Foreign News: Latin America

Pan-American Conference: The following delegates were elected to preside over committees: Political, General Augusto Montes de Oca, Argentina; Juridicial, Afranio Mello Franco, Brazil; Hygiene, Dr. Aristides Aguero, Cuba; Communications, Narciso Garay, Panama; Commerce, Dr. Amezaga, Uruguay; Agriculture, Guillermo Valencia, Colombia; Armaments, Henry P. Fletcher, United States; Education, Rafael Arizaga, Ecuador.

At a banquet given to the heads of the delegations by President Allessandri of Chile, Henry P. Fletcher made a speech in which he showed the difference betwen America and Europe and stated that democracies cannot be imperialistic.

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