Evening star., 1928-11-17
HOOVER FINISHES
DEPARTURE PLANS
Awaits Conference With
Fletcher Before Deciding
Details of itinerary.
BY REX COLLIER,
staff Correspondent of The Star.

PALO ALTO, November 17.-His
passport made out and his luggage
ready, but his itinerary still in the
formative stage, President-elect Hoover
today was clearing his desk Of last
minute details incident to his $4,000.
mile goodwill journey to Uncle Sam;
sister republics beyond the Rio Grande
He expected to dispose of all major
pending problems in time to attend
another foot ball game in the mon
ster Stanford Stadium scene of his
acceptance speech ceremonies three
months ago. He wished to see his
alma mater tackle the formidable grid
warriors from the University Of Wash
ington here this afternoon.
He hoped to complete all prepara-
tiorls for the trip today, because tomor.
row is another day of rest, and his
Quaker reverence for the Sabbath day
rebels at the thought of transactine
business, however important, on Sun
day.
Will Board Train.
It was expected he would again at
tend the undenominational services to-
morrow morning in the Stanford Me-
mortal Church, and then, late In the
afternoon, he will board special sec
ton of the Sunset Limited and begin
the first lap of history-making trip
to the tropics. The train is due at San
Pedro Monday morning at $50 O'Clock
and without delay he will board the
battleship Maryland and signal for the
start of the voyage.
The matter of definite itinerary Is
being held In allowance pending con.
ference with Ambassador Henry P
Fletcher, who will meet the party
aboard the Maryland Monday. The
complete schedule will not be an
nounced until the ship is well at sea, II
was indicated. There are numerous dip
lomatic questions to be discussed In con-
nection with the tour and only an au-
thorized representative of the State De-
partment can pass upon them.
One of the problems is revolution
SCARED Nicaragua. Mr.. Hoover ha:
planned tentatively to have the Mary.
land put in at Corinto as the first stop
but this will not be determined finally
until he confers with Ambassador
Fletcher. The situation there has beer
complicated by the election two week.
ago of Liberal President. Gen. Jost
Maria Moncada, opponent of President
DiaZ, Conservative, whom the United
States has recognized. If both Presi.
dent Diaz and President-elect Moncads
appear to greet the American President.
elect extreme caution must be used II
framing message that will be salts
| factory to both.
Statement is Awaited.
The Nicaraguans will await with in.
terest any statement Mr.. Hoover ma!
make about armed intervention. Unitet
States Marines guarded the polls during
the recent election, which resulted II
the overthrow of regime supported b!
| Uncle Sam. President-elect Hoover i
known to regret the necessity of send
| ing armed force to other countries, fo
in his acceptance speech he expressed
abroad would not occur again. It wa;
thought he may amplify his views il
this connection at Corinto.
Another member has been added tC
the personnel of the mission He Is
John Griffin Mott, Los Angeles attorney
and close personal friend of Mr.. Hoover
The entire group will number approxi-
mately 40, including 10 newspaper cor
respondents and camera men. viii
Irwin, classmate of Mr.. Hoover and
author of Reminiscent Biography, -
is the latest addition to the limited
corps of writer's.
Mr. Hoover's chief worry before leav-
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