The Washington times., 1915-05-30
Pan-American Conference, End
ed in Capital, Notable Ban
quet CIimaxing Gathering.
FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Delegates Entertain Today at
Luncheon Given at Woodley
by Mr.. and Mrs. Peters.

Confident that the bonds of friendship
between the United States and Latin
America have been strengthened by
the exchange Of views on peace and
commercial prosperity. the delegates to
the first Pan-American financial con-
ference will leave Washington tomor-
row for a tour of the principal cities of
this country.
The conference. which opened here a
week ago with addresses by the Presi-
dent, the Secretary of State, and the
Secretary of the Treasury, closed Of
hcially last night with banquet in
the Pan-American Union building, at
which Secretary McAdoo was host.
At noon today the visiting financiers
United States delegates and Govern
ment officials, were the guests Of the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs; Andrew Peters at a breakfast
at Woodley, the country home of Sem
stor and Mrs. Newlands, which has
been leased by Mr.. Peters.
Notable For Speeches.
The banquet was notable for its
speeches, predicting that the conference
now closing is but the first of many
gathering in the interest of the Amer
cas-. Secretary of State Bryan de-
clared this conference Is but the be-
ginning of series of similar gather
ings which will enable us to know each
other better
DR.. Santiago Perez Triana. of Colom-
bia, whose eloquent speech declaring
that America is for Americans, stirred
the conference several days ago. told
the banqueters the American nations
must guard against two dangers-the
danger of excessive power running to
Imperialism" and the danger of forget
ting the ideals of liberty and morality
10 nt ha q n
of the states on. the Western Heml-
sphere. DR.. Triana evoked tumultuous
APPLAUSE when he said:
I'VE all consider President Wilson one
of the noblest citizens of mankind. a
seer who can see truths of righteousness
and form them into national policies.
Our nations are free and shall remain
80 as long as they do not forget that
eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty.
A danger is excessive power running
into militarism-therein lies the death OF
liberty"
For Pan-American Anthem.
Secretary Bryan suggested an inter-
national Pan-American anthem.
This meeting makes our misunder-
standings less probable and their solu-
ton more certain" said Bryan.
Ambassador De CANA Of Brazil. dean
of the Latin-American diplomatic corps
responding to the toast to President
Wilson said:
This is only the start of a movement
whose end we cannot guess"
Nations do not stand still" saiC
Assistant Secretary Peter. To advance
they must have unselfish interest anC
devotion to their people This meeting
has brought together men whose inter
est and devotion will add much TOWARD
cementing ties of friendship which will
aid in no small manner the future OF
their states
Respond For U. S.
Secretary McAdoo presided as toast
master, and addresses in behalf OF the
United States were made by Secretary
Bryan and John Bassett Moore. former
counselor of the State Department.
At the final business session a reso-
luton was adopted urging improved
shipping facilities between the Ameri'
avoided an expression as to preference
between2 government lines and private,
ly operated ship lines
The report of the committee on uni
form laws recommending an interna'
tional high commission to work for q
standa rdization of monetary. naviga
ton, and commercial laws among the
American countries was adopted.
The TRANSPORTATION resol luton. pro
posed by David r. Francis. OF ST
Louis, and unanimously adopted. reads
1T is the sense of this conference
that improved ocean transportation be
tween the countries composing the Pan
American Union has become a vita
every effort should be made to secur.
at the earliest possible moment such
improved means of transportation
since it is of primary Importance to th'
extension of trade and commerce anC
improved financial relations between
ha