West High School - Occident Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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The Pan American Union is the ollieial organization of the twenty-one Republics of America and owes its origin to action taken hy the First National Conference of American States which assem- lnlecl at Xalashington in IS89. The assemhling of this conference was clue to the farseeing statesrnanship ol' the l lonorahle -lames U. Blaine, who was secretary ol' state at the time the conference was heltl. lhe functions ol' the Pan fXmerican Union have heen con- stantly enlargccl hy the successful international conferences ol' Am erican states, usually relierretl to as Pan flxmerican conferences helcl suhscquent to 1889. 'lihe work ol' the Union is untlcr the general clirection ol' a governing hoarcl composctl ol' the secrctary of state anal the amhas saclors, ministers. charges clalliaires ol' Latin America accreclitetl hy the Cloxernmcnt at Xliasliington. ilihis hoarcl meets on the lirsl Xvetlnesclay ol' each month to consitlcr matters ol' interest to the nations ol' .Xmerica.