New-York tribune., 1916-01-04
URGES AIR GUARD
FOR AMERICAS
DumOnt, Brazilian Flyer,
Pleads for Unity in
Event of War.
WANTS AEROPLANES
TO PATROL COASTS
Bryan Tells Scientific Congress
He Favors Lansing Plan to
End Boundary Rows.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Spoakers before
visions Of the Pan-Amerlcan Scientific
Congress to-day included exSecretary
Of State Bryan, John Bassett Moore,
Alberto Santos Dumont. the Brazilian
aeronaut, and George +. Roberts, OF
New York. Many Of the papers read az
tho various meetings dealt with purely
technical subjects. though in most OF
them opportunity was found for refer
ence to closer relations between the
peoples Of the two American conti-
nents.
A plea for Pan-American unity in the
event Of war between any country be
yond the seas and any American ns-
tIon was made by Mr.. Dumont, who at
tracted one Of the largest audiences o.
tho day
we should be able in case Of
trouble" said Mr.. Dumont, "to intimi
date any European power cortemplat-
ing war against any ono OF US. not by
guns of which we have so fcw but
hy the strength Of our union. In case
Of war with any European power
neither the United States nor the great
South American countries could under
present conditions adequately protect
their extensive coasts. OHly a feet OF
crca. acroplanes. flying 200 kilometres
l24 niles an hour, could patrol these
long coasts"
The aeronaut predicted that within
few years heavier than-air machines
would attain 800 to 400 Kilometres an
hour. and that before many years aero
plane services would be established be
tween the United States and South
American countries. making the trip
from New York 10 Buenos Ayres In
few days, compared with the voyage OF
more than twenty days at present.
II believe" Mr. Dumout added, "thc
aoroplaue will knit the various states
of the continent into an intcgrally
united. cooperating ana friendly COM
bips.ion. allied for their own we'll be
ing i'm trade and commerce. ms well as
for strength in times Of possible war.
Mr. Bryar indorsed the recent suS-
c,.tion' by Secretary Lansing tnat an
e,.recmcnt be- entered into by the Amer
ican republics for settlement OF bouh.
dary disnutcs and the prohibition oI
1.c shipment of arms to revolution.
lists Hearty applause from all parts oi
the hall greeted the reference.
Mr.. BRYAN also expressed hope that
the pending treaty by which the tinted
States would pay Colombia S25,OOOooo
f,~ tho partition of Panama soOi would
be ratified. thus enabling Colombia 10
ioin the nations signatory 10 peace
treaties that would make wars between
Pau-American countries next to impos-
sihlc
Whether the foreign trade Of south
America rcverts TO European markets
after the war will depend largely upon
the interest shown now by American M
ve@tore. said George r. Roberts. of the
National City Bank. OF Now cIb. lie
stated that for the last six months
South American countries had import
ed more heavily from tho United states.
The exports Of South America have
not fallen off as much a. the imports.
hc added "aud arc coming more largely
to the United States than heretofore.
This applies particularly to coffee,
cocoa, hides and wool
Mr.. Roberts explained that the dnan-
cial crisis in several Of the South
American countries at the time the
European war began was largely re-
sponsible for the difficulties of bust
ness men In those countries.