Evening star., 1915-06-22
Selects U. S. Representatives
for International High Com
mission on Uniform Laws.
ALSO NAMES PERSONNEL
FOR GROUP COMMITTEES
Takes Definite Steps to Continue
Work of Recent Pan-American
Financial Conference.

Definite steps were taken today by
Secretary McAdoo to continue the work
of the recent pan-American financial
conference and to further the idea of
closer financial and commercial rela-
tions between the nations on the west
ern hemisphere.
Mr.. McAdoo. with the authority of the
conference behind him. made public the
names of the representatives OF the
United States he has selected to serve
on an international high commission
on uniform laws, and membership of
committee to consider a visit of Amerl-
can business men and financiers to Cen
trail and South America. He also an
nounced the personnel for the United
States of eighteen permanent group
committees which are to consider the
special needs of each of the countries
represented at the recent conference.
The international commission is to be
made up of the representatives of the
United States, named today by Mr.. Nc
Adoo. and nine persons from each South
and Central American nation to be
named by the finance minister of each.
All Committees Unofficial.
Much Of the important work of the
called group conferences. and Mr.. Nc
Adoo announced that he hoped that in
the makeup of the permanent groups
the same men from the southern coun-
tries would serve as served in Wash
ington- All the committees are un-
official. Congress made no appropria-
tion for further work along the lines
laid out, but the administration Is ex-
pected to put forth every effort to con-
tinue it.
The representatives of the United
States on the international high COM
mission are: Secretary McAdoo, chair
man; John Bassett Moore. Columbia
University, vice chairman; John H.
Fahey. United States Chamber of Com
merce, David r. Francis, E. H. Gary
chairman Of board of the United States
Steel Corporation: A. B. Hepburn
Chase National Bank. New York
George n Reynolds. Continental and
Henry P. Davidson of J. P. Morgan &
Co.. Samuel Cntermeyer and DR.. Lee
8. Rowe, secretary general of the
cent conferences.
The special committee to consider a
visit OF business men to South and Cen
eral America Is composed of the follow
ing: James A. Farrell, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, chair
man. John Barrett, director general of
the Pan-American Union: D. r. Black,
tngton: s. T. Henry, ". S. Kies, Robert
n. Patchin,s James ]. Shirley, Willard
Straight, New York: Edwin Warfield.
Baltimore, John Clausen, San Fran
cisco.
Permanent Group Committees.
On the permanent group committees
he named the following:
Argentina-Willard Straight, chair
Ia
president Ford Motor Company, De-
troit; Cyrus Mccormick. International
Harvester Company, Chicago; Frank
Bank. New York city.
Bolivia-Joseph P. Grace, chairman;
". F. Bippus. J. F. O'Neill, George H.
Richards
Rrazil-John Hays Hammond, chair
man: J. B. Forgan. president First Ma
tional Bank, Chicago: Frederick Lage,
Z. ". Rice, president General Electric
Company. New York: Mortimer L.
schiff. Kuhn, Loeb & Co. New York.
Bacon, G. L. Duval. David Kinley. ohm
:. Roskeb.
Colombia-George W. Norris, chair
man; Morris Coster, w r. Shepard
Wallace D. Simmons. r. Lanchaster
Williams.
Costa Rica-J. W. Earle, chairma n :;
H c. Grout. Minor Parker. G. A. Aerts
Cuba-F O. Brown. chairman: Paul
Fuller. Fairfax Harrison. president
Southern Railway Company. Washing
ton. D. c.; G. c. Taylor. president
American Express Company. New York
city; James Speyer
Dominican Republic-Prof. J. II. Hol-
lander chairman, Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore. Charles A. Falconer
Frederick B. Jennings. w. H. Marshall,
David II. G. Fanny.
Joseph n. o'Neil Chairman.
Ecuador-Joseph H. o'NeiI. chairman:
Frederick H. Eaton. f. NJ Kerr, presi-
dent Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company. East Pittsburgh.
Pa. W. II. Lipe. J. C. White.
Guatemala-David r. Francis, chair
man; Alba D. Johnson. president Bald
win locomotive works. Philadelphia :
John Clausen. J. Ruperti. William E.
woodin.
Honduras-John s. Armstrong. chair
man; owen Gathright. w. E. Manning,
Samuel Sachs, n d. Thayer
NIcaragua-W. l.. Saunders, cha
man; James Brown. l.. o. Harnecker.
George H. Sumsen. Sol Wexler
Panama-S. l.. Schoonmaker, chair
man. Thomas F. Cream. J. ". Gladding.
u X. Milford, r. c. Rhett
Paraguay-I1ewis f. Pierson chair
man: Robert r. Maddox. John r Mar
ron. Charles Muchnic, Robert II, Patch
in.
Peru-John n Fahey. chairman: Rog-
W. Bsbson, William Butterworth.
Daniel Guggenheim. president Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining Company; c.
D Mitchell.
SaIvador-W. s. Rowe. chairman; r
u Given. Elliott II. Goodwin, George
S MshAna. Clarence J. Owens
Truguay-Harry A. WHEELER, chair
man; H. q. p. Deans. ". $. kies E r.
Thomas Daniel G. Wing.
Nenezuela-Charles r. Crane. chair
man. Chicago: f. A. DeIima w c. Pot
ter. j. W. Seligman. William p Will
Subjects to Be Considered
Among the subjects which the recent
conferences suggested should be con-
sidered by the high commission were
The establishment of gold standard
OF value. bills of exchange. commercial
PAPER and bills of !ading. uniform clas-
slfca.ion of merchandise. customs reg
ulations trademarks and patents, uni
form rate of postage. money orders,
parcels post and the extension of tho
process of arbitration for the adjust
ment of commercial disputes Mr.. Nc
Adoo suggested that this commissio ion
Nsst in Busnos Aires November /.