Evening star., 1928-02-22
HUGHES ACHIEVES
VICTORY IN Havana.
u. S. Delegate Returning
After Notable Success in
Latin Relations.
BY WILLIAM HARD.


Bv Cable 10 Fhce star and CHICAGO Daily
News. Copyright 1923.
HAVANA. February 22.-Charles
Evans Hughes left here for New York
today. carrying with him not only an
immense diplomatic victory. but also
something which after all may be much
more important. That is the personal
friendships ana the exchanges Of per-
sonal absolute trust and confidence
made possible the sixth Parliamentary
Conference.
In the view OF the American delesa-
ton here. nothing could be more basic
among the results OF this conference
thnn that the American people should
realize the strict mental honesty and
the straight. clear, upright dealing that
has been exhibited toward the United
States by almost all OF the Latin
American delegates
II this writer had to pick out the
most memorable moment Of the con-
ference. he would say that 1t was when
Enrique Olaya Herrera Of Colombia.
rose to discuss the motion Of DR.. Guer-
rero of Salvador. In favor of deciar-
alton against intervention" In and of
itself. Senor Olaya Herrera speaks for
country which in sense has suffered
more from the power Of the United
States than any other country in the
Americas. The intervention of Theo-
dore Roosevelt prevented Colombia from
recOnuuering Panama at the time Of the
Panaman revolution. Were II not
for us Colombia would still be In pos
session of the isthmus which shares
with the Isthmus of Suez the compet-
Ity 90 ttn
web OF the worlds ocean-going inter-
national trade.
Condemns Resolution.
It would have been only natural II
Senor Herrera had spoken strongly in
favor Of DR.. Guerrero's motion. He In
fact spoke strongly against 1t. He re-
membered bitterly indeed that his coun-
try had suffered from Intervention"
He had endeavored In this conference
contrary TO the wishes Of the United
States, TO invest the Pan-American
Union with political powers which
would enable 1t to pass Judgment upon
such conduct as that Of Theodore
Roosevelt at the moment Of Panama's
revolt from Colombia. He was In no
States. He fought us In this conference
when he pleased: yet when DIR. Guer-
rero's motion came before the confer
ence its utter one-sidedness and unfair
ness brought Senor Olaya to his feet In
strong and emphatic protest against
1t. 1t was slashingly defeated.
Senior Herrera In this conference did
another most remarkable thing. 1t was
among his duties to confer With our
delegate, Henry Prather Fletcher in the
matter OF the commercial aviation
treaty which this conference has adopt
ed. and which had for one Of Its main
objects, SO far as We were concerned.
the granting to us of the right to pro-
tect the Panama Canal Zone from
aerial observation by foreign flyers
Here. indeed, was an opportunity for
Senor Herrera TO plague us. His coun-
try contains a most distinguished and
airplane company which wishes
to fiy from the Colombian coast to the
city OF Panama and which Is some-
what impeded In that ambition by
American apprehensions for the safety
of the Panama Canal Zone strip.
Held 10 Bring Treaty.
Yet what did Senor Herrera do? He
In o formal. open Grafton, con-
ceded fully 20 the United states It's
right and its duty to guard the Panama
Canal Zone strip from all danger, and
In his private negotiations with MIR.
Fletcher he continuously. ms Mr.,
informs this writer. displayed
q spirit Of such perfect fair play and
cooperation that the aviation treaty
with all It's enormous benefits TO the
Americas became tbecause Of him) u i
possibility and then u fact,
The reporting of that fact and of the
other facts of this conference would be
AN idle and u futile performance II
there were not Included In II re- |
porting Of the spirit such aa 6enor |
Iierrera'a that made the facts possible. |
the major part OF the news |
paper writing about the Latin American |
delegates In this conference has been |
given to the commotiona raised by DIR. |
Guerrero Of Salvador and DIR. pueyrre-
don Of Argentina. The underneath |
reality IL that the delegates In the |
school OF DIR Guerrero and of nr. |
fueyrredon were very few and the dele |
gates In the school Of Henor Herrera |
were very many.
The American delegation here would |
wish the American public 10 pay |
homage Ia the Latin Americans whose |
lack Of fancor and tullness of fairness |
alone made possible MIR Hughes
colossal success, Maurtua of Peru, Fer |
nandes Of Brazil, Yanea Of Venaauela, |
Alfarn 0f Panama, Castro Heeehe of |
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