Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-01

THREE AMERICAS CONGRESS.
United States Delegates Confer With
Secretary Blaine.
oBJIcT OF THE coNoRIss-rTs PURPOSES AND
HETHoDs-PRoNoTIoN OF GOOD FEELrNa AND
COMMERCIAL REcIPRoc1TY--A CORDIAL RxcIr-
TON TO THE FOREIGN DELEaATEs.
The American delegates 70 the Three Amer
icss congress called on Secretary Blaine at
noon today, according TO the instructions sent
out from the State department Mr..
T. Jefferson Coolidge Of Massa-
chusetts was the only delegate
who did not appear, being detained by his bust
ness in Boston where he will join the party later
The delegates were shown first into the diplo-
matte ante-room and afterward escorted by Mr..
Walker Blaine into the diplomatic reception
room, where they were presented to the Sec
Rotary. The conference lasted some time.
THE DxLEaATRs ARE:
Ex-senator John B. Henderson of Missouri,
Hon. Cornelius N. Bliss of New York, Charles
Studebaker of Indiana, T. Jefferson Coolidge
OF Massachusetts, VIM. Henry Trescott of
South Carolina, Andrew Carnegie of Pennsyi-
vania, ex-senator Henry G. Davis Of West vir-
ginia. Hon. Morris NJ. Estee Of California and
JOHN r. hanson OF georgia.
PROMOTION OF GOOD FEELING AND MUTUAL AD-
VANTAGE.
There is yet much doubt az to what turn the
congress Of Three Americas will take. The
foreign delegates are invited here to discuss
certain questions Of interest to all the ma
tons taking part in the Congress; they
come here with one general spirit-that
OF friendship and with Q desire to derive as
much benefit as possible from closer commu-
nication and association. They are received
with the most cordial friendship, and the pur-
pose on all sides is to draw as much advantage
asPossible from this mutual good feeling.
Further than this nobody knows. How the
desired advantages are to be gained is thing
to be brought out in discussion and by friendly
conference. 1t is hardly to be expected that
publics will all be Of the same
opinion. Individually their interests are more
or less separated from each other, in the sense
that ours il from each of them; but the idea
is that to great extent all these interests
can be partly Joined by
CLOSER COMMERCIAL RELATIONS.
1t is not believed that any spirit of rivalry
will arise in the Congress. All the delegates
appear TO be without instructions and
also .., without authority to pledge their
action. The most they can do is to
discuss the several questions, each looking out
for the interests of bis nation, and try to agree
upon some general recommendations to make
to the home governments. or necessity, how
ever, each delegate will reserve the right to
report to his own government Just such i'm
pressions as he individually may derive from
the discussion
The discussion will be conducted, Of course,
in way to bring out fully how far the Interests
OF the several nations lie in one direction, to
what extent they are antagnostic, if at all, and
what can be done to more completely harmon
iZe them.
THE FOREIGN DELEGATES
held another conference this morning to come
to some plan Of procedure satisfactory to them,
and the United States delegates had confer
ence with MIR. Blaine, as stated above.
THE FIRST QUESTION
to be considered is that Of organization. This
in accordance with diplomatic usage for mem
Der Of the delegation representing the countrs
Issuing the invitation to preside: but there
seems to be generous disposition on the part
OF our people let the guests have this honor if
they desire it-possibly to select as presiding
officer representative of one of the smallest
represented.
There is no determination in this matter as
yet, however, and it is not unlikely that Mr..
Blaine will, by unanimous voice, be asked to
preside. All this and other matters OF organ-
cation will be settled by committees appointed
ON both sides.
Meanwhile the delegates will be becoming
better acquainted with each other and come to
u fuller understanding of each others ideas as
to the things to be accomplished by the
congress.
THE SOCIAL FEATURE OF THE OCCASION
will be the most prominent from this until the
18th Of next month, and~every effort will be
made to give comfort, convenience and pleasure
o the guests, and every possible opportunity
will be given them to get a full knowledge and
understanding of the people and conditions in
his country.
The visiting delegates are an able set Of men,
skilled In diplomacy and representing the
culture Of their respective nations. The I'M
preston they have made as q body, upon the
delegates Oh the part Of the United States and
all others with whom they have met, is most
catering to them.
merce, finance, and the general well-being Of
the neighbor nations.
COMMERCIAL MATTERS
occupy the minds Of them all more especially.
As far as can be learned the prevailing idea
With the visiting diplomats appears to relate to
reciprocity OF trade. The delegates of the
United States seem to be thinking more of the
OF steamship communication by
subsidy.
An idea advanced to a STAR reporter by a
public man who has been deeply interested in
the matter looked to the subsidizing Of steam
ship lines, without regard to mails, at So
cents per ton, and the establishment Of a re-
,iprocity, when . rebate of 80 per cent
would be allowed in the duties on raw materials
shipped to the United States from the southern
nations and shipped back in manufactured
'orm.