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Show PAN-AMERICAN PLAN OUTLINED President Gives Details of Proposed Pro-posed Alliance, Guaranteeing Guarantee-ing Absolute Political Independence. TO ARBITRATE DISPUTES' Lima, Peru, Selected as Meeting Meet-ing Place of Next Congress Con-gress in 1921. - Washington. Jan. 7. Except -for the general meeting tomorrow, tho second Pan-American Scientific Congress completed its work today. Only two sections, those devoted to the study of mining and to public health, held sessions ses-sions at which papers were read. Four others met to discuss general subjects. After President Wilson's reception tonight at the White House the executive execu-tive committee will formulate resolutions reso-lutions that will be presented at the general meeting tomorrow. Washington, Jan. 7. President Wilson's Wil-son's address before the Pan-American Scientific Congress last night in which ho outlined tlje government's plan for an Pan-American alliance guaranteeing absolute political independence inde-pendence and territorial integrity was favorably commented on by delegates today. Tho United States proposes, the president said, that all the American nations shall agree to settle all pending pend-ing boundary disputes as soon as possible pos-sible by amiable process and to dispose dis-pose of all disputes in the future by arbitration. Furthermore, all countries coun-tries under the plan would agree that no revolutionary expedition shall bo outfitted against, or supplies for revolutionists revo-lutionists shipped, to neighboring states. Announcement of the selection of. Lima, Peru, as the meeting place of the next congress in 1921 was regarded regard-ed by the delegates as an evidence of the desire for closer relations among the American republics. Sessions of the various sections or the congress today were brief. The congress will close tomorrow with a joint meeting when resolutions and suggestions evolved in sectional meet-lugs meet-lugs will be taken up. oo |