The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-10

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personnel, South America will
rank three in the Wash
ington corps.
SHOWS UNPRECEDENTED
CORDIALITY, LATE YEARS
This unprecedented situation is
considered to reflect the uni
formly cordial relations that have
been maintained here in recent
years. Only once before did Il
Latin minister have the senior
post in the embassy, when Ambas-
sador Manuel Tellez of Mexico
was dean for brief period.
Following the South American
! ambassadors in seniority of ser
vice are Alexander Antonovich
Troyanovsky. ambassador of the
Union of Soviet Socialist Rcpub-
lies; and HiroSi Saito, ambassador
Of Japan.
DR.. Frcyre, upon arrival here
as ambassador, forecast the Pan
American "good ncighbor" policy
in his own letters of credence
presented to President Herbert
! Hoover at the White House. In
remarks then he asked the assist
ance of the United States govern
mcnt Sin endeavOring to further
still closer understanding be-
tween our peoples, were this pos
sible, so that moved bv a sincere
feeling of mutual confidence and
respect they may cooperate IN
securing their spiritual advance
and material development. there
by contributing to the peace and
progress of America"
In years since then, DR.. Freyre
has demonstrated his peaceful
and ncighborly purpose by effec-
tive cooperation in the various
conversations and diplomatic ma
neuvcrs which helped clear the
way for settlement Of the Tacna
africa controversy between Chile
and Peru, and the Leticia con-
troversy in the upper Amazon be-
tween Peru and Colombia.
He is known here as a cool and
careful diplomat, of eXtraordl-
nary technical proficiency, and If
nc has made any mistakes during
the last decade they are known
only to the secret archivists.
Indifferent to publicity he is
not widely known to the public at
large, but in official and profeS-
sional diplomatic circles he has d
reputation accorded to but few.
DR.. De Freyre is the son of a
former minister of Peru to the
United States; his mother was a
daughter of the famous General
Santander, one of the heroes in
the struggle for Colombian indie
pendence.
He was born in 1872 during his
fathers incumbency as minister
in Washington, and has spent a
large part of his life in this coun-
try. He received his early educa-
ton in the United States, and
later studied civil engineering IN
Italy and Switzerland.
His diplomatic career began
with his appointment in 1900 as
attache to the special commission
of the Peruvian government to
the court or arbitration at Bcrne.
In 1908 he was appointed second
secretary of the legation of Peru
at Bogota, where from 1905 to
1907 nc was charge d'affaires.
From Bogota DR.. De Freyre
was transferred to Washington,
where during the next II years ne
served successfully as first secre-
tary of legation, charge d'affames
and minister plenipotentlay, a
post which he filled with great
distinction during the trying war
days.
After leaving Washington. he
represented his country first for
three and half years in Japan,
a mission which also includes Chi
ma, then in Colombia, and later. in
Argentina. While he was serving
in Argentina in 1925, the govern
ment of Peru selected him to rep
resent it as Peruvian commission.
er in the negotiations connected
with the Tacna and africa plebIs-