Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
WAITS ON CONGRESS
Selection of Delegates for
Pan-American Conference.
KNOX ASKS FOR $4,000
Distinguished Men Appointed by
Argentina.
MATTERS TO BE TAKEN UP
State Departments Attitude Toward
Zelaya Causes Concern, Lest
Precedent in Interference
Be Made.
MATTERS TO BE TAKEN UP


Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
It is very important that Congress
should make an appropriation for the
representation of the United States at
the fourth international American con-
ference as soon as possible. The meet
ing begins on the 9th of July next at
Buenos Aires. and the delegates who were
appointed to represent this government
should have an opportunity to study the
several important questions which are to
be discussed
In his annual message to Congress
President Taft said that this conference
will have special meaning to all the
hearts of all Americans because around
Its date are clustered the anniversaries
Of the independence of so many of the
American republics. 1t is not necessary
for me to remind the Congress of the
political, social and commercial impor-
lance Of these gatherings. You are asked
to make liberal appropriations for our
participation. If this be granted it is my
purpose to appoint distinguished and
representative delegation, qualified fitting
ly to represent this country and to deal
with the problems of intercontinental in
terest which will there be discussed
Secretary Knox has asked an appro-
pr1ation of $4,000 to meet the expenses
Of the delegates and their assistants, and
requests particularly that it be included
In the urgent deficiency bill. which is
usually passed at the beginning of every
session to supply funds for objects which
were overlooked or did not receive a
sumclent supply of money in the regular
appropriations at the previous session.
Secretary Knox calls attention to the fact
that a similar amount was appropriated
70 pay the expense of the representation
OF the United States at the third inter-
national conference. which was held at
Rio in 1906
The Coming Conference.
Everybody will remember the first in
ternational conference which was orig
inally proposed by President Arthur and
was held at Washington during the Har-
rison administration under the distin-
guislied leadership of Mr.. Blaine The
second conference was held five years
later, at Mexico, and the third at Rio de
Janeiro. in 1906 The fourth conference
was appointed at Buenos Aires in July,
1910. after shorter interval than usual
because. as Secretary Knox suggests,
that is the anniversary year of the be-
ginning of the struggle for Argentine In
dependence.
The conference is to be one of series
Of international events, which includes
three distinct expositiOns. one for art, one
for agriculture and third for transport
tation facilities of all kinds.
These sxpositions will be very largely
attended by Europeans. but it is feared
that the representation of the United
States will be insignificant. Several
manufacturers of agricultural implements,
railway rolling stock, street cars and
automobiles and other things have al
ready obtained space, SO that visitors to
the exposition will be at least reminded
that such country as the United States
OF America exists. but our government
will not be officially represented, because
Congress has neglected to make an APP
prOpriation.
The North American citizens residing
in Buenos Aires have raised funds for
the erection of a statue to George Wash
ington in that city and it will be pre-
sented to the Argentine people upon the
centennial anniversary of the first declara-
ton OF independence in 1910 1t is hoped
that sooner or later a statue Of Gen.
San Martin, the liberator of the southern
half of South America. who gained much
Of his inspiration from the career of
washington, may be erected in Washing
ton. There Is statue of Simon Bolivar,
l'berator of the northern republics of
South America, in Central Park of New
York. which was presented to that city
by Guzman Bianco when he was Presi-
dent of Venezuela.