The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
NOTABLE MEN To
SPEAK ON TUESDAY
JOHN BARRETT AND DIR. OWEN TO
ADDRESS THE BUSINESS MEN
OF RICHMOND
ON TIMELY TOPICS
SPEAKERS BROUGHT HERE UNDER
AUSPICES or BUSINESS MEMS
CLUB--FIRsT OF NEW
cHAUTAUauA SERIES
ON TIMELY TOPICS

Director General John Barrett. OF
the Pan American union. and DIR
Clarence j. owen. managing director
of the Southern Commercial congress
than whom there are few more prom
| inent or useful Americans will adj
dress the business men of Richmond
Tuesday evening in the auditorium oi
the Jefferson hotel.
The meeting will be held under thu
auspices of the business Mems club
and is the first number of an inter
esting program which embraces
| bringing to Richmond some OF the
most prominent men of the country
to talk on live business problems. This
"Chautuaqua" will be free to business
mon, and IL 1t meets with sufficient
encouragement will be continued in,
definitely. The idea Is to invite ia
Richmond at frequent intervals. mer
who are authorities on live problems
big men and men who will com
mand a hearing. Whether the pro-
gram will he carried out depends very
largely upon the reception accorded
the prominent men who are to spe ak
Tuesday night.
Governor Mann to Preside.
Governor William Hodges Mann
will preside at the meeting and intro
duce the speakers. Special invitations
have been extended to Mayor Ainslie
the administrative board and the
council and aldermen TO be present
and invitations have. also been extend
ed any members of American InSaI-
tute Of Bankers. many who convene
here Wednesday, and who may he in
the city Tuesday to attend the meet
ing.
Director General Barrett, who. for
number of years, was United States
minister TO various Latina
countries. and travelled all over the
world In the interest Of the st. Louis
exposition. and In various other i'm
portant missions for the United States
government is now at the head Of the
Pan~AmeriCan unionn, an organization
composed of the diplomatic represea-
tatives of all Of the Latin American
countries and the United States. and
is the best informed man In this conn
try III tire EutrfFTt IF hts Address IN
Relation Of the Southern States te tho
Panama Canal and 10 the Latin
American Countries" In view of the
Mexican situation and the opening of
the Panama cana. this address should
be Of vital importance and interest to
T.
DR. Clarence I owen, managing d.
rector of the Southern Commercial
congress. and director general Of the
Permanent American Commission on
Agricultural Cooperation, who has
lust returned from "A three months
study. for the United States govern
ment. Of agricultural cooperation and
rural credits In Europe Will also
make "A short address on the subject
of Agricultural Cooperation and
Rnrai Credits In Europe"
who Jehn Barretf Is.
John Rarrett the director general of
the pan-Amcrtcan union, WAS elected
to his present position as the head %
this international organization by the
unanimous votes OF all the American
republics expressed through their
diplomatic representatives in Washing
ton. This followed his service as
United states minister to Colombia in
lso5-8, United States Minister co rana-
ma In I9o4-5. United states minister to
the Argentine Republic In 1907 Pre-
vious To holding these positions he had
been commissioner general OF foreign
affairs of the st Louis exposition max
ing tour of the world inviting for
eign countries to take part in that
great undertaking still earlier be was
delegate OF the United states tn the
! ran American Conference, "hATh Was
held at Mexico in t90l~2 this being the
beginning of his interest In Latin Amer
lean affairs
His FIRST diplomatic experience was
that OF ihttea states minister 70 aiAua
IN southern ASIA 10 when POSITION NJ
was appointed when ohiy twehts-siA
years old, ana al that Tune me young :
est minister piehipotehtiafy shat mao
ever been appointed hs the uhitea
+, states government. Whlie IN the Tar
east ne was sent on sesefai missions
oF the government 10 emma dapan'
the fhlhppines ana lndia TO inNesti-
gate commereial conditions, lie also
served as war correspondent OF syn
dtcate OF leading American ana Euro
pean papers IN the Philippines during
the spanish American war lie WAS
practically