The Washington herald., 1916-01-08
WOULD BE WORLD MODEL
Western Hemisphere Would
Be Knit Together as a Para
gon Of Peace and Strength.
EXPECT BoUNDLESs BENEFITS
Sessions Will Be Brought 10 Close To-
day-Banquet Tonight Will
Mark Termination.

The second, and by far. the more inn
portant Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress, a gathering of representative
statesmen and scientists of the Americas,
will be, brought to a close today with a
general session for the consideration of
resolutions adopted by the various sec
tions. Following visit to Baltimore, as
the guests OF the city, the delegates will
dis2crse. to meet again five years h..r %
in Lima, Peru. .
At the congress now coming to IL close,
the thoughts OF most learned men of the
Western Hemisphere, as to the promo
ton of more friendly intercourse between
the republics. in all the branches, have
been disclosed.
These thoughts are expected to mate
riallze In the form of an entente" Of the
various American countries, that in the
best sense of the word will be a defen-
sive entente, and not an offensive en-
tente; knitting together of the ma
tions of North and South America into
an alliance that will serve as a model to
the other nations of the world, and with
its strength promote an international
peace.
The republics of the Americas are ex-
pected to derive inestimable benefit from
the deliberations of this congress, In
finance, science. and education, through
the estabiishment of better trade rela.
tiens, exchange Of professors md stu
dents, and the formation of an entente.
Banquet for Tonight.
The social functions of the congress
will be completed tonight when the dele
gates will gather around the banquet
table at he New Willard. The. affair will
be entirely social. though speeches will
be made by Judge George Gray, of Della.
ware, chairman of the United States
delegation; the Minister Of Costa Rica,
the Minister of Bolivia, and James
Browne Scott secretary Of the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace, Sec
retary of State Lansing will preside and
will introduce Ambassador Suarez- -Mujica
of Chile, president of the congress.
In the final act of the congress un-
aalified approval of the proposals of
President Wilson will be incorporated.
the act will likewise recommend to the
governments Of the Americas the con-
sideration Of the proposals with the idea
of immediate acceptance. The delegates
from Latin-America individually and
generally are enthusiastic in their SUD-
nf ha L. o,,l -
miration of the Presidents frankness in
his presentation.
Yesterday afternoon the wives of the
delegates were guests of the Congress
sional Club at a reception.
Law Section Ends Work.
The international law section ended its
session yesterday with the reading of
the two final papers on its program and
the expression of the appreciation of the
delegates of the efforts of James Browne
Scott, secretary of the Carnegie Endow-
ment, in making the meetings so sue
sessful. The final session was presided
over by DR.. Alexandra Alvarez, counselor
5f the Legations of Chile in Europe.
IN turning over the chair, Dr. Scott de-
clared it seemed most appropriate that
the last session should be presided over
oy a delegate from the country of the
president of the congress
paper reviewing the recently issued
monograph of DR.. Alvarez entitled LA
Grand Guerre Europeene ct la Neutralite
du Chile" was read by Dr. Eduardo
Sarmiento Laspiur, professor of interna-
tionsI law and diplomacy in the universi.
ties of BIenos Aires and La Plata. AT
its conclusion vote of thanks was ex-
tended DR.. Alvarez for his contribution
to literature and for his efforts in diplo,
matte and other conferences toward the
advancement of international law. This
vote also was extended to DIR. Laspiur
for his excellent presentation.
DIR. V. NJ. Pena Penaherrera, of the
University of Quito. Ecuador, submitted
a paper on the institution of the FUR,
system.
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