Show I PREMIER I Of RIVERA SA SABy SAYS B. B By y JOHN United Press Staff Correspondent MADRID Jan Closer 2 relations between Spain and the American continents was the outstanding political po- po event ent of the year 1928 Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier Primo do de Rivera of Spain told th the United Press in an exclusive intervIew tOday I I The premier mentioned the treaties his country has negotiated with several South American republics republics re- re publics and the presence in American American Amer- Amer I ican universities of Spanish professors protes SOlS sors as well as improved trade as evidences or of the closer relations between be- be tween Spain and the countrIes ot of AmerIca Allow me to begin by gIvIng my opInion or of the theme I deem most interesting at this moment namely the tension between Bolivia and Paraguay which it if it disappears by peaceful means and through the intervention of the tho league ot of nations na- na will mean a great advance to totne the latter's prestige and enormous progress on the tho road to universal peace De Rivera said Spain as the mother of American American Ameri- Ameri can peoples would have with such sucha a happy outcome a verItable satis- satis faction Spain has placed over any other aim the doctrine of peace and justice justice jus- jus tice among peoples and cooperated In as many undertakings as were initiated for the prosecution ot of humanitarian humanitarIan hu- hu progressive and cultural ends Do Rivera said Spain was able to gain from all countries a feeling ot of esteem and respect without the slightest discordance dis- dis I III |