Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-02


member of the Pan-American Union as
fast as it transpires, the second COM
mercial conference of pan-America
prepared for business today. The SEES
sions will be held in the famous hal
of the building on 18th street.
There is no political significance in
the conference, John Barrett, director
Of the Pan-American Union, explained
The whole purpose is to find out, il
possible. how much of the trade OF
all America can be done in all-Amer-
lea and with allAmerica.
The conference will try to devise
ways and means of stimulating COM
mercial activity between the members
of the families of the two continents.
Canada Not Represented.
Canada is not represented at the
conference for the reason that she is
technically not a sovereign power.
But her interests will be indirectly
looked after. 1t is recognized. Mr..
Barrett said, that Canada is in reality
part of the great league of Ameri-
can nations
The delegates take the somewhat
general view that the league is al
ready esta blished as far as the two
divisions of America are concerned.
consul general for Peru and consul
for Spain. with headquarters at Chi
cago. Mr.. Singer is also president of
the Pan-American Consular Assocfa-
ton. He was born in Hungary, but
speaks Spanish. Portuguese, French.
English and Turkish with extraor-
binary f1uency.
Mr.. Singers father spent six years
in an Austrian prison for his part in
the revolution of 134S. and the family
ever since has devoted it's energies to
the destruction Of German and Aus
TRAN imperialism, Mr.. Singer said.
Would Forget Germany.
But talking of trade with South
Mr.. Singer. Germany has no trade
in South America now and will not
have any for the next thirty years
Our competition will be with Great
Britain, France. Holland and Italy.
and it will be fierce, but before we
we must learn the language spoken
there and must also establish banking
facilities. Without these we will never
be able successfully to compete with
the well organized. perfectly systema-
tized commercial establishments of
1--WE should begin to educate for
this purpose at once. No time
should be lost. Never mind about
the kaiser and Germany. They are
through for a generation. as far as
South American trade is concerned.
They have been SO crippled by the
war that an overseas trade renais-
sance is impossible. But there is a
real danger that the business OF
South America will fall into the laps
of Great Britain, France and Italy"
Sees Need to Change Methods.
Mr.. Singer said to meet the compe-
tition American methods. in SO far
as they relate to South American
trade. must be completely revolu-
tionized. Corps of salesemen should
state. and they should constantly be
instructed in Spanish and Portuguese
customs. language and business
methods.
"This is what England is doing. and
she is getting the trade of these
Mr.. Singer said. The con.
sui pointed out that Argentine has a
600, of which the United States only
gets a third. Other states as far as
this country is concerned. made even
a worse showing.
1--WE should get al the trade OF Ar
gentina' said the consul general.
why Argentina belongs to US. She
is part of the league of American ma
lions. And talking Of leagues of ma
lions, why not let the delegates to
the peace conference come to WASH
ingtcn, examine the Pan american
Union and fashion the league on our
model? This is the only kind of a
Declares Outlook Bright.
DIR. H.. E. Bard of New York. sec
rotary of the Argentine-American
Chamber of Commerce, said prospects
was never better. He declared that
Argentina, Chile. Peru and other
members of the union were ready to
buy all kinds of machinery and other
commodities. Lack of proper means
of transportation and absence Of
stacies in the way OF commercial
progress between the United States
and her neighbors, DR.. Bard said.
Theodore Langgard de Menezes, the
leading delegate from Brazil, believes
that while coffee didn't win the war,
sirable object. He said the English
soldier drank tea, the Frenchman
wine and the American coffee. While
all were equally brave the stimulat-
ing effect of the good old American
beverage had enabled the Yankees to
perform unheard of deeds on the
battlefield.
Sessions Start Today.
The inaugural session will take
place at o'clock this afternoon. 1t
will be called to order by Director
General Barrett, and Vice President
Marshall. for President Wilson. will
deliver the address of welcome to
the delegates on behalf of the ma
tional administration. Addresses also
will be delivered by Ambassador Ma
thieu of Chile, Minister Calderon of
Bolivia and by Speaker Gillett Of the
House of Representatives and Homer
l.. Ferguson, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
At s o'clock this evening the dele
gates will be officially welcomed to
the District of Columbia by Louis
Brownlow, chairman of the board OF
District Commissioners. and Col
Robert n. Harper, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. E. c. Perez
consul general from Argentina, and
Julio Zamora. financial agent for the
Bolivian government. will also ad.
dress the delegates. Sessions will be
held twice daily. concluding with q
garden party in the Hall of the
Americas Friday evening.
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