The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-22
BY SIDNEY ESPEY

ny Quincy ESPeY
Washington, May 21.-The twenty
one republics of North and South
America are to hold their fourth inter-
national conference at Buenos Aires,
Argentine Republic. beginning July 9.
The United States is to be repre-
sented by a distinguished gathering
of men of affairs. chosen especially
for this mission by President Taft.
to France heads the mission. Col.
Enooh Herbert Crowder. one of the
best informed men in the United
States army on international law and
relations in second in command. The
rest OF the delegation comprises Lewis
Nixon. representing American bust
ness men; John Bassett Moore, an
authority on international law: Ber-
nard Noses, of the University of Cali
fornia, formerly a member of the Phil
ippine commission: DR.. Paul Samuel
Reinsch, of the University of Wiscon-
sin, an authority on Latin-American
governments; Lamar Charles Quin-
tero, leading lawyer of New Orleans,
and David Kinley. dean Of the econo-
mic faculty of the University of H.
linois.
According to the present plans, the
delegates will sail for Buenos Aires
from New York about June 10 on the
United States army transport Sum-
mer. which has been especially de-
tailed for the cruise by congress. At
which is to last for one month, the
delegates will proceed to the centen-
NAL celebration in Chile. Later they
will go up the west coast of South
America, concluding their tour by a
visit to Mexico during the celebration
of the centennial of that country.
They expect to return to the United
States by the latter part of October.
1t is believed that this visit of such a
representative men from the United
States will do much to strength the
bonds OF sympathy between this coun-
try and the sister American republics.
John Barrett director of the Bu-
attend the conference as head of that
institution but not in the capacity of
a delegate. Being an international
official, elected to his post by the
votes of all the countries participating
in the conference, he is not eligible
for appointment as a delegate from
the United States. Director Barrett
has had an extended diplomatic expert
ence. He began as United States min
,ctn {<> ~, ;,J ;,1@ -
and commercial Investigations in ia
pan, Siam, Corea, Siberia and India.
He was American plenipotentiary to
the International Conference of Amer
lean Republics held in Mexico in 1902,
and was commissioner-gene of
foreign affairs for the ST. Louis expo
sition. In 1908 he was appointed min
lister to Argentine and later was min
lister to Panama and to Columbia. He
| has been the director of the interna-
tional bureau since January, 1907,
| where his activity has served to large
| ly increase the exchange of commerce
among the Pan-American republics
and to promote peace and good will
between them.
The International Conference of
American Republics originated with
former Secretary of State James G.
Blaine. The first was held in Wash
ington in 1SS9-90, and was presided
over by the distinguished American
diplomat. The chief result of this
conference was the organization of
the present Bureau of American Re-
publics. The delegates to this confer
ence were all surprised at the general
ignorance of each other about the
affairs of the different republics The
bureau was started with the prime
object of developing a better acquaint-
ance and understanding among the re-
publics.
The second conference took place in
Mexico City in 19O1-O2 The third was
held at Rio de Janiero. Brazil, in 1906.
1t was presided over by the late Joa-
quin Nabuco, who died here recently
while Brazilian ambassador to the
United States. This conference was
! made memorable by the fact that Sen