Evening star., 1941-02-13
Hull Greets ChiIeans
On Arrival 10 Be
Newspaper Guests
Seven Visitors Also
Are Welcomed at
Pun-Americun Union

Secretary of State Hull today ex-
tended a cordial greeting to the
seven Chilean neWspaperrnen who
arrived in Washington yesterday
preparatory to beginning two months
of service with papers in this coun-
try.
Manuel Vega. II, literary editor OF
Ell Diario Ilustrado, Santiago, Chile,
will join The Star.
Mr.. Hull told the visitors he could
not think of more important or
desirable single act of cooperation
between the people Of the North and
South America than the coming OF
these journalists.
The results of the visit, the Secre-
tary of State said, are bound to be
very profitable and desirable from
every standpoint. He recalled with
pleasure his own stay in Chile and
said he was glad to see some visiting
pay their respects.
The South American journalists
met Mr.. Hull at his press confer
ence. After the conference the
Secretary spoke personally to the
seven.
Guests at Pan-American Union.
The visitors were introduced to
MI. Hull by Edward G.. Trueblood,
assistant chief of the Division of
Cultural Relations, State Depart
r-l,n ti,o,,, tlOic
ing to the Pan-AmeriCan Union.
DR.. Leo S. Rowe. director of the
union, escorted them about the
building and introduced them to the
chiefs of the unions divisions.
DR.. Rowe told the Chileans their
trip was most important because
they would return to their own
country with the ability better to
interpret the spirit of the people
of North America. DR.. Pedro de
Alba. assistant director, also spoke
briefly
Gurllermo Gazltua, counselor of
the Chilean Embassy. was present.
Senor Vega recalled that his father
was Charge d'Affaires of Chile here
in 1905.
The visitors we're to be luncheon
guests of Robert H. Patchin, vice
president of w. R. Grace & Co. in
the Metropolitan Club, following the
conference.
From 5 to pm, they will be en-
tertained by Chilean Ambassador
Rodolfo Michels at the Chilean
Embassy.
Greeted at Station.
The group, members of which
we're selected by a committee of
Chilean journalists at invitation of
the publications in the United States
participating in the project, arrived
yesterday afternoon at Union Sta
ton and were received by party
including the Chilean Ambassador.
Mr.. Trueblood. Robert Woodward of
the Division of American Republics,
and Dr.. Rowe
Eugene Meyer, publisher of the
Washington Post, was host to the
newsmen at dinner last night.
Mr.. Meyers guests included the
Chilean Ambassador and Sonora de
Michels, Mr.. Patchin, J. Stanton
Robbins of the Grace Line. Mr.. and
Mrs. Trueblood, DR.. Rowe, Alexander
F. Jones, managing editor of the
Post, and Mrs. Jones; Herbert F.
Corn. news editor of The Star, and
Mrs. Corn Countess de Gramont
and Mrs. Truxtun Beale.
Another member of the party.
Joaquin Muirhead of La Hora, will
become a guest member of the
Posts staff
The present project is envisioned
as the beginning of a permanent
policy of exchange of newspa permen
between the United States and Latin
America aimed at fostering mutual
understanding to replace the
mutual ignorance and misunder-
standing" cited by United States
Ambassador to Chile Claude G.
Bowers as "the whole trouble be-
States"
While working for two months in
this country, the visiting journalists
will be paid regular salary The
host newspapers also will pay for
the transportation Of the men from
and to Chile under a half-fare
agreement with the Grace Line,
which also is cooperating in the
program.
Further Exchanges Foreseen.
In the future, it is expected news
men from other Latin American
nations will come to the United
States under similar arrangements.
and leading reporters and editors of
this country will become guests of
newspapers in the republics to the
South.
The group will attend a White
House press conference at 1890 am.
tomorrow and then will be luncheon
guests of the Overseas Club in the
Willard Hotel. Later in the day, all
but the pair to remain in the Capital
will leave for their posts.
The other assignments are as fol-
lows Rafael Valdivieso, Ell I'm
parcial, to the Detroit News; Carlos
Eastman, Ell Mercurio, to the New
York Times Francisco le Dantec,
Ell Mercurio. to the Philadelphia
Bulletin; Guillermo Valenzuela, La
Nacion, to the Los Angeles Times.
and Luis Ignacio Silva, La Union,