Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-21
Hoover Recognizes Problem
in His Response to For
NAL Welcome.
DEM CONSTIPATION QUELLED
Anti Intervention Program
Broken Up When Soldiers
Charge Agitators.
BY REX COLLIER.

Uruguay, land of freedom and frank
ness, of pride and prosperity and of cos
mopolitanism and cordiality, provided
the goodwill pilgrims with food for
| meditation,
1t was in the beautiful capital of this
smallest of South American republics
that an eminent Uruguayan editor, in a
spirit OF friendly criticism declared that
second-rate American movies and lurid
news dispatches are doing Uncle Sam a
grave injustice in South America.
Addressing the American correspond
ents at banquet rendered by the press
| of Montevideo, the editor, Dr. Gaglieni,
said that the impression gained from
the movies and the press dispatches is
that the average American is a gun
toting, bomb-throwing, rum-running,
! dlVorce-Seeking person. whose chief in
terest in life is making money by day
and spuandering it by night.
| Il have visited the United States"
| DR.. Gaglieni stated, hence l know that
| this picture is false one All of us
| have not been to your country, however,
and we must draw our conclusions by
what We learn of you Oh the screen and
IN the newspapers. As a newspaper
man, know we are not getting as much
of the right sort of news about North
who is to blame. I can only call your
attention to the condition as it exists, in
spirit of friendship and fair play for
my friends of the North"
Hoover Gives Reply.
President-elect Hoover was not pres
ent during this discourse, but it is sig
nlficant that in his response to the for
| NAL welcome extended by President
Juan CampiSteguey, the American
Presiden-elect recognized the same
problem.
Sometimes think relations between
nations bear humble comparison to re-
lations betwene neighbors in our busy
private lives" he said. Crowded with
domestic problems, we really know little
Of our neighbors.
I'VE read in the press of sensational
accidents. We know the gossip of I'M
worthy members of their families. We
read descriptions of their homes But
we know little of the finer qualities of
their home life, their deep affections,
their sorrows, their self-denials, their
courage and their ideals.
SO 1t is with nations. Their national
accomplishments, the flower of thought
and the intangibles of national charac-
ter and ideals can come only with con-
tact. From these contacts come that
respect and friendship, that desire for
helpfulness, which must be the true
basis OF international relations.
Il have hoped that ] might by this
visit syrabolize the courtesy call from
one good neighbor to another that
might convey respect and esteem and
desire for intellectual and spiritual CO.
operation"
Friendship Recognized.
With all her candor, Uruguay gave
convincing evidences of her genuine
friendship for the United States. Uru-
quay has reputation for being out
spoken. Her voice has resounded loud
and often in the councils of the League
OF Nations, and her Chamber of Dep
uties appealed direct to President
zetti.
Under this spirit of freedom Uruguay
mas become the mecca for immigrants
from many European countries. Monte
vldeo IS more cosmopolitan than Buenos
Aires or Rio de Janeiro 1t Is said. Com
munistS have gained a foothold there.
as might be expected and no attempt
Is made to control their activities.
There are no deportation laws in Uru-
quay.
The government permits free speech
and free assembly, but it does not
countenance insults to any of It's guests.
Parading of SANDING" banners during
the reception of the American Presi-
dent-elect came under the ban. When
efforts were made to stage an anti
Intervention demonstration upon Mr..
Hoovers arrival, Urguayan "cossacks"
charged the agitators with drawn sabers
and sent them fleeing pell nell in all
directions.
Learning in advance of the plans of
the agitators, President Campisteguey
met Mr.. Hoover at the dock and ac-
companied him to the palace by way
of devious route. Most of the crowds
which had lined the main thorough
fares therefore missed seeing the ar
rival of the Americans. Some of the