The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-16
"Pan American Evening" to
Be Observed Wednesday
GOV, CRAIG WILL PRESIDE
John Barrett, Director General
of Pan American Union, and
CIaence ]. Owens, of South
ern Commercial Congress
viii Speak,

PAN American Evening" Is to be
observed in this city Wednesday when
Raleigh is to have the presence Of two
prominent citizens OF the United
States. Mr.. John Barrett. director
general OF the Pan-AmeriCan Union,
director Of tho Southern Commercial
Congress. In connection with the
observation of this event, both of these
men will speak to the public in h
Senate chamber in the Capitol at 8:15
o'clock Wednesday evening. Governor
Craig will preside over the meeting,
and everybody Is cordially invited.
1.-The Relation of the State OF North
Carolina to the Panama Canal. to
Latin America, and to the World OF
Commerce"
Tho primary cause of Messrs. Bar
rett's and Owens visit to Raleigh at
this special time, is in interest Of the
approaching fifth annual convention
of the Southern Commercial Congress,
which will be held in Mobile. Ala,
October 27-29th. This event will be
international in it's scope The a
American Commercial conference,
held every two years under the aus
pices Of the Pan-American Union, has
been postponed this year and COOP
Grafton pledged to the Southern Com
mercial Congress. Many Of the most
noted men of the nation will be pres
ent and participate in the program.
The visit of these wv distinguished
men to Raleigh Wednesday is under
the auspices of the local chamber Of
commerce. Both are IN a tour Of the
South in behalf Of the Southern Com
merCial Congress to be held in Mobile,
and in their stops includes the Capital
City. On their tour, visits will be
made to Richmond, Columbia, At
lanta, and in fact to every capital
OF each state visited. Their only
visit while in North Carolina will be
Raleigh.
Mr.. Barrett, one Of the speakers, is
one of the most prominent officials
In Washington, n the only one who
holds a commission from all Of the
American republics. He is a mar OF
large diplomatic experience. He is a
native Of Grafton, Ga, a graduate o.
Dartmouth college. He was the first
United States minister appointed tc
Panama, n a charge Of the or.
g%anization of the relations Of the Ca
nal Zone with the government Of Pan
anna.
John Barrett, the director genera
Of the Pan-American Union, wa!
elected to his present position as tn,
head Of this international organization
by the unanimous votes Of all tn
American republics. expressed through
their diplomatic representatives il
Washington. This followed his ser
vice as United States minister to Col
ombia in 1866, United States min
lister to Panama in 1904-5 Unite,
States minister to the Argentine Re
public in 1904. Previous to holdini
these positions he had been commits
sioner general of foreign affairs of tn
st. Lou exposition, making a tou
Of the world inviting foreign ountri
to take part in that great undertaking
Still earlier he was a delegates of til
United States to the Pan-America
conference. which was held at Mex
co in 1902, this being the beginnin
of his interest in Latin American al
fairs.
His first diplomatic experience Wa
that of United States minister to Star
in southern Asia, to which position h
was appointed when only twenty-si
years old, and at hat time the young
est minister plenipotentiary that ha
eve been appointed by the Unite
States government. While in the fs
East he was sent on several mission
by the government Of China, Japa,
the Philippines, and India to invest
gate commercial conditions. He al.
served as war correspondent of a syl
diCate of leading American and Eur,
pean papers in the Philippines durir
the Spanish-American war. He w;
practically seven years in the OrieI
before devoting himself to Pan-AmeI
can relations, which have occupied {
OF his time for the last ten years.
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