Telegram-herald., 1889-10-06
Pan AAKRIcAN DsLKoATEs

toward 10 whsn Washington and Jsffer-
s0n prremptOrily forbade further pro-
ceediags When the revolutions ia Span
ih America got vel under way. soon
after the var Of iSl2-i5, Henry Clay re-
vived the old project and made many
additions, and his plan became famous
a. that Of The Panama conference"
The net result was the PRONUNCIATION Of
Whar Is called the Monroe doctrine"
the sist OF which Is that 40 part of either
America is any longer subject 70 eoloni-
Eaton or control hy any European pow
er; they may keep the httle they have,
but must seek no more.
For the next thirty years "hlibuster-
Ing" ragged. individuals tried % do what
the government had refused; many local
Teoelions were stirred up by American
adgenlurers; Texas was wrested from
Mexico. and the 'dhbusters" wers ex-
terminated IN Cuba and Central America.
The United States had trouble Of her own
then Tor few years, and when that was
settled her statesmen suddenly discovered
that Spanish and Portuguese America
had got through their revolutionary era,
and were developing az a wonderful rate.
Secretary James o.. Blaine then (in 1881
revived the Old scheme OF the Panama
conference" with objects purely com
mercial, and the Fifueth congress passed
O BAL instrucsing the president 20 invite
the other governments % send their
representatives. TO Washington. OF the
eighteen invited, Hayti and Paraguay
dcchacd. the others named their envoys,
as follows:
Argentine Repuolc-Senor vlncente O QleSs-
"a. 5eDor Rogue Saenz Pena and senior Manuel
Ql.ufana
Bolvia-Senor Juan p velarts
BIaEt-Couacillor Lafayette Rodriyues Peretra.
Dr @. 90 Amaral Vaents aud IN. Salvador De
Nsndo-ca
Chl.-5saor Emilio G vArAs AID senor jose
Apaoczo.
Colombo-seror J II. Hurtaao. senor Carlos
Mtrrnez silva ard Senor C1i-lac0 Calderoa
Costa Bloa-Scnor Manuel Ar2you.
Ectador-Senor JOSE Maria Catnaano.
O,.lteniaIa--Dr. Fernando Cruz
EGnduras-Se -Sencr Jercriao Zeiaya
Mexico-oenor 'Ialias Romero. Dr. J. " Va
farrD and Senor jose Ives Lillautour.
Ncarlgila--Dr u0raci0 C,lzlaan
Feru-Ssror p O. c. Zeyarra
Ssivador-Senor Jsclnto Castellanos and Senor
Samuel VAllivseso
Cus<iay-Senor Alberto Nin
YaeszueS -Scnor Nicanor Bolst Peraxa
Eight measures were named in the IN
vitatiou a. subjects for discussion: To
preserve peace and promote amity, to
Increase methods OF communication, 10
form a closer commercial union, at least
q the extent Of modifying the most OBJ
structve tariff features, and. If possible,
the adoption OF common COINS. weights
and measures, methods OF arbitration.
etc. The various peoples appear at last
20 have taken a deep interest IN the mat
Ger. and most Of the delegates were pres
snr aE the formal opening OF the confer
ence on the ID Enough is already given
ont % show that the difficulties in the
wav of common coinage and customs
union are seemingly insuperable. but
much sood may be accomplished in other
lines.
Almost without exception the dele
glces are travelled men. and the majority
are veTsed "a diplomacy. The delega-
ton Includes Ambassadors. consuls. gov
ernmcns ministers. lawyers, doctors.
editors and men Of affairs. a more rep
resentstive body could not have been Sc
lected from these diverse callings and
statiots The act Under which the con
gress is Co be- held provides that the pro-
ceedings shall be printed in English.
Spanish 1ad Portuguese. but most Of
trs ielcgates from South America speak
English
SENIOR Matias Romero. Of Mexico. is 5s
years o.l. When the Maximilian war
broke ou- he was sitting in the Mexican
congress, and at the termination Of toe
var be was sent rs a special agent Of his