The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-09-04
JOHN BARRETT RETIRES
AFTER rs YEARS SERVICE
Vermonter Who Has Been Head of
Pan-Amercan Union Since II
Was Formed IL Years Ago.

Was Formed IA Years Ago.
Washington, Sept. John Barrett,
native OF Grafton Vt, after giving 25
years of public official international
service, 20 of which have been devoted
to the cause OF Pan-Americanism and
IA of these to the upbuilding OF the
Pan-American Union, the international
organization OF the American republics
fer the development OF commerce, in
tercourse, friendship and peace among
them, retired today from his position,
in accordance with the announcmnt
which he made nearly year ago. He
will be succeeded by an eminent CO.
laborer in the Pan-American field, Dr.
l.. s. Rowe, for whom he invites CO.
operation.
Mr.. Barrett has resigned from the
Pan-Amerlcan Union purely on mater.
ial grounds, because, after his long
period of official service, he is obliged
to enter private life in order to make
modest income for his later years The
conscience which his Cd Vermont
mother gave him and constant atten.
ton to duty have kept him from CAPT
talizing his official position. If he
remained much longer at his present
post, he would find himself in danger
OF going eventually from the beautiful
/ Pan American Union which he loves
with the affection of parent for its
favorite child, to the lowly poor
house,
While he emphasizes that the credit
is due to other organizations and to
other persons as much as to the Pan.
4 American Union and himself, he re.
specially submits, as telling its own
story that during the period Of his ad.
ministratiQn tbs. value OF Pan;Ameri
can commerce has grown from an an
inual average of $3.50, 100000 to one Of
nearly $4,000, 10000, or an extraor
binary increase of approximately SOC
per cent. In contrast 1t could be mer
toned in passing that he was general
ly ridiculed Is years ago by editors
and commercial experts for confident
ly predicting that by 1920 Pan-Ameri
can commerce would pass the mark Of
$1,000, 100000, and that, therefore
American commercial and financial in
terests should take advantage of this
great opportunity.
In the same period the Pan-Ameri
can Union has enjoyed correspond
ing growth. Fifteen years ago it haC
no property or home. except a small
rented house; now il possesses prop
ertv valued in excess OF $2000,000
and home beautiful in architecture
and practical in usefulness Then it!
staff numbered 20; now it includes
So Then its annual income from
quotas from the American govern
ments and other sources was $4,000
now it is approximately $200000 Ther
its distribut on of bulletins, reports
etc. averaged annually 10000
pieces; now they average from 500
GOO to 100000. Then its library con
tanned 5000 volumes; now it has near
ly $4,000. Then the Pan.Americal
} Union was hardly known as an inter
! national organization; now ii has
, worldwide reputat on and influence
as provided by its vast correspond
enee and the demand for its publica
lions, nat
Answering numerous inquiries as Il
his future plans. he can say that, afte
spending the month of September will
his aged mother at his old famil,
, homestead n Grafton, VT, and acccn
panying her to her present home Il
illinois. he will5frst make a brief tri
, TO Panama to assist at the Inaugural
ton there of the new Pan America
College of Commerce, OF which as
! courtesy to the government Of Par
ANA. he has agreed to act as presiden
of its administrative council wit
> headquarters in the United States. A
soon thereafter as possible he will b
! invitation OF responsible official an
unofficial interests, establish conneC
tons in Washington. New York, Oh
, cago, some Pacific coast and souther
! city. and possibly in Mexico City an
, Buenos Aires as a general counselo
! and adviser in Pan-American and ott
err international affairs, based en- hi
!, rs years official eNper'ente as Unite
/, States minister and special commi,
soner and delegate in foreign an
home service. ~ F's'--Sa
, IL An entirely separate and civic PR
J ject of international character, how
ever, to which he will contribute hi
spare time and which will most al
, peal to gpublictinterest. will be tn
I, carrying TO early completion of tn
Organization already initiated by hin
CT great popular and practical Les
que OF American Nations and Pee
Pies which will probably be know
either as the League OF the Amer
cas-" or the 'Pan-American League
Its purpose will be to organize efeC
). lively for Pan-American progress,