Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-28
1000 DELEGATES
 AT OPENING OF
 GREAT CONGRESS
Marshall and Lansing Wei come Visitors from 2l
 Republics.
UNITED FRONT TO
 EUROPE SUGGESTED

UNITED FRONT TO
 EUROPE SUGGESTED Joint Military Action by All Countries
 of Western Hemisphere Hinted at
 Strongly in Addresses by Vice
 President and State Secretry. | Washington, Dec. 27-Significant addresses by Secretary of State Lans- ing and Vice president Marshall, pre- se ging a closer political and commer- cal union between the republics of the western hemisphere, marked the opening session of the second Pan l American Scientific congress in the magnificent Pan-American union building here today.
 The speakers hinted strongly at the probability of joint military action in the event of European aggression. Secretary Lansing, after discussing the cause for the cnunciation of the Monroe doctrine. and explaining what it meant, declared that the time had zone when it was surveyed with sus- pcion by the smaller atin-American countries. He asserted the Monroe dcc trine is the national policy" of the United States. while Pan-Amer- 1 iCansm is the international policy
 The might Of this country" said Mr.. Lansing, twill never be exercised ln spirit of greed to wrest from q reighboring sate it's territory or pos sessions. The ambitions of this re- public do net lie in the path of con quest, but in the paths of peace and j"stice. Whenever and wherever We can We will stretch forth 9 hand to those who med help"
 Secretary Lansing said that "pan- AmericanistI" is an expression of the rdea of internationalism and that America has become the guardian o! he idsa, which, in the end, will rule the world"
 Vice President Marshall, who spoke fer the president, declared that the idea of pan-Americanism should b. ta prevent unjust interferenc in the affairs Of the American nations. He said the United States would be the first to resent such interference with any country of the Americas.
 Washington. Dec. 27-With nearly 1000 of the most distinguished sci entists, educators and pnblicists of two continents and almost as many papers to be delivered on practically every general subject within the 1ange of human activities, the second Pan-American Scientific congress op. ened here today in Memorial Conti- mental hall, national headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revo- lution. Not room was left in any of the big hotels when the last of the delegates got in late at night and, to house the meetings to follow the formal session of today practically every square foot of available con. vention space in the city has been chartered, from lodge halls 10 ball rooms and including even govern ment and educational buildings. A feature of the opening was the singing, by chorus of the Home club of the department of the inter- for, of the "Pan-American Hymn, l recently translated into English by Prof. Vim. I. Shepard of Columbia University, New York.
 ! The assemblage, comprising about 150 representatives of Latin-Aemrican governments and scientific institu- tions and societies, the entire Latin l American contingent of the diplomat ic corps, about 700 representatives of American organizations and about 300 from the leading educational instl- 1 iutions of this country, was called to order by John Barrett, director gen eral of the Pan-American union, act ing as secretary-general of the con- eress.
 In the gallery, which was draped profusely with the national flags o1 the 21 American republic. were many notables of official and fashionable society, including those of the Euro mean diplomatic corps whose comlne l together in public would not be source of embarrassment on account of the war.
 William Phillips, third assistant secretary of state, whom MT. Barrett introduced as chairman of the execu' tive committee which organized the congress, called on Ambassador Suarez, of Chile. to take up the gave as presiding officer of the thirteen
 day meeting, and the preliminarie' were over.
 The welcome on behalf of the Unit ed States government, under Whos'
 auspices the congress is belng heio
 was rendered by Vice President Mar
 shall in the absence of President WI son. Mir. Marshall was followed D. , ea,~,o1 odd,.ncc