Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-13
OF EVERY TONGUE
Four Hundred Commerce
Delegates Reach the City.
MANY FROM FOREIGN LANDS
Committee of Washington Men Re
ceives Them at Union Station.
PROGRAM OF ENTERTAINMENT
Sightseeing Excursions and Recep-
tion at Pan-American Union
Building in Schedule.

Expressing enthusiastic admiration of
the United States and appreciation Of the
reception which they have been accord
ed in this country. the delegates to the
fifth International Congress of Cham
bers Of Commerce, who are now tour
ing the country. reached here last even
ing and were given a cordial greeting by
a special committee of the Washington
Chamber Of Commerce. The delegates.
who represent nearly every civilized
country Of the world. were conveyed in
automobiles to their hotels Immediately.
and were soon apparently feeling at
home" in the National Capital.
Nearly 400 strong. the party came in
two special trains from Pittsburgh. Pa.
D. ]. kaufman, chairman of the local
committee in charge Of the entertainment
of the visitors, and Secretary Thomas
Grant of the Chamber Of Commerce met
the delegates in Pittsburgh and made the
trip to this city with them. Mr.. Kaufman
said last night that many of the visitors
had expressed to him their great pleasure
in the trip which the city of Boston mas
provided for them.
The headquarters Of the party is at
the Raleigh Hotel. though many of the
guests are being cared for at the Conti-
mental Hotel and also at Congress Hall.
The lobbies of these hostelries last night
had the appearance of a congress OF all
nations. Blond-headed men of northern
Europe, the dark and 1.-THE men of the
Latin countries. and representatives OF
hotels They have become well acquaint-
ed during their stay in this country.
Plans for Today.
There was no set entertainment last
night for the great majority Of the dele
gates. and they welcomed the news OF a
nights holiday from banqueting and re-
ceptions. Today the members of the
local Chamber of Commerce will take
charge and will escort the visitors on
sightseeing automobile tours about the
city. Arrangements have been made fol-
them to see some Of the public buildings
today. also
Count Candido Mendes de Almeida, a
distinguished statesman and editor OF
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. one of the dele
gates to the congress, and chairman oi
United States in connection with the re-
cent rubber exposition In New York, was
the guest Of honor at a dinner given last
night by Director John Barrett of the
Pan-American Union in the Pan-Ameri-
can building. The Brazilian ambassador.
Domicio da Cana. and many others
prominent In diplomatic and Official life
attended the dinner.
Every effort will be made to make the
visit of the foreigners to the National
Capital the climax of their trip. Tomor-
row they will be taken to Mount Vernon.
and on their steamer luncheon will be
served, and tomorrow night they will be
the guests of honor at a big reception
which will be given by the Washington
Chamber of Commerce and Director John
Barrett Of the Pan-American Union in
the Pan-American building. Weather
permitting, the guests will be received
on the terraces Of the building, and the
scene promises to be one of the most
ment in this city. The delegates will
leave here for Philadelphia at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. Thursday they will go
to New York. where the party will dis
perse. the delegates returning to their
native lands.
Committee in Charge.
The committee on tour. which had
charge Of the trip. consists of John H..
James A. McKibben, Robert ]. Bottomly,
Julian Moreno-Lacalle, DR.. Albert c.
Bonaschi. David Montt. Charles LeDeuc.
Mrs. Charles LeDeuc. James ]. Conroy,
John F. OConnell, p. D. Callum, j. Ran
dolph Coolidge and Edward A. Fllene.
A number Of the delegates are accom-
panied by their wives and daughters. In
this connection the local committee has
announced that through an oversight the
invitations to the reception tomorrow
night at the Pan-American Union were
sent out addressed merely to the men in
this city, whereas they should have been
addressed to their wives and daughters.
also.
The delegates freely discuss their i'm
pressions of the United States. and as
freely give information relating to their
own lands.
For the native OF India who desires to
become a practicing physician American
medical colleges offer the best advantages.
Students of electricity and mechanical en-
gineering also find that the best educa-
tional facilities are offered in this coun-
try"
Such was the statement last night of
Dr. Shiv Nath kapOOr, a native of Bun
jab, Gujranwala district. Hasizabad,
north India, member Of the party of
foreigners.
For the native Of India who wishes to
be appointed to the medical service Of the
Indian army. the English medical colleges
are best suited to his needs. In England
however, q medical student is not given
offered In the United States.'
Corrects Erroneous Impression.
DR.. Kapoor made il a point to correct
the impression which, he said. Americans
have that natives of India are best fitted
for cooks. The natives Of India who are
cooks, he said. are the Portuguese In
dians or Goanes Indians. and are not the
British subjects
1T Is true that the Portuguese Indians
are good cooks said DR.. Kapoor In
fact they are the best cooks in the world.
Even in British India they are the cooks
in practically every family of means
THE true Indians are an intelligent
race and learn quickly. Vast numbers of
them are becoming doctors. pharmacists.
skilled mechanics, engineers and cleo
tricians. In the United States there are
many Indian students enrolled in the va
rious colleges and universities.
THE students from my country with
whom I have conversed since arriving in
America are of the belief that India
should be freed from British rule. They
are wrong in this belief. British rule is
best suited for India. The people of the
country are not in a position to govern
themselves.
Freedom Would Be Calamity.
England has done much for India and
the people are much better or as the
result. The freeing of India from British
rule would be a great calamity"
Dr. Kapoor spoke of the manufacturing
plants which have been visited by the