Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19
CUBAN ORATOR|CAL
ENTRANT IS NAMED
Elaborate Plans Are Made
for Entertaining Amer
lean Finalists.

Cubas representative In the Fourth
International Oratorical Contest finals
here next October. is announced today
by contest headquarters as Vincent
PArdo Suarez, student in the second
division Of Cuba's National University
Simultaneous with the Cuban cham
pion's selection, plans were completed
for the entertainment in Cuba Of the
eight f1nalists of the United States
national contest, who will visit the island
republic on their three-month tour OF
Latin America.
Independence Speech Wins.
Cuba's finals in it's national contest
were held in the General Assembly OF
the National University, and the judges
included Rafael Mortoro, former secre-
tary Of state Of Cuba Ricardo DOLE
one Of that nations outstanding Sera-
tors. and Jose Manuel Carbonell, presi-
dent of the Cuban National Academy OF
Arts and Letters. Young Suare7
triumphed over the representatives OF
all the provinces with speech on
Cuba's independence hero, Jose Marti
DR.. Juan J. Remos Rubio is manager
Of the contest in Cuba and the an
nouncement Of Suarez's victory was
made through him.
The plans completed for the enter
girls on their stay at Cuba are An1ons
the most elaborate so far scheduled
although indications are that they are
approximately what the party may ex-
pect in each of the South American
countries they visit Arriving at Cubs
Saturday, July 8, the Americans vii
be met by the Cuban champion ant
DR.. Rubio, and will be escorted to the
Hotel Lincoln in Havana.
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will be taken to tea in the City Club
at the Biltmore. while that evening they
will be honor guests at q typical Latin
American ball and reception In the
Miramar Yacht Club.
VIII Tour Plantation.
Early Sunday, following individual
a 50-mile automobile drive to the
Hershey plantation, visiting the city OF
MatanzaS and the Bellemar Caves. IT
the afternoon they will see Moro Cas-.
tie and the Cabanas fortress and other
historic places, including the famous
Columbus Cathedral throughout the
drive the boys and girls will follow roads
and bouleYards framed in tropical YER
dure and see parks colored by brilliant
tropical flowers.
On Monday. July 30, the American
orators will be received by the students
of the University of Havana and the
received by President Machado at
Cuba's new capital. Following their
stay at Cuba. the orators will sail fol-
Peru by way Of the Panama Canal, with
brief stops at Colon and Panama City
DIR. swiggett Accompanies Group.
On the tour the orators will be &C.
0rnnaniad hv nr and Ave C1a,, Ax,iv,
Swiggett, internationally known au-
thorities on pan-America. DR.. Swig-
gett, who Is professor of world markets
and international economics in the
Foreign Service School Of Georgetown
University and organizing secretary OF
the 1nter-American Federation Of Edu-
cation Association. believes it Is fitting
that Cuba should be the first OF the
foreign nations to be visited by the
orators. Cuba, he points out, is rep
resentative OF the best of colonial Span
ish in the Western Hemisphere, and.
because of its features reminiscent OF
American progress, and the feeling OF
complete friendliness toward the United
States, It is country in which Ameri-
can visitors feel at home and welcome
Cuba, because of the evident friend
ship for the United States, and It's
unmistakable capacity for understand
ing the disinterested motives of the
United States in forming any policy
to create friendly accord. stands in q
rather unique position among the pan
American nations" Or. Swiggett de-
clared today at may be regarded as
listening post, transmitting at higher
or lower voltage to other Latin Ameri-
can countries, public opinion in the
United States or In the Latin American
nations"