Evening star., 1929-01-03
SLATED
FOR ADVISER POST
Assistance Rendered by Am
bassador on Southern Tour
Proves Pleasing to Hoover.
BY JAMES L. WEST.
A~ennioNnd Drnrc CfoH yUr{far

ABOARD U. S. S. UTAH EN- ROUTE
TO HAMPTON ROADS, January g.
The assistance rendered by Henry P.
Fletcher, Ambassador to Italy, to Her.
bert Hoover on his Latin American
goodwill tour probably will result in his
becoming one of the chief advisers to
the new President in foreign affairs,
particularly in Central and South Amer
lean relations.
While there has been some talk of
Mr.. Fletcher for cabinet position, just
what place he will have in the new ad-
ministratien is for the President-eiect
to decide and he is keeping his own
counsel However, it is known that he
regards the Ambassador as one of the
ablest of the diplomatic career men and
is highly pleased with his work as
member of the goodwill mission.
Since one of the major foreign poll
cies of Hoover's administration will be
the fostering of better relations with
other American republics, it is expected
that Mr. Fletcher's advice and counsel
win be called for frequently. as he has a
very wide circle of friends among the
governments of the Latin American re-
publics.
Mr. Hoover has known Mr.. Fletcher
for many years and kept his eye upon
his work both in the diplomatic serv-
ice and in the Americas and in Europe,
where he was Ambassador to Belgium as
we'll as italy. having been sent over
seas after term as Undersecretary of
State.
Knows Latin America Intimately.
Besides representing the State De-
partment in Chile as Minister and AM
bassador and in Mexico during deli
cate period of the World War, Mr..
Fletcher has been delegate to prac-
tically all Pan-American conferences
held in recent years. Adept at diplo-
macy, breezy of manner and direct in
speech, he also has wide knowledge
of people and conditions in Latin Amer
lea and This was one of the major
factors in the decision of President
elect Hoover to personally request Sec
retary Kellogg to let him have the serv-
ices of the AmbasSa dor for the goodwill
tour.
Mr.. Fletcher had been called to
Washington from Rome for the Pan
American Conference on Arbitration and
Cancellation and consequently was avail
able for the assignment with Mr.. Hoo
yer. Everywhere during. the tour ne
was hailed as a friend by officials OF
the various governments, and the TACT
that the President-elect brought him
along apparently was accepted as
further evidence of his sincere desire
to sympathetically study conditions IN
Latin America and to understand the
people and their problems.
Both in Chile and in the larger cities
of other countries visited, the news
papers devoted special articles to Am
bassador Fletcher and in Santiago the
papers had editorials welcoming him.
Welcoming Ceremony Not Planned.
Still clipping off I5la knots an hour,
the Utah was approaching home waters
today. 1t was approximately 900 miles
due east of Florida and only little more
than 1000 miles from the Virginia
Capes. Weather conditions continue
good, but the trade winds are still kick
ing UP sufficient sea to give the snip
a long. easy roll with some pitch.
Entirely carefree. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoo
yer seem to be enjoying the trip more
as they swing toward the United States
coast. They have few guests in to
each meal and Mrs. Hoover serves tea
on deck daily, while she and the Presi-
dent-elect stroll about chatting with
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