Word: kellogg
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Cabinet dinner. Among those present were Vice President and Mrs. Dawes, the Cabinet members and their wives, Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, and a few favored guests from Washington, New York, Boston, such as Bruce Barton, advertising man, writer of books on the Bible and Jesus; Dr. Vernon L. Kellogg, famed zoologist; Mortimer L. Schiff, potent Manhattan banker; all with their ladies...
Last week Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg brought to a climax a hereditary role of U. S. Secretaries of State, the role of pacificator of Chile and Peru. With a tactful finality he tells Chile and Peru to forget their 40-year squabble and sell the provinces of Tacna and Arica to Bolivia, it being understood that he will use "his good offices" to promote such an agreement...
...provinces of Tacna and Arica, although not of immense economic value, have long been a cause and symbol of hatred between Chile and Peru. Bolivians have cast eager eyes at Tacna-Arica, but have not entered into their neighbors' dispute. Secretary Kellogg's scheme of settlement would give Bolivia a much-desired corridor to the sea and a port, the city of Arica. Then too, on the Morro promontory of Arica, Secretary Kellogg would like to see erected a monument to commemorate the healing of the Chile-Peru hate. Thus, everyone would be happy...
Foreign Minister Saenz has now replied that: 1) The recognition of Mexico by the U. S. is not regarded by Mexico as having been effected in exchange for the understanding mentioned by Secretary Kellogg, which Mexico does not consider binding as a treaty because it was a mere exchange of notes not ratified by the parliament of either nation. 2) Mexico expects (demands) that the U. S. will wait until the Mexican laws in question are in effect and have done some alleged damage to U. S. property rights which can then be thrashed out case by case...
...final U. S. and Mexican notes both intimated politely that the governments concerned have said all there is to say on the subject. Secretary Kellogg's last note, in fact, read like the first half of an "ultimatum" but was not completed by the specific threats popularly associated with such a document. A period of vexful waiting loomed...