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ARTICLE 46. The Second Pan American Scientific Congress deems it 



desirable 



That the monetary systems of the American Republics be subjected 

 to careful scientific study with a view to making the 

 experience of each available to all. 



The members of the Section realized early in the discussions that how- 

 ever desirable a uniform monetary standard for the entire American 

 continent might be, the time was not ripe for so drastic a recommendation. 

 There was a general feeling that the first and greatest need was a careful 

 study of the monetary systems of each of the Republics, and that in such 

 studies the negative and positive lessons to be drawn from the experience 

 of each country be clearly set forth. 



The question of monetary systems gave rise to considerable discussion, 

 and much profit was derived from the interchange of views and experience. 

 In the hope, however, that a complete and exhaustive presentation of the 

 monetary systems in each country might be made in the near future, the 

 Section adopted a resolution recommending that such monographic 

 studies be undertaken. 



ARTICLE 47. The Second Pan American Scientific Congress especially and 

 earnestly recommends, in order to unite the various technical, 

 medical, legal, and other scientific associations of the American 

 Republics 



The establishment of an Intellectual Pan American Union, to be 

 divided into such groups and sections as may be deemed con- 

 venient or advisable, the details whereof are contained in the 

 records of the Congress and in the form of four propositions 

 devoted to the proposed Union, which may, in the opinion 

 of the Congress, be carried into effect either through the 

 instrumentality of the Pan American Union or by means of 

 some other existing agency or institution to be created, in 

 the confident belief that the establishment of such a Union 

 will lay broad and deep the true foundations of intellectual 

 Pan Americanism. 



The present article was neither presented to nor came from any Sec- 

 tion as a recommendation to the Congress. It was the result of four proj- 

 ects, three of which dealing, respectively, with a Pan American Univer- 

 sity Union, with a Pan American Library Union, and with a Pan American 

 Archaeological Union, were presented to the Executive Committee by the 

 chairmen of the Argentinian, Brazilian, and Chilean delegation, and 



