Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-09-25
INSTANTANEOUS.
European Nations Fearful
Of Losing Trade.
HISTORICAL PRESS COMMENT
The Coming Congress of American
Nations Viewed with Alarm.
Delegates Arriving.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
NEW YORK, September PA special
from Washington says: The State De
psrtment is receiving just now from oul
representatives in Europe, a great many
interesting extracts from European
journals expressing alarm over the effect
upon European trade of the coming con
ference of American nations. Some Of
them are almost hysterical in their ap.
peals to the South American republics to
distrust our advances and continue to
trade in Europe.
LIE Temps, of Paris, has been publish
ing series of articles expressing the
gravest fears as to the consequences of
the Congress. The paper urges English
and French merchants to make every
effort to induce the Hispano-Americas to
adhere to their ancient systems.
La Epoca, of Madrid, also has been
publishing vigorous comments on the
Congress.
AN ALARM FROM VIENNA.
Ore of the latest communications re-
ceived at the State Department is from
Minister Grant, dated August 8, 1889.
It is long article from the Vienna
Fremdenblatt, the organ of the Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Austria. 1t says {:
s'The United States Government has in
vited all the Governments of the New
World to take part in Congress to be
held in Washington under the watch
word of United America, ), and especially
America united against Europe. Uni
form weights, measures and coinage are
to be introduced. A Court OF Arbitration
is to be appointed to settle disputes be-.
tween American States. The encroach-
ment of European States in connec-
ton with American affairs is to
be jointly opposed, and the most
important of all, q uniform tariff rate OF
customs duties is to be established. If
these ports should be closed to us by
tariff rates as high as those of the United
States, large part OF our workmeD, and
q still larger part of the German, French
and English laboring men would be in
danger of losing their employment. 1t
would be serious loss to Europe if the
politicians Of Washington should succeed
In uniting the whole American continent,
not in single free territory, but in ter
ritory surrounded by insurmountable
customs barriers"
SOME SINISTER ADVICE.
The Vienna paper goes on to say that
the States to the south of the United
States are not likely to submit to the
wishes of the millionaires of the Union.
It follows up this statement by giving
them advice as to where they should sell
their raw material and buy their finished
products, and urges them not to attempt
to change their present European trade
routes for fear the Americans will take
undue advantage of them.
The comments of the papers in the
three principal capitals of Europe are moi
the only ones that could be quoted, but
they are sgSaRb il tp E Eh2y thakF waking
M IN the Importance of tnls Congress
up ~ ~ az attem pting by all means, fair
snJ ,nfo;r to prejudice it throughout all
the Europesn countries.
- OF THE DELEGATES ARRIVED.
new YORK, September PA distin.
guished lot of visitors to this country
arrived at this port early this morning
on the City of Paris, being delegates to
the coming International Congress from
various Spanish American countries.
gate from San Salvatore; DR.. Joaquin
Arrieta Rossi. attache, Samuel Valdieosa,
Secretary, and Senior Juan Francisco
Velarde, delegate, from Bolivia; Alci-
blades Velarde and Mariana Velarde,
attaches, and Geronimo Selsgs, delegate,
from Honduras, and E. g. Fiallos, Sec
rotary, and ex.Minister Roberts, from
Chill, and Julio M. Foster, Of Santiago,
Chill.
In reference to the coming Congress
Senior Selaga, delegate from Honduras,
said: "Our people are very enthusiastic
over this International Congress, and
expect many advantageous results from
it. We wish to develop our mining and
agricultural interests, but our mines are
what We want seen in operation as soon
as possible. We need railroads and en-
largemelt of our commerce with foreign
countries, especially the United States.
All classes Of our country desire closer
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