Evening star., 1933-12-28
HULL WILL VISIT.
ARGENTINE CAPITAL.
U. S. Secretary of State Is
Credited With Changing
Attitude of Government.
ny CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Secretary Cordell Hull arrived this
morning in BuenoS Aires, where ne Will
remain until December 90, when he will
proceed overland to Santiago de Chile
and sail for the United States from
Valparaiso on January 5.
His visit to the capital of the Argen-
tine republic is considered to have an
important political significance. OF the
principal South American republics
Argentina was most openly antagonistic
to the United States. To Cordeu Hull
is given credit Of changing the attitude
of the Argentine government by his
tactful handling of situations and men
at Montevideo.
Lamas and White at Odds.
The somewhat cool relations between
Argentina and the United States had
their roots not only in the fact that
Furopean powerS-and especially sIreat
Rritain-haye established there Al
rortant economic and social links, but
also in the fact that there has been
an open animosity between the Argen-
tine Foreign Secretary Saavedra Lamas
and the former Assistant Secretary OF
State in charge of Latin American
affairs In the State Department, Francis
White. .- ~.
This antagonism dates back from the
DAYS when the State Department was
vieing with Argentina and the other
South American powers to re-estapllsh
peace in the Chaco.
Cordell Hull went to Montev1deo fully
convinced that he could not achieve the
results he had at first expected from
the PAN American Conference. He was
not authorized to discuss either debts
nor tariffs. So, he applied himself from
the first day of his arrival In the Uru-
guayan capital, to smooth over oltn-
culties and especially to improve
Americas relations with the important
Argentine republic.
Hull Calls on Lamas.
Brushing aside entirely the question
of protocol which required that the
representatives of the other republics
represented at the Pan-American Con-
ference, should call on him first, Mr..
Hull went and called first on the Ar
gentine foreign secretary, the same
Saavedra Lamas, who had considered
himself sighted by Francis White.
Mr.. Hulls frank and unpretentious
manner and the obvious sincerity of
his talks won over Immediately the Ar
gentine foreign secretary.
From that moment on, the relations
between the two men became extremely
cordial At the sessions of the Pan
American Conference the Argentine for
eign minister was always to be found
on the side Of the American Secretary
OF State.
May Sign Kellogg Pact.
When Mexico wanted to raise trouble
over the South American debts, Lamas
was chiefly instrumental in avoiding it.
versations between Hull and Lamas,
Argentina, which had never signed the
Kellogg pact decided to change its
policies and has intimated its readiness
to sign that treaty.
The Pan-American conciliation treaty
and the Pan n-American arbitration treaty
two important peace instruments, to
which Argentina never adhered, are
also now under consideration, the Ar
gentine government intending to sign
them, too. Furthermore, Argentina is
reported to intend to sign another Pan
American conciliation treaty known as
the Gandra pact.
1t is probable that Argentina will full
fill its promises to sign all these pacts
and treaties. but even if she does not
find it opportune to do so, there Is no
doubt that Cordell Hull's mission of
good will to that country was crowned
with complete success.