The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-07
Glorious Result 81 the Pan
Americas Conference
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time u tie yesx than 10 customary IN order
20 sssbss Hon ~ u. Estes. delegate 70 fhs
ssos14 fna1ruafzonai Americas congress. 10
- presens ard Outline the work Of The
couferesce.
NJ. Essse rs heartily ciseered vhen be
arose 70 speak He commenced his address
By referring to TIE novelty OF the rec<nf
conferences, sad the fars that there we're
go-s nations rsprssensed than ever before
mel together for any psrpose- The grsvest
ausstson which the eonfeYence hsd 70 con-
ssdsr vas WHIST would Be Of sdvantage 70
I'll the Amerscsn repakascs- There ID sub
stxnsisi unanIntty on The snbsecf OF iaser-
national ayhffrAsson and also rpon al
questions tending 20 bald up trade b.
tween the American states.
Eecipreeity could NOT b reached with
cat change In the revenue laws Of al
American counfries. and could not b &C.
eeptsd By sny American nation ali some
ether means sefe adopted 70 provide reve-
nres TO maintain their government Free
trade sas Impossible. because every Amer
lean nation largely maintained its govern
srsnf by imposing duties on Imports. The
speaker declared that is xas . faIlacy 20
suppose thst the United States tariff laws
had any considerable effect on our trade
With South America or thss an adequate
remedy for the evils complained Of would
BE- found In reciprocity. The conference
fheyeEose deemed IL best 20 adopt. ~ far IS
possible, uniform commercial ard trade re-
Iasions without attempting to change the
import duties.
Mr.. Estee sa;d that hitherto the United
states had neglected South American
trade ard The principal cause Vas that the
chant marine and that the prestige OF
rner can influence was lost BY transport
fnx our products In foreign ships. He
sasd ..Spufh Americans treated rs - ped
dlers Shen ne ssnt them American goods
IN British ships. ard the business world
soreets . country whose dae 10 never seen "
Statistics for the past year showed that
the United States bought - per cent OF
the exports Of other American republics.
While the latter bought Of the United
states but traction over Is per cent OF
their lmporss II vas one OF the aims Of
the conferences to furnish . remedy for this
condition Of things and among the recon-
nendations which the representative OF
the eighteen American republics made 70
their respective governments we're the
following:
A uniform system OF weights and meas
ures; the survey Of . railroad from Mexico
90 the Argentine Republic: the subsidising
Of steamer lines from San Francisooto Val
rsrasso and intermediate ports. from New
York ard Atlantic ports 10 Busnos Ayres
and Rio Janeiro. and between United
states, Mexican and Central American
ports. Q uniform system Of customs regn-
Iasions with . general recommendation as
10 customs union; providing for an inter
national bank, an American monetary
union and for ARBITRATION In all matters per-
tanning 90 or affecting The peace or integ-
rssy OF American states.
Mr.. Essee expresses the belief that while
some Of these recommendations viii be
neglected. others vii ripen into frustion-
He said:
No part OF the American union viii re-
ceive greater advantages from this confer
enee than the Pacific states and territories,
because we are more remote from the east
ern portion OF our country than from the
large ports OF MEXICO and Central America
and our trade with the countries south OF
az IL . necessity 70 as. Their trade with US
j. necessity TO them. The Central and
South American republics are willing 10
psy their share 20 maintain steamship COM
nuniestion with ~. and this great country
vii have TO hear its portion or cease 90
compete in the American markets"
Mr.. Estee said In part in closing When
American lines Of steamers shall regularly
ply 20 ali American ports. when we shall
have adopted s uniform standard Of Amer
lean coins. when all the American repnb-
Ties shall have direct railroad eommanica-
ton with each other. when arbitration
shall be the universal rule on the Western
continent hen we viii reap som. Of the
rewards Of this conference and the world
vii look upon is iAbors - the most sp,en-
did achievement Of the age"