Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-15
Huntington Wilson Addresses
Pan-American Conference.
URGES ACTION, NOT TALK
Says Too Many Organizations Fail In
Progressive Work.
RES SHOW INCREASE
John Ball Osborne Declares Relationa
With South America Favorable.
Address by Bernard Baker. 81

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Address by Bernard Baker. Il
| Huntington Wilson, assistant secretary
of state. today told the delegates to the
| Pan-American commercial conference in
| session at the building OF the Pan-Amefi-
/ can Union. that the United States dfplo-
| matte service Is not "a gold lace and pink
tea anair," but practical system that
| intelligently reflects the policies of this
government and promotes foreign trade
! relations. He even intimated that the
diplomatic corps does more to extend
American commerce than the consular
| service.
Practical Information calculated to DO
| instrumental in expanding American
| trade was exchanged for more than an
hour preceding the Secretarys address.
When he was introduced by Director
General John Barrett the delegates ac-
corded him a rousing welsome.
Mr.. Wilson laid aside his prepared
speech and began an extemporaneous ad-
dress that touched on various phases OF
| international trade relations. His first re-
marks We're to the effect that exaggerated
individualism had no place in q plan
| for commercial expansion.
| There are too many organizations for
|
and fail to do real progressive work.
| said the speaker. When you decide to
enter foreign fields you may find COM
petitors from other nations SO firmly en-
| trenched that 1t will mean q hard fight.
Adjust your methods to suit South Ameri-
can conditions and go after the trade that
Is open to you now
Continuing. the Secretary said that pun
| ishment should be meted out to those
| individual firms who by their Nreless.
ness in poor packing and other particu-
lars queer the whole line Of American
| exporters.
that the governments efficient foreign
| service is ever ready to assist American
manufacturers in building up trade rela-
tons in all nations.
Repidly Developing Business.
John Ball Osborne. chief of the bureau
Of trade relations Of the State Depart
ment, was the first speaker at this morn
fng's meeting. and he cited facts and
figures to show that this country in
rapidly developing its commercial busi-
| ness with the Latin American countries
| In his opinion the three serious impedi-
ments TO trade are tariffs. insufficient
shipping facilities and non-establishment
OF American banks in the southern CON.
tinent-
Replying to numerous questions Mr..
Osbourne quoted statistics to show that
United States trade with Latin America
had increased from per cent in 1880
to 14.3 per cent in 1909
There is the greatest possible mobility
OF capital between the United States and
South America now, and immigration
free and unrestricted is making the Ia
bor market unrestrained," he said.
Trade relations are gaining and the
| outlook for closer and more extensive
relations Is extremely favorable"
| Another address that won applause
| was delivered by Bernard Baker of Bal
s timore; an ,-eS expert on on shipping. He told
practical benefits of the Panama canal.
| saying in part:
Opportunity in Panama Canal.
There are two distinct opportunities
presented for American utilization of the
commercial possibilities of the Panama
| canal. These are, first, the expansion
of our domestic commerce by obtaining
| unrestricted operation OF coastwise in
terocean transportation between our At
| lantic and Pacific coast ports: and sec.
| Ondly the utilization of our Panama
| property for the development of local.
commerce with its adjacent Latin Ameri-
| can republics. AS to the first item. the
| great commercial advantage will lie in
| the establishment of fast ocean conneC-
| ton between the Atlantic and Pacinc
| coasts. To insure necessary frequency
| and regularity throughout the year, SO
| as to move perishable crops as they ma
4 ture, sufficient business must be found
| or developed to keep the steamers on
| their schedules while these crops are in
| the ground: otherwise sailings Will con-
form only to full cargo periods and no
| other business will benefit by water
| transportation via the canal
THE time will come when Colon and
Panama will become the greatest trans
shipping ports in the world We shall
! need at not very distant day. large
quantities of meat and this ! am sure
they can readily supply from their enor-
| nous grazing grounds in the western
part of their republics, yet but par
TALLY developed; and also many other
commodities not produced In our coun-
try
! Following an address by Francis p.
Loomis. the delegates adjourned the
morning session at l O'Clock and went To
the Ebbitt House. where luncheon was
served under the direction of the Board
| of Trade and the Chamber Of Commerce.
| On behalf of the two organizations Henry
b. F. Macfarland, former Commissioner.
| welcomed the visitors with a brief
| speech.
Address on South America.
| Washington society was well repre-
sented in the audience that heard Mrs
Harriet Chalmers Adams lecture on
South America in the Hall OF the Ameri-
cas- last evening. The delegates cast aside
for the time the discussion of trade and
commerce and listened with delight to the
description Of conditions in the southern
republics.
| Mrs. Adams illustrated her address
with stereopticon slides and also pre-
sented moving picture reels depicting the
beauties of the continent. AT the con-
clusion of the lecture the audience arose
and gave the lecturer a. vote OF thanks.
What was probably the most important
address at the session yesterday after
noon was delivered by Senior Rojas, min
| lister of Venzuela. He made particular
reference to political disturbances in
South America.
Il would aim to show, he said, that
| the political commissions of Latin Amer
| lea have been occasional and innate: and
| they are similar to the conyulsions- under
gone at the dawn of their development
| by countries which are today the pride
of civilization. 1 would prove that the
stability achieved by Chile and the prog
ress attained by the Argentine Repubho.
Brazil and Mexico, are not excepuons
| to the rule, but a sample or what Latfn
America is capable OF accomplishing.
and of what it will undoubtedly accom-
plish OF my country l can say that po-
| litical vicissitudes have never altered tho
honest character OF our market.
| The advantages that Will be onered "
the opening of the Panama canal were
outlined in a brief address by Eenor Ar
zaEa, minister to this country from Ec-
prof. Hiram Bingham of Yale. who wAs
to have lectured tonight, was suddenly