Evening star., 1928-02-12

fC0ntanieO !FOEH FEst Edkct
t.ons Of craftsmanship. 6enor Diez dc
Medina has found time 10 oe'ote 10
literature. especially TO poetry. ano 10
the underlying principles OF politics.
Bolivia, an inland country. always has
faced troublesome questions regarcin;
her boundaries and Senor Diez de Me-
dina has had the honor Of serving sue
cessiveiy at the capital OF every coun-
try whose territory was contiguous 20
that republic and Of having most ei-
rcien.ly handled Ne problems
The Minister Is the son OF an hon
oyed statesman In Bolivian annals,
6enor Federico DieZ de Medina, and he
received his education al the .enerapie
University Of La PaZ, He chose me
Law. especially international law. az ms
life work and when little more IMAM
Is. he determined 10 enter the foreign
service. He was assistant undeTsecre-
fsry Of state in 1893 and chief OF the
diulornatlc division In 1910. His first
assignment outside his country was 10
Argentina IN 1905. He later served In
Madrid and In London and In 1903
he vas charge d'astaires In TOXIC In
1911 Eenor de Medina was sent 10
f,bjle and since then with slight In
term again In Japan and as oelegah
10 the International conference neio IN
Brussels. tls diplomatic WORK ma
ben among the nei2hfEring repuoncf:
Chile. Peru. Argentina. Paraguay ana
Brazil. He was sDcceSal'eiy nnuefssc-
re,ary. acting secretary and finally Sec
retary Of state at La I'az In 1923. f5ffio;
DtrZ de Medina Was Minister 10 Lima
when he was sent W Washington.
H. sen0ra de Medina Washington
viii greet again an old friend For s,lt
Is the daughter of Eenor Feinanno T.
S..aenaiIa. who was minister I'DHI
I..lsYza for s1ule years and who le't iof
lis own country ia 1902, giving plshh
y, the much non1red ana ianhefi'fo
brf.sr ignaeio CaIdegon. During her
g.yino0c SeuDra de Medina a,Hhofo
he Holy Cf0ss Academy, then IN
Mas acsguselts avenue III q spacious req
hfick nov occupied by the Catn1ir
welfare C,Jnfetence The Holy Cross
fyw Is established in stately TUDOR
GDlhic building a. Dumbafton, hno
tisefe il no doUh. that the ainmtas o'
tB.e acadtmy YaIl konor The former
IlpG WHO has returned " Old .Sctnts
UnceT .Ioi pleasant auspices. Iht
older cAuyi!DeT ~ the Minister ana
EfnDfa de MeGina. ssenOfita Maria
Itostepsia. bss D"fD presented ~ Spch'S
snd viii tske tieF pIa1e among ne
yfjlnRfF group ~ ttlt i3liH American
circles Jht'aerltAG daughter aeilOfits
-saBfeit, ih 143i 10. aitG fier social actlgI"
ties Hlii " u1ofc TsStTjcLed The only
syla, Eef4Or ItaUj UlsI de Medina. VII
b. sn attacise ii the iagatljp There
f. an9tIeT nfHiy arrived lnrni,er ~ ljf
tlan. tstnpf ictcDito uTqild EsfrlentD
Hiyl came " Washington within tHt
past naon,b.
Eenor Djez ~ AediHa ls tiIr autnoi
~ ss5fTas ~ bfjkA. dhaiing principally
VIA International Law EGd with in,
terpbi ppiItlcA AIMING his hest known
NDfEe Dn International law are Ia
GueTga grr1ebtfs biIh 4! UeffetDJ intsi
sla. ipusi "t>JIjyls Paraguay" "I+,lsia
CHILE +" "hpunite DsbJe IopicaA ttisFt'
IBeloHa!tG" bEG La Elesiian del Pa
,.bGo ia FDiii)1a IntAiHatiDuaI ~
Et<uyIa ElI Df these Y.fsE have ilst
DtDf9uBd Lthtiug Di the ytked G1n
tfpyetslrt Dfti boundaries afid yer
aftlelal ifDpIlS enlarged Into bDDs :oin
litf years II aiuGy into ifie Af"nlYt
81 the c4,liittisA lHVpIFfd IsetpT me
g. Ntoiua H. migeH ehtAt HeG NJ h fs)e
Iup is i,at many poDkk III pteuy ~ hi
tItGH IG1te ste iyfes. iI.s Aftht
'ottus and t&ety variety ~ ppth
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