Evening star., 1930-11-30
In LATIN AMERICA
By GASTON NERVAL.

honorable and more democratic systems
of wealth acquiring among Latin Amer
lean politicians.
A FRIENDLY CONFLICT.
Through the good offices Of the Bra
lillian Government, Peru and Uruguay
have just resumed their diplomatic re-
lations after q three-month rupture fol-
lowing the recent change of administra-
ton in Peru. Thus comes to an end
the most original diplomatic incident in
preSent-day Latin American relations.
Although the good will and sympa-
thieS of the Peruvian and Uruguayan
people toward each other had not di-
minished in the least, certain techni-
calitieS Of an official nature three
months ago made necessary a sever
ance of of11cial diplomatic relations be-
tween the newly established govern
ment of Peru and that of Uruguay.
When the army rebellion succeeded in
overthrowing the dictatcr1al regime Of
President Leguia in Peru the members
Of Leguia's cabinet and his principal
political followers sought asylum In the
foreign legations accredited in Lima,
where they could enjoy the protection
recognized by the accepted principles
in international law. BY the way, this
occurs whenever popular revolt sue
an established practice. Another old
Spanish custom, you may say.
This time, however, among the
refugees happened to be Senor Salazar,
one of the old dictator's political lieu
tenants, and the Peruvian revolutionary
junta had very strong reasons and an
earnest desire to get hold of him. The
place that Senior Salazar chose to seek
protection happened to be the Uru-
guayan Legation. Add to this the fact
that the Uruguayan Minister in Lima,
Senor Fosalba, had been a very close
friend Of President Leguia; that his son
had been favored with an appointment
in the Peruvian administration by the
old regime. and that he had reported
to his government in unfavorable terms
about the revolution before this had
succeeded, and you will understand
readily why the new Peruvian authori-
ties insisted in having Minister FoSalba
surrender his political refugee and why
Minister Fosalba resisted doing so.
The stubbornness Of both parties
finally resulted in a severance of diplo-
matte relations between the govern
mentS Of Uruguay and Peru, as long as
the latter had broken the Montevideo
treaty, which provides for the invio-
liability of diplomatic asylum, and the
formers representative in Lima had
ceased to be persona grata" to the
government of Peru.
The severance of diplomatic relations
had the most original characteristics,
however, for the peoples Of both coun-
tries, themselves having not had the
slightest part in the misunderstanding,
we're especially interested in making
clear their goodwill sentiments and
their friendship toward each other.
The Peruvian Minister in Uruguay
was given a magnificent farewell by the
Uruguayan people, and he left Monte
video among enthusiastic shouts of
viva el Peru!" The Uruguayan diplo-
mat in Peru did not get, of course, such
generous farewell, for his personal re-
lations with the new authorities did not
allow it, but the people Of Lima were
also particular in making clear that
they still had the best of sentiments
toward their Uruguayan brothers.
The severance OF diplomatic relations
between Uruguay and Peru was, then,
only an occasion to emphasize q strong
friendship of long standing between
two peoples which placed their senti-
mentS above trivial and temporary diff
ferences Of diplomatic procedure. Such
an attitude could only result in an early
and friendly resumption Of official rela-
tons between the chancerieS Of Monte
video and Lima. And this is just what
the diplomatic representatives of both
governments completed last week in Rio,
the Brazilian capital, under the good
auspices of the Brazilian minister of
foreign affairs.
ON THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY.
At almost the same time two Central
American countries held general cleo
tions only few days ago. The press Of
both countries unanimously admits that
these have been the freest and fairest
elections ever held in Nicaragua and
Haiti.
More than two years ago the Mica
raguans had already lad, under Amer1-
can supervision, presidential elections
far more impartial than they used to
be traditionally; so impartial, In fact,
that the opposition party achieved an
overwhelming majority at the rolls,
something very unusual in Central
America. politics.
This time, again, Nicaragua has had
fair electoral contest, as American
supervisors unanimously recognized. A
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