Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-01-08
WOMEN ARE TO HELP
KNIT THE AMERICAS
Conference Called to Meet in Baltimore
Next April Unique Among Inter-
national Gatherings.

Amaiie Mallen d'Ostolaza. president OF
the National Suffrage Party of Cuba. Is
expected as another prominent delegate.
The list is not half complete. and sew
eral countries have yet to accept til"
invitation.
Perhaps the only successful move
ment ever initiated for eo-opera ton be
tween the women of the American re-
publics was taken at the Pan American
Scientific Congress. held here in 1916.
when an auxiliary committee of women
was formed. The purpose of the com
mittee was two fold-first. to hold
ing of the Pan American Scientific Cor!
gress. and secondly. to maintain in tn.
periods between these conferences As
close a relationship as possible betwee!!
women's activities IN various sections
Of the American continent.
The Baltimore conference hopes ["
! take a further step in this direction.
DR.. Rowe said recently: 81 feel Gel
tain the conference will have definit.
and lasting educational value in The
United States. making known to our
! people the important results which the
women OF Latin American countries ar
! now securing, both in the enlargement
Of their civil rights and the strength
ening of their civic activities.
"In coming to the United states the
fit and inspiration from the great re
suits which American women are now
securing both in the betterment OF our
political life and in the furthering O:
! our civic development. This confer
! ence is likely to be one OF series
which will serve the two fold purpose
, Of making the women Of the American
continent better acquainted with earii
others aims and ideals. and at the
same time strengthening the spirit u
DIs ia, -,
which has today become the most i'm
f, portant guarantee to the maintenanc.
| Of the. peace Of the world"
/ An average Of more than 800 German
! immigrants a month landed in ArgeI-
tina last year. according to reports 20
the bureau of foreign and domesti,.
commerce, and Germany is one of tn.
countries which is taking advantage OF
sentiment in Argentina to encourag"
the right sort of immi gra ton. Their,
are extensive areas Of undeveloped ter
ritory. suitable for agriculture, which
the Argentine government desires &.
open, and the German legation in BuenoS
| Aires is reported TO have made over
lures to the government with the idea
Of placing German colonists in til"
northern territories, where many Ger
| mans already are engaged in the pr"-
duction of rice and cotton.
The Colombian government il taking
! to transporting its mail by airplanc,
following an example set recently BY
several progressive Latin America.
governments.
A commercial concern with five hydro
airplanes has been Subsidized by thu
| government and maintains week.
mail and passenger service. Mail trans
f, ported by steamship takes from one I"
.
/ Bogota. depending on the condition a.:
+: the river. BY air Service mail is trans
ported in twenty-four and thirty hours
American business men are making lis.
| Of the service and airplane post;:e
! stamps have been put on sale in M
York for their accommoda ton.
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American coal exporters vino Es',
found and built up a gold market j.
Argentina view with some alarm efforts
| by British shippers to cut into their
| trade and regain their own. For til.
first ten months of last year bituninous
! coal shipments from the United States
amounted to about 6S1,112 long tons,
while British shipments for the same
period ran around JSi.0Ss tons. Dur
| ing some months of the year ni,c
tenths7 of the importation OF coal into
Argentina came from the United stat
and the prices were maintained arounG
so Il ton for sales to the public. which
represented a reduction Of more than
20 per cent from the high prices pre-
viously prevailing.
But in September British shipments
Increased and the prices went down,
An arrangement. has been reported be
tween British owned railways in Ar
senrina and Welsh shippers by which
these railways world obtain coal ~
about s10.S5 u ton. delivered. JTp I"
j September the coal used by the railways
was bought in the Cniteu States al
! much higher prices.
| A department Of the Argentine gov
eminent is reported to have DracticaIlv
reached an agreement with British
shippers which would give it the benef'
of obtaining coal under the terms
reached between the railways and Brif
ish shippers.