Evening star., 1915-12-31
. result except by victory over tht
United States.
Will Be Cause of Rejoicing.

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United States.
Will Be Cause of Rejoicing.
"All pan-America will therefore re-
joce if this conference shall give the
Inspiration. though it may not be able
to write the act, because it Is not a
political gathering, for the actual evo-
luton of the Monroe doctrine into a
american doctrine which will mean
that the Latin American republics. IN
the event the United States were at
tackled by foreign foe. would. with al!
their physical and moral force. stand
for the protection and sovereignty OF
the United States just as quickly as the
United States under corresponding cir
cumstances would stand for their SOW
ereignty and integrity. With such a
pan-American doctrine recognized and
approved by all the American republics,
there would be no danger for the SOW
ereignty and peace of pan-America, and
the greatest step possible for practical
peace among all nations would be
achieved.
DR.. P. P. Claxton, United States conf
missioner of education, acted as chair
man of the meeting. and pointed out
in his opening address that as a result
Of this conference steps will doubtless
he taken toward the formulation OF
definite courses of study designed to mt
men for work in the several branches
and commercial
No formal program had been arranged
for todays session, nor will there oe
any at future meetings, 1t being pc
lieved that frank and full discussion
by representative men Interested in all
phases of the problems presented Will
be of the greatest value at this time
Following the address by Mr.. Barrett,
W. j. Carr. director OF consular serv-
ice for the United States spoke. de-
scribing the duties of the United States
consul and the qualifications required
for appointment to the service.
Admission" he said. "is by examina-
tion and appointment and there is
great need for the highest grade of
men on account of the very important
part played by the service in the re-
iations of the United States abroad.
Political influence, contrary to gen
eral opinion" said Mr.. Carr. lis not in
any way necessary for entrance into
the service"
Training for Foreign Trade.
James A YarreIl. president of the
United States Steel Corporation and
chairman of the National Foreign
Trade Council. speaking on Training
for Foreign Trade" said in part:
o. Although foreign trade has always
of the United States. the number of
citizens directly engaged in II has not,
thus far, been so great as to lend ma
tional character to the question Of
training the young for its development
"Of equal Importance to the training
of men for export trade is the prepara-
tion of others for the Intelligent han
ding of import trade. Our position in
international commerce should rest
upon a fair exchange of values.
The chief requisites in the training
of young men for a successful career
In the foreign trade may be briefly
summarized as follows:
"A well grounded knowledge OF the
English language, to permit clear and
concise. expression. A knowledge of
one or more languages, in addition to
En- glish
"A comprehensive knowledge of the
fundamental rules of arithmetic, in
cluding percentage, merchandise and
currency calculations and short meth
DDS of accurate computation.
Practical knowledge Needed.
"A practical knowledge of business
Office routine, including the proper ham
ding of mail, receipt and preparation
Of orders. invoicing and accounting.
"A practical working knowledge of
the routine of manufacturing OF any
given line of products, including the
elements of cost of production.
Sufficient acquaintance with COM
mercial law and practice. particularly
with respect to the negotiation of ordi-
nary business contracts, to enable de-
termination of ordinary questions re-
1ating to business without frequent
recourse to legal assistance.
"A knowledge Of domestic and for
eign markets. based upon a careful
study of natural and manufactured
products and their application to the
commerce of nations.
Study Of Transportation.
Systematic study of the ocean borne
transportation of the world to attain
degree of familiarity with the types of
steamers suitable for the various car
goes adapted to respective trades. the
loading of such steamers. the relation
of freight rates to measurement and
weight cargo and to the class of cargo,
general knowledge of the funda-
mentals of chartering, ocean bills Of
lading. marine and war risk insurance.
and similar subjects identified with
ocean transportation"
committee to steer the conference
was appointed by DIR. Claxton and was
composed Of the following: Dean Da-
vid kinley of the University of Illinois,
Prof. z. D. Adams of Leland Stanford
and Prof. Hoke of Miami University
This afternoons session opened at
Carroll Hall, 10th and G streets, at 2:3o
o'clock.