Evening star., 1927-05-01
BIC TRADE PARLEY
MAY CHANGE POLICY
Third Pan-AmeriCan Confer
ence Will Open in Capital
Tomorrow.

Out Of the third Pan-American COM
mercial conference, which opens its
four-day session here tomorrow under
the auspices of the Pan-American
Union, there is expected to issue
new and progressive policy affecting
the future trade relations between the
nations Of North and South America.
Chief interest. consequently, is TO-
cused on the address which President
Coolidge is to deliver Tuesday night
at a joint session of the PanAmeri-
can delegates with the Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States. The
Presidents recent New York speech,
dispelling any doubt of the peaceful
and nonimperialistic aim Of the
United States in its relations with
Latin America. has done much to
bring the business representatives Of
the 21 American republics into a closer
and more sympathetic harmony on the
eve of the conference.
Expected to Sound keynote.
Just as the President enunciated in
unmistakabe language the foreign
policy Of the greatest single member
Of the Pan-American Union, so the
delegates are looking forward to his
forthcoming address in the expecta-
ton that he will sound the keynote
of this Governments future CONNER
cial relations with it's sister republics.
Coming at a time when there is ap-
parently an urgent need for co-opera-
tive action between the 81 republics
in all matters respecting their mutual
relations, the conference, it is be-
lieVed will be one Of the most inn
portant and significant of it's kind
ever held. Questions yitally affecting
their trade relations will be discussed
from every angle by prominent Off
cials Of the various governments and
by many Of the leading business men
among the 400 or more delegates who
will attend the sessions.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover. who
always has stood for vigorous policy
Of cooperation In fostering trade rela-
tions between the Americas, is sched-
uled to make the principal address at
the opening session tomorrow morn
ing in the Pan-American Union Build
ing.
Most Of the 400 delegates had ar
rived here last night, for while the
conference does not open officially
until tomorrow. registration of the
delegates will take place at the Pan
American Union at IL o'clock this
morning. This will be followed by a
luncheon in their honor to be given
at the Willard Hotel by the Radio
Corporation of America, whose presi-
dent, Maj. Gen. j. G.. Harbord will
speak on Radios Message to Latin
America The afternoon will be de-
gntad m SiOht caafpc
Speeches to Be Broadcast.
Speeches of President Coolidge anl
others at the joint session Tuesday
night with the United States Chamber
of Commerce will be broadcast by the
National Broadcasting Co., which Is
making an effort to secure the longest
"hook-up" yet established.
The session tomorrow morning also
will be broadcast. On that occasion
addresses of welcome will be made by
Secretary of State Kellogg, who is also
chairman of the governing board of
the Pan-American Union. and by the
Minister of Colombia, DR.. Enrique
Olaya, vice chairman of the governing
board of the Pan-American Union.
There will be responses by delegates
from different countries.
In many respects this conference
will be the most representative of all
the interlocking groups yet held here.
Besides representatives of the respec-
tive governments the delegates have
been chosen from the leading trade
groups and organizations in North and
South America. Chambers of COM
merce, industrial organizations, mari |
time exchanges, exporting and inn |
porting associations, highway, aero !
na11tic and automobile associations |
foreign trade clubs, banking organi- |
cations and others will participate
through their representatives in the
deliberations of the conference.
Among the outstanding subjects TO |
be taken up at this time are trans
portation and inter-American COM |
merce, foreign investment and inter-
American trade and barriers to inter |
American commerce. Others of a vital |
nature will include arbitration of COM |
mercial disputes; consular procedure p,
and customs regulations. One meet |
ing, a joint session with group ses
sion of the Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States, will deal with Latin |
American trade relations. considered
both from the North and the South |
American viewpoints.
An important event at which the |
delegates of both these great CONNER |
cial groups will meet is the dinner to |
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