The Washington herald., 1922-10-12
Leaders of Old Madrid Hope
For Spanish-American Union
Energies Bent Toward Building up CONNER
.cial and Spiritual Bonds Across
Atlantic.

rediscovery of the word liberty"
throughout Europe. Spain-it is
doubtful.
Seeks Latin-Ameriea Ties.
There are several projects afoot,
all with the same end of restoring
Spanish trade by means of closer
relations with Spanish America.
which in turn are to give Spain her
leadership. moral or otherwise,
when her renewed prosperity shows
her deserving. The plans are:
l. A service of Spanish-owned
Zeppelins between Seville and
Buenos Aires. and late throughout
South America.
.. A congress Of Spanish cham
bers of commerce from all Spanish
speaking countries. including Cuba.
Porto Rico. Mexico. and the Philip
pines, to be held at Barcelona. Mad
rid. and Seville next spring.
3. A congress of Spanish and
Spsnish-American editors.
4. An exposition in Seville in 1925
to which all spanish speaking Coun-
tries have been invited.
5. A pan-Spanish university in
Spain.
The king is known to favor what
ever promotes the destinies of Spain
In Spanish-America. When Alvear,
Preside t-elect of Argentina. was at
Santander this summer. Alfonso dis
cussed the above projects with him
and gained his support.
Alfonso Urge. Union.
Some OF the kings utterances
might cause alarm in Washington
il they came from a person Of the
former Kaiser's type. The king.
however, is astute and genial. and
n to Americans his words seem to
diverge from tact. IL is because We
foil to consider the latitudes that
the Spanish language affords. The
following. for instance. delivered
before a meeting of Spanish jour
nalists. was not intended as saber
clanking:
The union OF the Spanish press
with the Spanish American repre-
sentatives-for this you have me at
your service. body and souls not
only a renewal of our tradition but
Nindication of Spanish history,
temporarily disturbed at the time
VI lhN eAl US SAtS vi AtAoNN &c >
for independence. You will also he
fighting for the future of our race.
for our existence Let us unite. so
that we may occupy in the world
the position that rightfully belongs
TO US
Maj Emilio Herrera an officer in
the Spanish air force. is engineering
the rather ambitious project for a
Tonnalsp he IA
has seen bombing service in Morocco
and was the first man to fly across
the Straits of Gibraltar He needs
$4,000. 600 pesetas to build his es-
ta adjustment in Sevilla. which he
thinks is the best takingoff place
in Europe. consortium Of Spanish
banks will supply the funds. he says
and the government already has
consented to pay interest and
amortization. taking over the whole
establishment after nifty years and
meanwhile reserving the right 10
use il in wartime.
The concern is to he called the
Compania Esranola de Trafico Aerco
Transatlantico. Its president is
Goicoechea. former minister of the
interior. and politician named
Derriatua is active as promoter
Together with two Germans from
Zeppelin's, Herrera has visited
Buenos Aires to gain support. lie
has also interviewed Alvear, who
promised. Herrera says. to induce
his government to undertake the
same financial obligations.
Ambitious Air Program.
There are to be, according TO the
plan, two large ships of $4,000 cubic
meters, $50 meters long, carrying
nine motors of 400 h. p. each and
capable Of covering 135 kilometers
AN hoar. They would t1ke forty
passengers cat 5000 pesetas each
crew Of fifty and fifteen tons OF
freight and mail Cat pesetas a
letter.. The trip would require two
DAYS to go and four to return, says
Herrera. instead of eighteen days
as at present by sea. The large
dirigibles would be constructed at
Sevilla by German experts. One
smaller machine for training flights
to the Canaries would be made In
Germany. as its dimension fall
within the maximum permitted by
the treaty of Versailles.
Herrera expects to begin his serv-
ice in October. 1924. lie says that
Chicago concern has proposed an
extension OF his line to Cuba. there
meeting line from Chicago.
So far the most notable result of