Show I HOT EXCHANGE OCCURS ON N PORTO PORTORICO RICO STATUS Washington March 3 3 Hot Ilot exchanges between Representative Flood of oC ofIr Virginia Vir Ir I ginia gitHa chairman of ot the House foreign affairs committee and Republican I members followed the reading by fir Mr lr Flood tonight of or a letter from rom Acting I Secretary folk Polk explaining that 1 X K J. J Hale American minister to Costa Rica I should be bo kept In Washington since the tine unrecognized Tinoco government camo came Into Inlo power about two t years ears ago go on on salary and acting acting- as at an adviser to the state department on Central American questions Mr Mr- Polk wrote that Tinoco took toole charge chargo of or the Costa Rican Hlenn government through a treasonable coup and could not be recognized but hut Mr Hales Hale s po post t was not vacated because c that that- night might imply that all friendly relations with the people of Costa Rica had been boon seve rad Representative no Rogers o of or declared the letter w was wag as a flimsy attempt to lo 83 say the law had been complied complied com com- plied with In paying tho the minister 10 a year When Representative Flood blood refused to permit an interruption Representative Rep Rep- Madden said gald the tho Virginia lnla representative did not want the facts whereupon Mr Ir Flood retorted that thal Is Isa isa a n. deliberate falsehood Protests from both sides of or tho the House led to withdrawal withdrawal with with- withdrawal of the tho remarks |