Courtesy of the Bureau of Mines. United States Department of the Interior.

THE RESCUE CORPS AUTO TRUCK.

industry started its great human-saving drive, and that the disclosures of the conditions in mining furnished the States with facts that favored the establishment of these commissions.

The dedication ceremonies brought to Pittsburgh for the three days the most prominent mining and metallurgical men of the Nation, those not alone interested in the safety-first movement by virtue of its direct appeal, but also those connected with the allied industries that use the products of the mines. The enthusiastic slogan of all was "Cut the mine fatalities in half."

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE CONFERENCE.

HE International Trade Conference at Atlantic City is being held as this number of the BULLETIN goes to press. The conference was called by and held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, a general committee of more than 100 of the leading business men of the country having the details in charge. Reports from representatives of the chamber of commerce who have been in contact with Government officials, bankers, and business men of Europe emphasize the importance of the conference. The high standing of the men composing the delegations from Great Britain, France, Italy, and Belgium, together with the universal interest manifested in the United States, show that in all of these countries leaders of industry have taken literally and intend to apply the dictum of President Wilson, “The plans of the modern world were made in the countinghouse, and the men that do the business of the world now shape the destinies of the world."

On commenting on the character of this important conference, Mr. Homer L. Ferguson, president of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, writes:

That representatives of the five great nations associated in the war will sit down together to thrash out problems, the solution of which is essential to the removal of present international trade ills, is in itself a most encouraging sign. They will tell us their troubles and we will tell them ours; their greatest needs and how these can be met will be discussed in the friendly atmosphere created by the get-together spirit of the conference.

Of course the problems of the immediate future press most urgently for solution, but we hope that at this conference we can at least map out plans for future cooperation and the maintenance of good international trade understanding.

The Atlantic City meeting might be described as a great clinic or consultation in which the leading business surgeons of the world will diagnose its international trade ills and prescribe for their cure. Personally I feel that we have at least as much to learn from the business men of Europe as they have to learn from us. Our exceptionally fortunate position as the only nation having a surplus of anything should not

blind us to the fact that unless we are satisfied to be mere industrial misers we must find means, and if necessary make sacrifices, to enable the nations of Europe not merely to buy from us, but to sell to us.

The meeting at Atlantic City, arranged by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, affords the first opportunity to discuss this whole problem in such a way as to bring out a consensus of views and facts and to provide a firm foundation for future action along the wisest and most constructive lines for the good of all.

AMERICA THE SAVIOR OF EUROPE.

Among the notable incidents that occurred in connection with the Fourth of July celebration in honor of the United States, which took place in Buenos Aires, was the scholarly address of Dr. Alberto B. Martinez, director of the National Census of Argentina. The BULLETIN is indebted to Dr. L. S. Rowe, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury Department, for the following brief summary:

The lecturer gave an interesting sketch of the development of the United States from July 4, 1776, down to the great world war, showing how the influence of the United States in world affairs had been constantly on the increase. In the course of his address Dr. Martinez referred to the fact that Mitre, the great Argentine statesman, had said that America has saved Europe three times: First, when, through the discovery of the continent, a vast source of wealth was opened to the Europeans; second, when, on obtaining its independence, the continent reestablished the political and social equilibrium of the Old World; and, third, when between the European countries and the American countries a current of ideas and of commerce was established. Dr. Martinez then added that this statement should be amplified by recognition of the fact that the United States, by its entrance into the world war, had made America once more the savior of Europe.

The lecture was received with enthusiastic approval on the part of the audience.

AN APPRECIATED GIFT.

The Pan American Union has received from Mr. Thomas Ewing of New York, a finely executed portrait engraving of Henry Clay, the first great statesman of the United States to advocate true Pan Americanism, as well as the first to champion the cause in the United States Congress of those patriots of Spanish America who fought so heroically to obtain their freedom. In presenting the engraving Mr. Ewing writes:

The picture of Henry Clay, wnich I am presenting to the Pan American Union, was caused to be made by representatives of certain South American Republics in honor of his activity and influence in securing their recognition by the United States. This particular copy is an heirloom. It belonged to my grandfather and my father. It is in the original frame. I trust that you will think it worthy of a place in the beautiful home of the union.

In behalf of the Pan American Union the Director General herewith takes occasion to acknowledge with gratitude the presentation of this most appropriate souvenir, which will henceforth grace the hall of the building which may be said to exemplify and stand for the high Pan American ideals that Henry Clay so nobly cherished.

THE PAN AMERICAN SOCIETY'S COURSE OF LECTURES.

The Pan American Society of the United States has planned a course of lectures on several South American countries during this fall and winter. The lectures will be illustrated with lantern slides, photographs, and in some instances by moving pictures. The first of these entertainments took place October 15, in the north ballroom of the Hotel Astor in New York, Dr. Benjamin H. Hunnicut being the lecturer and Brazil the subject. The films shown were made under the supervision of the Brazilian Government and were of unusual interest as was the lecture. Dr. Hunnicut has resided in Brazil for a number of years and has enjoyed exceptional facilities for making a thorough study of the resources of the country and of its development along industrial, agricultural, and commercial lines. According to the program outlined by Mr. John S. Prince, secretary of the society, the next lecture will be given by Mr. James Carson, on December 4, the subject being Mexico, its resources, and the characteristics of its people. This will be followed in January by an illustrated lecture on Peru by Prof. Hiram Bingham, of Yale University, recognized as perhaps the leading authority in this country on Peruvian antiquities and Incaic and pre-Incaic cultures. As the leader of several scientific expeditions to Peru and Bolivia, Prof. Bingham has had unusual opportunities to study not only the past but the present peoples of these countries, and his lectures are always very instructive. In March Dr. Peter H. Goldsmith, editor of InterAmerica, will lecture on Chile, exhibiting a number of representative photographs and pictures of his personal collection. In his connection with the Pan American Educational Section of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Dr. Goldsmith has given special attention to Latin American countries and literature. Sometime in April a lecture will be given on Argentina, the speaker selected being Dr. L. S. Rowe, who has a national reputation as an authority on South American countries generally, and who is especially well informed on the financial, commercial, and industrial conditions of Argentina.

The committee in charge of the lecture course has planned to have each lecture given under the patronage of 10 members of the society and 10 prominent members of the particular colony in New York whose country is to be the subject. Dr. John Bassett Moore will preside and it is hoped that on each occasion the ambassador of the country dealt with will be present and will make a brief address in response to the lecture. A selected orchestra will render the national airs of the countries; national songs will be sung, typical dances performed by natives in costume, and each occasion will be made an event of exceptional entertainment and instruction. The society is to be congratulated in devising a program so well calculated to arouse added interest in the people of the "other Americas."

AMERICAN SAILORS HONORARY PALL BEARERS AT FUNERAL OF LATE CUBAN MINISTER TO GERMANY.

American sailors placing the body of Señor Gonzalo de Quesada, late minister from Cuba to Germany, aboard the flag-draped truck which carried it to the cruiser Cuba for reinter-
ment in Cuba. High officials representing the Nation, State, and New York City were present at the funeral services held in New York August 19. Señor Quesada died in
Berlin two months before the outbreak of the war. His remains were transported to New York on the steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, to be taken from there to his own country.
He was the first Cuban minister to the United States and had many friends among the leading men of the country.