Evening star., 1927-05-03
BIG PAN-AMERICAN
AIR LINE is URGED
BY w. P. M'CRACKEN

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| declared, the fifth international Con-
| ference of American States, held at
| Santiago. Chile in 1928, authorized
the governing board of the Pan-Amer-
| lean Union to call a meeting of the
Interamerian Commercial Aviation
| Commission, which is now holding
| Joint session with the commercial con-
| ference.
Agreement Is Planned.
"After the conference adjourns,
said Mr.. MacCracken, the commls-
sion will set itself to the task of form
ulating a convention which should be
as simple as possible, and as broad
| as may be consistent with the
sovereignty of the respective nations:
with such an agreement in effect,
he predicted, "air commerce between
the nations of this great hemisphere
should expand with rapidity ana
bring with it not only prosperity out
a better understanding among our peo'
pies.
"I believe that with the cooperation
between the business and industrial
leaders of our respective countries,
said Mr.. MacCracken, I'VE may look
forward in the near future to the es'
tablishment of a system OF alrWays
along a large portion of the 2O0UO-
mile route flown By the PanAmerican
Army flyers, who with their message
of good will carried also a prophecy
of commercial air transport to come.
An experimental line has been estab-
lished from Buenos Aires to Pernam'
buco, and commercial air operations
are being carried on in Honduras,
Colombia, Chile. Brazil, Argentina.
Bolivia, Mexico and Venezuela, he
| pointed out.
'sThese lines." he added, constitute
the nucleus of a great system OF inter
American highways"
Student Tour Opportunity.
Opportunities for knowing South
America better offered by student
tours were stressed by Mr.. Munson.
Every effort is being made, he de-
clared, to increase these tours this
Summer and in the years to come.
Explaining the educational value,
he said, the tours would include
courses for college students in the
great universities of South America
under the instruction of native teach
ers. These would prove OF practlcal
value from personal contact with the
nationals of the various countries
visited, he declared, and would give
the students an opportunity to learn at
first hand the traditions and customs
of the Latin American republics.
"It is by visiting these nations that
we shall learn to know each other
better" he said. 1T is by making
friends by the intermingling of our
afy1 hA
sary inspiration to carry it onward to
higher and better form of civilization
and shall serve to bring to the peoples
of the earth happiness, prosperity,
good fellowship and greatest or all,
the benefit of true friendship"
Labor Resolution Introduced.
Before the morning session closed
| Mathew Woll, member of the eXecu'
| tice committee of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. introduced, on be-
| half of the American delegation, the
| following resolution:
| Whereas trade, commerce and
| finance are designed to enhance labor
service, promote production, encour-
| age manufacture and increase con
| sumption, and combined are all In
| tended to serve human needs, lessen
1 the Dufueu OF Ire anu ldDoI anu 10
provide increasingly for human happi.
ness and wellbeing,
Resolved, that this conference rec
ommends including in the agenda for
consideration at future conferences the
subject of improving the material
| standards of life and labor Of the
masses of the people of the respective
| countries"
Most Important Meeting.