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Women of Diplomacy
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Interesting Interviews With Interesting Person
ages Now in W ashington.
BY PAULISE A. FREDERICK.
A country where the sun glistens
coldly on Arctic snows and beats with
torrid fierceness on verdure known only
to the tropics, all within the short
space of 15 degrees of latitude, has
enough variety to satisfy the vagaries
of the most persistent climate-chaser.
At least thi* is the opinion of Senora
Etelvlna O. de Dies de Medina, wife of
Bolivia's former Minister to the United
States, and now on a special mission
for his government in this country. And
Senora de Detz de Medina knows
whereof she speaks, for in her native
Bolivia the Arctic meets the tropic*. i
"It's all because of the Cordilleras,"
she explained. ‘ This offspring of the
mighty Andes stretches Its slopes from
sea-level to the clouds throughout
Western Bolivia, inducing a variety of
climate and vegetation "
To hear Senora de Diez de Medina
tell of her country Is delightful. She
has a vivacity which makes her con
versation graphic. Perhaps this Is ac
counted for to some degree by her
ancestry.
** * *
Benora de Dlez de Medina was born j
In La Paz. the highest national capital
In the world, nearly two and one-half j
miles above sea-level.
"Os course. Sucre is the legal cap
ital," she pointed out. "It was there
that Bolivian independence was de
clared from Spain in 1825. Except,
however, for the Supreme Court and
Archbishopric, which are still located
there, the actual seat of government
has been moved to La Paz.
"My father was Fernando Guachalla.
one-time Minister to the United States
from Bolivia." she said in answer to a
question regarding her parentage
"One unusual thing about him."
she continued animatedly, pointing out
a photograph of a large man of
handsome physique, wearing a much
decorated untform of the Bolivian
diplomatic corps, "was his red hair.
Newspaper men often said he looked
more like an Irishman than a Span
iard "
And Senora de Diez de Medina la
certainly a daughter of her father. A
faint suggestion of his coloring mingles
with the dark hair and light skin that
point to Castilian forbears, making
thl* cordial little lady of Bolivia an at
tractive asset to any diplomatic corps.
As the daughter of a diplomat, Senora
de Dlez de Medina had the unusual
opportunity of living in and learning of
many different countries of the world.
Titus she attended schools In Paris and
Geneva. And when Minister Guachalla
came to Washington to assume his dip
lomatic duties, the then senorita was
given an opportunity to become ac
quainted with the American National
Capital. Here she attended Holy Cross
Academy for a while, later going to
Dana Hall, at Wellesley.
After a time Fernando Guachalla was j
sent to the Court of St. James to rep
resent his country. There In London
a dark-eyed young Spaniard from Bo
livia was capably filling the office of j
secretary of the legation. He soon be
came interested in the Minister’s lovely j
Soung daughter, and not long after that
avltations were sent out to the elite j
of London bidding them to the wed- j
ding of Senorita Guachalla and Senor
Don Eduardo Diez de Medina.
Since that time this popular diplo- !
matte couple have filled many posts I
together, including those at all the
capitals in South America, as well as i
a number in Europe In addition. Se- .
n©r de Die* de Medina has been Am- ;
bAssador from Bolivia to Chile. Cuba
and Paraguay at presidential inaugura
tions in those countries. He also has
served three times as secretary of state
of Bolivia,
‘MeanwHße. Fernando Guachalla was
recalled by his countrymen to be their
chief executive. It was after his elec
tion to this high office that he died.
*» * *
That Sanora de Diez de Medina has
much of the sparkle of youth Is ap
parent. This is a pleasant surprise in
view of the fact that she has been re
calving congratulations recently on the
celebration of her silver wedding anni
versary.
"I was married when I was very
young." she confided as one of the !
secrets of her youthfulness. "Now I
am young enough to be a companion to
ray children as well as iny husband."
And Senora de Diez de Medina Is
indeed a companionable mother to four
Interesting sons and daughters.
