Evening star., 1927-11-06
CHANGE in PAN.AMERICAN
HEADQUARTERS is URGED
Southern Republics Consider Proposal
Made by Mexico-Executives Give
Views on Debated Matter.

American headquarters.
THE Government OF Mexico" the
President said. desires to propose In
Havana that Washington he replaced
as the headquarters by other Ameri-
can capitals"
do you think" I interjected. that
such a suggestion is likely to be car
ried out?"
IT may say" the President an
swered, that while the idea Is inter
esting. think 1t will be difficult OF
realization. Aside from other reasons,
there will be a material impediment in
the transfer of the archives. Fur.
thermore. It must be considered
that all the American countries main.
tain representatives in Washington
who can cooperate easily with the
headquarters of the union in that cap
ital. In my opinion, 1t should not be
forgotten the Capital of the United
States Is the most important of all
the capital cities of the American con-
tinents."
Sees Argentine President.
A few days later was received by
the President Of Argentina. DIR.
Marcelo T. de Alvear. and / submitted
the same questions President Ibanez
had answered. DIR. de Alvear Is a man
of strong character. Hts family Is one
of the oldest Of the Argentine aristo.
cracy, whose tradition does not make
for progressive policies.
Still. as young man, he affiliated
himself with the Radical Party now in
power, and this in spite of many OBJ
stacles he had to overcome because
of the standards of opinion prevailing
in the set to which his family belongs.
hak
ties with his party. and has developed
into one of the outstanding leaders Of
the Argentine Republic. A man of
exceptional energy, he is not likely to
give in when he has to fight for
conviction.
The meeting took place in the Presi-
dents study In the Casa Rosada, the
White House of Buenos Aires. DIR. de
Alvear has an imposing personality.
He is strongly built, and Of great dig
nifty. He took the lead in the conver-
sation and was frank and outspoken.
am quoting his answers according
to my notes, which were officially ap-
proved as a correct presentation Of
the opinions Of the President.
THE interests of our country" he
said, cannot exclusively be limited
| to the Western Hemisphere. / think
| that ought to be clear. Interests just
as important as those we have to
cultivate in our relations with the
United States unite us with the Euro
pean countries.
There are many Europeans better
| informed about the characteristics OF
than the majority of North Amer
| leans are. So it is only natural that
we show such a pronounced interest
| in EurODean DEVELOPMENTS"
"Why, then, has Argentina retired
| from the League of Nations?
| "As far as / was able to exercise
any influence, have tried to obtain
| the consent Of Congress to our re-
entry into the Geneva organization.
AS you know. Congress has not yet
acted upon my recommendation.
| "Under these circumstances. don't
you feel. Mr.. President. that the Pan
American Conference will be OF par.
ticular importance for Argentina? 1t
will be the first one of its kind since
your country retired from the League
of Nations"
"I believe" the President answered.
that the Pan-American movement Is
of great Importance in bringing about
a better understanding among Amer
ican countries in general, and in pro-
noting more intimate contact among
the peoples and their governments. In
this sense the Pan-American meetings
can contribute good deal to our
rapprochement. But want to empha-
size that this union cannot be based
exclusively on accidental relations Of
a geographical order.
Need for Understanding.
"We have such manifold and init.
mate economic, political and cultural
relations with the United States that
we are naturally much interested in
maintaining these relations in their
traditional cordiality and sincerity.
expressed this opinion when / had the
pleasure of receiving the new Amer
lean ambassador in Buenos Aires.
But there ought also to be a bet
ter understanding by the United
States of the Latin American men.
tality and its particular character
istics. There are differences among
the countries of South America which
should not be overlooked. The Pan.
American Union can do a great deal
in furthering international exchange
so that we may know each other bet
ter and cooperate more actively"
/ found the same strong interest IN
the impending Havana meeting when
I visited the President Of Uruguay.
who expressed his particular pleasure
over the prospect of President Cool
idge's personal participation. This in.
terest also was manifest in several
conversations 1 had with leading Of
ficials of Brazil and of Bolivia. All
these countries either have chosen or
are about to choose their delegates for
Havana, and they all endeavor to Sc
lect their best men.
In a second article I shall explain
In a more general way the trend I
found prevailing in South American
public opinion with respect to the
United States. I shall relate inter-
esting experiences I have had while
travelling between the Andes and the
River Plate.
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