The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-02-23
A Grand Proposition for a
Commercial Union
OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLICS.
the Business Interests of the
United States.
A great American Union Scheme

| w ABHINGION, FeDIudIy A1.-OcudIOI
Frye proposes to invite delegates from
American nations to meet at Washing
ton this fau. He will introduce the fol-
lowing bill in the Senate on Tuesday:
Be 1t enacted, etc., that the President
| be, and be is hereby authorized and di-
rected to invite. on behalf of the govern
ment and people of the United States.
delegates from each of the Republics of
Central and South America, including
| Mexico and San Domingo. and the En-
pire of Brazil, to assemble in the City Of
! Was hington, on the 1st day of October,
1886. to consider and beside upon such
questions as shall be to the mutual in
terest and common welfare OF the Amer
lead people; that each of the Independent
nations of this hemisphere shall be enti-
tied to send as many delegates as each
NAV Tor itself determine. but in the de-
cision of questions in the congress no
| delegation shall have more than one
vote.
SECTION 2-That in forwarding this
invitation to the constituted authorities
of the several Independent governments
of the American hemisphere, the Pre-
sident of the United States shall set
forth that said congress is called to con-
slider:
First-Measures that shall tend to
preserve the peace and promote the
| prosperity of American nations, and
present united resistance against the
encroachmento of European monarchical
| powers, and 10 preserve the integrity
| and present territorial constitutions of
each against forcible dismemberment.
Second-Measures toward the forma-
ton of an American Customs
Union, under which the trade of
American nations shall, so far
as practicable and profitable, be
confined to American waters, and
there shall be free interchange of the
peculiar natural and manufactured pro-
ducts of export.
Third-The establishment of direct
regular and frequent lines of steamship
communication between ports of the
American continent.
Fourth-The establishment of uni
form system of customs regulations in
each of the independent States. to gov
| ern the expectation and importation of
merchandise; a uniform method of
classification and valuation of such
merchandise in the ports of each coun-
try and a uniform system of invoice.
| Fifth-The adoption of common
system of weights and measures, and
uniform laws to protect persons and
property, patent rights and trade marks
of citizens of either country, in the
other.
Sixth-The adoption of a common
silver coin, which shall be issued by
each government in such an amount
as shall be proportionate to the popula-
ton of each. the same to be legal
tender in commercial transactions be-
tween citizens of all American nations.
Seventh-An agreement upon, and
recommendation for adoption to their
respective governments of definite
plan for the arbitration of all questions,
disputes and differences that may now
and hereafter exist between them.
SECTION 3-That such delegates as
may attend said congress shall be guests
of the government of the United States,
and shall be entertaine from the time
of their arrival in this country
until the time of their departure, in
such a manner as shall be consistent
with the dignity of this nation and the
| importance of the duty they are ap-
pointed to perform; and that the sum
of 500, 900, or so much, thereof as may
be necessary, is hereby appropriated out
of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, the same to be dis
bursed under the direction of the Sec
rotary of State. topper
SECTION l. That the President of the
| United States shall. before the adjourn
ment. of the present Congress, by and
with the advice and consent of the SEN
ate, appoint. twenty : four delegates,
selected equally from both political par
ties, at least three of whom shall be
learned in international law, and the re-
mainder men who are actively en-
gagged in agriculture, manufacturing
and the expectation and importation of
merchandise; and said delegates ap-
pointed on the part of the United States
shall serve without compensation other
than their actual expenses. ~, -, 70.
In an interview MI. Frye said that the
object of the bill was. TO bring the ma
tons of the American Hemisphere into
closer political and commercial reia-
tons; that while he did not advocate
any political compact VIII Oh might in
volye the United States in a com plea
ton with our sister republics, he be,
heved that a convention could be en-
tered into under which the good Offices
of this government could be exercised
so as to preserve the pesceand encourage
the development Of the nations that
have been formed upon the model of
our own and are striving to initiate
US in all the features of our national
greatness. 1t was the duty of the
United States as the mother of the re-
puhlics and the most powerful of
American nations to take the lead in
measure that would result in the per-
msnent good of all. Iftwenty or more
leading men from each of the Spanish
American republics could be brought to
the United States as the guests of this
government and made familiar with
| the advanced civilization of this coun-
try. with our industrial dey elopment
political and educational progress and
the economic conditions of our people
il would be to their advantage
and our own. One great obstacle
to the extension OF our trade
among the Spanish-American ma.
lions was their ignorance of us
and our ignorance of them, and he be-
lieved an increased commerce would
naturally follow a more intimate ac-
quaintance. Commercial intimacy
would be q natural and necessary result
OF close friendly relations. and the ex-
tention Of our markets upon this hemis.
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