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Show I PAN-AMERICAN 1 CONGRESS ENDS M Latin - Americian Diplomats, 1 With High Government Of- M ficialis and Members of M Congress Are Guests. M FAREWELL ADDRESS M ' Adoption of Resolutions and Exchange of Courtesies Be- J tween U. S. and Visiting M Delegates. S ! ""5w i A Washington, Jan. 8. The second 'lH pan-American Scientific Congress ,m closed today with a declaration by its J8 president, Ambassador Suarez of W i Chili, that the nations of America fl i "were united in the noble desire of i seeking political unity in the continent SJWJ, so that the nations which compose it "'fill niaj' tnus lend one anotner mutual ' ' support and afford themselves better EH protection against foreign danger. Si ! The city of Lima, Peru, has been UM ' selected as the seat for the next con- -H i gress. 1 l The congress adopted a resolution providing for the creation of an "in- '! tellectual Pan-American Union" de- .Wl Bigned to bring into closer jassociatlon M i under joint leadership, the represents 'H t tlves of the Scientific Congress, sent M i by the twenty-one republics to the pre- " sent congress. sB Besides resplutions for scientific ad- jH i vancement between the South and sji I North American colonies others adop- 19 ted were: Jig . "That the metric system be adopted Jnf i in the western hemisphere. jw I "That Spanish be tought more gen- erally In English schools and English w ; be taught more generally in Latin- jjBj ! American schools. S "That the governments of the Latin- 9 I American republics be petitioned to j further the closer co-operation of in- MB i structors and students. 'SI ' "That the study of International JS ? laws should be encouraged the sug- sra i gestion being made made that teach- fl Ing should be made the occasion for 9 jj a universal peace propaganda and S-Mj that special stross be laid on prob- J ;.' lems affecting American republics 9 and upon doctrines of American Mi origin" m Washington, Jan. 8. The second m Pan-American Scientific Congress met - m i today in final session with the Latln-Vg Latln-Vg j American diplomatic corps, high gov- ! o- eminent officials and members of con-. con-. . gress, as invited guests. Jg I The program included action on $ 4 resolutions proposed in sectional meet-i meet-i Ings, the usual exchange of courtesies $ I between the United States and vlslt-$ vlslt-$ I lng delegations, announcement of tho & $ selection of Lima, Peru, as the meet-is meet-is log place of the next congress in 1921 g and the farewell address of Eduardo 5 Suarez, ambassador from Chile and 1$ ' president of the congress. Berlin, Jan. S, via London, 10:05 a. m. The German newspapers dis- g h Play much interest in reports of the s conscription crisis in England but ven- - 1 ture no prediction regarding its out-y.A out-y.A I come. j ! The Morgenpost speaks of the J "British government's Pyrrhic 4 vie- ?1 tory," and says that the Asqulth cabi- j net emerges from the struggle great f J ! ly weakened. "j The Socialist organ rVorwaerts is j disposed to think that conscription in 3i! the form proposed will be carried 'fl through It says that a hard strug- ,m i Pie is ahead, but if the war lasts, so- M) ber calculation will have to reckon r"9 " witn the fact that the present active ,vl i resistance will be overcome. ffi , The Post in a remarkably objective -3 i dispassionate leader, warns the Ger- M ' wan leaders against building up great rfW i hopes upon England's internal con- Wi i Crises Adjust Themselves. i It points out that crises have a i j habit of adjusting themselves and I adds: ; "What difference does it make I anyhow If England really should have a crisis? Today's cabinet would go and tomorrow's cabinet would come and would begin whoro this one left ( off, England must wage war with all her powers to ward off misfortune ' and any new minister who might J come would come with this feeling. Just as victory Is certain for the I ministry In parliament, just so will i the ministry maintains Itself before 'H the people If new elections come. De- $j spite all outcries of antl-conscriptlon -I gatherings there is no evidence as to m-M how English people today will resist P 'A conscription as strongly as they cer- 4 talnly would have done a year ago. H EngllBh voters, along with their lead- t$ i "a, have learned their lesson. One t2 i must at least wait to see whether " 3 l they will desert their leaders In such $ an hour." |