Evening star., 1915-05-29
Plans for great steamship lines

Plans for great steamship lines
between the United States and
South America, the various
American republics participating
in their ownership and operation,
the first and foremost essential,
all delegates to the pan-American
financial conference agree, to bet
ter trade relations between the
United States and the other
Americas, were presented to the
conference today in the report of
the transportation committee.
A permanent committee OF
representatives of the United
States, Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru to
work out the plans was recon-
mended, and is to be named by
the Secretary OF the Treasury OF
the Cnltcu .oCdtCS.
Conference Ends Today.
The report was presented as the last
piece of busines at the close of the
morning session, and was taken up
again this afternoon when the confer
ence reconvened at 3 o'clock 1t had
been the intention to end the confer
ence at noon today. but the volume of
work was so great this could not be
done
The delegates were received in fare
well audience by President Wilson at
the White House at 1890 o'clock This
afternoon at $50 o'clock they will be
the guests of Mrs John B. Henderson
at a tea at her home. and tonight they
will be the guests OF the Secretary of
the Treasury at a state banquet in the
hall of the Americas at the Pan-Amer-
lean Union building.
Tomorrow morning they will be the
guests of the assistant secretary of
the treasury and Mrs. Peters at a
breakfast and Monday they will leave
for a ten-day tour of cities Of the
eastern part Of the United States as
the guests Of the nation.
Secretary Bryan spoke in advocacy
Of the proposed treaty with Nicaragua
at the morning session. and created
storm OF applause when he exclaimed
that the government OF the United
with Nicaragua that would be objec-
tionable to other Central American re-
publics. He announced that the gov
ernment of the United States has TAX
en- the other Central American republics
| into its confidence as to the Nicaragua
treatey and invited the fullest inquiry
| and consultation between the Central
American republics as to the motives
Of the United States. . &c..
Makes Digest Of Reports.
John Bassett Moore made a brief di-
gest OF all the conference reports from
general conference. the details OF many
Of which have been published in The
Star during the past few days
The chief of the delegations Of each
country delivered brief remarks, with
the exception Of Argentina. That coun-
try will discuss its affairs this after
noon and 1t Is expected that the trans
| portation committees report will fur
nish the principal subject matter in it.
When 1t came the turn of Solomon
| Wexler a New Orleans banker who is
attached to tho Nicaraguan group, to
| subject Of transportation, which IL up-
permost in the minds of all the dele
| gates from South American countries
Mr. Wexler said that the city of New
iOrleans IL opposed to government
owned steamships. but that he believes
that some form of government aid is
necessary and that sooner or later
must take the form of subsidy or sub
| vention.
New Orleans" said Mr.. wexler,
feels that steamship lines would bet
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