Evening star., 1943-01-03
Bv CATHERINE HAMBLEY.

The good -neighbor policy must
develop into something more sub
stantial than policy, believes
Senor DR.. Don Luis Fernando Qua
challa, Bolivian Ambassador. The
machinery, under the New Deal, has
been set up to follow out this pol
icy to the concrete end of binding
the Americas into cooperative
whole. The flaw, to the Ambassa-
dor. is that the soul of this machine
to an extent is missing. To awaken
soul. he believes, the masses must
be moved to new consciousness.
The theory, he feels, should be-
come a practical conviction, felt by
every American. rather than an idea
exempliied in treaties and conven-
tions. 1t should be a conviction on
which a man may base his faith as
he bases his faith in religion. To
Senor Guachalla that faith must be
strong. for faith generates hope, and
hope is necessary to create the en-
ergy needed to replace the existing
nationalism with a feeling of hemi-
sphericalism.
A forward thinker, the diplomat
was pioneer in the field of Amer
ican solidarity and won his law de-
gree in 1924 at the University of
Chile at Santiago on thesis deal
ing with the advancement of peace
among the American republics.
Later he was for two years professor
of international law at the Bolivian
University of La Paz, the highest
capital in the world AS the chief
editor of Ell Darido, Senor Guachalla
cruSaded for his ideas in editorials.
Concerned for the Future.
Economic factors should be &C
corded the paramount position in
any attempt at inter- American un-
derstanding,' he emphasized. The
present congenial relations. eco
nomically. between the republic
are result of the war. Because
the security of the democracies of
the Western Hemisphere has been
assailed by the Axis and because
the European and Asiatic markets
are out of the running, the Ameri-
can nations have to do business with
each other. The envoy is concerned
for the day when the war and peace
are won. In time, competition from
abroad will figure and problems
such as that of the tariff will arise
again. he believes.
Senor Guachalla tells you that
f11a frN,,h1o &c IN, N
in the standard of living, North
America having the higher. In the
United States some industrial la
borers receive $40 a day. The diff
ference in the rate of exchange
makes for confusion, too.
The Ambassador is earnest and
sincere in his views and discusses
them persuasively in a soft voice
To him everything is possible. He
believes all things come in good
time if you are diligent and pa
tient and keep from making noun
tains out of mole hills.
Has Wide Reading Interests.
All books relating to the war are
read by the diplomat and he likes
those dealing with social problems
and art.
He prefers small. intimate parties
and quiet evenings at home. At
one time he was soccer, rowing
and hockey enthusiast.
The remains of the Indian civili-
cations of Latin America, such as
| the Inca, Aztec and Mayan, in
terest him. The natives, he claims,
have a moral code superior to that
of the whites, and a high degree
of intelligence. More schools are
being opened for them by the
secretary of Indian affairs. In
return they are hard workers on
the land and in the mines Of Bo-
livia.
His father, Dr.. Fernando Eloy
Guachalla, who became President
of Bolivia, was Minister to Wash