Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-12
Fourth international Meeting
Opens at Buenos Aires.
TO CONTINUE FIVE WEEKS
Will Adopt Conventions to Benefit
the Various Nations.
Henry White Will Reply to Wei
come From Argentine Minister
Of Foreign Affairs.

BUENos AIRES. July i2.-rM
fourth international conference o.
American republics was formally open.
ed in this city today and will remain
in session for FIVE or six weeks.
The last conference was held in RE
Janeiro in 1906 and was generally re.
garded as a success The present con.
ference plans to adopt q series OF con.
ventions and resolutions framed for the
actual good OF the various states on thu
American continent, subject to the rate
ncation by the governments concerned,
and in some quarters the importance
OF this gathering is regarded as second
only to the great peace conference al
The Hague.
The members Of the American delegation
are Henry White. former American am.
bassador TO France; Prof. Paul Reinsch,
University Of Wisconsin: Prof. David Kin.
ley, University Of Illinois: Prof. J. Basset
Moore. Columbia University, New York;
Prof. Bernard Moses, University OF CAN.
fornia: Z. 3. Moore, United States com
missioner OF patents, Washington; J. b.
Quintero. lawyer and journalist. OF New
Orleans! Col Enoch Crowder, assist ane
Judge advocate general OF the army,
washington; Lewis Nixon. former naval
constructor. New York: Prof. J. B. Ehep-
herd. Columbia University; George Cabot
Ward, former secretary Of state at Porto
Rico, and William T. s. Doyle, assistant
chief Of the division Of Latin-Americau
AFFAIRS, State Department.
Address Of Welcome.
The opening address OF welcome viii
be delivered this afternoon at 4 O'Clock
by DIR. v. de la Plaza. the Argentine
minister Of foreign affairs. Henry White
will reply In behalf of the delegates.
The newspaper La Rason. commentins
today on the reports published in Europe
that Argentina, Brasil and Chile are
planning the formation of an alliance. the
object Of which shall be to counterbal-
ance the policy and the effect Of the &C.
tons OF the government Of the United
cIares that the policy of the northern re-
public does not give any reason for such
an entente. An alliance of this kind. the
paper says. would result In no ADVANTAGE
to Areentins- On the contrary it would
have the effect Of placing great restrtc-
tons on her commerce. 1t Is said.
Fine American Exhibit.
Yesterday was ''varnishfng day" IN
the North American section Of the fine
arts exhibition. held in connection with
the centenary OF the independence of the
Argentine Republic. The American ex-
hihit consists Of oil paintings and sculp-
lures. and some well known American
artists have sent specimens of their work.
Among those present at yesterdays in
formal view were Charles H. Sheriff..
the American minister; the American
delegates to the convention. members or
the local diplomatic corps and q number
Of local officials.
The International Scientific Congress
in connection with the pan-American
gathering. held its first session today In
the Colon Theater. Among those pres
ent were various foreign delegates. mem
bers Of the diplomatic corps and repre-
sentatives Of the various Argentine min
istries. The addresses by the American
delegates were received with especial
marks OF approval.
The first days Of the conference will
be marked by entertainments in honor OF
the visiting foreigners. Among others.
Rodriguez Larreta, the Argentine dele
gate to the conference and Nine Larreta
will give an elaborate luncheon for the
delegates at their residence.