Evening star., 1921-02-20
WOMEN FORGE AHEAD
i'm LATIN AMERICA
Show Increasing Interest and Aptitude in
Civic and Other Domestic Problems
of Their Countries.
can Ur4en, has studied and travelled in
South America for twenty years.

can Union, has studied and travelled in
South America for twenty years.
Senior DIR. Don Alfredo Gonzales Prada
of Peru arrived in Washington last week
10 begin his duties as secretary of the
embassy. DIR. Prada comes to Wash
ington after a service of four years i'm
Buenos Aires, where he served two
years as secretary and two years as
charge d'affaires of the Peruvian en-
bassy there.
The Peruvian military medical mis-
sion to the United States, appointed
some time ago, arrived in Washington
last week. The two members, Senior
Mora and Senor Captain DIR. Don Au-
relic A. Beraun. will remain in the
United States several months, inspect
ing military camps and posts. with par
ticular attention to their sanitary and
medical arrangement. DIR. de Mora is
in charge of the general military hos
pital of San Bartoleme. at Lima. DIR.
Beraun is an officer of the sanitary
corps OF the Peruvian army.
The State Department has informed
the Panama legation here that the
manner in which American Canal Zone
authorities had transferred to the
Canal Zone a small tract of land east
! of Colon is receiving its attentive con-
sideration. Panama recently protest
ed the seizure of the land. which was
taken for military purposes. The State
department, in an official communtca-
ton has notified the Panama legation
that arrangements are being made to-
ward a settlement of the controversy,
which, it is hoped, will prove salts
! factory to all parties concerned.
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r. ]. Alfaro, who was acting secre-
| tary Of foreign affairs for Panama at
the time of President-elect Harding's
visit to the iSthmus, is on his way to
Washington as a special representa-
tive of Panama for Mr.. Harding's in
auguration.
The government of Panama prob
ably Will secure the services of. an
American as financial adviser to the
manager of the National Bank of
Panama, j. A. AranZo. who was chair
man of the Panama delegation to the
last pan-American financial congress
held here. The National Bank Of Pan
| anna. it is said. will enlarge it's re-
sources to meet the demands to be
made upon it incident to Panamas
road building program. which will en-
| tail the expenditure of several million
dollars.
Albert Blanchet. who has been sec
retary of the Haitian legation here
and charge d'affaires ad interim, has
been appointed minister to the United
States to succeed Charles Moravia.
who recently resigned. He presented
his credentials at the State Depart
ment last week. but has not been re-
ceived by the President.
At the banquet which will mark the
close of the second days session Of
the Southern Commercial Congress on
March ?. and which will be in honor
of the Latin American diplomatic
corps, speeches will be made by the
Chilean, Argentine. Peruvian and
Brazilian ambassadors. DR.. L. S.
Rowe, director of the Pan-American
Union, will speak on THE Possibili-
ties of Closer Financial Cooperation
Between the United States and Coun-
tries of Latin America"
: Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
announced that the American fleet.
now on the western coast of South
America, will not go to Argentina, the
plan for which was-under considera-
tion in connection with the fleets
visit to South America. The Secre-
tary's reason for canceling the trip
is understood to be the reduction of
the naval forces decided upon by
Congress.
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The Guatemalan legation has been
informed by cable that President
Herrera has removed the export duty
on sugar in furtherance of the gov
ernment's new policy of encouraging
the republics export trade to improve
the country's economic condition.
Sugar is the second largest and most
important article of export, $4,000. 900
worth having been sent to the United
States alone last year