Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-10-26
M0RILE MECCA
 FOR DELEGATES City Is Filling With Those Who Will Attend the
 Congress
MIR. WILSON TO SPEAK
president Will Deliver Address on "Panama Canal and Our World
 RelatiOns.''

Mobile. Ala, Oct 25.-Hundreds of delegates are in this city today for the opening of the Southern Com mecial Congress, which in reality, will amount to an international ce1e- bration of the completion of the Pa mama Canal.
 Many important addresses upon the Canal are scheduled for the Con- yention. including one by President Wilson upon "The Panama Canal and Our World Relations" which is ex- pected to be a declaration of the Ad- ministration's foreign policy with re- snect to the Canal, and the Central American countries in the vicinity of the Canal.
 Besides President Wilson speeches are to be made by Secretary of the Navy Daniels. who is to talk "The Panama Canal and the Navy; Rich ard J. Neff, Governor of the Canal Zone: Oscar Underwood, Majority Leader of the House; Lieut.-Col. Will liam l.. Siebert, Member of the Isth- mian Canal Commission, and one of Colonel GoethaTs engineering aids in the construction of the Canal; John Barrett, Director of the Pan American Union and a score or more of governors, United States Senators l and representative.
 Recently the Southern Commercial Congress, in conjunction with the United States Government, sent QSsAon abroad to investigate foreign Systems of rural credits. Clarence J. Owens, Managing Direc- tor of Congress, will report on the results of the Agricultural Commits sions findings.
 More than 10000 delegates will be present representing many Central and South American counties, States and cities in the United States. The annual meeting of Nhe Pan-Amer jean Union, which was to have been held this month, was postponed by a 1ecision of the Executive Board, so hat the delegates who would have lttenaed it might be present instead It the convention of the Southern Commercial SCoagress.
 While the Convention is in session ne American Atlantic Fleet, by pecial orders from Secretary of the |avy Daniels, will be assembled in obile Bay. The city of Mobile was elected for the Congress- because of le fact that it is the nearest impor- mt American port tos the Canal. obile business men have been mak- g elaborate preparations to make e. thousands of visiting delegates mfortable while they are here. The nvening Of the Congress will mark first. big celebration in honor of
 completion of the Panama Canal. while the convention is in prog B, the women's auxiliary, of which s. Woodrow Wilson is Honorary Psldent will be in session. Mrs. omas M. Owen, wife of pr. Thomas Owen, of Montgomery, Ala, is
 sident-General of the Auxiliary,
 Mrs. William E. Martin. of Mont pery, secretary. Among some of
 prominent women who are to ad-
 ss the Auxiliary meeting, are Lady
 rdeen, of Ireland; Jane Addams,
 Hull House, Chicago; Miss Julia
 prop, Superintendent of the
 eral Governments Children s eau, at Washington; and Mrs. pybacker, President General of American Federation of Women $ IS.
 i congress will open Monday \ elng with an address of welcome l william H. Ambrecht, president N Mobile Chamber of Commerce |l ed by addresses of welcome by
 Harry Pillians, of Mobile and
 se W. Taylor, Member of the
 or representatives from Alaba-
 Governor O'Neal of Alabama
 ueilver an introductory address
 senator Duncan U. Fletcher
 lent of the Congress, will de
 the annual address. United
 senator Hoke Smith of Geor-
 also scheduled to speak on