The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1889-10-29
THE AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL COZ
GRESS.

ment, excepting Canada, which was
not invited owing to her being de
pendency of Great Britain, and
therefore unable to act as Sover-
eign state. The congress will COM
prise over forty delegates, including
some of the most prominent states
men of the Central and South Am
erican Governments. The countries
represented are: Mexico, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica,
San Salvador. Columbia, Ecuador,
Bolivia, Peru, Chill, Argentine Re-
public, Uruguay, Brazil, Venezuela,
and Hawaii.
On the Sd of October, the delegates
started on tour of inspection through
the United States, purposing to visit
the New England States, then west
to Omaha and st. Louis, returning
via Cincinnati and Pittsburg, arriv-
ing at Washington about November
18th. They are, in fact, the guests
of the United States, and the tour is
designed to give them an idea of the
progress and condition of the coun-
try. 1t is, in short, peace congress
of powers, met in harmony to con-
slider and adopt commercial policy
beneficial to all concerned in the
convention. For the first time in the
history of the New World its States
are to meet in friendly council.
Secretary Blaine has been chosen
presiding officer, as it is the custom
to choose the secretary of foreign
affairs of the country calling the
congress, to preside on such oeca-
sions. In his address of welcome to
the convention, Mr.. Blaine said:
1T will be a great gain when we
shall acquire that common confidence
on which all international friendship
must rest. 1t will be a greater gain
when We shall be able to draw the
people of all American nations into
closer acquaintance with each other,
an end to be facilitated by more fire.
quent and more rapid inter-com-
1t will be the greatest
gain when the personal and COM
mercial relations of the American
states. south and north. shall be so
developed and so regulated that each
shall acquire the highest possible
from the enlightened and |
interests of ALL
The topics which will come up be- |
fore the Congress for discussion are
specified in Mr.. Blaine's letter of in
7itation, as follows:
1.-Measures that shall tend to pre-
serve the peace and promote the pros
oerity Of the several American States.
2.-Measures toward the formation of
IN American Customs Union, under
which the trade of the American nations
shall, so far as possible and profitable be,
S.-The establishment of regular and
requent communication between the
,orts of the several American States and
he ports of each other.
The aSfahlishnapt of a upifarp, |
ystem of customs regulations in each of
he independent American States to
.overn the mode of importation and ex-
of merchandise and port dues
nd charges, a uniform method of de-
the classification and valua-
ion of such merchandise in the ports of
ach country, and uniform system of
INVOICES, and the subject OF the santa
ion OF ships and quarantine.
5.-The adoption of uniform system
I weights and measures. and laws to
rotect the patent rights, copyrights,
nd trade marks OF citizens of
ither country in the other, and for the
xtradition OF criminals.
6.-The adoption OF a common silver
DIN, to be issued by each government,
be same to be legal tender in all COM
lercial transactions between the citizens
all the American States.
An agreement upon and recon-
lendatlon Tor adoption to their respec-
We governments OF q definite plan OF !
rbitration of all questions, disputes and
iferences that may now or hereafter
Xist between them, 10 the end that all
ificulties and disputes between such
ations may be peaceably settled and
-arS prevented.
S.-And to consider such other sub
.cts relating to the welfare OF the sew
raj states represented as may be pre-
anted by any OF said states which are ,
ereby invited to participate in said con-
.rence.
AT dinner given to Hon. ". III.
,stee, the delegate from California
} the Congress that gentleman
lade an address, from which we
ull the following paragraphs:
The law under which we will act sub
hts eight points for our consideration,
Il Of which are important, but two of I
-hich strike me as especially so. The
ne Is: The establishment OF regular
nd frequent communication between {
le ports OF the several American States
nd the ports OF each other" The
ther is: "The adoption OF common
liver coin to be used by each govern =
lent, the same to he legal tender in all
ommerclal transactions between the