The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-21
THE pAN.AMERlcAN SOCIETY.

To promote countries Of North and
South America. 10 foster sympa-
/ thetic understanding OF each others
ideals and civilization. is the object OF
/ the recently organized n-American
| Society Of the United States, which
is to hold it's inaugural banquet at the
Waldorf Astoria on Monday evening
May eth.
New York is accustomed to great
affairs. but never before in its his
tory has whole Diplomatic Corps
moved over bodily from Washington
for such a function. But on this occa =
sion the ambassadors and ministers
Of all the Latin American countries
VIII attend. coming from Washington
tor the express purpose. The secre-
tary OF state. Mr.. Knox. will be the
guest of honor. and will deliver the
principal address Of the evening. Hav-
ing just returned from an extended
trip through the various Latin AM
erican countries. he will deal with the
IN an epoch making address. The
Latin American viewpoint will be pre-
scented by His Excellency the Ambas-
sador OF Brazil, one Of the foremost
writer's and thinkers OF South Amer
lea. and an orator OF international
chairman OF the House Committee on
Foreign affairs will give an address
setting forth viewpoint distinctly
North American, yet tempered by his
large experience and familiarity with
the large questions of the day. Doc
tor Nicholas Murray Butler will en-
rhasize the Importance of Pan-Am-
ericanism 10 New Workers. and Hon
John Barrett will talk on the Union
OF Pan-America. Former Ambassa-
DOR Henry White the president of the
society, will preside at the dinner and
outline the sOcietys aims.
There has never been time in
the history OF this country when the
question Of our relations with Latin
America was more vital than II is to-
day. The near opening Of the Panama
Canal is bringing our people and our
government face 10 face with new
problems and new conditions which
by reason OF ancient opinions and pre-
they arc hardly prepared
10 meet. The worlds trade routes will
be changed and changed permanently;
trade conditions both within and with
out the United States. viii be modi-
fed. New fields Of commercial devel- |
opment will be opened up and old ones
greatly enlarged. not merely because
of the new facilities but because of
the great publicity that will be given |
10 hitherto Obscured opportunities W.
need an outlet for our industrial encr-
gies. We win soon need new sources
Df food supply. and perhaps. In time
an outlet for our overflow population |
These things have long been realized
by the leading men, of Latin America
and are being gradually perceived by
he people OF this country
what do we know OF these neigh
boring countries? what do they know
1f US? We have had. and still have
many misconceptions of these people /
md on the other hand II must De ad
nittcd that many Of them have had
very mistaken opinions of us. They
'egard us with much the same favor
IS a Kansas farmer does cyclone
Even the small number among them
Who look To us FOR their industrial sal
alton. 10 so with infinite regret. re-
,arding us as AN evil though neces-
AIRY one
How then shall we approach them
low shall we bring about amicably
he inevitable intermineling Of ideals
md civilizations so antagonstic a,
resent Mere commercial relations
viii do little. A mutual understand
ng must be established. knowledge
u what each Is and what each feels
10 essential 10 an equitable basis be-
weon nations. And only one thing
AN bring this about. which is person
! contact and association between
he leading men OF the various coun-
ries
Such an ideal has brought the Pan
american society into being.
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