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TRADE|
TO Be DISCUSSED
Second Commercial Conference
VIII Begin in Washington
June 3.
MANY EXPERTS TO SPEAK
Hurley, Schwab and vanderlip
Are Among Those on
Programme,
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wAsItnSoroN, May ss-As . meeting
Of the sub-committee Of the governing
board Of the Pan-Americsn Onion, CON-
posed Of the Ambassador OF Mexico.
Senior Don YEnacio Boniilas: the Minis
ter Of venezuela, Senior DR. Don Santos
A. Dominica; the Minister Of Ecuador,
Senior DR.. Don Rafael H. Elisalds. and
Director-0enersi John Barrett, the pro-
gramme OF tho second Pnn-American
Commercial Conference, TO be held in
the Pan-Ameican Building here June .
TO . inclusive, under the auspices Of the
lPan-Amsrtcan Union, was determined
In general terms subject to such changes
an may Be necessary.
The confersnce will open Tuesday
morning. June D, with an Inaugural
session presided over by the acting SEQ
rotary OF State and chairman Of the
governing board Of the Pan-Amerioan
Union. Frank L. Polk. when the speak
ers win include the Ambassador of Chile,
| Senior Don Beltran Mathieu; the Minis
ter OF Bolivia, Senior Don Ignacio Cal
deron. and the Speaker Of the House OF
Representatives. Frederick H Gillett.
In the afternoon the session viii be
opened By general review Of the Pan
American commercial situation By WILL
lam c. Redneld, Secretary Of Commerce
| followed BY papers and discussions ou
| each OF the Latin American countries By
their diplomatic or consular representa-
| tivea
| On the following three days, at morn
Ing. aftarnoon and evening sessions
there viii be addresses by Edward NJ
Hurley, chairman Of the United State.
shipping Board; Frank A. vanderlip
president Of the National City Bank OF
New York; Charles NJ sohwab. presi-
dent OF the Bethlehem Steel Company
DR.. L g Rowe. Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury; Senior Doctor Don Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes Minister Of Cuba
Senior Don Julio Zamora, Ftnanciai
| Commissioner Of Bolivia; Senior Doctor
Don Jose Santiago Rodriguez, Special
Commissioner of Venezuela; Senior Dor
Augusta Villanueva, Special Commits.
sioner Of Chile; Julius @. Lay, FOREIGN
Trade Adviser Of the State Department
DR.. Burwell 8. Cutler. chief of the blu.
reau OF foreign and domestic com.
merce OF the Department Of Commerce
Herbert 8. Houston OF Doubleday, PaKe
& Co.; John I. Merrill, president Of the
Central and South American Gable
|
| wiser OF the Mercantile Bank of the
| Americas: Frank B. Noyes, presiden,
Of the Associated Press; Dr. Peter II
Goldsmith Of the Carnegie Endowment
]. J. Arnold. vice-president of the FRS,
National Bank Of Chicago, and other
eminent commercial experts Of the United
Statss and Latin America.
Among the general topics or other sub
divisions which will be discussed at the
conference are tho following:
Shipping and other transportation
which In turn will be subdivided into (a)
steamship lines and vessels. (b) other
methods Of transportation, including the
possibility OF airplsnes.
Financing trade, Investments In Latin
America, subdivided In (a) banking, %,
credits, Co Investments loans and bonds.
(d) Government aid in financing COM
merca
Trading methods for both exports and
imports. subdivided into (a) business
ethics. (b) merchandising CO. commits
sion service and direct trading. (d) ex-
port and import combinations
Parcel post. patents and trade marks,
trade and travel regulations and packing,
subdivided into (a) parcel post (b)
patents and trade marks, Coz trade and
travel regulation (d) packing and in
surance>
Commercial intelligence. subdividcd
into (a) advertising and publicity. %
newspapers and periodicals
Engineering. subdivided into (a) rail-
ways and highways (b) waterways and
river ovsrnows Coz irrigation. (d) sani-
tation
Educational and social auxiliary TO
commerce. subdivided into (a) vocational
training. OBJ language study. Coz ex-
change of students and professors (d)
general discussion.