Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-10
CITY OF new YORK AGROUND.
THE PASSENGERS SAFI
The All-Americans Interviewed.
HILLS RAILROAD SCHEME
BIG FIRE AT LOCUST POINT.
ARE HERE FOR BUSINESS.
The All-America Delegates Not Con-
cerned About European Criticism.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10-The Herdlfs Worcester
correspondent says: / interviewed yesterday
the South American delegates on the persist
ent attacks made by European, and especially
English, papers on this international congress-
Not one Of the gentlemen considered the utter
ance of the hostile journals to have any weight
at any rate with themselves.
Senor Jeronimo Zeilaya of Honduras said:
THE government of Honduras has taken
the hveiisst interest in this congress,
We desire to develop the natural resources
OF eur countries. We are very near to
the United States, and have better means Of
communication with it than We have with Eu-
rope. This is matter simply of commercial
interests. We have already several North
American companies dealing with US. and we
may hnd 1t more advantageous to trade still
more extensively with the United States"
Senor JacintO Castellanos, one OF the dele
gates from Salvador, said to me: ''Oh we are
not to be influenced in the least by what the
BRITISH and other journals say of us. We
naturally desire to be prosperous and rich. and
therefor this conference with the United
states should not be considered an attack upon
England or any other European country"
Senior n. Beet Peraza, delegate from Vene-
zuela, said: 'All the powers in Europe are in
terested In increasing their co amerce and in
opening up markets by conquest and placing
their productions, which are very large They
see that this congress will reduce some of their
markets. and that the opportunities will be
transferred TO the United States. The political
interests in America and in the United States
have developed favorable policy toward other
peoples on this continent, whereas the Euro
peans have not. Your people have inspired us
with feeling of confidence which Europeans
have not. desire to impress this part upon
your readers-that the English are now on the
banks OF the Ornoco, that they have a part
OF our mining territory and that
they want to have the navigation
OF that river. We are at the mouth of the gate
to those countries i'll South America and We
lead to the Amazon and other great rivers
Columbia, Ecuador, all are exposed if we open
this gate to the European powers. We believe
that England is not at all scrupulous about tax
ing possession Of land. She pretends to have
some such right in our country. and if she were
allowed to carry out her projects it would en-
danger all the other South American countries.
Ihls congress will be a barrier TO all such pur-
poses. That Il the reason England is attacking
u.s."
Senor Alberto Min of Uruguay said: "The
English have one-third OF our commerce. If
the United states can do better for US We are
not obliged to go on trading with England The
attacks made by the English press on the con-
gress are out OF place and are not warranted"
Senior 4. c. c. Zegarra the delegate from
feru. said: We have come together with the
mostly friendly feelings We have no other
OBJECT but TO enlarge our markets and keep
them open to fruitful competition. 1t is not
fair for Europeans to attack us. This confer
ence does not mean an interference with pres
ent engagements"
Senor J. G. Do Armorol valente Of Brazil
said that the European press ought to wait TN
the congress did something before criticising
it,