Evening star., 1916-01-05
EDUCATIONAL SUBJECTS
ANC INTERNATIONAL LAW
DR.. L. A. 0tero Says Foreigners
Should Respect Statutes of Coun-
tries in Which They Reside.
PLEA MADE FOR COOPERATION
Rules Suggested to Govern Co-Edu-
cation-Constant Lurquin Urges
Promotion of Meterolopical
Work by South America.

Many methods OF bringing the
republics OF the Americas inf,
closer association. in addition to
those which have already been
advanced. were suggested at this
morning. 5 meetings OF the Pan
American Scientific Congress.
he sectional gatherings contin-
ued IN the early part OF the dav
III various Washington audi
forums. adjourning this after
noon Tor a tri p to Fort Mver.
where a special drill in honor of
the delegates and their families
was held at e:.5o o'clock. to be
followed by a reception rendered
by the Secretary of War and Mrs
Garrison at their home from : toy
O'Clock.
Advocacy of Pan-Americanism.
Almost all of the speakers today adj
vocated some form of pan-American-
ism. There was large interest in the
section of the congress devoted to in
terna tional law, at the Shoreham Ho-
tel, as well as in the section devoted
to education, at the Willard Hotel.
DR.. Luis Alfredo Otero of Colombia,
speaking before the law section. de-
clared that foreigners who establish
themselves in the territory of any
American nation should be uncondition-
ally subject to the laws of the country
where they reside. Dr. Manuel Calval-
can't of Brazil called the Monroe doc
trine a summary of America s peculiar
international problems
Before the section devoted TO educa-
ton. DR.. ErneSto Nelson of Argentina,
who is the national inspector of higher
educa tion of that country, pleaded for
reorganization of the educational
system Of the Americas first step
toward greater an-Americanism. He
criticised the present educational sys-
TEN of the different countries, saying
that the university has stood in the
way of secondary school progress
Figures Regarding Attendance.
Interesting and important figures as
to the attendance from foreign couu-
tries at the congress We're made public
AT its official headquarters in the New
Willard Hotei today. These figures are
larger than at first announced. The
United States government has appro-
priated $4,000 for the entertainment
of the congress and its conduct.
The total number Of actual official
delegates appointed 10y the twenty
Latin American governments lh az
tendance is eighty-one. Including their
families they make party of l2?
There are also forty-siX so-cailed un-
official delegases from these countries.
scientific societies, instl-
tutions. etc. hut all of whom were m
vited 10y the Department OF state. and
who are part sCipatinS Ia the sessions
of the congress on me Same basis as
the official delegates, except that OF
having no vote. the vote being purely
by countries Their families include
fifteen additional persons. making
total of siXty-one. There are. there
fore, in attendance at the congress, un-
der the head of official and unofficial
delegates. 1856.
In addition to these there are fifty
three members of the congress who
have come here as guests of the Car
negie Endowment. but who also were
invited by the department of State on
the same basis as the unofficial dele
gates With them are fifty members
of their families, making "A total OF
lO3 in what may be termed the Car
negie party.
This gives. therefore. a total partici-
patton from Latin America of 1T0 deli
egates and members of the congress.
or, including their families. 239 per.
sons.