Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-26
SCIENTISTS OF ALL
AMERICAS MEETING
Two Hundred Statesmen, Publioists
and Educators Are in Washing
ton for Conference.
WILL DISCUSS BIG PROBLEMS


WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-More
than 200 statesmen, educators, sci
entists and publicists from the South
and Central American republics are
here for the second Pan-American
Scientific congress which convenes
Monday and continues until January
3. In addition to the official dele
gates Of the United States several
hundred private citizens will par
ticipate in the program which is d.
rected toward the general subject of
closer relations between the Amer
icas.
The first Pan-American Scientific con-
gress was held at Santiago. Chile, in
1903. when Washington was selected as
the place in which to hold the second
this year Eduardo Suarez, Chilean am
bassador TO Washington, was chosen
president OF the congress and will pre-
side at the conference next week. Vice
President Marshall Secretary Lansing
and Ambassador Suarez will welcome
the delegates on the first day OF the
congress and responses will be made by
chairmen OF the various delegations
Reception at white House.
1t is expected that President Wilson
will return TO washington from his
honeymoon in time TO address the mem
bers at a special meeting at the Pan
American building on the night OF Janu-
airy s. Arrangements have been made
far IL
ton ever held in the White House on
the evening OF January Z.
Congress at its last session appropri-
ated 10000 to cover expenses and author
lied President Wilson to extend the in
vitations. All the American republics ac-
cepted, some sending as many as fifteen
delegates and none less than three In
addition 10 these there have come many
representatives OF leading universities
and scientific societies and a number of
notables invited by the Carnegie Endow-
ment. The Argentine government APP
propriated $4,000 for the expenses OF fits
delegation of nine men. who stand high
In educational and scientific affairs in
South America. The Chilean govern
ment appointed fifteen delegates.
Delegates Of United. states.
The delegation of the United States,
headed by George Gray Of Delaware, in
cludes William Phillips. third assistant
secretary OF state, who Is chairman OF
the executive committee OF arrangements;
James Brown Scott. secretary of the
Carnegie Endowment; william II. Welch,
president OF the National Academy of
Sciences; John Barrett, director general
OF the Pan-American union; Brigadief
General w. II. Blxby, u. 8. A., retired
Philander p. Claxton commissioner of
education; Major General william c.
Gorgas. surgeon general. United States
army; William III. Holmes, Smithsonian
Institute; Hennen Jennings, mining en-
gineer; George NJ. Rommel, Department
OF Agriculture; Il g. Rowe. president OF
the American Academy of Political and
Social Sciences Robert s. Woodward
president OF the Carnegie institution OF
Washington; Franz Boas. Columbia uni
versity; John A. Brashear, American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers: William
Wallace Campbell, American Association
for the Advance OF Science; Richard C.
Cabot. professor In the Harvard medical
school; Henry b. Fine, Princeton uni
versity; Henry 8. Graves. chief forester
of the United States; Alfred p. Thorn OF
the Southern Railway. and Charles ID.
walcott. director, OF the Smithsonian In
stitution.
The work OF arranging the program has
been done at the Pan-Amerlcan building
here. under the direction of John Bar
rett. director general OF the Pan-Amer-
lean union, as secretary general of the
congress. assisted by DR., Glen Levin
Swiggett, professor of romance lam
guages at the University of Tennessee
s assistant secretary general.
The subjects to be discussed have been