Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-06
Two South American
Newspapers 10 Get
Cabot Awards
Two Journalists Also
To Be Honored at
Rites Wednesday

Two South American newspapers
and their official representatives will
receive the first awards of the newly
established Maria Moors Cabot
Prizes for furthering understanding
and sympathy among peoples of the
Western Hemisphere, according to
an announcement by Dean Carl w.
Alderman of the Columbia Univer-
sity School of Journalism.
La Prensa of Buenos Aires, Argen-
tina; its Sunday editor, Jose Santos
Gollan; Ell Concrete of Lima, Peru,
and Dr. Luis Miro Quesada, president
of the latter publications directors.
have been chosen for the honors by
the trustees of Columbia University.
appointed to make the awards by
the donor, Mr. Godfrey Lowell Cabot,
Boston industrial builder and phi
lanthropist. The newspapers were
nominated by the graduate school Of
Journalism at the university.
LA Prensa of Buenos Aires is
rated by practically all authorities
as one of the 10 greatest newspapers
of the world Dean Alderman de-
clared in making the announcement.
Under the direction of DR.. Ezequiel
Paz, this newspaper publishes vol
ume of daily foreign news probably
unequaled by any other newspaper.
Because of its political and economic
independence, its influence is both
national and international"
Trade Relation Articles.
Turning to the specific reasons for
honoring the journal, Dean Acker-
man saio: During 1889 La
Prensa published series of special
article on trade relations between
the Argentine and the United States
which were authoritative. far sighted
and a potent factor in the develop
ment of a clear understanding in the
United States and in the Argentine
of the problems confronting the
governments and the business inter-
ests of the two countries.
THE editorial articles in La
Prensa on the 126th anniversary of
Chilean independence, the reports
of the Chaco peace negotiations and
Lima were outstanding Journalistic
achievements which met the qualifl-
cations for the Cabot awards,
namely, the advancement of SYM
pathetic understanding among the
peoples of the Western Henri
sphere.
Senior Gollan, member of the
papers staff since 1907, has written
many of the leading editorials in
La Presna on Argentine-Unlte
States relations. He is recognized
throughout South America as an
outstanding interpreter of economic
and political trends.
Printed 216-Page Paper.
ION May 4, 1888, Ell Concrete of
Lima, Peru, celebrated its Tooth an
niversary by publishing a 2l6-page
newspaper, which will rank as one
of the great achievements of the
press of Latin America" Dean
Alderman said of the other neWspa-
per recipient. In this single issue, Ell
Concrete published an authoritative
history of Peru covering the political
the cultural, the educational, the
economic and the social progress of
the republic, relating the expert
ences of the past to the progressive
modernization of the country which
is evident today in every phase of
its national life"
Dr. Miro Quesada, the papers rep
resentative, has figured prominently |
iy, lie+io
matte fields of his country. He has
served as Mayor of Lima, Peruvian
minister of foreign affairs, dele |
gate to the League of Nations, Min |
lister to Switzerland and in numerous |
other public capacities during the |
last IS years. He has made numer-
Gus visits to Washington on journal |
astic and governmental business.
DR.. Butler to Present Awards.
DR.. Nicholas Murray' Butler, presi- |
dert of Columbia University, will |
present the aWards-bronze plaques |
for the newspapers and gold medals
for the individuals-in ceremonies |
Wednesday in the university library
in New York City The medals bear
miniature reproduction of Daniel
Chester Frenchs statue, Alma |
Mater, on the face and a relief map
of the Western Hemisphere on the
reverse side.
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of
New York City is to welcome the
representatives to that city tomor-
row at luncheon given by Dean
Alderman and attended by Dr. But
Ter, the university trustees, members
of the Faculty of Journalism and
prominent publishers and editors.
Thursday, DR.. Miro Quesada and |
Mr.. Gollan will be the guests at
luncheon here of DR.. L. S. Rowe, di-
rector general of the Pan-American
Union.
President Roosevelt is expected to
receive them at the White House |
Friday morning and invite them to
attend his 1890 am. press confer
ence. Later in the day, they are to
speak before the National Press Club |
at luncheon in their honor pre-
sided over by President Arthur
Hachten, who also will speak.