The Washington times., 1916-01-05
BARRETT SAYS
u. S. IS PAYING
FOR CONGRESS
Denies Carnegie Endowment
Put Up Money for Pan-Amer-
ican Meeting.

The United States Government and
not the Carnegie Endowment for Inter
national Peace is financing the second
Pan-American Scientific Congress- with
an appropriation from the Treasury Of
ample funds to cover the expenses nf
the congress and the entertainment of
iis delegates
This is the gist of a statement made
today by Secretary General John Bar
Tett with the authority Of the executive
committee of the congress behind it
James Browne Scott, secretary OF the
Carnegie Endowment, being one of the
members of the executive committee. At
The same time Il is stated that the Car
negie Endowment helped in every way
possible.
TIE congress could have been held
with all of the official anG unofficial
delegates of the Lqtin-Amcrican coun-
tries invited by the United States. l"i
o'it of a total of 299 persons from Latin
America. without the cooperation Of
the Carnegie Foundation.
SO Unofficial Guests.
The official and unofficial delegates of
the congress represent their govern
nents, learned societies, and educational
institutions. There are ifty-three MEM
hers Of the congress the guests Of the
extended invitations by the United
States Government at the request of the
Carnegie Endowment, and who are rated
as unofficial delegates.
Secretary General Barrett's statement
follows:
''Iu order TO correct certain impress
sions that have been spread abroad in
regard to the personnel of the second
Pan-American Scientific Congress and
the connection with It Of the Carnegie
Endowment. the following facts are
made known:
''The total number of actual official
DELEGATES appointed by the twenty
Latin American governments in attend
ance Is 81. Including their families they
make a party of 129 There are also IS
so-called unofficial delegates from these
countries, representing scientific So
cieties. institutions. etc. but all of whom
wore invited by the Department of State
and who are participating in the sessions
Of the congress on the same basis as
tho official delegates except that of hav-
ing no vote. the vote being purely by
countries. Their families include 10 ad-
ditional persons. making a total Of 81
There are. therefore. in attendance at
tho congress, under the head OF official
and unofficial delegates. 1885,
''Jn addition to these there are SO men,
hers of the congress who have come
here as guests of the Carnegie Endow-
ment. but who were also invited by the
Department of State on the same basis
as the unofficial delegates. With them
are 20 members of their families. making
a total of 103 in what may be termed
the Carnegie partv.
patton from Latin-America of ITO dele
gates and members of the congress, or.
including their families. 800 persons.
Helpful Relationship.
THE relationship of the Carnegie
Endowment to the congress has been
a most delightful one, greatly appre-
clated by the officials in charge or the
congress, but It can be seen from the
above figures and data that 1t is IN
correct to state that the success OF
the congress as an international gatn-
ering was dependent upon the accept
ance Of the invitations of the Carnegie
Endowment or their financial aid. When
the congress was being organized the
Carnegie Endowment officials in con-
ference with the United States orIl-
cials most generously offered to CO.
operate because they believed that this
wac one Of the most practical ways of
promoting the work for which the car
negie Endowment was created, and the
officials of the congress gladly accepted
their tender OF cooperation.
The Carnegie Endowment is respon-
sible alone for the expenses or It's
guests, and is in no way participating
in the expenses of the organization or
Government has appropriated in all
So. 900 for this congress, and with that
money the organization has been per-
fected and carried out There has been
from the start the most friendly CO.
operation between the officials OF the
congress and the Carnegie Endowment
hut there is no relationship which is
IN any way inconsistent with the prop
er organization OF the congress by the
United States Government"