Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-26

tary Of finance and treasury; Ramon
F. Acevedo, manager of National
Bank Of Panama. and Ramon Arias
Jr.. vice president Bank of the Canal
Zone.
Paraguay DR. Ayala. minister OF
finance.
Peru: Isaac Aiseamora. formerly
Vice president OF the republic. at one
time minister of foreign affairs and
member of the Peruvian congress
Eduardo Higginson. consul general at
New York
Salvador. Alfonso Qunones, vice
president and formerly president of
Salvador, Jose Suay. suh-secretary Of
finance and former minister OF fl
nance. and Roberto Aguilar, banker.
Uruguay: Pedro Cosio. minister of
finance; DR. Gabriel Terra, member
of the chamber of deputies and for
merly minister of Industries.
Venezuela Pedro Rafael Rincones,
consul general az New York.
Guatemala, Honduras. Ecuador and
Cuba have accepted invitations TO the
conference and announcement cf
their official delegations is expected
in the near future. Ambassadors and
ministers in Washington from the va
rious countries will also act as eN-of-
ficio members of the congress.
Official call for the conference was
based upon a provision of the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill
passed by the last congress, as fol-
lows
Provision of Authorization.
"The president is hereby authorized
to extend to the governments of Cen
trail and South America an invitation
to be represented by their ministers
of finance and leading bankers, not
exceeding three in number in each
case, to attend a conference with the
secretary of the treasury in the city
OF Washington at such date az shall
he determined by the president with
a view of establishing closer and more
satisfactory financial relations be-
tween their countries and the United
States of America, and authority Is
hereby given TO the secretary of the
treasury to invite. In his discretion
representative bankers of the United
States to participate in the said eon-
ference, and for the purpose of meet
ing such actual and necessary expens-
es as may be incidental to the meet
inf of said conference and for the en-
tertainment of the conferees the sum
of $4,000 is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not 9th
erwise appropriated, to be expended
under the direction of the secretary Of
the treasury"
Allied with the subject of financial
betterment Of nations participating
which will he sought by the confer
enoe there will be considered also the
subject of improvement of general
conditions and facilities Of commerce,
trade and transportation. New con-
ditIons of financial and commercial
relationship between the United States
land other American nations have been
brought about by the war and these
conditions, il is urged by those inter
ested in the conference and its pro-
moters make it necessary that there
shall be an adjustment upon a basis
that will safeguard all nations con-
cerned against embarrassments and
depression incident TO the general up
heaval of commercial conditions,
Sessions of the congress will be held
in the PAN American union building
IN this city, and. besides United States
delegates soon to be named. this gov
eminent win be represented by Presi-
dent Wilson and members of the cab
inent, members of the federal reserve
board and John Barrett. director gem
eral of the Pan-American union.