Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-31
THIRD DAYS SESSION
Interesting Papers Read by
the Scientists.
THEMES DISCUSSED
WORK OF THE BUREAU OF IN
SULAR AFFAIRS.
Consular Service and Foreign Trade
The Relations Between I'm
ports and Exports.

| Advancement of Science. The interest of
| the five hundred attending members Of the
| various sections continues undated, and
| the f1fty-second annual session, which will
| conclude with the week, bids fair to be
| more productive and beneficial than has
any previous session.
| The program of the social and economical
section, which was given in the lecture
room of the Columbian University Law
School building, was doubtless Of more in
| terest to the public than was that Of any
| one Of the nine other sections. Here such
| questions as the Pan-American Union: the
| the work of the bureau Of insular affairs;
| our consular service and foreign trade; the
| relation between imports and exports, and
| tropical development a necessity Of the
| worlds progress.
At the meeting of the general council
held at o'clock President Gilman Of the
Carnegie Institution presented resolutions
| complimentary to the life and work of the
| late Dr. Walter Reed. the discoverer of tie
yellow fever germ, who died in this city
| some weeks ago
The following list Of fellows" were elect
| ed to the association this morning by the
| general council:
Frank Allen. Phi D., Ithaca, N. Y, assis-
tant in physics, Cornell University; Elmer
D. Ball. Logan. Utah. professor of animal
biology, Utah College; Maurice A. Bigelow,
New York, instructor in biology, Teachers
College, New York. Robt. P. Bgelow. Bos-
| ton, Mass; s. J. Brown, Annapolis, Md,
Philip E. Browning, New Haven. Conn.,.
assistant professor Of chemistry, Yale; Ma
| RUS r. Campbell, Washington, DC. United
States geologist; Julius NJ. Clements,
ogy. University of Wisconsin; Samuel R.
Cook, Cleveland, Ohio, instructor in
physics. Case School of Applied Science;
John Cox. McGill University. Montreal.
Crook. Evanston, ILL.,. professor of mining
and economic geology; j. s. Diller, Wash
ington, D. c., United States geologist;
Charles r. Dryer, Terre Haute. Ind, pro-
fessor of geography High School; John
Thiel College: Theo. NJ. Focke, Cleveland.
| Ohio assistant professor of mathematics;
Geo. H. Girty. Washington, D. c., United
States paleontologist; l: c. Glenn; Nash
bilt University; ]. B. Hatcher. Pittsburg,
Pa, curator. Carnegie Museum; c. w.
| Hayes. Washington, d. c., United States
geologist; Gordon F. Hull, Hanover, NJ H..
assistant professor Of physics. Dartmouth;
]. d. Irving. Washington, D. c.,
United States geologist; Henry Landes,
| Seattle, Washington, state geologist;
geology in college; Frank B. Littell. Wash
United States navy; John c. McLennan,
Toronto, Canada, associate professor
physics. university OIL lOTOntO, w. u.
Mendenhall Washington. D. G., United
! States geologist; Eliakim H. Moore, Chi
| cago, ILL.,, head professor mathematics, Uni
versity of Chicago; A E. Ortmann, Prince
/ ton, N. j., curator invert. pal mus, Prince
ton University; C. D. Perrine, Mount Ham
ilton, Cal, astronomer. Lick Observatory;
G. G. Pond, State College, Pennsylvania,
professor of chemistry; A. L. Quaintance,
College Park, Nd state entomologist; F.
l.. Ransome, Washington, D. c.. United
States geologist; Edw. Rhoads, Haverford,
Pa, instructor in physics; Charles Shuchert.
Washington, D. c., paleontologist, United
Washington. D. c.. United States geologist;
A. S. Wheeler, Chapel Hill, N. c., asso-
ciate professor organic chemistry, Univer-
sity North Carolina; S. w. Wiliston. Chi
cago, ILL.,, professor paleontologist, Univer-
sity of Chicago.
Pan-American Union.
Mr.. c. w. Fox, chief clerk Of the bureau
of American republics, read a paper pre-
pared by Mr.. W. w. Rockhill, director Of
| the bureau, on 1.-The Pan-American Union
and the Bureau Of American Republics
| The paper stated that the International
| Union Of the American Republics, popular
| ly known the Pan-American Union, has
| existed since 1890. 1t was established by
| the International conference of 1SS9-9O, with
| the bureau of American republics its
| organ. The reason for its creation was the
| fostering Of the friendly relations between
| all the republics, the dissemination of more
| general knowledge of the social and eco
| nomic conditions obtaining in the various
| portions of the western hemisphere and for
| improving business intercourse and trade
| relations. The first international conference
provided that the union should continue in
/ force for ten years and indicated the man.
| ner of it's further continuance. 1t is now
| In the second decade of its existence.
1t was determined by the second confer
ence held in Mexico in 1902 to reorganize
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pand it's existing organization. The name
| was changed to the international bureau of
| American republics and its affairs placed
| under the supervision of a governing board
composed of the Secretary of State Of the
United States, who is chairman, and the
| diplomatic representatives in Washington of
| all the other American republics represented
| In the bureau. The bureau is supported by
| contributions from all the republics In pro-
| portion to the number of inhabitants.
| The work of the bureau of insular affairs
| was described by Col. c. r. Edwards of
| the War Department.
| Consular Service and Foreign Trade.
| THE Consular Service and Foreign
Trade" by Frederic Emory, chief Of the
bureau of foreign commerce, State Depart
ment. was the next paper presented.
Mr.. Emory began by quoting a recent ad-
| dress Of Sir Edmund Monsoon. the British
ambassador to France, to the effect that
| the expansion OF MODERN commerce and the
| many international questions It has created
| have had a strongly modifying influence
| upon the diplomatic profession which, in
| stead of political intrigue, as in olden
times, devotes itself now almost exclusively
| to business considerations.
| If this be true of diplomacy, said Mr.
| Emory, 1t Is even more generally applicable
| to the consular service. Diplomats are sta
| toned only at the capitals Of nations but
| consular officers are found at all the i'm
| portant trade and industrial centers, and
| are thus brought into closer touch with the
| daily activities and currents Of trade For
this reason they are usually In better no
| sition to report the practical details so
| often wanted by a home Industry or a mer-
camille house engaged in foreign trade. In
the old days the consuls of European pow
ers were usually selected with reference to
their social qualities and general culture
| and without much consideration Of their
possible usefulness to trade. In these days
| of sharp competition among the great pro-
| ducing nations the business capa city and
zeal Of the consul in collecting informal ton
| are found to be not only essential but often
| determining factor in the growth of COM
| merce.
Mr.. Emory's contention Is that the United
States consular service has been found to
| be superior to those of other powers as a
| trade agency. for the very. reason that the
| persons selected consular officers. being
| average Americans, as rule, have had
more of business aptitude than any other