Evening star., 1920-01-18
REFLECTS VAST ROLE OF u s
IN LATIN AMERICAN FINANCE
Program for Conference Here January 49,
ADepicts Advance-Twenty Repub-
lies Are to Be Represented.

The larger role the United States
has come to play in banking and COM
mercial circles of Latin American
countries as a result of the inability
of European nations to continue pre-
war relations is reflected by the pro-
gram of the second pan-American
financial conference to meet here
January 1924.
conference, held in May. 1915. was
called as a result of the situation
created by the war. Establishment
of the enlarged relations between the
United States and other American
states on a permanent peace time
basis is the problem confronting the
delegates to the second conference.
All the twentyrone American repub-
lies, except Costa Rica. will be repre-
sented by from three to five dele
gates. Eight ministers of finance. be-
sides the Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States. will attend.
The seven general subjects on the
program for open discussion are the
credit situation OF the world. inter-
national cooperation in commerce
and finance. the work of the interna-
tional high commission, International
trademark rights. international regu-
lation Of unfair competition. fiscal
and currency reform as factors in ma
tional credit and improvement Of
ocean and land transportation facili-
ties.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
serve board. for the United States,
will speak on the credit situation.
John Bassett Moore of Columbia Uni
versity will outline the work of the
international high commission, of
which he is vice chairman. other
Paul M. Warburg of New York on
fiscal and currency reforms and John
Barton Payne regarding the future
policy of the shipping board.
Distinguished foreigners who will
attend the conference include DR..
Luis Toledo Herrate. minister Of for
eign affairs for Guatemala; DR.. Car
los Cardenas. assistant secretary of
agriculture, commerce and labor for
Cuba: Drs. Carlos Sampaio and Man
ue1 c. Rodrigues of Brazil, DR.. Luis
Izquierdo of Chile and Gen. Juan E.
Paredes Of Honduras.
Headquarters of the delegations
from Argentina. Cuba, the Dominican
| Republic, Haiti. Panama. Paraguay
and Peru will be maintained at the
Ecuador. Guatemala, Honduras and
Nicaragua will have headquarters at
the Washington, while Colombia,
| Mexico. Salvador, Uruguay and Vene-
zuela have arranged for headquarters at
! the Shoreham
An arrangement whereby registra-
tion of trade marks at a central Of
| flee is valid for all American coun-
tries of the northern group, which
has been in operation for several
months. will be explained by Dr.
Mario Diaz Irigar. director Of the
| bureau at Havana. A similar agree
ment for the southern group of states
| requires two signatories before the
| bureau can open at Rio de Janeiro.
| or more Importance than the con-
ference sessions, in the opinion Of Of
| ficials here, will be the consultations
between national delegations and
| group committees composed of prom
inent United States bankers, EXPORT
ers and manufacturers In these
| conferences. it is believed, an under
| standing may be reached as to the
needs of the various American re-
publics, the requirements of the
serving mutual interests. A special
representative of the United States
Treasury Department will meet with
each group.
| Chairmen OF the various groups
are: Frank II. Vanderlip. New York
| for Argentina: Joseph =. Grace. New
York. Bolivia; Oscar r. Crosby. War
renton. Va. Brazil; Paul NJ. Warburg
New York. Chile; Wallace D. Sim
mons, st. Louis. Colombia; e. @
| Brown. New York. Cuba; William c.
Redfeld. former Secretary Of Com
merce. Dominican Republic; f. M
Herr. East Pittsburgh Ecuador
John Clausen. New York. Guatemala,
Edward Hidden, st. Louis. Haiti; H
, Fl Merrick, Chicago. Honduras: Rob
ert s. Brookings, st. Louis. Mexico;
w. L. Saunders. New York. Nicara-
] qua; H. X. Mulford, Philadelphia,