Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-11
PAN AMERICAN MEET OF FINANCIAL MEN
 IS IN PREP ARA TION
Many delegates From Every Part of the Two Americas will be in the United States to Dis CuSS Finances.

American financial conference called by Secretary of the Treasury. William ] c. McAdoo. to be held in this city be-
 ginning May 24th Participation of eighteen Latin-American countries al-
 ready is assured In addition to dis
 tineuished foreign delegates, repre-
 sentative bankers and nnanciers of the United States will take part in deliberations on existing financial con
 ditions throughout the Western Hem
 isphere which it is expected. will lead to adoption of measures for clos CT business and banking relationship of American nations and advancement of Financial welfare of all of them. officials and civilian dnanciers from South and Central American countries are to be the guests of the l United States at the conference and up to this time delegates from eigh- teen countries have been appointed. The list of representative bankers and
 hnanciers who will represent the Un-
 tied States has not been completed I but Secretary McAdoo plans Co have
 the personnel of the home delegation in hand within a short time Repre-
 sentatives of big commercial as well
 as the banking interests of the coun-
 try are to be urged to participate in the conference.
 ! Delegations already appointed from South and Central American nations include the following
 | Aruauffua- Eo4,Yar rr,r. n.--.,.-
 of Buenos Aires, prominent banker
 and business man of the Argentine . Republic, grandson of Samuel B. ! Hale, Of Boston, who founded in 1883 l the Buenos Aires firm which Mir. Pear son now heads; Richard C. Aldao. cor 1 poration lawyer and formerly minister ] of finance of the province of Buenos 1 Aires; V. Villamil and John E. Zim- | merman, business men of Argentina. ] The Argentine delegation already has sailed for the United States. l Brazil pr. Amaro Cavalcanti. for merly Judge Of the Supreme Court of Brazil and an authority on financial ! and commercial affairs of that repub- i lie.
 Bolivia: Adolfo Ballician. Consul General in New York and IgHacio Cal deron, Bolivian minister at Washing ton
 Chile. Luis Izquierdo. former min ister Of foreign affairs, Agusto Villa nueva, director general of the Bank of Chile, and Luis Aldunate banker and business man Of the Republic. ] ~Columbia: Roberto Ancizar. secre- tary Of the Colombian legation and Santiago Perez Triana. Colombian banker and formerly minister to Great Britain
 Costa Rica Mariana Guardia. Min ister of Finance. and John NJ. Keith. | banker
 Dominican Republic: Francisco J. Peynado, former minister to the Unit ed States and Dr. Enrique Jiminez. present minister to this country. Nicaragua Aristides Ariona. Sec retary of Finance and Treasury: Ra- mon F. Acevedo. manager of National Bank of Panama. and Ramon Arias. Jrr vice-president Bank of the Canal Zone
 Paraguay: Dr. Ayala, minister of l finance.
 Peru: Isaac Alseamora, formerly vice-president Of the Republic and at one time minister of foreign affairs and memberr of the Peruvian Con gress; Eduardo Higginson. Consul 1 General at New York.
 Salvador: Alfonso Quinones. vice president and formerly president of Salvador; Jose Suay. sub-secretary of finance and former minister of finance and Roberto Aguilar. banker
 Uruguay: Pedro Cosio. minister of finance; Dr. Gabriel Terra. member or the Chamber of Deputies and for merly minister Of industries.
 Venezuela: Pedro Rafael Rincones, Consul-General at New York
 Guatemala, Honduras. Equador and Cuba have accepted invitations to the conference and announcement of their official delegations is expected in the near future, Ambassadors and minis ters in Washington from the various countries will also act as ex-onicio members of the congress.
 official call for the conference was based upon a provision of the Diplo- matic and Consular Appropriation bill passed by the last Congress, as fol- lows
 'The President is hereby authorized to extend to the Governments of Cen tral and South America an invitation to be represented by their ministers of finance and leading bankers, not exceeding three in number in each ease, to attend a conference with the Secretary of the Treasury in the city of Washington at such date as shall be determined by the President, with Ia view of establishing closer and more satisfactory financial relations be- tween their countries and the United States of America. and authority is hereby given to the Secretary of the l Treasury 10 invite, in his discretion. 1 representative bankers of the United ] States to participate in the said con- nd fHss aN