Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-01
A GREAT CONFERENCE.
REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE
AMERICAS TO MEET IN OCTOBER.

The Proposition First Suggested by Jame'
q. Bisine During GarHsid's Administers
tion--Ths Representatives of the United
States In the Conference.
Especial Correspondence
WASHINGTON, May 30.--By long odd
the most important convention of the
year Is that which will meet in this city
next October. IL IL called tho American
States conference, and Is to be attended
only by the states of the three America.
North, Central and South America
The plan had its origin with the pres
ent secretary Of fs.,te, who attempted to
put 1t into execution while he was sec
retary under President Garfield: but II
failed Mt that time owing TO the death
Of tho president and consequent dissolu
ton Of his cabinet, and also on account
Of the difficulties then existing between
Chill and Peru and Mexico and Guate
mala. Now Secretary Blaine revives the
scheme with very good prospects Of sue.
cess. Naturally. the United States takes
the leading place in this continental con.
ference, for it is by far the most pow
erful and important nation interested.
Under the invitations the following
work Is prescribed for the conference:
First--Measures that shall tend TO pre-
serve and promote the prosperity of the
several American states.
Secondly Measures toward the forma-
ton Of an American customs union, un-
der which the trade of the American
nations with each other shall, SO far as
possible and profitable, be promoted.
Third-The establishment Of regular
and frequent communication between
the ports Of the several American states
and the ports Of each other.
Fourth--The establishment Of uni
form system of customs regulations in
each of the independent American states,
to govern the mode of importation and
expectation of merchandise and port
dues and charges, uniform method of
determining the classification and valua-
ton of such merchandise in the ports Of
each country, and a uniform system Of
invoices, and the subject of tho santa
tion OF ships and quarantine.
Fifth--The adoption of uniform sys-
tenn of weights and measures, and laws
to protect the patent rights, copyrights
and trade marks of citizens of either
country in the other. and for the extra
dition of criminals.
Sixth-The adoption Of common sill
yer coin, TO be issued by each govern
ment, the same to be legal tender in all
commercial transactions between the cit
izens of all the American states.
Sevcnth--An agreement upon and rec
ommendation for adoption to their re-
spective governments of q definite plan
Of arbitration Of all questions, disputes
and differences that may now or here
after arise between them, to the end that
all difficulties and disputes between such
nations may be peacefully settled and
wars prevented.
Eighth-And to consider such other
subjects relating TO the welfare of the
several states represented as may DO pre-
sented by any of said states which are
hereby invited to participate in said con-
ference.
Though the delegates haveL'" ~
meeting, and have received MOI &C.
tions, by common consent John b.. en-
derson, Of Missouri, is already looked
upon IA the chairman of the American
commission. Gen. Henderson is man
of great ability and force. a native of
Virginia, he was before tho war n Doug
las Democrat, and in tho war espoused
the Union cause and did good service in
the field. He was in the United States
senate from Missouri from 1868 to 1860,
and it was there, during tho Andrew
johnson Impeachment trial. that he first
demonstrated the positive character of
his convictions and his tenacty and
courage Of purpose. SO close was the
struggle in the senate that it was known
one or two votes would in all probability
turn the scale for or against the inno-
cenco or guilt of johnson, and the great
est pressure was brought to bear upon
Henderson, who was supposed to be
friendly to the president, to induce him
to change his vote.
He was deluged with letters and tele.
grams from his state, public meetings
were held to ask him by resolution to
turn against the unpopular johnson, and
he was even threatened with political
ruin. But il was all in vain. Gen. Hen.
derson could not he turned from his pur-
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