Benorita Gnbv is the youngest of the
de Diez de Medinas. She Is an sccom
pllihed typist, ana, in addition, knows
the diplomatic code. It was not un
usual to find her often in Minister de
Diez de Medina's office helping with the |
stenographic work and translating dis
patches Senorita Maria, with raven i
tresses, made her bow to Washington
society during the last social season j
Tills experience made her a valuable
aid to Senora de Diez de Medina in
matters social.
Senor Fernando, the eldest aon. is (
Jn Bolivia, where he holds a prominent
post in the Central Bank of La Par. In :
addition, he is a writer, having pub
lished a volume of his poems last year.
Senor Raul has been In the diplomatic
service for three years, working under
his father. At the present time, how
ever. he Is engaged In periodical work, j
writing regular editorial and feature
articles on lnter-Amerlcan affairs, un
der the nom de plume, Gaston Nerval.
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The biggest hobby in Senora de Diez
de Medina's life is her family She 18
always keenly interested in what they
like and what they are doing. Per- i
haps this accounts, to some extent, for
her fondness of the moving pictures,
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screen
"There are several act*rs and actresses
whom I like to see especially." she said,
enumerating such cinema luminaries as
Grets Garbo, Norma Shearer. Gloria
Swanson. John B-rrymore and Douglas
Fairbanks, jr.
When it comes to athletics. Senora
de Diez de Medina Is most enthusiastic.
Be it on the g~lf links, tennis court or
In the swimming pool, she displays a
whole-hearted enjoyment of reerestion
;by ardent partiripition. To be able to
play, she feels, is one of the primary
rules of happiness.
If a moment cf quiet presents itself
in her very busy day, this charming
Spanish lady sits down with her needle
end silk to do some of the dainty em
broidery and laces she has b«cn taught
in her own country.
Music Is one of Senora de Diez de
Medina's great loves: As a young girl
she studied piano and berame quite ac
complished In this art. Since time for
practice and study are now at a premi
um, she must satisfy her appreciation
for the subject largely through listen
: ing to others.
"I love the opera.” she declared ear
! neatly. "It seems to me tha* music
reaches the greatest heights through
this dramatic medium Such singers '
as Pnnselle, Bori and Tibbett bring the
wcrld to the feet of opera as well as to
themselves.
“But the most beautiful music of all
: to me Is that, of the Incas," she con
-1 tinued with deep feeling.
** * *
It is only natural that one who
comes from Bolivia should have a pro- :
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THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.. OCTOBER 25. 1931—PART THREE.
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SENORA ETELVINA DE MEDINA
found respect for the Incas. Every
where. throughout the country, accord
ing to Bennra de Diez de Medina, are
i the remains of this golden civilization, i
"Legend has It." she related, "that
f an Island in Lake Titicaca saw the
birth of this famous race in the
; eleventh century. Titicaca is more
than two mile* above sea level, and Is
the highest steam navigated body of
water in the world. Half of It lies in
Peru and the other half in Bolivia.”
She spoke of the Island of the Sun
in the midst of this cloud-topped lake.
Here it was, according to tradition,
that Mane© Capac descendant of the
sun and founder of the Inca Empire,
with hi* *i*ter-wife were let down from
heaven to earth. The rock on which
! they landed waa held sacred by the
Incas, who plated it with gold and
J covered It with a veil.
About 200 feet above the lake on the
Island of the Sun there is a spring
known a* the "Bath of the Incas." A
rough stone stairway along which the
stream tumbles In riotous cascades,
bordered by trees and flowers, leads
from the Island to the shore.
Some distance from the Island of the
Sun is another known as the Island of
the Moon. Legend says that this was
! the wife of the Sun. Here the Incas
built a massive convent for the vestal
virgins, all of wnom were supposed to
be maidens of royal descent, trained
from earliest youth for this particular
life.
"The term Inca applies to the ruling
head of the empire," Senora de Diez de
Medina explained. "His authority was
absolute in matters of state as well as
religion.
"Although vandal* and time hav*
tried their best to erase evidence of this
race from Bolivian history," she con
tinued. "their efforts have not always
met with success. Highways and ruins
of buildings, especially temples which
have long since been stripped of their
gorgeous gold decorations, still bear
mute testimony to a remarkable skill
in stonework which fitted stones to
gether so deftly without cement that
not even the blade of a knife can be
thrust between them.”
