Evening star., 1915-05-15
Probable Program Of Coming
Pan-American Conference
in Washington.
ONLY GENERAL BUSINESS
FOR THE OPEN SESSION
Secretary McAdoo Addresses Letter
to Each Delegate, Suggesting
Plan of Procedure

Eighteen committees. each composeu
OF five American delegates ana the
DELEGATES representative of one OF the
eighteen latin American republics. are
expected to do the practical work OF
tn" approaching pan-American hnah-
ciaI conference. General discussion VIII
be confined to two or three sessions OIL
, the entire representation during the
week beginning May II This plan OF
procedure is outlined in letter OF
greeting from Secretary William 6. Nc
.ldoo of the Treasury department, ad-
dressed to each of the delegates.
finance commerce and transportation
are TO be the comprehensive subjects OF
discussion. The general sessions are
expected to consider these matters as
the broad problems affecting all the
Latin American republics in their re
lations with the United States. The
committees are to give private and con-
fidential consideration to the particu-
lar relations between the United States
and the single other nation represented
in its personnel
''It is assumed that each visiting
country has problems that are distinct
S ly its own, suggests secretary Nc
T. Adoo in his letter, problems of such
a specific nature that they cannot he
discussed with advantage in the gem
eral conference.
Discussion of General Problems.
One of the purposes. he explains, is
to obtain all available information of
an authentic character regarding the
general problems of finance. trade and
transportation. and hearing sugges-
tions as to the best solution of these
problems to the mutual advantage of
: all the nations concerned. Although no
formal program has yet been prepared.
= Secretary McAdoo outlines the follow
ing subjects for considerations:
/. The present financial needs in ma
tional, state and local governments:
nature and character of public loans:
how secured: rates of interest thereon:
= where such loans have heretofore been
placed. and the price at which they
have been sold; possibility of placing
such loans in the United States: effect
= of the European war on public reve-
nues and expenditures; relation of de-
cline of public revenues to guarantees
: of payment of interest and principal
: , The norpaal and financial needs Of
I: public service companies. present needs
: Of such companies. character and ma
: lure of the bonds or obligations they
{ have To offer: how secured. etc: posi-
: ble conditions of financing in the
/. United States. effect of the European
war OIL Sutn companies titrit
cial condition and needs.
? Normal financial needs Of COM
merce. such. for instance. as credit IA
cilities. direct or dollar exchange: pos
sibiIity of adapting commercial credits
in the United States to the needs oil
9 the countries of Central and south
s America: effect of European war on
4 the financing Of foreign commerce.
: 4 Transportation between the United
: States and the country or countries
Il -fs,t n
{ volved in money orders, parcel post
: etc
Secretary McAdoo's Suggestions.
: The Secretary of the Treasury adds.
: In his letter:
During the recesses Of the general
conference the so-called private con-
= ferences may proceed and at such times
s.,nd at such places as may be agreed
lIpon between the visiting delegates
-and the committee of representative
: men Of the United states assigned TO
: them.
Besides these private conferences.
: there will be- as before stated. several
general sessions of the conference dur
ing the week, at which subjects OF
common interest to all of the south
md Central American countries and the
: United States may he discussed, and
Z each delegate will have AN opportunity
+ 10 express his personal views in brief
and pointed way on any subject or mat
ter he may wish to bring before the
: conference. | shall be very happy II
g YOU will giye thought to these matters
and take an active part in the discus
sions that may arise. / shall be very
happy also. if you will be good enough
TO inform me of any particular sub
feet or matters which. in Your judg-
inent. should be brought before the
: general sessions of the conference for
:. discussion.