Evening star., 1921-06-19
EAGER TO EXPLOIT
NEW OIL TERRITORY
American Interests Compete With Euro
pean Rivals in South and Central r.
American Countries. 60 60

pipe lines. '.taA
A British company owns conces-
sions in Costa Rica covering approxf-
/ p1orations indicate the presencerbf
petroleum. aalsH
There is every indication there
! VIII be large oil development in Sal
vador. The state. with few exceh-
tioEs. owns all deposits. 'sS
American and British Interests
have been exploring in Guatemala re-
Gently, where petroleum is known to
exist, although there are no produce
ing wells While there has been no
oil legislation passed in Guatemala.
bill has been framed for the next
meeting of the legislature. which. 1t
is said. will be favorable TO foreigr
exploitation.
Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador
Isare understood to be planning toe
establishment of a sanitary station
! on an island in the Gulf Of Fonsecs.
The station will contain equipmeNt
| tation. The Rockefeller sanitary
| mission to Honduras recently met
members of the Honduran bureau OF
J sanitation in Amapala, and plans were
| made for a fight against yellow
fever Recent offiSial advices ffoSn
T! lutionary activities in the repukfic.
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| Because of erroneous news re-
! ceived in Chile concerning comments
in the United States on the annual
message to congress of President
| Alessandri of Chile. correct version
| of the PRESIDENTS message has besn
cabled and received by the Chilean
/ embassy here. The Most important
| feafnre of the message iS that Pregt-
| dent Alessa rdri makes assurances
that Chile has never opposed fulfill
ment of the Ancon treaty between
Chile and Peru. and that he is ans
which provide for a plebiscite IN
the Tacna- africa territories be car
ried out The president denies that
| a conference was ever sought be.
tween Colombia, Peru. Chile and
Ecuador for the settlement Of the.
old dispute.
The president expresses the hope
| that the policy pursued in the SET
tlement of boundary disputes ip
South America will be for the good
| of the southern continent. despite
the difficulties which must be met.x
~ z N,
President Harding last week az
sured a delegation which called op
him in the interest of the Pan-Pa-
cific Union that he would like noth
| ing better than to be able to visit
| Hawaii in 1922. and to attend series
! of conferences on important matters
| to be held there under the auspices
of the union. The delegation con-
sisted Of the newly appointed Gov
! erncr of Hawaii. Wallace r. FarrinG-
! ton, and Alexander Hume Ford. seq
| retary- director of the Pan -Pacinc
! Union. The Pan-Pacific Union in-
countries bordering on the Pacific
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The question Of q dry. law" for
Guatemala. legislation regarding eN-
ploitation of oil fields in that country
| and reform of the monetary system to
a gold standard basis are three im-
portant matters to come before the
| extraordinary session of the Guats-
malan national assembly, which has
just convened 49,
| is said to be too strong against tetad
prohibition. as provided in the bill
now before the congress. II is believed
| that dry" law with notifications
4 will be passed at this session. 1t prob
| ably will prohibit the manufacture,
introduction and sale of strong in
toxicants. but Will permit the sale OF
light wines and beer. -
agents to represent Venezuelan trade
has been announced from New York
by Dr. Esteban Gil-Borges. secretanf
| of foreign relations of Venezuela, whp
came to the United States to take
part in the unveiling Of the statue OF
Simon Bolivar in New York. DR.. Gtt-
Borges has left for Venezuela.
DR.. Guillermo Todd will be stationed
lin New York and DR.. Z. Arroyo La
media in Boston. Another agent viii
be sent to Chicago.
The agents are> additions to the
regular Venezuelan consular services
and they will work under the recently
created bureau of commercial policy
of the Venezuelan ministry of foreign
relations. The agents will seek out
lets for Venezuelan products in the
United States and strive 20 interest
American exporters in Nenezuehah
markets. -.,y
Agents also will be sent by Nene-
xuela to England, France. Spain. Italy
and Switzerland. -