Evening star., 1937-08-30

all laws Of foreign countries at whose
ports they will touch In the course of
their regular service.
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In token OF its interest in Latin Amer
lea and in the growing communication
by airplane between the United States
and the other countries OF South and
Central America, this Government will
be we'll represented at the Inter-Amer-
ican Technical Aviation Conference
which opens at Lima, Peru, September
l6. In addition to a prominent delega-
ton the United States is sending an air
plane carrier, the Ranger, with a COM
plement Of 78 planes, and two destroyers
to participate in the gathering. On the
closing day an aerial demonstration"
will be held in honor of the distinguished
Peruvian flyer. Georges Chavez, to whose
memory monument is being dedicated
The Ranger, named in honor of the
vessel commanded by Capt. John Paul
Jones, is the first ship of the Navy de-
signed and constructed for an airplane
carrier.
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State Department officials, who have
been taking every possible measure for
the protection and safety of United
States citizens in Shanghai, expressed
themselves as much pleased over the
report received from Clarence E. Gauss
consul general there, commencing most
highly the American Emergency Com
mittee. which has cooperating with this
Governments officials in their heavy
and responsible task. Omcials here said
1t was heartening to know that the rep
resentatives of the Government were re-
ceiving such fine support in this time of
stress and turmoil. They pointed out
that. being so far from the scene of the
conflict, they had to depend to a great
extent on the judgment OF those on the
ground to act in emergency matters, and
so the message from Mr.. Gauss was
doubly encouraging to them.
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Mexico's social program, which has
been moving forward during the last few
years without attracting an undue
amount of attention from the outside
world, because few problems have arisen
IN which international relations were
involved, has now struck a subject-oil-
which may result In repercussions
abroad. This has been brought to the
fore through the demands of oil field
workers for increased wages under the
advancing program Of Mexican labor
legislation. Representatives OF Amer
lean oil companies with large holdings
In the southern republic have approached
the State Department in an effort to
secure Government Intervention In their
behalf. Up to the present, however, the
Government has declined to take any
part in the controversy, claiming that
the oil companies had not been able to
show damages and further that they had
not been denied recourse to law. Later
developments. 1t is believed in reliable
quarters, may lead to changed attitude.
Estimates of an immense cotton crop
this year lend interest to experiments
which the Bureau Of Agricultural Engi-
neering Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture is undertaking to discover new uses
for king Cotton" 1t Is believed that
these might lead to . greatly increased
market for the product. In some cases,
If the experiments prove successful ofd-
cials state, large quantities might be
used for certain individual projects.
One of the suggestions is that cotton
fabric might be formed into wind breaks
to check sand and soil blowing. Among
= number Of other suggestions are Its
use as reinforcement for asphalt-lined
irrigation canals, as protective covering
in seeding lawns and terraces and AS q
reinforcing material In surfacing airport
runways, roads, bridges, paths and walks.
tcopyrisht 1879