Excerpt from Intellectual and Cultural Relations Between the United States and the Other Republics of America

From the organization of the Division of Intercourse and Education of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 191 1, one of the bits of work most clearly in mind has been the development of closer acquaintance and better understanding between the peoples of the various republics on the American con tinent. Owing to difficulties and delays interposed by distance as well as by slow communication, it has not been possible to proceed as rapidly with this part of the work of the Division as had been hoped. One or two plans that had been fully worked out failed of execution because of the illness of those who had been selected to execute them. On the other hand, something has perhaps been gained by the necessary delay. It has been possible to study more closely the various elements of the problems involved and to seek and obtain advice from leaders of opinion in the various countries of South America.

In pursuance of these plans and of the information and advice so gained. Mr. Robert Bacon made a noteworthy journey through some of the chief South American capitals in the summer of 1913. He explained in forceful and sym pathetic fashion the organization and purpose of the Carnegie Endowment and took steps to form branches of the American Association for International Con ciliation and of the American Society for International Law in the countries that he visited. Mr. Bacon was everywhere received with much cordiality and was listened to with marked and sympathetic attention.

Following Mr. Bacon's visit, a Pan American Division of the American Association for International Conciliation was organized. One of its first tasks was to arrange for the visit to South America during the summer of 1914 of a group of carefully selected and thoroughly representative teachers in the higher educational institutions of the United States. The object in view was to assure the presence in various widely scattered educational institutions in the United States, of men who had seen South America with their own eyes, who had talked with its representative men, and who could speak with some authority concerning the problems and activities of the other American republics.

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