Evening star., 1923-01-29
CHILE ENVOY LAUDS
DIPLOMACY COURSE
Georgetown Announces
Scholarships to South
American Students.

Diplomacy alone would not be af-
fected by the wave of discredit that
threatens to engulf institutions in
tho present dark and sullen state of
the world, Senior Don Beltran Ma
thieu, ambassador from Chile, declared
yesterday afternoon in addressing the
Pan-American meeting of George
town University
BY establishing scholarships in the
School Of Foreign Service for each Of
the twenty Latin American counties
represented in Washington, Ambas-
sador Matthew said, Georgetown is
laying the foundation of justice and
good will that should be the only
basis for international relations.
The announcement Of the scholar
ships. made by President John b.
Creeden, S. J., in connection with the
inauguration of the an-American
Students Association, Is the initia
tive step by Georgetown looking to
a union of the students of America
which Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director
general Of the Pan-American Union,
asserted would eventually mako for
peace of the American continent.
Speaks Of "Observers."
My best wishes to the young stu
dents from whom will be chosen the
future ambassadors, ministers and
consuls," said Ambassador Matthew,
turning to the Foreign Service School
students, and possibly those newly
devised entities known as observers
who were wholly unknown to my
books"
CASTOR Hall, on the Hilltop, was
packed with representatives of off,
cial Washington and students and
bright with the colors of the pan
American emblems. AS the United
States Navy Band Orchestra played
L.. the lively patriotic airs Of the south
ern republics the entire diplomatic
tries. followed by the faculty of the
university, advanced to the platform.
1t is the purpose of Georgetown
University to establish Hall Of the
Foreign Service School. said the Rey.
w. Coleman Nevils, S. j., regent, IN
announcing the formation of the
students association, where special
noting better knowledge of South
America would serve to bring the
students of the countries in closer CO.
operation.
Francisco Banda Of the Ecuador
legation accepted the charter be-
President Creeden. upon which the
seal Of the university was placed.
Appeals for Justice.
Appealing for justice as the basis
of international relations. Ambas-
sador Matthew decried the Selfish
ness, ambitions and impositions of
force masquerading in the guise of
nationalism."
In announcing the establishments
of the scholarships. President Cree
den stated that the chief of the dip
lomatic mission of each of the twen-
ty Latin American republics would
have the privilege of designating one
of his countrymen to take a four
year course at the School of Foreign
Service. Georgetown did this, he ex-
planned, in keeping with it's tradi-
tiOns of a hundred years ago in es-
tablishing a course in Spanish with
the purpose Of effecting more har-
monious social and trade relations
with the peoples of Latin America"
Features of the program were selec-
tions by Nine. Louise Coutinho, plan
ist to the late Queen Maria Pia OF
Portugal, and violin selections by
Senior Leopoldo Alvarado of the Mex
lean embassy. Following the exercises
u reception was given to the diplo-
matte corps and guests in the Healy
building.