St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-22
Its Main Object the Cultivation of Closer
Commercial and Political
Relations.
A Common silver Money Proposed
and Regular communication
a Thing Desired.
Certain Senators Talk Of Rejecting
Solicitor General GoOde 10
Spite Garland.
Seeking Closer Relations.

4 behalf OF the government and people OF tine
/ United States. delegates from each OF the re-
publiCs of Central and South America, in
/ cluding Mexico and san Domingo and the
empire of Brazil, 10 assemble in the city OF
/ Washington on the lst day OF October, lsS6.
! TO consider and decide upon such questions
/ as shall be 10 the mutual interest and welfare
/ of the American people, that each OF the in-
/ dependent nations % this hemisphere as each
4 may for itself determine, but In the decision
of questions in the congress no delegation
/ shall have more than one vote.
Sec. ?. That. in forwarding the invitation
| 10 the constituted authorities OF the several
! independent governments OF the American
! hemisphere, the president OF the United
States shall set forth that the said congress is
CALLED TO CONSIDER:
! First-Measures that shall tend TO preserve
| the peace and promote the prosperity of the
/ American nations. and 20 present q united re-
sistance against the encroachments or Euro
pean monarchial power, and TO preserve the
/ integrity and present territorial constitu-
tions OF each against fOrcible dismemDer-
/ ment
Second-Measures looking toward the form
/ alton OF an all-Americau customs union,
/ under which the trade of the American ma
tiOns shall, so far as is practicable aud profit
| a!ie. be confined TO American waters, and
| there shall be a free Interchange Of the pc
| culiar natural and manufactured products OF
/ each.
Third-The establishment of direct. regular
/ and frequent lines of steamship communica-
/ tion between the ports OF the American con-
4 tinent.
Fourth-The establishment OF a uniform
! system OF customs regulations in each OF the
/ dependent American states to govern the ex-
portation and importation OF merchandise, n
/ uniform method OF classification ana Yau0-
| ton OF such merchandise in the ports Of each
/ country. and uniform system of invoices.
! Fifih-The adoption OF a common system
4 Of weights ana measures, and UNIFORM laws
10 protect the persons and property, the
patent rights and trade marks OF citizens OF
either country i'm the others.
! SiXth-Hhe adoption of a common silver
/ coin. which snail be issued by eacn govern
ment ia such amount as shall be proper
! tiOnaie to The population Of each, the same
| TO be lega! tender in commercial transactions
| between citizens of all the American nations.
! SeVenth-An agreement upon ana recon-
/ mendation for adoption TO their respective
| governments % definite plan for the
| arbitration of all questions, disputes and diff
! ferences that may now or hereafter exist be-
! tween them.
GUESTS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Sec 8. That such delegates as may attend
! the said congress shall be the guests of the
government Of the United States and shall be
entertained from the time of arrival i'm 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 appointed TO perform. aud
that the sum of 100000, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated
out of any money In the treasury not other
wise appropriated. the same 10 be disbursed
under the direction of the secretary of state
Sec. 1. That the president OF the United
| States shall, before the adjournment of the
present congress. by and with the advice and
! consent Of the senate. appoint twenty-tour
De egates 10 the said congress. selected
equally from the two political pan ties, ct least
three of whom shall be learned in inter
! national law and the remainder, men who are
| actively engaged in agricultural, manufac-
turing and the expectation and importation
of merchandise, and the said delegates ap-
pointed on the part of the United States shall
serve without compensation other than their
actual expenses.
MR.. FRYE EXPLAINS.
In an interview. Mr.. Frye said that the
object of this bill was TO bring tie nations
of the American hemisphere into closer
political and commercial relations; that,
while he did not advocate any political
compact which might involve the United
States in complications with our sister
republics, he believed that convention
could be entered into under which the good
offices of this government could be eXer-
ciSed so as to preserve the peace
and encourage the development Of the
nations that have been formed upon
the model of our own, and are striving 10
initiate us in all of the features of our ma
tional greatness. Ii was the duty of the
United States, as the mother of republics,
and the most powerful of the American ma
tiOns 10 take the lead in measures that
would result in the permanent good of all.
If twenty or more from each of the leading
men of each of the Spanish-AmeTican re-
publics could be brought TO the United
States as the guests OF this government and
made familiar wits the advanced civiliZa-
| tions OF this country with our industrial de-
velopment, political aud educational pro-
greSs and the economic conditions of our
! people, it would be To their advantage and
| to our own. One great obstacle of the ex-
! tension of our trade dmong the
sPANISH-AAIERICAN NATIONS
was their ignorance of us and our ignorance
of them, and he believed an increased COM
merce would naturally follow more inti
mate acquaintance. Commercial intimacy
is a natural and necessary result of close
friendly relations, and the extension of our
markets upon this hemisphere was the most
| important problem that now cOnfrOnts the
American people. With reference to the
| proposed common silver coin, Mr.. Frye
/ said:
We are now paying from $4,000. 900 to $780,
| 600, 600 of gold as a balance of trade TO coun-
| tries that have no coin but silver in circula-
/ tion. They do not want the gold. and il Sim
ply passes through their hands into the
! pockets OF English or German tradesmen.
Al a matter OF fact, although their gold is
given in payment for merchandise purchased
| in South America, il does not 90 there at all,
! but is shipped from New York to London
! / am confident that a treaty could be made
with each OF the Central and South American
nations under which this balance could be
paid in silver. The value OF the product of
our mines would be increased, and a perplex-
| ing question settled. twill probably be sug-
gested that this silver viii all come back
| to us from the English merchants TO whom IL
! viii go. This is undoubtedly true and
might be an objection 10 such
a proposition IL our trade with South America
were TO entirely cease, but will continue TO
purchase hides and coffee and other articles
from these countries, and the silver will be
| paid out again as fast as it comes back TO US.
At least
ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS OF SILVER,
perhaps double that sum, can thus be kept
| in circulation, and great part of il viii nat
/ urally be absorbed by the countries TO which
! il goes. Only three of the great South Amer
! lean nations are producing silver in any
quantity, and every one who has been TO these
/ countries and 10 the West Indies knows that
| they are the hospital in which all of our mu-
/ tilated coins finds refuge. am in favor of
I a customs union, an American zoiVerein II
Won please reciprocal concessions by each of
| the American nations. We now admit free
! Of duty nearly all of the products OF Central
! and South America. while high duty is lev
! led upon all of our products that go down
/ there / am quite sure We could get
some valuable concessions by ask
/ ing for them. The report of
/ the South American commission proves this.
! but beyond everything else in Importance is
the establishment of direct and regular
steamship communication hetweeu NsW York