The Denver Jewish news., 1922-01-04
The Jewish Mirrors"
of Washington
DIR. LEO S. ROWE DIRECTOR GEN
ERAL OF THE PAN AMERICAN
UNION.
BY A. A. Lustig National Press Club,
Washington, ID. c.


located at the entrance of Potomac
| Park on Seventeenth street between
Il and c street ON IA tract of land COW
ering five acres facing the White
House This international organiza
tion is maintained by twenty-one
American Republics, as follows: Ar
gentina, Bolivia. Brazil. Chilc, Colum-
bia. Costa Rica. Cuba, Dominican Re
public, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti,
| Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pana-
! ma, Paraguay, Peru. Salvador, United
| States Uruguay and Venezuela.
! 1t is devoted to the development ant!
advancement of commerce, friendly i'll
tercourse, good understanding and
peace among these countries. 1t is
supported by quotas contributed 10y
each country. based upon their popula-
/ tion. Its affairs are administered by
n Director General and assistant di-
1 rector. elected by and responsible to
governing board which is composed
4 Of the Secretary Of State of the United
l States and the diplomatic representa-
| American governments.
Il These two executive officers are as
sisted by n staff Of International ex-
4 pcrts, statisticans, Commercial spc-
cialists. editors. transiators, complcrs,
I librarians, clerks and stcnographcrs.
The Governing Board meets monthly.
It's governing Board is Supreme
| Council. of the Governments of the
Il Western Hemisphere and its noble
home is the Capital building of Fan
/ America which means ".tll America
The structure and ground represent
an investment of S1.1OO,0OO. of which
the American Republics contributed
S2j0000 and Mr.. Andrew Carnegie
sS5O,0O0. The library contains $1,000
volumes which can he consulted with
out charge by responsible persons.
Il DIR. Rowe was born in McGregor. la.
4 September IL. 1871. WAS educated in
the Public schools of Philadelphia
Pa. member Of the Y. NJ. II. A.. and
was Editor of the Associate Bulletin"
| attended the university of Pcnnsylvan-
, T.. and l.. l.. H.. also graduating from
. the University of Halle, PHI. ID. DIR.
: Rowe has received honorary degrees
from the National University of La
Plata. Argentina. University of San
Marcos Lima. Peru. University of
j Chile. Santiago. Chile. University of
/ Cuzco. Peru. and University of Pana-
ma. Admitted to bar; instructor in
Municipal Government 1S'3-6-Assist-
ant Professor political science. 1SsG-
1901. University of Pennsylvania on
Nave of absence 1oOO-1 as member of
Committee to Revise and compile the
laws of Porto Rico: and 1902 MS
chairman of the Insular Code Commits
sion reporting codes. which were.
with some notifications, adopted ns
the law under which the Island is
now governed.
United States delegate to the third
International Conference of American
States. Rio de Jnnciro, Brazil, 1906,
chairman of delegation of the United
/ States. to tho First Pan American
]
/ fgOS-9. Member United States Panama
Joint Claims commission, 1913 Sccrc-
tary General of the Pan American
Financial Conference Washington, u.
C.. 1915, honorary Professor of poll
teal science, national University of
Mexico.
Honorary member of the National
Historical Society of Argentina. Mex
, lean Geographical Society, President.
American academy of Political and
Social Science since 1902. President
American Political Science Associa-
,ion; corresponding member Society
| 'Anthropologic. Paris 1iispanic So
cicty. New York.
From june 1917 to November 1919
| Assistant Secretary of the Treasury;
| Chief Latin American Division Of the
| Department of State: November 1912
| 1920. Elected director general of the
| Pan American Union 1870.
uthor-Rcport of the United States
! Commission tn revise and compile the
laws of Porto Rico. Two vols. Re
mort of the Insular Code Commission
| S vols. The United States and Porto
/ Rico Problems of City Government.
! The Federal Systcm of the Argentine
| Government. Early effects of the war
or the Commerce Finance and Indus
ivy Of Chile Early effects of the War
on the Commerce. Finance and Indus
! try of Peru.
The Erie. Pa. newspapers pay Il