The sun., 1919-06-07
John Barrett, Director Of
Union, Summarizes Results
Of Conference.
MORE CABLES PROMISED
Associated Press President
Says News Exchange VIII
Improve Relations.
Special Despatch to TIE suN.

change Of views which for frankness
and comprehensiveness have surpa ssed
previous meetings between the republics
OF the Western Hemisphere the second
Pan-American Commercial Conference
was brought to a close here tonight
with a reception In the Pan-American
Union Building. 1t was attended by
more than 1000 guests OF the confer
snce.
One Of the outstanding features OF the
five day session has been the apprecia-
ton that disturbed political conditions
In one Latin-American republic work
against the expansion of trade in this
hemisphere, and that all nations of
North and South America suffer from
such conditions
John Barrett director-general of the
Pan-American Union, in adJourning the
conference, summarized the ends toward
which the interchange OF views promised
to work. These included:
1. The early establishment OF i'm
proved communications between the
United States and Latin-American re-
publics through the plans OF the United
Mr. Hurley.
2. The establishment Of common
code of business methods among the re-
publics OF the Americas.
3. Working out OF satisfactory finan-
cial arrangements with Latin American
republics who now have to turn to the
United States for the capital which
Europe no longer Is in a position to sup
ply.
4. International agreements looking 70
the protection of patents, trade marks
and copyrights.
s. Extension of trade between the
United States and the various Latin
American republics through the stand
ardization and improvement of the par
cells post.
6. Improvement Of consular Offices.
Standardization Of consular invoices and
fees. and annulling OF local laws and
tariffs detrimental TO general trade ex
pansion.
Z. Extension OF railroad and aviation
communication between all North and
Latin-American republics.
s. Improvement Of banking facilities
OF the United States In Latin-American
republics.
Q. More complete and systematic in
terchange OF publicity and news between
the republics involved.
10. Increase study in the United States
Of Spanish and Portuguese languages
and Of the geographical and political
economy OF Latin American countries.
IL. A strong general support in behalf
OF the second Pan-American financial
congress called by the Pan-American
Union for 1920.
Promises More Cables.
A pledge that no expense would be
spared to create a cable service between
ha mt
America which would DE the equal of
any in the world was made by John L.
Merrill, president OF the All-America
Gables, In an address.
Mr.. Merrill declared that his company
had dedicated to the services OF the
three Americas 90. 900 miles of cables
and land lines and that extensions now
under way or planned would bring the
total to 10000.
The first extension TO be completed
will be TO Uruguay and Brazil. Later
one cable will be run from Rio Janeiro
northward. Wherever In these Amer
icas," Mr.. Merrill promised. you think
network OF cable communication
should be spread we are willing and
ready to spread It. Where existing
channels could be supplemented 1t is
our desire to DO So"
Frank 3. Noyes, president OF the AS
ISOLATED Press, told the conference the
exchange of true, ungarbled and un-
biased news" between the North and
South American continents. now being
brought about by the membership OF
South American newspapers in the or
ganiation, would be more effectual IN
cultivating and maintaining the rela-
tons OF friendship and affection that
should exist between the two continents
OF this hemisphere than all the propa-
ganda that could be fed out by all the
publicity agents that could be put to
work.
Mr.. Noyes explained how the Asso-
ciated Press, probably the most notable
cooperative effort now functioning," was
ir no sense a governmental agency, is
forbidden by its charter to make or dis
tribute profits and has always refused TO
handle propaganda. believing that its
function was properly limited TO supply
Ing a news service to its members with
out bias SO FAR as that is humanity pos
sible. This appealed to some OF the most
important South American newspapers
and they were received into the orgaui-
Zation not as customers or clients but
as full members OF the cooperative or
ganlzation-