Evening star., 1925-09-01
ROADS CONGRESS
DELEGATES LEAVE
Pan-Amerioan Parley Mem
bers Entertained at Lunch
con by Press Club.

The United States delegation 10 the
Pan-American Congress and members
| Of the press gathered yesterday at
the National Press Club for a final
luncheon In this city before sailing for
South America. After the luncheon
several brief addresses were made by
members OF the delegation and press.
Henry l.. Sweinhart, president OF
| the Press Club, wished them success
on their mission, and assured them OF
the whole-hearted cooperation Of the
American press.
j, Walter Drake, Assistant Secrs-
| tary of Commerce, who was to have
headed the delegation, but was forced
| to resign because OF other business
| spoke on the relation Of good roads to
international good will.
| THE growth Of the United States
| in the last 26 years is due more to
| good roads and to the press than to
| any other two agencies" he said
| Good roads connecting two countries
| are the best possible links Of friend
ship"
Mexico to Send Delegates.
| Herbert C. Rice, chairman of the
| delegation, thanked the press for its
| courtesy, and expressed hope that IL
would continue to support the work
| in the future. He said that good roads
[ 0AE liB HWdyb Ol AflO
| pointed out that a real picture of what
| good roads mean to the United States
and the world has never been drawn
| 1t was announced at the luncheon
| that Mexico will send delegates tc
the convention, thus making repre-
| sentation complete, with the possible
! exception of Ecuador.
| Communication is the great equal
izer," Secretary OF Agriculture Jar
dine told the delegates. ut destroys
antmostttes, aids understanding, pro
notes the accord OF nations and con
| tributes TO the happiness and pros
perity of all who enjoy it's unre
| Stricted benefits. In the motor We
hicle and improved highways there is
/ promise of substantial betterment OF
communication and transportation
| everywhere.
Big influence Seen.
| The Secretary spoke of the con
| gress at Bueuos Aires as having in il
possibilities for profound influence
| upon the future Of all countries con
cerned and urged the delegates tc
| keep in mind that all improvements
i in the means of communications ir
| any of the countries in this hemi
| sphere is of interest to all, He said
| IL should be the mission of delegates
! TO express TO Central Americans and
| South American neighbors the desire
| of the United States to cooperate
| with them in all efforts which may
advance the cause of Pan-American
| ism by the Improvement in the means
| of intercourse and transportation by
| highway.
| The members of the commission ap
pointed by the President are: II. II
Rice, vice president of the Genera
| Motors Corporation, Michigan, chair
man; Charles NJ. Babcock. commits
sioner of highways, Minnesota; A. n
/ Johnson, dean of the Engineering Col
lege. University OF Maryland; William
4. Hull, member of Congress from ILL
nois; Frank Page, chairman of the
North Carolina Highway Commission
DR.. G. A. Sherwell, secretary genera
of the Inter-American Highway Com
mission, and Thomas H. Macdonald
chief of the Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agricul
ture.
The members left last night fol
/ Swampscott. where they were to con
fer with the President today. They
will then go to New York, where they
will remain until they sail Thursday
evening.