Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-14 | Page 6 | Pan-American Ideals Told by Prof. Ivins

Pan American Ideals Told by Prof Ivins PROVO April 14 Pan American day received recognition a a. day in advance ance at Brigham Young university university sity on Monday in an address by Professor Professor Professor Pro Pro- fessor H H. Grant Ivins The speaker gave c a a. historical sketch dealing detlIng with the development dc of the Ameri Pan can Idea The da day he said s. had Us its origin during the administration of or President President President dent Benjamin Harrison on April 14 1890 Secretary of State James G G. Blaine at that time called a a. meetIng meeting meet meet- ing of representatives of the 21 Jl re republics republics republics re- re publics of North and South America resulting in the organization of the Pan-American Pan union Since that time meetings have been held in the various arlo countries belonging to the union In 1908 10 a building was as erected at Washington costing more than a million dollars to which Andrew Car Car- contributed the sum of and the thc respective governments In the thc Pan American union stated Professor I Ivins S there arc are people of whom live hive in inthe intile inthe the tile United States The organization Is neither a a. political nor a commercial alliance Its work is edt educational and andIs andis is intended to react in a a. way ay of or a a. better better better bet bet- ter understanding among nations It seeks to encourage international fel fel- fellowship loi sl p and it is to be hoped that the International goodwill being in inculcated inculcated inculcated in- in in the Americas will extend to the entire world orld he said