Not only have the Incas contributed
to the history of Bolivia, but the j
Spaniards also have left their imprint.
Beautiful structures, highly ornate with
1 carved stonework owe their existence to
early Spanish ingenuity. An outstand- 1
tng example of this art work is to be .
found in the family home of Senor de
Diez dr Medina in La Paz. This build- !
ing. Senora de Diez de Medina described
as ahe pointed out an interesting photo
graph of It, Is massive and beautiful
with highly carved stone gateways and
great silver door knoffcers and hinges.
** * *
Boliva is not living complacently on
a glorious past oblivious of the chal- j
lenge In the present and future. The
here and now are vital realities flanked
by abundant resources for building a
greater nation of tomorrow.
"Nature has been wonderfully kind
to Bolivia In Impregnating great wealth
In her mountain retreats," Senora de
Diez de Medina observed.
And cnly those who know Bolivia can
appreciate the full import of her state
ment, for tin and silver and gold have
all con*J*ljied to make this Cordillera
country erne of the richest potentially
j to be found anywhere.
"Our greatest mineral productions Is
in tin." Senora de Diez de Medina said
with pride. "Bolivia supplies more than
one-fourth of all the tin used in the
worJ-’. sending much of it here to the
large steel companies."
An outstanding feature of Bolivian
tin is the unusually pure state In which
it is found. Some pieces of ore have
been known to contain 75 per cent pure
metal.
"So abundant have been the silver
and gold deposits that mountains have
been named f~r these prerious metals,"
said Senora de Diez de Medina. Potosi
is a fabulously rich silver mountain
»nd La Paz is said to be built on a
mountain of gold."
Potosi is one of the chief sources of
silver in the world. Fifty years after
Columbus Joined two worlds by hi* voy
age of discovery the mines in this region
were being worked, yielding silvqr at the
rate of a million dollars a month. Here
also was established the first mint in
South America. Thus, much of this
precious metal was redured to coinage,
but a greater part was shaped into per
sonal ornaments and gorgeous archi
tectural decorations, especially for the
| cathedrals and shrines, which form a
large part of the rich Spanish heritage
| of Bolivia.
Although gold is not being mined as
! extensively today as it was at one time,
j Senora de Diez de Medina indicated
! there is still a great amount of the
metal in the sands near La Paz and in
the streams.
In addition to these three metals,
petroleum, bismuth and copper help
, to increase the mineral wealth of Bo
livia. Rich oil fields also have been
found in Bolivia, the exploitation and
; development of which are attracting
' large capital. Thus another Item of '
; wealth will be added In the near future
to Bolivia's economic structure.
** * *
FYom a part of the vice royalty of
Peru to an independent republic is a
far cry. but it is the road Bolivia has
come. To Simon Bolivar it owes Its j
independence to a great extent, and
for him the country was named upon !
its declaration of the right to au- j
tonomy.
The Bolivian government today Is
much like that of the United States. I
The President is elected by popular
vole for a term of four years. The
legislative body Is composed of a Sen
ate and a House of Representatives
made up of representatives of the
ppople. The judicial branch of the
government consists of a system of lo
cal and national courts culminating in
a supreme court located at Sucre. The
two main political parties in the coun
try just now are the Republicans and
th° Liberals.
Bolivia is fostering education among i
her people in order to fit them for bet- 1
ter citizenship. She is directing her i
resources toward helping the Indian to
become a self-supporting and reliable
member of his community.
But Bolivia has one nustanding prob
lem with which she has been wrestling
for years. In 1880 she lost her only I
strip of seacoast when Chile annexed
the much-discussed Tacna-Ariea.
When asked for her opinion on this i
question. Sonora de Diez de Medina's !
response was in a tone of dignity and
sincerity.
"Bolivia's great desire is to gain an
access to the Pacific Ocean,” declares
Senora de Medina.
Stealing Park Soil Taboo.
NEW YORK. (/Pi.—Three judges have
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the city piecemeal. Samuel Pastor is
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Os White House Honored
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; ita regular semi-monthly dinner , «afl
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of which a dance program was pro j
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