Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-28
A SOLID union
Pan American Build
ing at Buenos Aires

Proposed by Or. Lonba Of Uruguay,
Who In Enthusiastic Over Complete
co.epsratisn Of All American Ma
tiens
| Buenos Aires, April 30.-(Corre-
lspondence)--Dr. Ramon Lopez Lom-
ba, Jruguayan Consul General to
! France, has arrived in this city with
the purpose Of obtaining support for
his project for the creation of solid
Pan American Union with a building
in Buenos Aires, on the same lines as
the Pan American Union in Wash
| ington.
DIR. Lomba is intensely enthusiastic
over the project, which he thinks
would be of immense mutual advan-
| tage to the social, mental and COM
merclal development Of the countries
of the American continent. He has
told newspap per men that he is con-
fident that with the active co-opera-
ton of all interested forces, a build
| ing worthy of the nations of North
and South America could be erected
| in this city.
| Special Canadian and United States
sections would be set apart in the
proposed building to further increase
the commercial relations between Ar
gentina, Canada and the United
States.
| DR.. Lomba claims to have received
overwhelming evidences of hearty
support Of his plan from various So
cieties, institutions. chambers #
commerce. historical literary and
patriotic societies, and. as special at
tention is to be given to the Cana
dian section. he is now trying to get
the support of the many British or
carnations in Buenos Aires.
! 1t appears that DIR. .Lombas sug-
gestion Is for q Pan American Union
on popular lines instead of diplomatic
| lines, as at Washington, and lie is de-
voting his energies to interesting the
public rather than the governments
of the countries he visits. 1t is his
| idea to have the building serve as a
museum in which would be docu-
ments and exhibits connected with
the discovery Of America, historical
documents relating to the battles OF
independence of American Republics,
busts of founders of nations, a gen
eral museum Of American exhibits
and q library and art collection on
American subjects.
1t also IS proposed to have an
American week in October every year
for the observance of the anniver-
sary Of the discovery of the Ameri-
cas-. Plans are now under way for
an American week in October of this
year. the program to include Olympic
games. regattas and races of all de-
scriptions, flower battles, literary and
artistic conferences and living pic
lures of events in the life of Column
bus and his association with the SOW
ereigns of Spain.
/ Congress will be asked to provide
funds for the building. The munich
pality will be asked TO donate the site
/ for the palace. The plan seems to
meet popular approval.
No Opposition in Washington
! Washington, June 27.-Speaking of
, the project for Pan American
/ Union in Buenos Aires to include
Canada, John Barrett. director gen
eral of the Pan American Union in
Washington, said today:
I 'Inasmuch as this project is unof.
! fetal and popular in its idea, there is
, nothing in it that conflicts with the
Pan American Union, the official in
Eternational organization of all the
American Republics in Washington:
and, therefore, there can be no oppo-
sition on the part of the latter to-
wards the forwarding of movement
of this kind. Everything that can be
| done to awaken popular interest
throughout the Americas in practical
Pam Americanism is deserving of
consideration.
I While the official Pan-American
Union in Washington is doing all
| things possible within it's rules and
regulations to develop closer relations
! of friendship, intercourse and com
merce among all the American Re
/ publics and has accomplished i'm
measurable results along this line, it's
| labors undoubtedly could be well
supplemented by unofficial and popu :
lar effort such as might find express
sion in the plan of DR.. Ramon Lopez
Lomba. This idea Of his, though ex-
! cellent. is not new one and has
! been proposed several times before,
but it has required such general sup
port and interest throughout the
Americas that 1t has been difficult to
carry the project through to final
com pletion.