The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-12-27
PAN-AMERICAN
VISIT Is FIRST
TRIP OUT OF U.S..
Coolidge Will Go to Havana in
January to Address Pan.
American Union

Washington, Dec. 27.1R-When
President Coolidge leaves the United
States to address the sixth intcrna-
tional conference of American
states in Havana, Cuba, January
16, he win be making his first visit
to the caribbean region. and his
first trip to another country since
he became chief executive OF the
nation.
Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge,
Secretary Of State Kellogg and Sec
rotary Of the Navy Wilbur, the
president will carry message
from the United States to the rep
rcsentatives of 20 other American
republics which make up the Pan
American Union.
Only 4 Day in Havana
Because congress will be in SEES
sion and the White House social
season at its height, Mr.. Coolidge
will be unable to spend more than
a day in Havana. But this short
stay. it is believed, will 60 a long
way toward clearing the atmos-
phere Of a great deal of suspicion
Of the United States foreign pol
fcy and attitude toward the COM
ponent states of the Union.
Confronted with consideration OF
the report of the commission of jul
rists which met this year in Rio de
Janeiro, the congress is expected
to be charged with controversial
material.
The report includes complete
notification of private and public
international law. recommended
for adoption by the nations OF
America. Several of its recon-
,nendations, which the conference
will be asked to approve or reject,
prohibit any kind of Intervention
BY one state in the territory OF any
other state. 1t attacks and holds
as illegal several recent acts Of in
PREVENTION on the part Of the Unit
cd States, notably in Nicaragua
and Haiti.
8 Delegates to Represent U. S.
Eight delegates. each chosen for
his individual excellence in some
phase Of the work to be done in
Havana, will represent the United
States. They include Charles Evans
Hughes, Dwight W. Morrow, am
bassador to Mexico; Henry P.
Fletcher, ambassador to Italy and
one Of Americas foremost authori-
ties on international law; DIR.
James Brown Scott, Washington,
another international law author
ity: Judge J. NJ. O'Brien of New
York; President Wilbur of Leland
Stanford University; former Sena-
tor Oscar Underwood of Alabama
and DR.. Leo S. Rowe, director gen.
eral of the Pan-American Union.
Ambassador Fletcher has been in
Washington since Nov. % supervis-
ing the preparatory work Of the
American delegation. He is secretary
Of the group.
The Pan-American Union was
founded following the first inter-
national conference in Washington
in 1890. Its avowedd aims include
preservation Of peace, fertilization
Of commercial, cultural and social
intercourse between the American
nations and development of all kinds
of communication between North,
South and Central America.
The Union is ruled by govern
ing board with headquarters in the
Pan-American Union building here.
The building was a gift Of Andrew
Carnegie. The board is composed
Of the heads of diplomatic missions
of American nations in Washington,
and the secretary of state of the
United States. Countries not hav-
ing diplomatic missions here may
appoint special representatives on
the governing board.
President Coolidge's plans in
clude a trip in q special train to
Key West, Fla. There he will
board the u. S. S. Texas, flagship
Of the United States fleet, if it is
not raining, and proceed to Havana.
If the weather is Indictment, a navy
cruiser will speed him on his way,
as the Texas is too large to enter
the harbor there and the trip to the
battleship in an open boat would be
too uncomfortable.
After delivering his message, the
president will start back as soon as
possible for Washington.