Evening star., 1928-01-09
AM|TY |SEXPECTED
T0RULEAT Havana
IT,. s. Officials Believe Pan
American Conference Will
Promote Friendship.

By The AssOcatsd Press.
Final nreparations for American
participation in the Sixth Pan-Ameri'
can Congress at Hay ana, which opens
week from today. are under way
Al the State Department with tension
more or less relaxed as to what might
happen. owing TO the partial ADJUST
men, of Mexica n American conirover-
>ieS.
Administration concern. reflected IN
he unusually careful selection Of the
American delegation headed by for
mer Secretary Hughes and President
t.ooIidce's decision TO go out OF the
country for the first time since ne
came TO Office TO attend the congress.
arose largely from the difference with
Mexico. II appeared possible 10 WASH
in-ton officials trst the Mexico City
government might lend its support
10 what would amount 20 a cam
pa;rn designed TO impair American
Drestise i'm Latin America
Factors Causing Apprehension.
The Mica rasua situation. the wave
Of editorial attack on alleged American
,n,perialiSIn In which some European
VA apers have engaged and numerous
o,her factors tended to create thls
snnre hension. although AT no time has
there been any danger OF specinc ac-
tion AT Havana of an an'i-Amerhan
nature Like all other intsTn3'!chai
conferences. the pan-American con
rress can move by unanimous agree
men, alone.
with danger of the diplomaii'
,arvje with Mexico formin: storm
reu,er for whatever attack may oe-
velop on Washington policies appar-
., tly .hn,insied. however. the PIC
lute has rhanSei materially. IL now
as, >ars to Washington observers tha'
the f.lll strength OF the President
and the American dSleSation viii oe
devoted 10 an effort 70 reAssrre Lafsh
America rs TO American purposes ano
ohj-ctiyes 20 the south. ard to pro
nlot.n- further the cooperative treat
fnent of matters OF mutual Interes'
oeiween the American republics
Arensia Of the Congress. which
Presidents Coolidge and Machado OF
Cuha will address on the opening day.
includes discussion al number OF
questions ~ this sort. largely. II not
wholly economic in character.
Expect Friendly Meeting.
when the ~oport on codification Of
pan American international law Is
reached however the discussion viii
assume "A pnliticaI character. which
Observers feel. il mp, 10 prove .
spr:agncard 10 jump OF in Sssailins
The Colossus os the North Such
questions as Intervention I" preserve
order or protect lives ~ nationals in
another country fali under that head
irs
But lacking any definite indica'ioH
thar any government viii depart irSsu
it's previous attitude of friendlineSS 10
the United States. this speech. .raaSinS
Is not viewed in Washington. as
serious matter
II is this development of the last
few weeks whRa has made the Wash
mSton Government confidently hop
ful that the HaVana ConSresS Will
mark stride forward IN the Inter
relations NJ the American republics
despite whatever Tiery speeches are
made.
Attention of the American press has
nNcn drawn Ia the meeting 10 such
degree due largely Ia the tsci thai
President Coolidge is going, that var
,uaily all heads ci the Washington
bureaus 81 the great dasiieS are plan
ming 10 So, despite the fact that AZ
American Congress is in the ,hrseS III
one % its most important sessions