Evening star., 1921-04-03
GERMANY IS==ALERT =
IN SOUTH AMERICA
Regaining Trade by Offering Wares
Cheaply, With Long Credits and Sd
Prompt Deliveries. -

Zone. from Guayaquil, on board the
steamship Europa, Peruvian air
pia.--. 1t was assembled and tested
and shipped back to Peru. the Peru.
Wan navy having no facilities at pres
ent for such work. The mechanical
equipment and personnel at Coco Solo
were used for the purpose. Expert
ments in aviation by the Peruvian
navy will begin this summer in con-
sequence.
A vote of confidence in the admins
! tration is looked for here as the next
move by Panama. through her assem-
bly, now in session, in the Panama
Costa-Rican boundary dispute. Paua-
ma is expected to use every diplomatic
means further to dispute the White
award. President Porras may he eN-
pected to take the stand that AS the
White award never was agreed 10 by
Panama, the controversy should be set
| tied by the appointment of commits
sion representing in it's membership
disinterested countries.
James Wheatley will represent the
American Chamber of Commerce Of
| Buenos Airss at the eighth annual
meeting of the national committee of
| foreign trade. to be held i'm Nav. in
Cleveland. He is expected to arrive
/ in the United States within a short
time.
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Arthur Titus. president of the Ar
| genuine chamber of commerce in New
| York and advisory member of the
American chamber of commerce of
| Buenos Aires. will represent the lat
| ter organization at the convention of
the chambers of commerce of the
United States. at Atlantic City this
! month.
Recognition by Argentina last
| week Of Lithuania as "a free and in
dependent state" is said to have re-.
! suited directly from representations
made to the Argentine ambassador
| here. Tomas A. lie Breton, by J. VIZ
| lesisis. representative of I.ithuania in
| the United States. Argentina is the
first of the American republics to take
| such action.
The government of Venezuela is
| preparing for complimentary distribu-
| tion at the time of the ceremonies
Of unveiling the statue of Bolivar in
| New York. April 1a. a volume on tho
life and works of THE Liberator"
The book is written by DIR. Guillermo
A. Sherwell. judicial expert of the
| Inter-American High Commission.
f! Copies of the volume will be distri-
! buted to President Harding and the
| members of his Cabinet. members of
! Congress. governors and the secre-
| taries of state of each of the states.
! and the president and speaker OF each
house of state assemblies or legisla
| lures.
| On the cover of the volume will
! appear a reproduction of the special
! medal which has been struck for dis
/, tribution at tie time the monument is
(; unveiled The medals will be of gold,
! silver and bronze.
|
The government of Venezuela has
/ conferred upon DIR. Sherwell the Order
of FL Libertador. second class. the
I! formed. The jewel which accom-
panies the order will be presented on
| the arrival of the special Venezuelan
mission to this country. DIR. Sferwell
| already possesses the third class of
| the order. The first class is bestowed
! only upon heads of nations kings or
/ presidents, and not upon private in
dividuals.
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| The Secretary of State will be the
/ guest of honor at a luncheon tomor-
| row at which DIR. l.. s. howe. director
general of the Pan-American Union.
| will be host. Other guests will be the
Brazilian ambassador. the ministers OF
| Colombia. Costa Rica and the Domini-
| can republic and Francisco Yanes. as
I sistant director of the Pan-American
| Union. The luncheon will be followed
I by a meeting of the supervisory COM
mittee of the Pan-American Union.
which is composed of those who will
be present at the luncheon. The meet
| ing will be the first which has been
| held since Secretary Hughes assumed
! office. As Secretary of State he is ex
officio chairman of the governing
board of the Pan-American Union.