or nineteen
days.
American made moving picture films
are meeting European competition in .
Brazil, and German and Italian prod
ucts are being received very favor
ably, according to reports reaching
the Department of Commerce. While
the South American favors the Amer
lean wild west" and comic film over
the European production of the same
type, American films devoted to other
subjects are not so popular.
A great deal of knowledge of Amer
ican methods, styles and mode of liv-
ing is obtained through the moving
picture film, and for this reason our
representatives in South America
have sought more than once to have
only the best and representative type
of film introduced. While some of
the pictures may do a great deal of
good it is stated, others can do an .'
equal amount of harm.
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The South American Steamship
Company. a Chilean-owned concern,
is constructing three large vessels of,
the refrigerator type which it in
tends to place in it's New York serv-
ice for carrying fresh fruit and vege-
tables.