Evening star., 1921-10-30
BY BEN McKELWAY.

YULIO BIANCHI, Guatemalan min
lister to the United States, once
told a friend he was going back
home when people in this
country knew that Guatemala was a
republic and not a breakfast food.
And now he must feel his mission
here is near accomplished. for he is
going home in very little while, to
become the president of the newest
of the worlds republics, the republic
of Central America.
One of the most Interesting develop
ments in Latin American politics
recently was the nomination OF Or:
Rianchi by the unionist party or
Guatemala as its delegate to the
federal council of the new republlc,
and his immediate acceptance OF the
nomination. The federal council is
composed of three delegates, one from
each of the member states OF the
republic-Guatemala Salvador and
Honduras. The delegates choose one
of their number as president or the
| republic whose term OF once is
| limited to one year.
To those who know the present
situation in Guatemala. DIR. Bianchl
nomination meant his election, Tor
the unionists now outnumber the op-
position party three to one Ana IL
| is already a foregone conclusion that
Guatemalas delegate will be the first
president of the new republic.
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In the little more than a year he
has been in Washington, DIR. Bianchi
| has become a leading figure among
the Latin American diplomats. one
! of his main objects has been 10 put
Central America on the map Ior the
American business man, and ne mas
taken every advantage to bring before
the American public the real oppor-
ttunity Central America presents TO-DAY
| for investment and enterprise A
doctor by profession and politician
by chance. he presents picturesque
| figure among Latin Americans OF
! prominence And the story of his
! rise from IL practicing physician IN
! Guatemala City to the Soon-to-be
president elect of the worlds baby
republic teens with the romantlcism
| which always has characterized Latiil
| American politics.
! Public sentiment against Manuel
| Estrada Cabrera. the dictator for
| itwenty-two years in Guatenlala, had
been slowly but surely gathering III
1919. when DR.. Bianchi. with six other
I. leading men OF Guatemala' organize
/ the unionist party. intended to bring
! about the union of the fiVe Centra
! American republics.
4 newspaper. the In1onlSt, was
| founded to propagate the aims OF thls
in.w partv, but its editor was seized
! and thrown into Jail. DIR. Bianchi al
once assumed the editorial chair. II
, wasn't long before he followed the
first editor to prison. He expected IL
/, he executed within short time, and
lit is said he told his friends to re-
member his death as a small sacrifice
in their efforts to make Guatemala d
| fit place to live in. But he didn't die
The Cnionist party grew in 100 days
! to "A strength of 100000 and at III,
end of half that time Bianchi had
been set free.
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| Following Cabrera'S overthrow, DIR
Bianchi was asked to accept the nom
ination for the presidency. He de
/ clined on the ground that his efforts
in the revolution would be miscon'
strued if he became president, SO h'
Presumed the practice of medicine un
It'll his appointment as minister to th'
United States.
His mission here has been delicate
! and difficult. for his enemies have
been active in their propaganda. HI
has been particularly active in ad
vancing the cause of the union o
iCentral American states, and ii wa:
thought that upon formation of tha
!repullic he would become its frs
Representative in this country -
IhiS nomination last week as delegate
to the federal council came as a sur
prise to many of his friends.
1t is understood that the unionist'