The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-24
I'D SECOND
In[R|CAh MEETING
~ Co1gFcas Of Both Continents
y - = Washington, December
II 111k " january 4, 1915.
COUNTRIES INTERESTED
- EoGhbcrs VIII Have Strong
& nG10ns, the Gathering PrcTnis-
= Prove Another strong Tie to
80 Two Continents.

- - RsUve Another strong Tie Il
- Two Ccncncmts.
Announcsment was made yasterda,
nx a. preliminary arrangements ar
%&nHnn1e&ed for the largest and mos
nns<h ensive International confer
- watch has ever been held In th'
Sa GtateA From December ~
TT - January s. 1915. or a perice
Z 80 weeks. naere Will meet ID
u Ankton. .. c.. the Second Pan
6nNAoefcou Scientific Congress. In which
D ~ - che American Republics wit
" Y oDato, and for which prepare
a nonn have been going on fer nesri,
80 SsArs
sss Ascending to tho Official reports
Sm each Of the govern mens now
80 hands of Director John
4 Sk9Q<<. Of tie Pan American Union
sNko II eecretAry-general OF the Con
\ 49,. aAcs enc OF TIE twenty-oFra
u Reesnn Republics will appoint DEL
0ax3o0s composed OF Its leading edu'
a604aua economists, engineers. inter
y nn&D1nnf lavyers. and experts on min
I ~. aer4culturs. transportation and
a43nance. From present indications, II
~ estimated that there will be IN at
\ fsr dance over ons hundred and ffrty
u the uossx. Representative men cf
exgp~fxa1 and South America. or more
xNna eAvs ever participated In any
ether iHtkFnat3onaa conference held
- AnAs4oA From the United STATES
49, 1rum It's official delegation.
s1he9o w11l b. present over SIX hun
AenA sUoc4al Representatives from IN
I'LL AsYtSfYp
Enoc3ef1es and organizations.
Ins1n-Amer4on Interested
Already the Lstin-Arnerican coun-
/ 1sxs6 are ranifex.ing extraordinary
feorQOG n the program. white more
kau11ou IL being SVEN to II by the
1eufluks ct America than they have
A1er shown n any other international
s1oeeang. n therefore. bids fair &c
notxnrk wugt0wtde attention and to
11nxk = new era In Pan American
lsn1e1ne vrcsrees-
'ss n Vii 30 signsiised by an EFFORT
- Droncte closer relations among
S4Ae American republics along intai-
1ocfual and educational lines rather
tran On material and political lines
- She same way that tho regular
lnAeruattonal Conferences Of ths
sAmesican republics have developed
4 <1noar political ties. and the recen'
Financial Conference
X n1poA - promote better rnancis
s'4s(ilf ntU tnnd3ng, SO correspondingly Thu
Epn3ro0 viii bring the American
n cra 1nt4mately together upon hfEl
@1fxna Of intellectual. scientific. edn
\ 14tltnAl and social progress and *.
glSxQuurse. According to the opinio1
Se<iy Expressed by prominent Latin
&kmericans in both the United STATE
&SaA ElOnth America this Confer0nc
@M3N do more TO promote practice
u MISREPRESENTATION than all the oths
4neMfofences put together.
NYFaf Was Held at Santiago.
TA3s international gathering II can
q - fhe second Pan-American Scien
81 444Ic Congress. because the first wa
S4aeid III Santiago. the capital OF Chill
ssAreds OF the leading scientists OF tn
AMerfcns, Including a large delegn
Il fton from the United States. When
K gAd1Curned. II unanimously agreed
& hold the second IN Washington. TIL
Emitted States Government has there
q FORE appropriated flfty thousand dol
q taxS Tor tho expenses Of the confer
Anos and the President of the Unite
mates wan authorized by Congress I
invite Ill the other American govern
d snents to participate. The authort
MI THE VIC f1fG1fa h&Iee1AAcAiSs'As We
h UlacNd m the hands OF the Secretar
@of state. who, in turn, appointed q
n NRecsative Committee 10 make 4
~ ureparations Of the Congress. TIL
r01nunittee consists of
U william Phillips third asetstar
Saecre<ary Of State. and chairman e,
0kficio.
James Brown Scott. secretary OF tn
Arnegie Endowment for 1Hterns
&4onaf Peace. vce-chairman
" William H. welch, president Of Ma
xtoral Academy Of Sciences honorsr
John HaNratt. director -g~neral Q
Esfhe Pan American Union.
w. n BtxSy. brfgadier-sencrA,, 7
~. retired
q Fhflander p C1axton. cornerstone
gf N1ucAticn.
william c. Gorgss. gurgeon-rsners
nys II A.
yVgIliana Fl Holmes, head curs tc
&A1 1Ufthscnian Institution.
Hennan Jennings. former presidei
london Institution rlrntng an
nkalIurxy.
noo1re NJ Romnci. chief, anfrns
handry division Bureau OF Anims
#AHANGtry, Department of Agrtcultur
=. Rowe. president Of America
onogny Of Political ard Social Sc
NGAost 0Woodward. president c
EMAgie institution of Washington.
Els1o committee in turn elected .
NeDAnfxa&ton and executive o,
1aao John Barrett a. secretary ger
y, ma Glen Levin swtggett Of tn
na0QFaaty OF Tennessee. as assistsr
n rroeney-generai.
0Maldenf % Welcome Delegates.
~ l IN President Of the United State
%ll1I welcome the delegates ar ~
34nnRmrAi session. which win be hel
n Monday. December 81 The Pres
Isn't ~ the Congress. in accordanc
nth International precedence ws,ic
uS~eo the presidency TO the teadin
i've 1T thA country wher
&Se previous conferences was held, wi
~ his E.xcai'ency Eduardo Sersre2
Mules. amhessaSor cf chile, who vi
antoc - the cs'a;rr7Ta ~ the delega
a&40n from that country
PAN-AHEPTCAN UNION
n G.. Oct % 1918.