The Washington herald., 1916-01-02
SCIENTISTS ARE HONOR
GUESTS AT RECEPTION
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L6Fs dancing Hundreds of pretty spurg
women and prominent young men danced
until long efter the receiving line had
Gtsbandcd.
VIII Consider Revolutions.
Resolutions emphasizing the urgent
rred OF closer commercial and political
relations between the United States and
thc South American republics will be
submitted to the general business session
Of tho Pan-Amcrican Congress next Sat
.m day Owing to the failure of various
ubscctiOns to prepare their resolutions
the general business session called for
Yesterday was postponed.
Thr International law section is expect
ed to submit resolution setting forth
tho general principles of the law between
nations that the American republics
should indorse.
Throughout the day the delegates dis
cussed with great enthusiasm the pro-
posaIs Secretary Lansing is understood to
have made TO the Latin-American diplo-
mats for bringing all America together
for mutual protection. This suggestion
has found a hearty response in every
delegation.
CongratuIations Received.
Cablegrams of congratulations from the
presidents of all the visiting American re-
publics represented at the congress were
made public yesterday. These messages
expressed the best wishes Of the chief
executives for the success of the congress
and the strong hope that its work will
bring all the countries into closer friend
ship and increase the solidarity Of all the
peoples Of America.
| At tomorrow's session President Schur-
man. Of Cornell University. will read a
paper on presidential and parliamentary
government on the American continent,
In state and nation. This topic is sug-
gested particularly to open discussion as
to the means for preventing any lack of
due cooperation between these two
branches, including the admission of
In the finance section several papers will
be read bearing upon the possibility of
introducing a common monetary standard
/ between the republics OF America
| One of the interesting events sched-
I uled for tomorrow is a lecture by San
| tos Dumont the brilliant Brazilian
| aeronaut on How the Aeroplane
May Effect Closer Alliance of the
South American Countries with the
| United States" v-.
Lectures Illustrated.
! Don Gonzalo Mejia. of Colombia.
/ also will deliver q lecture on Air
I Propelled Gliding Boats and Their
Applicability to Rapid Navigation on
: South American Rivers"
| Both lectures will be illustrated
with lantern slides.
New Years Day brought only a
| momentary lull In the activities of the
congress. The foreign delegates to
the congress are already discussing
| the probable meeting place that will
| be selected for the next scientific
/ gathering. An invitation will be ex-
tended by the Peruvian government
through its delegation. and the opin-
ion Is generally expressed that the
next Congress will be held in Lima.
Other South American countries, how
ever. will also extend invitations.
| Dtscord has crept into the paean of
harmony with which the ideal of pam
American harmony was greeted at
! the outset of the congress. Pro-
possls discussed before the mining
section for the production of nitrate
from the air. which would give the
United States an Independent supply
of essentiar value in time of war
were not received enthusiastically by
the delegation from Chile, the great
| source Of the natural nitrate supply
A statement as Forthcoming from the
Chilean legation yesterday gave as
surance to the United States and the
| scientists who discussed the question
that there was no reason for takins
such precautions.
! Interest in Treaty.
/ Alfredo W. Hooker, a member of the
Nicaraguan senate, who is not delexate
TO the scientific congress. but Is much In