South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-06
PACIFIC COMMERCE
FARLEY is CALLED
BY SEC'Y HUGHES
Trade Experts Of World Will
Gather at Honolulu 10
Discuss Relations.

WASHINGTON. April E. The
Ifst Pau-Pac.da Commercial confer
euce wiu he called 90 meet in Homo
zulu lu October hv Sccy Dt State
Hughes. AZ the request of Sec'y OF
Commerce Hoover. Sc 81 announced
here bv Alexander Hume Ford. d.
rector o. the Pan-Pac.dc union.
a committee composed Of the
heads OF department ~ the United
States Chamber 81 Commerce. The
Grade end manual experts OF che De-
partmeuts OF state Commerce.
Treasury and Agriculture. 81 was an
uouuced. are now ar work prepar-
lag The agenda for the conference.
The nations and dominions which
viii be invited 20 send delegates %
the conference win Doc the United
state. China Australia New Zea-
land. Canada. The Netherlands.
Eorea and Siam. The territories OF
Alaska, Hawaii and the Philippines
VIII be separately represented and
the TladIsvostok. Siberia CONNER
cial bodies vU be represented also.
Tentative Agcnda.
a tentative agenda was made pub
Uc by Alexander Hume Ford Tt
called for a hve-day conference TO
meet in mi1-OctOber in Honolulu
under the auspices Of tho American
Departments 90 state and Commerce
and 20 be presided over bv Wallace
IT, Harrington. governor OF Hawaii.
The tentative aRenda provides for
discussions on
1-C0mmunications and trauspor-
tatiou.
(aj Survey % existing cable and
wireless facilities with suggestions
for meeting present deficiencies.
OBJ Establishment of lower special
rates fixing responsibilities and
granting general improved facilities
for the press
Co An analysis of present trade
routes and the development of posi-
BILE new routes.
CD The deslrabiity Of free zones
o. free ports in Pan-Pacifc Couu-
tries
Development OF Resources.
2-pevelopment and conservation
of natural resources.
CAB The methods 20 Doe employed
in saving the Pau-Pacidc fisheries.
OBJ The development Of the PAN
Pacific tuei resources i'm order 20
provide for future expansion of Pa
cifc Industry and transportation
(c) steps 10 be taken toward pre-
venting of crises in the world rice
situation.
(d) The deslrability Of creating q
foreign demand for native food
stuFs
3-Finance and investments
Ca Measures 10 be followed for
relieving exchange difficulties
(b) The need for greater uniform
fly in bills of exchange and other
commercial documents
(c) Terms Of credit in the Pan
Pacific area as am aid 90 foreign trade.
CD Promising investment oppor-
tuuities in the Pan-Pacinc area
"Inter-Nation Relations"
4-Inter-natiOn relations in the
Pacific area
ta) Arbitration OF commercial
MISUNDERSTANDING.
OBJ The need OK cooperation
among the various agencies interest
ed in Pan-Pacifc problems
Co Reports of special committees
Cd Resolutions including recon-
mendations for legislation.
Measures adopted by the confer
ence Will be presented to the IegfsIa
tive bodies of each nation for en-
actment into law. according 10 pres
ent plans FOR the conference To il
not thought that the immigration
and racial discrimination question
VIII crop up ina the Pan-PacIdc con
ference. though it was freely state,
That the conference viii pave TIA,
way for another conference on thos
ISSUES
Hoover To Attend.
Sec'y OF Commerce Hoover will b
asked 20 attend the conference 81
VIII also william 81 Hughes p~enir
of Australia W. r. Massey. premle
of New Zealand, Hsu Shih-Chane
premier OF China. Arthur Meirher
premier OF Canada Premier Taxa
hashi 90 Japan DR. L. S Rowe. %