Evening star., 1927-09-06
HUGHES SERVICES IN DEMAND.
Government Said to Desire Drafting
Him for Pan.4American Farley.
RY FRFDERIC UIITI.u uTTE


Whether Charles Evans Hughes be-
comes a candidate for the presidency
or not the administration is credited
with the desire to draft him for an
other important national service He
IS wanted for the post of chief of the
united States delegation at the sixth
ran american Conference in Havana
next January.
President Coolidge and Secretary
kellogG expect to attend the formal
opening of the conference. but will
take no part in it's deliberations.
These viii be left, as far as our inter-
ests are concerned, in the hands of a
strong delegation. To give the dele
cation both strength and distinction.
the name of the former Secretary Of
State is sought for it's head. Issues
or paramount Importance for the i'm
mediate future of this country's rela-
tlons with the other 20 republics Of
the Americas will be at stake at
Havana. The United States is not in
unalloyed repute on either side of the
lsthmus OF Panama. Our principal
objective at the forthcoming confer.
ence will he to remove prejudice, clear
up MISUNDERSTANDING and restore our
oidtime prestige throughout Latin
America. Hughes is considered the
man for the job.
Former Conference UnfriendIy.
The preceding Fifth Pan-American
Conference. held i'm Chile five ears
ago, wound up in nominally good feel.
ing. but its atmosphere to the last
was unfriendly to the United States.
We were then in the midst of our
chronic crisis with Mexico and found
sympathy nearly everywhere in Latin
America on Mexicos side. Recorni.
ton of the Obregon government soon
followed, but there also ensued. a year
or two later, three new Latin Amer
lean "messes." which poisoned opinion
against this country everywhere be-
tween the Rio Grande and Cape Horn.
They are, in the order of their oc-
currence, the TaCna AFRICA controversy.
strained relations with Mexico under
the Gales regime and our Invasion
of Nicaragua. 1t is notorious that
Latin American views in connection
with all these questions. have been
hIghly unfavorable to the United
States, and still are. Our diplomacy
ana lnllltary actions, no matter how
JuStlnable In the State Departments
eyes and in American public opinion.
have unquestionably strengthened the
belief that Uncle Sam is pursuing
''imperialistic" policies in Central and
South America
During Secretary Hughes four years
at the State Department he special.
lzed In Cementing friendly relations
with Latin America. He visited Rio
de Janeiro and made the personal ac-
quaintance of many South American
statesmen. Hughes recalled to this
writer few hours after he left office
on on March 4 1925, that his farewell
act as Secretary of State was one
that literally kept the peace in South
America. He was referring to his suc-
cess in inducing Colombia. Peru and
Brazil to accept a compromise which .
Set'led boundary dispute between
tnoSe three countries. 1t was actually
signed on Hughes desk at the State
department on the day President
Coolidge was inaugurated at the Cant.
tol ana the Secretary of States auto.
Sfaph. which was attached TO the
aSreement. was his final signature in
The official capacity.
Other Names Mentioned.
The other names under considera.
Lion Tor the Havana Conference have
not Yet been revealed. but in Latin
american quarters at Washington
men are being mentioned who are
thought likely TO he included in the
administrations slate. Among these
are Senator Borah. chairman of the 4.
IorelSn relations committee; Senator
Bingham of Connecticut, Senator
hlns OF Utah, as Democratic leader !
actively interested in Latin American
affairs; DR.. Leo $. Rowe director gen.
eral or the Pan-American Union: Ren.
resentative Porter of Pennsylvania.
chairman of the House committee on
foreign affairs: DR.. John G.. Merriam.
1lrecotr or the Carnegie Institution
At Washington; DR.. Julius Klein. chief
of the foreign and domestic commerce
N the Department of Commerce: Col.
George I. Weitzel of Washinrton
'oFmer American Minister TO Mica.
aqua; Wallace Thompson, editor of
ngenleria Interna tional. a psnish
anguage magazine in New York. and
William Franklin Sands of Washing.
on, a former member Of the diplo.
naltc service with creditable record
u Latin American posts.
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