The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-30
Farley Home
Draws Tourist

."5 into the professional con
g.aiion # that mum crOus and
T.ce'obiated species. tho leath-
.N f,e,d skipper of the Washing
0rtIlbcr- neck wagon.
S,rt YOUR ear in the direction OF
s-...,tpantA and B streets. North
.st ANA rou speedily realize that
Mo forthcoming conference on the
ti,,,vsfi1n of armaments Is already
.-,,ipc beneficent influence, at
~, ~ 4r as the owners Of the
.lr,t.s,...g bus lines are concerned.
Almost an. hour of The day you viii
",d any on these well-luaded We
r,rles drawn up at the curb filled
.or ,uur right. ladies and gents.
,o, sea the palatinl marble struc-
,,-o OF tug Pan-Amcricau union. the
.5jaFs uriuh has been chosen by
prssden, Harding an the king OF
rsran fur the conference on the
uriligti0n Df armament. II is the
home of tho twcnty-One American
4..ublles. reaciously loaned ny them
~ thp occasion. Dedicated to the
,@rsuse of peace. and commonly re-
s,rded a. the most beautiful struc-
,rra In the national capital. IT'S sccre-
,ion a doomed peculiarly fitting and
grprkprla. .D. Kindly step down, la
dissFtnd gents, that we may view
,he Interior
Ideal Meeting Place
Though IL Is scarcely proper 90
.sy thar the king" of Japan or any
orber sop OF Nippon had part IN
me selection OF the Pan-American
ppoo aa a seat for the conference,
the lecturer" was not far wrong i'm
his other statements ConnOisscurs
do not hesitate TO pronounce the
building the most beautiful in Wash
lng.on, and it is doubtful II a seat
more suited for the conference by
history aud conuotation could have
been found anywhere i'm the world.
The very conception Of the Pam
America uunion was born of an in
spiratuu toward peace, the build
ing was dedicated 10 peace; and
whon,1hc representatives. of the
poWrk assemble on November II.
around the great mahogany table TN
the hall of the Americas mos.
prominently before their eyes viii
be- the four huge plaques, inscribed
with the word pax which form
almost the sole mural decoration OF
iha. lofty chamber.
Tho late Andrew Carnegie. whose
mun.fccut gift made the Institution
possible summed up its purposes in
his address before the President OF
the United States and the Giplo-
snatic representatives of the twenty
fatiu- American republics which,
with the United States, comprise the
Pau-AmorIcan union. Concluding
his remarks at the dedication cere-
monies held on April 90, 1910, ne
said
Abolish Crime.
"I now Join in dedicating this
home 90 The bureau of the Ameri-
can republics TO the highest OF all
lbs missions--the, abolition OF tho
crime OF killing man by man as a
means OF settling international Dis
putes
Long before the league Of nations
was thought OF the Pan American
union was a going concern. At the
International bureau OF the Amcri-
can republics it was established in
1890 at the first international con-
ference Of American nations called
upon the initiative of James q.
Blaine and held in this city IL WAS
reorgauizcd, enlarged and given new
life by the third conference. held at
Rio dc Janeiro and attended by Eli
hu Root in 1906.
u is In no sense a subordinate bu-
reau Of the United States or any
other government, except that II Is
equally subordinate to all. Its CON
troll rests in governing board COM
posed Of the diplomatic representa-
Flves I'm Washington Of the Ameri-
can republics ana having as it's
chairman eXofficio the secretary Of
state Of the United states.
BCttcr Understanding.
ON the moral or sentimental side,
,ha chief object Of the union IS TO
develop mutual acquaintance, better
understanding, lasting friendship.
peace and good will: and on the ma
terial side, to develop the largest
possible exchange of commerce and
trade industrial prosperity and eco-
nonit progress among al! the Ameu-
can, publics.
The irst quarters OF the union on
Pennsylvania avenue having grown
too small for the Columbus Memo
rial library and the working force Of
the bureau, the board of COVER
norS agreed to erect building
which with its site should cost S125,-
000 the money I'd be raised by con
uihurions of the republics on tho
AmDiicau republics had raised their
share OF $4,000 when, iu 1907, Sec
Ie,ary " state Root announced that
Andrew Carnegie had offered to
contribute $3.50 600 for a new home
!9T The bureau. Soon aficrward the
United states congress Appropriated
100000 for site. Later Mr. Car
negic donated another $50, 0HO
making his total contribution $3.50
Roosevelt Lays Corner.
On May II, 1908. the cornerstone
was laid by Theodore Roosevelt,
PRESIDENT Of tho United states. In the
presence Of 5000 people. Including
@emb2rs Of the cabinet, diplomatic
corps and the supreme court Of the
United states.
lbe building has three-fold pur-
nt'-an office for general work, a
nome for the Pan-American union,
ana a library I'm memory OF Column
o0S' lu addition TO the practical
necessities OF the building the archi-
,e'is laced tho problem OF develop
Ns O. consistent theme which should
.ol only tell tho story Of the Pan
american union, but also depict par
uSular and striking events in the
.'st',y ~ the several countries
'oIming the union.
hr great marble structure Is $50
icy square, and because OF It's lofty
ge.liurs, much higher than It's two
'iNI4t- EItEfd FuTtHa4n Tho assfe