Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-27
VOLUME REVIEWS
RECENT CONGRESS
DR.. G. L. Swiggett Discusses
"The Final Act" Detailing
Sessions of Scientists.

Facts concerning the recent publication
of THE Final Act" the volume review
ing the accomplishments of the second
n-American Scientific Congress. held
in Washington from December %, 1915.
to January s, 1916. were recently dis
cussed by DIR. Glen Levin Swiggett. as
sistant secretary general Of the congress.
in an interview granted to a representa-
tive of The Star.
DIR. Swiggett told of the disposition OF
the first edition of 5000 copies OF the
book. Copies have been sent to each
member of the congress. to public and
private libraries in all of the large cities
of the United States, to scientific So
cieties and chambers of commerce and to
all concerns actually or potentially inter-
ested in Latin America.
This edition is to be followed by q
translation into Spanish said DR.. Swig-
gett. ut marks the first effort on the
part of the congress to edit book OF
this kind, and contains many distinctive
the enthusiasm with which the book has
been received, and the executive commit
tee is very hopeful that the congress In
the near future will be able to print
gates
Represented at Congress.
Among the interesting facts and figures
contained in the volume it is found that
499 societies and institutions from the
United States were represented at the
congress and 120 from Latin America, or
total of 619. The total membership Of
the congress showed 1899 from the
United States and SGT from Latin Amer
lea. or total of 1855.
The book, which was edited by James
Brown Scott, reporter general of the con-
greSs, assisted by DIR. Swiggett and the
n "a nf he nj n
gress, contains the final act of the second
Pan-American Scientific Congress. adopt
ed January S, 1916. and signed the same
day by the official delegates authorized
thereto by the twenty-one American re-
publics participating in the congress.
This important document is accom-
panied by an interpretative commen-
tary or general report discussing the
lining its methods of procedure. ex-
planning the resolutions and recon-
mendations contained in the final act
and stating the sense in which they
were understood and accepted by the
congress.
Recommendation; in Commentary.
The volume contains in addition the
program as finally carried out. the list
of scientific institutions. associations,
| learned societies participating in the
persons invited to take part in the pro-
ceedings. 1t is believed that the prep
aration and the publication Of THE Final
Act" and the interpretative commentary
at this early date, long before the pro-
| ceedings, which will fill many volumes.
| can be issued, will not only make clear
| the important results reached by the
| congress. but will also sustain the in
| terest in it and its proceedings, which
| can only be confirmed by the publica-
| ton of the proceedings in their en-
| tirety.
| An important feature stressed in the
| commentary Is the recommendation of
| the congress of the establishment of
pan-American intellectual union in
| order to unite the various technical.
medical. legal and other scientific as
| sociations of the American republics
DR.. Swiggett announced that a re-
| port on the women's auxiliary confer
| ence held simultaneously with the sci
entif1c congress is now being prepared
by Mrs. Swiggett This report, he said
will stress the very significant place to
be taken by the women of the Ameri-
can republics at the next congress.