Evening star., 1928-11-16
AM|TY, NOT TRADE
BOOST, HELD HOPE
Of HOOvER'S TRIP
Will Make Extraordinary Bid
for Friendship of Sister
Nations in South.
SEEKS TO ELIMINATE
FUTURE AL00FNESS
Maryland's Guns Will Boom Sa.
lutes in Appeals for Peace
full Relations.
BY REX COLLIER,
stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
PALO ALTO, Calf, November 16.-
President-elect Hoover is going to South
America, not to see the sights or boost
American trade, but to make an ex-
traordinary bid for the wholehearted
friendship of the Latin American sister
republics.
Had he desired merely to make a
sightseeing tour of the only continent
he has never visited, he would not have
requested President Coolidge to assign
one of the Navy's battleShips to carry
him to tropical waters. Such junket
could be taken with considerably more
thoroughness aboard private liner and
with the comfort that comes of in
formality.
Good VIII Is Main Purpose.
Had he wished to dig UP trade for
American shippers and find new mar
kets for rican-manufactured goods.
he would not have invoked the aid of
the United States Navy.
He does have, however, deep-Seated,
sincere desire of Welding the peoples
of the New World together with bonds
of mutual good will. He believes the
nations of the Western Hemisphere do
not understand one another as they
should, If nations would know one an
other better, their nationals must over
come natural barriers of language and
mode and get acquainted with the GUS
toms and ideals of their neighbors, he
contends.
The President-elect freely admits
that he would like to know more about
the peoples of Central and South
America. He wants to learn OF their
problems and their aspirations and
their government. He thinks it would
be a good thing for newspaper men to
go along with him, so that the eyes
of the press may reflect back to the
citizens of the I'm ed States the things
they see. In tn, way the story OF
South America Wilkbe brought home IN
not do.
It was not selfish curiosity which
prompted the next President to UNDER
take so important a mission. He Is
of the opinion that the chief executive
of a great nation will be better able to
understand and deal with international
problems that may arise II he has
BACKGROUND of acquaintance with gov
ernments and people involved in those
problems.
Aloofness Marks Past.
It is pointed out the United States
has held itself a little aloof from the
Southern republics in the past. without
meaning to do so at all. Presidents and
Presidents -elect have journed to other
countries as far away as Europe. but
none ever as paid visit to South
America.
Uncle Sans warships have sailed into
Latin American waters on stern assign
rnents of business, but never on an out
standing mission of international friend
ship.
The U. S. S. Maryland will be Herbert
Hoover's peace ship. With guns manned
for the purpose of salute only, she Will
put in at the principal harbors along
the west coast of the Southern CONT
nent and call attention of all the people
to the fact that the United States de-
sires their friendship
The President-elect undoubtedly will
have a special message of greeting for
each of the nations he will visit. He
will spend much of his time aboard the
battleship preparing these speeches. In
the meantime he Is laying aside such
matters as selection of cabinet and
arranging for the Inauguration.
The Maryland was due to head for
San Pedro today. She has been recon-
ditioned from stem to stern. Living
quarters have been made ready for the
40 members of the party. who will leave
here SUNDAY night bV SOeCial train for
San Pedro.
Party Gets Passports.
Members of the party received hastily
prepared passports today at the Hoover
home on San Juan hill. They lined up
in a Palo Alto studio yesterday to be
photographed for identification pur-
poses. The passports were brought to
the house by United States customs
official from San Francisco. At first 1t
had been thought the passports would
not be necessary, but later the creden-
tials were deemed essential.
Friends of the President-elect are
beginning to arrive in increasing num-
bers to bid him bon voyage. Members
of the Stanford class of '95 called in a
group yesterday. Mr.. Hoover received
them in his study and chatted about
old times. Most of the alumni live in
San Francisco or vicinity.
Representative William E. Hull of
Peoria, ILL.,, also was a visitor He
called to pay his respects, he said 1t
is thought that mutually favorite
topic-WaterWays--c into the dis
cussion, too. Mr. Hull, member Of
the river and harbor committee, is an
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