Evening star., 1926-04-13
JOURNAL|STSSEEK
PERMANENT UNION
Foundation for Annual Gath
erings to Be Laid Before
Congress Close.

The First Pan-American Journalistic
Congress. moving rapidly toward the
hour Of final adjournment, began lay.
ing the foundation this morning for
a permanent association of the news
paper men Of the Western Hemisphere
in confraternity dedicated to the
perpetuatton of international peace in
the New World and Offering a lesson
in solidarity to the Old World in a
manner so striking that it may hasten
the day Of universal international fel-
lowship.
A series Of resolutions was present
ed to the Congress when 1t convened
this morning setting forth a number
Of plans for the establishment of the
Pan-American Journalistic Congress
as a permanent section of the Pan
American Union. These were referred
to resolutions committees, which will
report them out at the closing session
this afternoon, when 1t is expected
the organization will be adopted for
mally by the congress.
That the suggestion OF President
Coolidge and other outstanding speak
ers that the Pan-American Journal
istic Congress should be repeated each
year for the purpose of bringing the
nolders of public opinion from all the
American republics in personal con-
tact for a frank discussion OF their
problems and ideals will be crystal
lized into definite acceptance is ac-
cepted by all of the delegates as
certainty.
Dawes Says Farewell.
Vice President Dawes bade the dele
gates farewell in the name of the
American Government in a brief ad-
dress this morning. In the course of
his remarks he said that he had noted
carefully the addresses which have
been delivered before the congress
during the past week and that he had
been impressed with their sincerity
and the breadth Of their vision. Long
Identification with foreign affairs has
convinced him, the Vice President de-
clared, that personal contact among
the peoples of the world is the only
sure road to lasting international
understanding and peace.
"The foundation for all progress In
international meetings Is personal
contact" Mr.. Dawes continued. Ma
tions can agree and progress along
some common line, just in the pro-
portion as they have been in contact
with one another. 1t has been
wonderful thing for us to meet the
of the great press to
the south Of us, and in saying fare
we'll, 1 know that I truthfully speak
the sentiment of the people of this
city, our National Capital when l
say that we are glad you came, we
are sorry to see you leave and we
can only hope with brotherly sincerity
that some day you will return to US
again"
Immediately after the Vice Presi-
dent had left the hall the congress
turned to the seventh and final topic
on its program, an association or Jour-
nalists. Maximo Soto Hall of La Prem
sa of Buenos Aires, presented the first
in which he requested the
congress to authorize the resolutions
headed by Willis J. Abbot,
publisher of the Christian Science
Monitor, to draw up a concrete resolu-
ton embodying the necessary prelim-
mary plans for the foundation Of such
an orga anization of American journal
lists, and present it to the congress be-
fore adjournment this afternoon.
Daniels Seconds Motion.
Josephus Daniels, former Secretary
of the Navy, seconded this motion,
and after receiving the approval of
a number Of delegates from Latin
it was adopted by acclama-
ton. Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Daniels were
appointed q committee to acquaint the
resolutions committee with the desire
of the congress and to request it to
present these preliminary plans in suf-
ficient time to receive the careful con-
sideration and final action of the dele
gates before adjournment this after
noon. The two delegates carried out
their instructions Immediately.
Considerable discussion was occa-
stoned by the failure of the resolu-
tions committee to report other rec
concentrations before this. and it was
explained from the chair that the
had received so many res
olutions on identical subjects that it
had been obliged to redraft most of
them. The delegates were promised
however, that all of the resolutions
would be presented together this aft
ernoon and that ample time would be
allotted to their discussion. It. was
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