The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-01
DR.. LIS. ROWE new
DIRECTOR OF PAN
AMERICAN union
Claims Organization Will
Strive For Maintenance
of Peace.

Washington, Sept. DIR. L. g. Rowe
today assumed the dictatorship Of the
Fsan-American Union. succeeding John
Barrett, who retired after Is years
service as directing head of the Union.
The transfer OF dictatorship took
place Ia the presence Of members of
the Latin american diplomatic corps.
Secretary OF State Colby and other
high officials OF the United States gov
eminent.
The new director in formally &C.
cepttnS the ONCE declared that his
policy would he to foster "a smoothly
operating international organization
that makes for mutual confidence,
good win and above all. for the main
tenance OF peace
Tn, entering upon the duties OF d-
rector general OF the Pan-American
iCnion," said DR.. Rowe, IT desire to
avail myself of the earliest opportu-
nifty 20 say that my major purpose
will be to subserve the same great in
terna.tonal purposes that have guided
my distinguished predecessors Dur
ing the last Is years Mr.. Barrett has
performed such conspicuous service
to tho cause of continental solidarity
that the Pan-Anertcan Union has
come to occupy high place in the
estimation Of all the nations of Amer
tea Through his efforts, the unity Of
purpose of the peoples of America has
been strengthened and they all owe to
him a very real debt of gratitude
Mutual service is the very corner
stone of the Pan-American movement
and this same idea of service per
meates and vitahzes the ~Drk of the
Union. Everyone connected with the
Organization is constantly seeking new
opportunities for service and useful
ness. This great information Y instt-
t. 30 tn xry11i III
ernments and peoples Of the Ameri-
can republics turn for information.
Through Its agency, the fog of dis
trust due to lack of acquaintance with
one another, Is rapidly being dis
PEELED The essential unity OF purpose
and unity of ideals of the republics of
America are, with each year, becom-
ing more evident In this unity of
purpose and of ideals there is in
volved a great world mission-an ex-
ample of a smoothly operating inter-
national organization that makes ror
mutual confidence, goodwill and
above an, for the maintenance OF
peace.
IN carrying forward the work of
the Union, IL win be necessary to
have the earnest cooperation, inter
est and support of the leading men
and women of all the republics OF
this continent and L earnestly nope
that I may be assured of this indis-
nensable requisite for the solution of
the many important problems con-
fronting the Pan-American Union"
DR.. Rowe enters upon the duties OF
director general of the Union with an
Intimate knowledge of Latin Ameri-
can affairs, having served as head of
the State Departments division of
Latir-Anerican Affairs for some time
and previous to that having been a
member of various commissions for
the study of Latin American sub
jects- During the world war, Dr.
Powe- wss an assistant secretary of
the Treasury. He was secretary OF
the second Pan American Financial
Conference, which met in 1915 and
OF the International High Commits
sion an organization of Latin -Amerl-
can republics. DIR. Rowe has re-
ceiyed degrees from a number OF
South American universities.