Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-25
goats could be picked out from the
good Republican sheep at Helena
but that wouldn't do any good now


but that wouldn't do any good now
ALL AMERICAN FRIEND
SHIP
! WHEN John Barrett some year
" ago started his Pan-Amefical
idea It was looked upon a. fad b.
many people. The movement ha,
virtue in it. The importance o
friendliness with the southern re
publics Of America is now perhap
only second in value to til,
restoration Of peace and industr,
in Europe.
The Pan-American Union a
Washington, working along educa
tional and civic lines, may be work
ing out results really more import
ant than those attained directl,
through governmental diplomacy
II a boy in Mexico or Chile or Thu
Argentine or any other Latin-Am
erican country wants to come tt
the United States for his education
the Pan-American Union here will
make all arrangements for him. Il
can very likely obtain him schol'
arship, it will find work for him
after his graduation 20 that he may
get practical experience to round
off his education, and In general il
will act IS his friend and adviser.
Likewise, if q boy in the United
States wants to 60 to 4 Latin-Am-
erican country for His education in
order to learn the language and
laws Of that country, the Pan-Am-
erican Union will give him assist
ance in finding what he wants. In
a word, the United States is going
to facilitate in every possible way
the exchange Of students among the
American republics, because it be-
lieves that in this way more than
any other a real spirit Of friendly
understanding is built up.
In fact, the value Of the plan has
long since been demonstrated. The
best friends the United States has
in Latin-America are the numerous
native graduates of Cornell. Yale,
the University Of Pennsylvania,
and other American colleges, who
are scattered through Latin-Amer-
lea, from Mexico to the Argentine.
Throughout those countries there
are United States university
clubs. made up of the alumni of
American universities, some of
whom are natives Of the United
States and some Of the countries
in which the club is located.
Needless to say, these clubs are
centers of Pan-American friend
ship. There are today about 5000
students from Latin-America in
schools and colleges in the United
States. Naturally the number of
who go to South Amer
lea to study is much smaller, but
the union emphasizes the value Of
that side Of the movement, too.
There are great opportunities in
South America, and the young man
who has studied there is in a good
position to take advantage of
them.
The influx Of students from the
south to our universities has been
greatly stimulated by the American
Chamber Of Commerce Of Mexico
City, which has representative in
this country to induce American
universities to grant scholarships
to Latin-American students and
industrial firms to give
them jobs in their chosen lines. The
way Of the Latin American student
IS being made easier and easier.
This exchange of students is one
Of the new activities Of the Pam
Union under its new
director, DR.. Leo S. Rowe, who |
has two main plans. One Of these is
to departmentalize the work Of the
Pan-American Union, 50 that it |
may work more effectively along |
special lines, such as education and
The other is to make the
Bulletin a medium
10 carry practical information to
the Latin-American countries az
we'll as a message Of friendship.
In addition to his plans for 4 |
special department devoted to ed
lcation DR.. Rowe has already we'll
lnder way a department Of santa
ion. This is to act as q clearing
rouse for all the new discoveries
md researches along the lines Of
sanitation and hygiene, SO, that
.heee NAV hA made iYn,nediat e1v