Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
HOOVER Gets
PREPARED FOR
TOUR OF S. A.
Battleship Maryland
To Carry Him Into
Latin : America On
Goodwill Tour

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Calf.
Nov. 10.-Py-His period Of com
plete rest" at an end, Herbert Hoov-
or, president-elect, today devoted his
forenoon to preparations for his good
viii trip to South America and spent
the afternoon watching the football
team of Stanford University. his alma
mater, struggle against the Santa
Clara University eleven.
The president-elect still is awaiting
from Washington reports as to the
progress of diplomatic exchanges
with the Latin-American countries he
IN TO visit before formally announcing
the date on which he and his party
will leave Pacific coast shores for
the one continent he has vet to visit.
These negotiations probably will be
concluded within the next few days.
thin il will be possible to announce
the complete itinerary. which is TO
include visits to Peru. Chile. the Ar
gentine. Brazil and other principal
republics southwark rs we'll As 10
Havana, capital Of Cuba.
Mrs. Hoover May Go
whether Mrs. Hoover is TO 20 TO
South America with the president
elect has not vet been indicated. She
accompanied Hoover o. every m OF
his many campaign trims into the
West, East. North and South and on
only one or two occasions was she
separated from him even while he
was in Washington directing his po-
litical forces between his speech
making excursions.
Mr.. Hoover has evidenced interest
- - ---..- -, GarskI a nHnrfHn IN
the proposed tour and gave particular
attention TO comments IN the south
American newspapers as conveyed TO
him in Associated Press dispatches
from Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires,
Lima and other capitals of the Latin
American reublics.
The president-elect Is hopeful that
his visit will bring a closer under
standing Of the points Of view OF the
American nations which will work to
the mutual advantage OF all OF the
countries both in commercial and
diplomatic relations.
To Sail on Battleship
However il again was emphasized
that the mission would not be a
diplomatic one. that the primary pur-
pose would be to obtain first hand in
formation about the problems and
conditions in the Southern republics.
information which would be expected
to have great value in directing the
policy OF the new administration.
The Hoover party will sail from
San Diego. Calf. on the battleship
Maryland. probably the latter part of
next week for now that arrangements
for the trip arc nearly completed. the
pr~esident-elect desires to get under
way so that he may have at least a
month and n half in the United
States before his inauguration.
Expectations are that he will re-
turn 10 his country early in
January after spending his first
Christmas since his electio neither
On the high seas or in South America.
He probably will 70 direct from Ha-
vana. Cuba. to Florida. from which
state have come many pressing invi-
t~ationS to establish his headquarters
there in the pre-inauguration period.
Sees Football Game
After luncheon today Hoover made
his first public appearance since his
election as president other than at
the demonstration given 10 him 81 his
home Tuesday night bv students of
Stanford. IL was at the Stanford
Santa Clara football game IN the
Great Bowl here where Mr.. Hoover
delivered his acceptance speech on
last August IL.
With Mrs. Hoover. the president
elect watched the contest from a re-
served section on the Stanford root
ing sid Of the field. II was the first
time he had seen one or the red
teams OF his university in action in
some years.
The president-elect has made no
rlans TO participate tomorrow in the
Armistice Day celebration. He cx-
nected 10 attend services at the uni
v~ersitv chapel in the morning and
take a long automobile ride in the
afternoon with Mrs. Hoover and some
friends.