El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-03

the deep interest which the
United States feels in the welfare OF
: the 20 other republics of the western
world the Pan American union, with
. headquarters in Washington, is
unique international institution Or
gained for the purpose of promoting
I commercial intercourse between the u
American republics, each of which con-
tributes to its maintenance in proper
! ton to its population, its WORK mas eN-
banded and its activities nave Wlueneu
until today it is one OF the leaulhS
| factors in promoting trade and lncr-ds
ing the bonds of friendship which tend
I to unite all OF the countries from the
Canadian border to Cape Horn
BEGINNING of the Monroe Doctrine
The interest Of the United States gov
: eminent in her sister republics began
when America was young: When
James Monroe was president ne DOlu4S
announced that the safety and welfare
of the United States made it necessary
that no country of the old Wotlu
should acquire another loot OF terri
tory in the new world, whether by pur-
chase, conquest, or otherwise; ana I1at
attempts TO do so would De reSaIIeu
as acts of unwarranted aggression ne
nations of Europe were astonlshed AT
the holiness Of the new republic OF the
" est in thus serving notice upon them
that they must keep hands OFF OF
American territory. but they decided
that it would be best for them to ac-
ouiesce in this attitude Of the United
States, and so the Monroe doctrine mas
become one of the principles OF inter-
national law tacitly recognized by an
nations To this doctrine thu majority
of the Latin American repuDllcs owe
their political existence. Under IL the
United States stands as sponsor I0L
practically the entire western "OIlu
south Of the Canadian boundary
Bound together by so many ties II
is INT natural that the Il American re-
ais -nnF naN a
the political and commercial welfare
OF the whole American continent ms
interest viii be enhanced by the build
ing of the Panama canal, Wulch VIII
vastly benefit them al and make even
more essential close bonds or TREND
shin between them This growing in
terest finds concrete expression IN the
increasing influence of the Pan Amerl-
can union. The union has its existence
bv common consent and cOOperat ton,
and its administration and duties are
fixed by the periodic Pan American
conferences held in the capitals OF the l
various countries, TO which ali or the
countries interested send delegates
Controlled by Governing OBard.
The affairs OF the Pan American {
union are controlled by governing 4
board composed OF the diplomatic rep
resentatives in Washington OF the otn- I
er American nations and the secretary !
of state of the United states. The AZ I
fairs of the union are administered Dy 4
a director general, an assistant dlrec- 1
q
sistants. The union is devoted TO the {
DEVELOPMENT and conservation OF COM (
merce and friendly intercourse ana
good understanding among the Amer
lean republics. 1t was originally or
gained some 20 years ago as result
of the action OF the first Pan American
conference held in Washington during
the autumn and winter or lSSy-Sv- 4illS
famous gathering was presided over by
James e.. Blaine, then secretary OF
state. who long had advocated sucn
close union between the p republics as
to make them one great ana happy
family of people One Of his dreams
was of a Pan American railway, 70
unite the capitals Of all Of the Ameri-
nerciaI and social intercourse so that !
an era Of understanding between the
various peoples would inevitably 1ol-
FIRST Pun American Conference.
This first Pan American conference
Was attended by eminent delegates
from all Of the countries and passed 2
resolution providing for commercial
bureau OF American republics Wnlch
should collect and distribute CONNER
ciaI and general Information among
them in such a way as not only to fos-
ter the exchange Of trade, but 10 re
move the great ignorance of each other
which existed among their respective
peoples At each OF the succeeding
Pan American conferences the activi-
ties and consequent opportunities TOT
usefulness Of the Pan American union
have been enlarged Some idea OF the
growth of the work of the union may
be gathered from the fact that in four
years the number OF letters written
per month increased from 200 10 LOU
II the same length OF time the NUMBER
Of printed publications distributed IN
creased from 90, 600 to 100000 NO one
has been able adequately TO measure
in money values the great growth or I
trade that has been brought about by
the work of the union. But careful
of easily traced direct re
suits shows that the work OF TINS IN
has resulted IN S5OiuUUttvy
year increase in trade between the
various countries supporting II me
Indirect returns have certainly repre-
this Yet all of this work has been
done upon an annual expenditure
which has never before amounted TO
as much as today, and which is now ap-
Perhaps the most interesting activ-
ity % the union, and certainly one
which has been a great factor IN aWah-
ening the people Of Latin America 70
the possibilities of their countries and
to the advantages to be reaped from
closer union with the United states.
has been the monthly magazine OF
the Pan American union Ihis PUBL
cation carries 200 pages OF matter a
month, which. in quality, value OF ma
terial, character OF paper ana type ]
pares favOrably with the best of the
popular magazines OF today. instead
Of being a dry as dust public docu-
ment IL is a live goth century maya
zine. dealing with the progress and
development Of the q American re-
Dublics
The Literature.
Its travel and descriptive articles are
second to none published in the current
literature of the day There are a
and one things about Latin /
America which are not known by the
average reader, and which are Of sur
passing interest. Likewise this maya
zine carries to Latin America messages
from the United States, evidence OF
)ur interest in them, which serves well l
he purposes for which it was founded.
The Pan American magazine IS I
Unique publication in that it is pub
ic document ana yet partakes of none
# the characteristics Of such doc
Iment except that Of accuracy. It also
las the original CHARACTERISTIC OF being
printed in four language editions; in /
English for circulation in the United
states, in Spanish for the 10 Spanish
ipea1ing republics, in Portuguese for
Brazil and in French for Haiti and gen
raj European circulation. Fifteen 1
thousand copies are issued monthly and
lthough a regular subscription price