The Washington times., 1916-01-05
So Unofficial Guests.


The official and unofficial delegates of
the congress represent their govern
,n-rts, learned societies. and educational
institutions. There are fifty-throe MEM
he~s Of the congress the guests Of the
Carnegie Endowment. to whom were
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:
"In 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 1t 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 4b
so-callcd unofficial delegates from these
countries. representing scientific so
cieties. institutions. etc. but all of whom
were invited by the Department or state
and who are participating in the sessions
OF the congress on the same basis as
tho official delegates except that OF nav
ing no vote the vote being purely by
countries. Their families include 10 ad-
ditional persons. making total OF ol:
tho congress. under the head OF official
and unofficial delegates. 1886.
''In addition to these there are % mem,
hers of the congress who nave 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 30 members of their families. making
a total of 103 in what may be termed
the Carnegie party.
"This gives. therefore. a total partici-
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-
ciated by the officials in charge or the
congress, but It can be seen from the
above figures and data that it is IN
correct to state that the success OF
the congress as an international gatn-
crlng 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 onl-
cials most generously offered to CO.
operate because they believed that this
was one OF the most practical wavs 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 OF
the congress itself. The United States
Government has appropriated in al
So, 400 for this congress, and with tina,
money the organization has been per.
fected and carried out. There has beer
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"