Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-08
PAN-AMERICA WILL STRIKE
NEW NOTE IN WORLD UNITY
Nations Of West Working tremendously in Mutual
Hepfulncss for Peace and Prosperity Beating
Their Swords Into PIoughsharcs

or each and every ore OF tho rnDub. !
, lies. Whenever expert service Is re-
CURED for tho solution OF any pcndin;
domestic problem. whether IL is In
! matters Of education, sanitH;ion irrl-
CATION. or any other department of
national activity. tho governments OF
| mo American republics are aware
| mat they can secure such expert scr
vice from the Pan-American Union.
! Through the intermediary OF the
| diplomatic representatives at Wash
/ ing'on there is Il constant exchange
! OF Information and experience. The
effectiveness OF this interchange is
strengthened by tho publications OF
the Pan American Union. especially
tho Spanish. Portuguese and English
editions Of the monthly Bulletin. sup
! pleincntcd by descriptive handbooks
Of each of tho republics. and special
publications relating TO their foreign
commerce.
( The Educational Section Of tho
/ Union. unGcr the able direction Of the
assistant director. Or. Francisco J.
/ Yan"s. Is unrcmittinE In It's efforts
/ 80 develop closer cultural tics be-
! tween tho republics Of this continent
/ Through tho activities Of thix section,
! scholarships have teen established In
| the United states for students from
/ Latin American countries and SINH
! larly students from the United States
are given opportunities to pursue
special Investigations In Latin
America
Claims Settled.
Al stated intervals since tho as
scmbl!ng OF tho First Pan-American
Conference In 1889. additional oon-
| tsrcnccs have been held, each OF
! ~ h,,te rhp
ward bringing about closer relations
between the different sections OF tn.
| continent. Through "A series OF
! treaties and conventions agreed upon
at these conferences. II has been
| possible {" reach an orderly solu-
zion OF problems which might other
| wise have become the subject OF In
tcrnational differences. Thus such
| questions as tho settlement OF pc
| cun!ary claims: the formulation 10
| cpdthcat!on OF International IL ~: the
| control OF Infectious and contagious
diseases and many other matters
have hecn covered By conventions
through which an early procedure
! lis established for their solution.
These general Pan-AmerIcan Con-
! tcrcncc3 have been supplemented by
a series ot specialized conferences
| which have also contributed ;he!r due
| share toward developing Pan-Amer!-
! can cooperation
4 Soon after The outbreak o. the Eu-
-opean war. the Secretary Of the
/ Treasury called n conference OF the
/ Minister OF Finance o. tho American
republics 10 consider the financial
situation which had arisen by rca-
son Of chc war in Europe. This
/ conference met in Washington In
1915. and led to the formation Of
permanent organization known as
sion. designed 20 foster closer CO.
operation between the different sec
tons OF tho Continent. This com
mission Is made Up OF Il national
section organized in each country,
presided over by the Minister OF FL
nance. and composed o! nine eminent
hnanciers and jurists. AT tho close
OF the war. tho second OF these In
tcrnat!ona! conferences met at wash
!ugton 10 consider the financial SIT
ua;!on In which the American re-
puh!!cs found themselves by reason
OF new conditions created by the
termination OF the war. This sec
ond conference entrusted 10 this per
manent organ!zat!on-;he Inter
further duty o. fostering closer
financial and commercial! tics. and
this work is now being carried FOR
! ward with most gratifying results.
Tho First Pan-American Scientific
| Congress. which was held a, San
tiaSo. Chile. In 1905. was a further
factor in establishing closer cultural
ties between the Republics OF Amer
lea. Prior TO 1908. these congresses
were Latin American rather than Pan
| American IN character. and the in
c!us!on OF the United states was In
tended as demonstration o: tNc
community o. intellectual and Gull
| tural purposes OF the nations OF
| America. Al the Santiago Congress
| OF 1905. eminent representatives o!
science and letters OF every Amer
ican country met for interchange OF
siews, and developed plans for closer
intellectual cooperation. The sec
ond OF these scientific congresses was
held at Washington in 1916, and the
third Will assemble Ut Lima. Peru.
In July, 1928.