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Show TO GO ON MISSION OF AMITY Secretary of State Knox to Visit Spanish-American Republics in Endeavor En-deavor to Solve Problems. Washington For the purpose of solving diplomatic problems and acquiring ac-quiring more accurate Information aa to conditions in Central and South America, Secretary of State Knox, oy direction of President Taft, will make a five week's trip to the Spanish-American Spanish-American republics bordering on the Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico. As now planned, Mr. Knox will not visit Mexico, but that country may he Included In the program before he returns the first week of April. Although the official announcement of the trip, made public at the White House late Saturday, gave no details, It was made known that Havana would be Mr. Knox's first atop, and It was reported that In Cuba he might attempt to "solve the problem" that brought abcitt hints of American Intervention In-tervention there a few weeks ago. Aside from a possible peace-making expedition to Cuba, the purpose of the trip was announced to be the promotion pro-motion of friendly relations In Central Cen-tral America. In many respects It will be similar to that taken around South America several years ago by former Secretary of State Root |