Evening star., 1916-01-09
THINKS POLICY NEEDED
AS RESULT OF THE WAR
Declares Nations of Western Hemi.
sphere Must Become Power
on the Seas.
SECRETARY LANSING PREsIDEs
Points Out Way to Accomplish Good
Results for Conference by Urging
Delegates to Become Apostles
of New Internationalism.

Four hundred men. some Of
them among the most distin-
guished on this hemisphere, who
have heretofore styled themselves
North, South and Central Amer
leans, but who have learned in
Washington during the past two
weeks to describe themselves as
pan-Americans, gathered in the
large ballroom of the New Will
lard Hotel last night at ban
quet which marked the end of the
second Pan-American Scientific
Congress, and heard, under the
most solemn circumstances,
plea for increased military pre-
paredness for all of the American
republics.
1t was made sby Judge
George Gray of Delaware,
chairman of the United States
delegation to the congress,
presumably, because of his Off
cial position, with the sanction of
the government OF the United
States, and was the outcome of a
discussion by him and other
speakers of what was described
as now existing in Europe-"the
disregard of those restraints
which civilization and humanity
were supposed to have placed
upon the war lust of belligerent
nations"
Need Strength at Sea.
Whatever position we assume"
Judge Gray said. there can be no
doubt that we of the Americas will
present united front to the nations of
the world. In order that we may do
this, venture to say, in behalf Of this
country at least. that it is our duty to
so strengthen our sea power, south as
well as north, that we may protect the
commerce that traverses the high seas
and the ocean paths that are open TO all
neutral nations.
Robert Lansing, Secretary OF, State OF
the United States, presided at the ban
Quet, which was great state enter
tainment by the government OF the
United States, with the Secretary of
State and the United States delegation
to the congress just ended named as
the official hosts, and which was given
in honor of the Latin American dele
gates to the congress. Mr.. Lansing.
Who has had little opportunity during
his incumbency of office to practice
public speechmaking, and who was
hampered in his position last night as
as any Secretary OF State
by the veiled illusions in which ii is
necessary for such an official to speak
in public on subjects of international
affairs, nevertheless found that those
whom he addressed were in thorough
accord with him, and the position he
has won with the distinguished Latin
American visitors during their visit
here was made plainly evident by their
frequent and generous applause
Secretary Lansing's Address.
He told the Latin American visitors:
I'VE shall not forget you and we hope
you will not forget us. Every man
loves his native land above all others.
We call that patriotism, and the des-
tiny of a nation is in the hearts of its
people. Yet, how can man better tes-
tify to his patriotism than by strength
eninR the bonds which bind our repub-
lies? l hope each of you will go home
as an apostle of pan n-Americanism.
teaching his fellow-citizens the truth
as to other republics, wiping away eV-
sry suspicion. every DOUBT. fan, Aher
IN he
our mutual interests and the hope OF
The Americas for all time
These statements were made in the
Secretary of States opening address at
he banGust. He was followed by Edu-
,rdo Suarez-Mujica, ambassador OF
-hile. who Is the president of the con-
gress; by Judge Gray. by FREDERICK
Acosta, minister OF foreign anairs OF
congress as mini ster of Costa Rica on
,pecial mission to the United States; by
[gnacio Calderon, the minister OF Bo-
ivia, and by DIR. James Brown Scott,
,ecretary of the Carnegie Endowment
or international Peace. AS surprise, ,
md in response to requests Mr.. Lans-
ng called on Johnt Barrett, director
,eneral of the Pan-American Union and
ecretary general of the congress. who
,atl not been on the program. He was
ound in the lower part of the hotel
Lttending to administrative work of
he congress and made speech.
n which he paid special tribute to the
tate Department officials for the way
he congress has been handled, es-
,ecialIy to william Phillips. third as
istant secretary. who was charged by
congress with much of the work. Mr.
sarrett also especially thanked Mrs.
for the great work. he pointed
ut, accomplished by fner as chairman
Il the woman's auxiliary and the wom-
ms entertainment committee. and he
allied especial attention to the work of
he clerks. stenographers, translators
nd other assistants. He spoke of his
.reat love for his work i'm connection
With Latin American affairs, and ex-
ressed the joy at seeing the accom-
liehmepts of the congress. Mr.. Bar
EFT was much affected. ana 20 were
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