The sun., 1916-01-01
AMERICAS TO UNITE
FOR WAR AND PEACE
Pan Delegates to Cement Ma
tiOns in Arbitration Pact
and Educational system.
JAMES \. FARRELL SPEAKS

wAsHrSGroS. Dec. 3I.--pcfnite plans
for promoting Pan Amcricanism, the
fruit OF discuss here for the past
week among delegates to tho ln,erna-
tionai Scientific Congress. viii he taken
up At a general meeting of all delegates
Tomorrow.
Tho Argentine delegation will submit
resolution providing for the establish
ment of a system of exchanging profess
ore and students between the educa-
tional institutions of tno United states
and in-American countries. The
Chilean delegation will submit plan for
Vementing relations between the Ameri-
can republics.
Meantime tho work of paving the way
for International agreement of ques-
tiona involved in the relationship of the
various countries was carried on to-day
by the new born American Institute of
International Law. made up of five dele
gates from each OF the twenty-one re-
publics- The establishment Of this
agency was attended with high hopes on
the part of those who look to IL to lay
down rules by which many II not all
problems arising among Western ma
tons may he solved.
President FRrrciI's Advice.
The question Of promoting and pre-
pairing the expansion Cf trade I'm the
Western Hemisphere was discussed at a
meeting Of educators NJ which James
A. Farrell, president q the United
States Steel Corporation. delivered an
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United states
Mr.. Farrell emphasized tho need o.
an army II specially trained American
statesmen and employees for the foreign
trade. which. he said. Is as essential AZ
American siirs and American banks
Such men are lacking. added Mr.. Far
rell, who drew attention to educational
work that is now being carried on
among Industrial concerns 10 supply the
deficiency.
The following requisites for success in
the foreign field were laid down by the
speaker
A wei, grounded knowledge OF ;he
English language to permit clear and
concise expression and "A knowledge OF
enc or more foreign languages.
\ comprehensive knowledge OF fun
damen.al rules of arithmetic, including
percentage merchandise and currency
calculations
\ practical knowledge of business
office routine.
a practical knowledge OF the routine
Of manufacturing OF any given line OF
products including the clements of
cost production.
An acquaintance with ordinary prob
lens OF commercial law and practice.
A knowledge OF domestic and for
eign markets.
% hsNr
transportation
An equipment such as this, said Mr..
Farrell. would lay the foundations for
Q successful business career.
The CORsuIar service.
American educators contributing to the
discussion found some fault with the
presen, political system as applied to
the appointment of Consular officers,
Young men could not be induced to pre-
pare themselves for career Of this kind
when they had little hope OF securing
an appointment, or when they were
likely TO be displaced NJ any time po-
.itical cxigcncies required.
Congress was also made the target for
criticism by Dr. c. L Munroe. chairman
of the mining sections OF the scientific
gathering. who said the United states
was eXpending on the Pan American con-
gress only 80 per cent. o. what the ~
gentine had appropriated for its deleza
ton and only one-third the amount voted
by Chile for the first scientific congress
The section passed n resolution urginr
Congress to appropriate mon ~ for pub
fishing the transactions OF the ram
American congress. which. L is esti'
mated. will n, forty volumes.
The probable situation of the Wes'err
republics at the close OF the war va:
portrayed by John Barrett, director
general of the Pan-American Union, a
the latter gathering. Mr.. Barrett said
mo matter how just and fair tht
nations OF America may have been lr
their efforts TO preserve their neutrality
the war passions and the war power q
the peoples and the Governments OF th'
victorious group of nations may fore,
policy toward ran-Americanism
toward tire Monroe Doctrine and towaI,
their rela tionship with individual cJun
tries of the Western Hemisphere which
will demand absolute solidarity OF ac
ton on the part of the American re
publics to preserve their very integrity.
Union In Time of War.
"All America will rejoice II th
conference shall give the inspiration
though II may not he able 10 write tn
uct, because IL Is not "a political gather
ng for the actual evolution OF the Mon
roe Doctrine into a Pau-American doc
trine which will mean that the Latil
American republics in the event th
eign foe would with all their phys!ca