Telegram-herald., 1889-10-15

THE FAN-AMERIcAN CONGRESS.
Grand Rapids IS vitality interested in
the coming Congress OF American ma
tOns. the delegates % winch Will be
here on Friday OF this week. The
nations presented afford a wide field
f0r the Introduction OF the products of
our manufacturing institutions. This
-, as the IELEGRAN-dERALD has said
ID rs news columns, really the first
great American conference which has
been held for commercial purposes. A
Congress OF American states was held
N Panama In 1928, but il was for polit-
icah purposes only, and the United
States was not represented. James G.
Blaine first suggested the present con
gress when Secretary of State under
President Garfield, whose Assassination
delayed matters somewhat. The mat
ter was taken up again, however, by
Secretary Bayard and he issued the
call. The points TO be considered by
the Congress are these:
A-lErN hNAN niltlA bFll u preserve
the peace and promote the prosperity OF the
severa. American States.
Secoud-Measures toward the formation Of
an American customs 4u ION. un Ter which fut
trade of rhe American nations with each
other SHAH. 80 iag as possible and profitable,
Thrl-rhe establishment of regular and
frequent commlDl lrariou between the ports %
the several American states and the posts of
Fourth-The establishment of universal
system ~ custom regulations in each 0f the
independent American states % govern the
mode Of importation and exp0rlation OF mer-
clanti5e ard p1rt dues and charges. uui-
form method 0i determining the classification
aid VAuatlon ol sun merchandise in the
ports % each country. AMI q unli0rm system
ot invoices. and che subject Of tne sanitation
OF ships and quarantine
Fifta-rhs adoption OF a uniform system 4
weigNrs and measures. and law, 20 protect the
patc4E q klts. copJrI glts and trale MARKS ol
citifens oi either ea,.AtrY la Gaze other. aud Tor
tne sXtraiitl0n 0i criminals.
cixth-E1e adoption of common silver
CO n, tn ne issued o. each Government. The
sane 20 he iega. tender in all commercial
trtisaclioas between the citizens OF all the
eeveufh-An agreement upon and recon
rendal11 tnr adoption % thetr respective
Governments q a dedn.te plan ~ arbitration
81 aH cues ions. al Ispufes and di fareureS thar
may unW 1r hereafter exist between them 70
tle end ttgf aI dimcufi IS ana disputes be
tween surh r1r oas may De perceabiy settled
and wars nrrvtn -ed
Erhrh-Ana l1 consider such other subjects
Fr.aII t. 20 Ffff welfare on fWf several ~rHfaS
represented AZ may he presented by any of said
STATES which ire 'rccY Invited % participate
in salt conference.
DO viii Va seen that the purposes are
mainly of q commercial character,
though the important subject OF the
preservation OF peace u also to be con
sdered. The United states has not had
its share Of the trade of the south and
Central American States. simply be-
cause OF the lack of proper shipping
facilities. The encouragement OF
American sbip-buldng Is the first con-
dit0n to demand attention in this c0un-
try. AS Congressman Buchanan, Of
View Jersey, sad ia a recent contr,bu-
ton % tae View York Tp{epesdent. $50
long as foreign governments afford aid
20 their shps va must, If We would
compete, meet them with counter aid
e. ours"
Mr. Arthur seweil, a lifelong Demo
crat. protests against the admission Of
foreign ships to American registry. He
says that ship building and ship owning
81 hand IN hand. and he savs that
fberal subsidy policy would in ten years
huilt mp a merchant marine that Will
compare fav0rahlv with tbatof anv ra-
ton IN the worlt Mr. De Lima savs.
"0ur Government should hold ort
premiums to ship owners in the way Of
such sufficient subsidies as are offered
by England"
Wm. F.. Mcconnell. IN the same
paper gives an interesting review of
the Souta American customs laws. and
shows the urgent need Of un formstv
for tae protection Of fore. .gn merchants
This point that VIII. d0aba.ss. re-
ceiva careful attention from che con
ter7uce. nut tae f1ct that England has
tuit np a profitable trade 81 sp.fe of
tNta- li-'..' a3nouTaDCes. proves tast
tac United States may fu tre same
Grand h17ds shouli make fe't Us sF1l-
f1tal Hlia GINS important movement
ll can nos adori to nes.ect 90 10 81.
Tar View York nsa rsa Fr--es pub
lsled magnificent lInstr1ted edition
last saturday a. a testimonial 20 G.. Col
umeus. vho e sad tc have discovered
Cat Island ca the I1ih of October some
years since. Incidents the Mnl aad
EreF Doomed the world fair Cf 1892
NkrrRE has dcne some very brilliant
painting this fal, but lt Is bsgnn.ng e.
fsde ALREADY.