Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-28
500 WILL ATTEND
TRADE CONFERENCE
Pan-American Trade Farley
Opening Here Monday
to Face Big Task.

Five hundred men identified with the
commercial life of the United States
and the 20 Latin American Republics
will. gather here Monday for intensive
study of measures to develop trade be-
tween these countries.
This meeting, the Fourth Pan-Ameri-
can Commercial Conference, which will
last through october Is, Is the first of
its kind held since 1927, and is regarded
as highly important, inasmuch as 1t is
| proposed to take up every vital phase
of inter- American commercial activities,
including elimination of trade barriers.
One phase of the conference promis-
| ing to attract deep attention will be
that of trade promotion in the Amer
| icas through negotiation of general or
special economic agreements similar to
those of a regional character already in
force between some countries, and
which go beyond the bounds Of favored
nation treaties.
Tourists to Be Encouraged.
In connection, too, with the subject
of trade promotion. ways will be dis
cuSsed for encouraging tourist travel on
the American continent, there being a
! feeling that much may be done through
unofficial agencies.
1t is the first time that this subject
ever has been placed on the agenda Of
a Pan-American Conference, indicating
| feeling that efforts might well be
made to tap this attractive source of
revenue, which now Is so largely diverted
to European countries.
Currency sterilization, commercial
arbitration, simplif1cation of consular
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and communication facilities will be
other items discussed
For the first time, every Latin
country has signif1ed intention of par
ticipating in the deliberations here.
Round table conferences will be held
at which the individual import and ex-
port trade problems of these with the
United States may be taken up.
Delegates to Tour United States.
At the conclusion of the conference
the visitors, who will include importers
bankers, economists, agriculturalists and
others identified with trade promotion,
Will go on a tour of the leading COM
mercial and industrial centers of the
United States for a first-hand view of
American business.
The conference has been called by
the governing board of the Pan-Amer-
lcan Union, OF Wn1cn secretary OF State
Stimson is chairman, and whose other
members are the heads of the Latin
diplomatic missions here.
Secretary CT Commerce Lamont heads
the American delegation, which will
number about 375 and include in it's
| ranks other representatives of the Gov
eminent and commercial groups. A
group of technical advisers from this
Government also will assist the con-
ference.
More than a dozen representatives of
purely local interests will sit in on the
conference. These include: Francis G.
Addison. jr, president, Security Savings
& Commercial Bank; Robert v. F1em-
ing, president, Riggs National; Edward
L Hillyer, vice president, Union Trust
Co.: Lanier P. McLachlen, president
McLachlen Banking Cooperation, and
Edward j. McQuade, president of the
District of Columbia Bankers Associa-
| ton, all of whom will represent the as
sociation; Charles w. Darr, Harry King
| of Kings Palace Department Store,
| Martin A. Leese Of the M A. Leese
Optical Co., Thomas P. Littlepage and
George A. @. Wood, president, Wash
ington Gas Light Co., all representing
the Washington Chamber of Commerce;
Louis Levay and Gen. Anton Stephan,
representing the Merchants and Manu-
fscturers' Association, and DR.. Walter
H. Jaeger. Manuel G. Martinez and
Dean William F. Notz of Georgetown
University Foreign Service School.