Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-26
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clude the following:
Argentine-Samuel Hale Pearson OF
Buenos Aires, prominent banker and
business man of the Argentine Repub-
lie, grandson Of Samuel 3. Hale, of
Boston, who founded in 1893 the Buenos
Aires firm which Mr.. Pearson now heads;
Richard c. Aldao, corporation lawyer and
formerly minister of finance of the pro-
vince of Buenos Aires: y. Alanil and
John Z. Zimmerman, business men OF
Argentina. The Argentine delegation al
ready has sailed for the United States.
Brazil-Dr. A1naro Cavalcanti, former
" judge of the supreme court Of Brazil
and an authority on financial and COM
mercial affairs Of tHat republic.
Bolivia-Adolfo Ballican, Consul Gen
eral in New York and 1gnacio Calderon,
Bolivian minister at Washington.
Chile-Luis lzquierdo, former minister
Of foreign affairs, Augusta Villanueva,
Director General fthe Bank of Chile.
and Luis Aidurate, banker and business
man of the Republic.
Columbia-Rooerto Ancizar, secretary
Of the Colombian legation, and Santiago
Perez Triana, Colombian banker, and
formerly minister TO Great Britain.
Costa Rica-Mariano Guardia, minister
Of Finance. and John NJ. Keith, banker.
Dominican Repuhlic-Francisco ]. Pey-
nado, former minister TO the United
States and DR.. Enrique Jiminez, present
minister to this country.
icaragua-Frederick Albert Straus,
banker; and Pedro Rafael Cuadra, for
mer minister of finance.
Panama-Aristides Arizona. secretary of
finance and treasury: Raman T. Acevedo,
manager of the National Bank OF Pana-
ma, and Ramon Arias, Jr., vice president
Bank Of the Canal Zone.
Paraguay = DR.. Ayala, minister of
finance.
Peru-Isaac Alseamora, formerly vice
president Of the Republic, at one time
minister of foreign affairs and member of
the Peruvian Congress; Eduardo Higgin-
son. Consul-General at New York.
Salvador-Alfonso Quinones. vice presi-
dent and formerly president Of Salvador;
Jose au Suay. sub-secretary Of finance
and former minister Of finance. and Ro-
berto Aguilar, banker.
Uruguay - Pedro Cosio, minister of
finance: DR.. Gabriel Terra, member Of
the Chamber of Deputies and formerly
minister of industries.
Venezuela = Pedro Rafael Rincones,
Consul-General at New y ork.
Guatemala, honduras, Ecuador and
Cuba have accepted invitations to the
conference and announcement Of their
offici delegations is expected in the near
future Ambassadors and ministers in
Washington from the various countries
will also act as ex-officio members of
the Congress.
Official call for the conference was
based upon provision of the diplomatic
and Consular appropriation bill passed
by the last Congress. as follows:
THE President is hereby authorized to
extend to the Governments of Central
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 as shall be determined by the
President, with view of establishing
closer and more satisfactory financial re-
1ations between their countries and the
United States Of America, and authority
is hereby given to the secretary Of the
treasury to invite, in his discretion, rep
resentative bankers of the United States
to participate in the said conference, and
for the purpose of meeting such actual
and necessary expenses as may be Incl
dental to the meeting Of said conference
and for the entertainment Of the con-
ferees the sum of $4,000 is hereby appro-
priated, out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropria -, to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the secre-
tary of the Treasury
Allied with the subject OF financial bet
terment Of nations participating which
will be sought by the conference there
will be considered also the subject OF
Improvement OF general conditions and
facilities Of commerce, trade and
transportation. New conditions of finan-
cial and commercial relationship between
the United States and other American
nations have been brought about by the
war and these conditions, it is urged by
those interested in the conference and its
promoters, make It necessary that there