Evening star., 1924-02-24
Capt. Espinosa Comes
As Military Attache
i OF Chilean Embassy
He and Sonora de Espinosa
Expected to Take Promi-
nent Part in Latin Ameri-
can Social Activities.

Few of the Latin American nations
now send military attaches to their
dinIomatic STATS in Washington for
+he ,rand of the hour is tho cultiva-
tion Of the arts of peace and the es-
tablishment of firmer commerclai
bonds and the extension or recipro-
cal trade. Chile, Argentina and fire.
uuently Brazil cling TO the old ways
and the recent coming of Capt: Arturo
Espinosa TO act as military attache OF
the Chilean embassy. a,ler 'Vn .het
what prolonged interval since that
post has been filed, Is an important
and interesting event.
cant Espinosa is accompanied by
his wife and a small son or tour
YEAR, and they have set up their
household treasures in an apartment
on Washington Heights. the name or
which vividly recalls war in its most
sinister aspect-the Argonne.
Capt. Espino1a belongs to the IN,
Yantry In the Chilean army, and
studied at the national military insti-
tute. which Is near Santiago de Chiie.
and which is regarded as one OF tne
best training schools for soldiers IN
the western world. 1t Is much M Mnke
We4t Point, and its graduates, like
those of the illustrious academy on
tho Hudson, always have given Il
good account OF themselves in the
wars in which their country mas beeh
engaged. Fortunately for Capt. rs
pinosa, though he has heon n me sns
army for eighteen years ana mas
studied in every branch devoted tn
expert military knowledge, he mas
never actually participated IN war
faro. lie was three years IN the "at
College of Chile, and recently left II.
This is his first diplomatic assign
Snent.
Sonora de Espiuosa was before her
marriage Senorita Maria Montt. ana
IS member of an illustrious family,
which has given Chile three OF her
presidents and Il number of emin entity
Useful public men. She Is a native
.Aantiago de Chile. and has Travelled
extensively and is we'll equipped TO
participate In cosmopolitan societ'
The son, Ernesto. four years old, Is
receiving his first glimpse into a
strange world, and seems to be en-
joying 1t. He is the only small child
in the embassy, though he Will not
lack for p'avmateS In the families Oh
Latin American diplomats.
Capt. Espinosa entertains no super
stitions, which he might. since he
makes the thirteenth military at
tache now resident in Wa"ninston.
such unwieldy proportions. pleasant
groups, compo~ed of military at
raches. of naval and of air attaches.
have amenities Of their own. ana at
which they may talk SilOp W thtii
cortentment. Renently many of the
e'ittering members of military or
I,aniuations in Washington have been
recalled, and at present japan is the
en'y power maintaining three war
-iors here to study dinlomatic prob
l.ms France still keeps two--fien.
George Dnmont and the assistant
military attache. Col. Georges The
narlt Great Britain at one time
commissioned fourteen attaches. mill
f1 be oGh in
tot embassy. but now one man for
ca,h service is all that adorrs the
Bri Ssh staff.
Argentina and Cuba are the only
other Latin nations besides Chile
WI sch have Military officers here.
tSsI Iph Brazil has hut recently re-
caiieh h"r M val attache and Will soon
substitute another.
In tie social sense the Chilean en-
bnssv is ct much importance. and the
r"turn of the amb" sSador and Sonora
ATathieu after five months spent in
th"ir own country and the onening
of the hand%ome new re"idenre re-
Gently purchased will he of supreme
interest when the amenities have