Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-24
Preliminary Arrangements for
Second Pan-AmeriCan Con-
gress Completed.
FOR CLOSER RELATIONS
ON EDUCATIONAL LINES
More Than $50 Delegates Expected
From Southern Republics.
go From United States.

The preliminary arrangements for the
second Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress. scheduled to meet in Washington
for the two weeks beginning Monday,
December 81. have been completed, ac-
cording to announcement made last
night 1t is expected that all of the
American republics will participate in
this congress, which. it is said. will be
the largest and most comprehensive
international conference ever held in
the United States
According to official reports from
each of the governments now in the
hands of Director General John Bar
rett of the Pan-American Union, who
Is secretary general of the congress,
each one of the twenty-one American
republics will appoint delegations COM
posed of its leading educators, econo-
mists, engineers, international law
yers, and experts on mining, agricul-
ture. health, transportation and finance.
From present indications. it is esti
mated that there will be in attendance
more than $50 of the most representa-
tive men of Central and South America
or more than have ever participated
in any other international conference
held in America. From the United
States. aside from its Official delega-
600 special representatives from its
universities. colleges and scientific
societies and organizations.
Closer Relations Sought.
The congress will be signalized by
an effort to promote closer relations
among the American republics along
intellectual and educational lines,
rather than along material and politi-
regular international conferences of
the American republics have developed
closer political ties, and the recent pam
American financial conference helped
10 promote better financial understand
ing, SO correspondingly this congress
Will bring the Americas more intimately
together upon a high plane of intel
lectual, scientific, educational and
social progress and intercourse.
The first pan-Arnerican scientific con-
gress was held in Santiago, the capital
OF Chile, in 1908. 1t was attended by
hundreds of the leading scientists Of
the Americas, including a large delega-
ton from the United States.
The United States government has ap-
propriated $50, 900 for the expenses of
the conference, and the President was
authorized by Congress to invite all
the other American governments to
participate. The authority for the pre-
= liminary arrangements was placed in
the hands of the Secretary of State
who, in turn, appointed an executive
committee to make all preparations for
the congress.
Members of the Committee.
This committee consists of William
Phillips. third assistant secretary of
state and chairman ex-oficio; James
Brown Scott. secretary of the Carnegie
endowment for international peace, vice
chairman; William H. WEIGH, president
of National Academy of Sciences, hon.
orary vice chairman; John Barrett, di :
rector general of the Pan-American
Union; W. H. Bixby. brigadier generai,
commissioner of education. William c.
Gorgas. surgeon general. L. S. A: Will
liam H Holmes, head curator of Smith
sonian Institution; Hennen Jennings.
bandry division, bureau Of animal in
dustry; L 8. Rowe. president OF Ameri-
can Academy of Political and Social
Science, and Robert S. Woodward, pres
ident of Carnegie Institution OF Wash
1ngton.
This committee in turn elected as It's
organization and executive officials
John Barrett as secretary general and
Glen Levin Swiggett of the University
of Tennessee as assistant secretary
general.
President Wilson Is expected to well
come the delegates at the inaugural
session, which will be held Monday, De-
cember 81. The president of the con-
gress will be Eduardo Suarez-Mujica,
ambassador of Chile. who will also be
the chairman of the delegation from
that country.
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