Evening star., 1926-05-09
AMERICAS DRAWN
TOGETHER BY TOUR
Latin Journalists to Leave
III. S. With Higher Regard
! for People and Nation.
by WILLIAM tLLMAN.

RY WILLIAM tILMA\.
pITTSRURGH. May S.-Quite en-
thalsiaStic over the United States. very
happy because of the sincere friend1-
ness manifested toward thenf and the
generous hospitality which they have
been accorded. but just a bit tired
from the strain of nearly 30 tull
DAYS of steady travel and entertain
ment the Latir-AmerCan journalists
who have been touring the Eastern
States since the close of their first
congress in Washington several weeks
ago. tonight entrained here for New
York City. where, upon their arrival
SUNDAY morning their official visit To
this country comes 10 a close
AS matter of fact. number of the
T.atins will not make the journey to
New York hut will travel in several
directions from this city. some to fol.
low the most direct routes for home.
some to visit with friends and still
others to conSummate pending huSl-
ness deals in this country.
Here also tonight the Southerners
said adios to several members of the
United States staff that has accom-
panied them on their tour. Among
these are Chief Thomas II. MCDonal ld
of the Bureau of Public Roads, II. II.
Rice of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce. John Killers.
official still" photosra pher: Fred W.
Perkins and Eugene Tucker. who
have taken the movies of the tour.
and f f. O"roole of the Latin-Amerl-
can division of the Department of
Commerce.
Continue With Editors.
Among those who will continue
with the editors to the metropolis are
Fletcher Warren. interpreter. of the
Interpreter. Department of commerce:
Charles +. Ia bcoCk ot the Pan-Ameri-
can Union. and DR.. Is. j. Lloyd of the
Pan-AmeriCan Sanitary Bureau.
While all of those who accompanied
the party as aids. guides and sources
of information upon commercial. in
duStrial and highways topics contrib
uted immea Surably TO the success OF
the trip. the brunt Of the early and
late service fell heaviest upon the tW o
official interpreters, .AllhOif and War
rem, both of whom by their devotion,
patience and sympathetic understands
ing figuratiVely have entwned them
selves about the hearts of the LatlnS. |
to remann there. doubtless. so long as
the memory of the trip survives.
During the month they have been
on tour, the editors have travelled by |
water, railroad and highways; in mo |
tor busses. special trains. regular |
trains, automobiles and boats. They |
have visited New York City Philadel- |
phia. Pittsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse.
Buffalo, Detroit, Toledo Columbus. |
Akron, Richmond, Norfolk. Raleigh.
Utica, Schenectady, Flint, South Bend
and innumerable other cities and !
towns as well as many points of scenic |
and historic interest.
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tion Of North American social. COM
mercial and industrial life. They have
had taste of our high-Speed business |
methods, visited some OF our leading |
educational institutions and seen the
marvellous transportation system we
have evolved with a combination of
good roads and motor ears.
They have found us interested in
art and music as we'll as money grab
bing.
They have met the mighty Ameri-
can capitalist. induStrialiSt, banker
and business man at work and at play.
And they hike him in both roles.
And as result of all this they are
, warm in their praise of our land and |
our people They cheer the Stars and
Stripes as spontaneously and as heart
lily as they do the flags of their respec
tive countries. They have been seen
and heard doing it many times.
And so a new link has been forged
In the chain of fellowship between
Latin and Nordic America.
That is the concensus of those who
have been careful observers of the
trends and the fruits of the tour just
ended.
End Tour at Pittsburgh.
The closing days of the journalists
tour were interestingly and profitablv
spent here in Pittsburgh. heart of
mighty industrial district and prob
ably the greatest steel and iron center
on earth. 1t seemed fitting that they
should end their itinerary here where
are many of the mills that produce the
material they have seen used else
where in the manufacture of various
commodities.
During the Latins stay Of two days
In this city they We're escorted through
steel works and rolling mills, the
widely known picking and preserving
plants of Heinz, the great Westing
house Electric and Manufacturing Co,
and were invited to send messages to
their home lands via kDkA, the IA
NOUS Westinghouse radiophOne sta.
tion.
They also visited the Carnegie Mu-
seam, Library and Art Gallery and
were guests at "A special organ recital
in their honor by Dr. Charles Helm.
roth, official organist at Carnegie
Music Hall /
Guests of Trade Body.
In the evening of both days they
were guests of the Pittsburgh Cham
ber of Commerce, first at a perform
ance of the annual Cap and Gown
show of the University of Pittsburgh |
and on the second night at a dinner in
the Chamber Auditorium. on this
occa sion they were addressed by May
or Charles Kline, representing the
city of Pittsburgh, and y. X. Oliver,
representing the Pittsburgh news !,
paper interests.
Every adioS uttered at the railway
station here tonight was followed by |
an earnest
Don't forget: you must come to
Latin Anne rIca in 1928 and let us re-
turn your hospitality. This friendship
must live"