The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-24

number of instances transportation IA
cilities have not been available at aay
price. one Of the important questions
confronting this conference will be
whether the republics of America can
safely continue to be dependent on the
for the maintenance of their normal COM
merCial relations. Many of the countries
of South America are eager for the rs-
Enlistment Of transportation lines that
will not be dependent on the vicissitudes
of European affairs
The financial questions to be consid-
cred by the conference cover the most
pressing needs Of all the countries of the
American continent. The program will
extend over the entire range of public
and private financial needs. as we'll as
the problems connected with the extern
sion of commerce.
1t is expected that the most import
ant results will be secured through the
confidential conferences that will take
place in the respective group committees
Zach delegation from Central and South
America will meet with a group of emf
nent American tinanciers and business
men from every section of the United
States. The opportunity thus offered
for a frank and free Interchange of
views cannot help but be OF inestima bic
value in the formulation of definite and
practical plans. 1t will require consld-
cradle time to bring these plans to full
fruitiOn. but step. and an important
step, will have been taken in creating
for the republics of the American con-
tinent firm. definite. and practical basis
for cooperative action and mutual
benefit"
South America Suffers.
Here is what the official press bureau
The utter inadequaCy of transportation
facilities between the ports of South
America and the United States is the
leading topic of conversation among the
Latin American delegates to the Pan
American Financial Conference which
opens tomorrow morning with addresses
of welcome by the President of the
United States and tine Secretary of State
Delegates interviewed on the question OF
steamship communications between the
two continents are practically of one nina
in declaring that the first great step to
be taken toward continental solidarity is
the firm establishment of a suitable sys-
TEN of steamship lines between all great
ports.
Many delegates nave openly expressed
themselves as disappointed in the failure
of Congress to pass the ship purchase bill,
and il is likely that the memoranda ana
government through the conference dele
gates will bear strongly on the present
crying need for adequate trade-carrying
facilities for new commercial routes
which will undoubtedly result from the
conference.
The situation relating to trade
carrying facilities between the CONT
nents was far from satisfactory in
normal times, and South American
Il he
stances depended on the ships of the
Eastern Hemisphere. Immediately upon
the outbreak of the European war the
South American shipping situation be-
came immensely difficult. There is.
therefore. a strong undercurrent of
opinion among the delegates here fav-
oring some kind of cooperative ac-
tion between the republics of the
Western Hemisphere for the establish
ment and maintenance of steamship
lines.
"One of the delegates strongest in
favor of quick action on the trans
portation problems is Senior DR.. Lufs
Izquierdo. of the Chilean delegation.
Delegates from Uruguay, Brazil and
Argentina are also in the group which
considers this problem the chief one
for immediate solution. 1t is known
that the Brazilian delegation has an
important message to con-
vey to the President OF the United
States. and the ship problem may be
touched upon in this message"