Evening star., 1922-01-01
PresidentHdrris0n the
First to Issue Call
For Meeting.
HELD
AT WASHINGTON
Bldine;s Speech Wa
Hailed as Da,un
Of NelU Era.

the conference. On the other hand. it
stands ready to cooperate with the
United States to the limit in<promul-
eating the conclusions of the arma-
ment and Pacific conference. but a
notable way and means must be
found to accomplish this purpose. 1t
can be found in the calling of the
long-delayed fifth pan-American con-
ference at Santiago, Chile.
Governing Board to Decide.
While it remains for Chile. whose
capital was designated by the fourth
pan Anne ricaR conference to be the
seat of the fifth conference to initiate
the suggestion of its meeting. the ac
iual determination of date and agenda
depends upon the governing board Of
the Pan-American Union in Wash
ington. composed of the Secretary of
State. representing the United States.
and the diplomatic representatives of
the twenty Latin American republics
In accordance with the constitution
governing board has the RESPONSE
bility of framing the program and
agenda. Recently the word came
from Santiago tnat Senior Jarpa. min
lister of foreign affairs of Chile. and
Mr.. William Miller Collier. United
discussed the calling of the confer
ence and had communicated to that
effect with Senor Don Beltran Ma
thieu. Chilean ambassador at Wash
ington. and Secretary Hughes. for
their views and cooperation in the
matter.
President Harding has already in
formally expressed his approval Of
the pan-American conference, and
Secretary Hughes has likewise inti-
mated that it was under considera-
ton. Ambassador Matthew is dis
Hughes and his colleagues Of the
Latin American diplomatic corps. The
final conclusion is dependent upon
the action of the entire governing
board of the Pan-American Union.
which meets regularly on the first
Wednesday of every month in the
Pan American building. The next
formal session should he on Wednes
day. January :. provided continued
meetings of the armament conference
in the same building do not inter-
fere. On that date. therefore. or at
another meeting which will soon fol-
low. there should be action which all
America awaits Probably first
there will be named different COM
mittees. one to determine the place
and date. of the conference and an
other the program and agenda. Not
later than the middle of January next
pan America and the world should
ternational conference will meet and
what will be the problems for it to
solve.
May Consider Parley Acts.
There is a general feeling not only
among high officials of the United
States and Latin America, but among
foreign delegates to the armament
conference that the leading question
will be the consideration by the
American republics Of the conclu-
Sions of the armament and Pacific con-
terence. In fact. this pan-American
conference may be the first gathering
of a group of nations having similar
and common geographical. economic
and political relation to the acts of
tie armament and Pacific conference.
and. therefore. its attitude will be
awaited with world interest.
Other important questions that may
be included in it's agenda are the or
ganized solidarity of the western
hemisphere in all great world prob
lens; arbitration of disputes between
American republics, and between
them. in turn. and the countries of
Europe and Asia; joint action in the
recognition by the American republics
of de facto and revolutionary gov
ernments, such as now exists in
Guatemala, not long ago in Costa
Rica, and still again. then and now,
In Mexico: great variety of ques-
tionS involving financial, commercial