New-York tribune., 1890-06-30
4 CTRCrJT OF SOUTH AMERICA.

| The series of South American letters by our
staff correspondent is brought to 4 close in this
mornings issue. Beginning with Brazil and
ending with Venezuela, he has made the circuit
of the continent and brought every one OF the
republican nations below Mexico and the West
Indies within the range of observation. This
Journey was begun soon after the opening OF
| the Pan American Conference, and simultanc-
| ously with its sessions and with the introduc-
| ton of various legislative measures for carrying
its recommendations into effect great mass OF
| fresh information respecting Brazil and Span
| sh America has been laid before the American
public. The letters on the New Republic have
already been collected in pamphlet form, and
the July number of the Library of Tribune
Extras now in press will contain the descrip-
tive letters of the series. The letters on South
American trade will form a subsequent num-
her of the same series. this announcement
being made in response to numerous inquiries.
These letters have been widely copied and COM
mentcd upon by the American press, and their
republication will serve to meet popular de-
mand for precise information respecting the
conditions of life and trade in South America.
This correspondence has been in its main
features Ill lllc WIN tHc Recommendations vi
the Conference. The urgent necessity for pro-
vding trustworthy and rapid steam COM
munications with Brazil, the Plate countries
the West Coast, Colombia and Central America
has been pointed ont and the utility of such
service has been demonstrated. not only by the
remarkable expansion of European trade which
has followed the development of the English,
French and German commercial marines but
also by the satisfactory conditions of American
trade with Ncnczucla-the only country with
which adequate shipping facilities have been
furnished. The importance of providing bank
ing facilities and Il system of American eX-
change has been enlarged upon, the views of
American merchants in Para Perambuco. Rio,
Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, Valparaiso. Lima.
Guayaquil Panama and Caracas having been
emphasized. These two agencies, steamship
lines and international banking, are of funda
mental necessity in any comprehensive scheme
for the enlargement Of American trade with
Brazil and Spanish America. Congress now
has before it practical measures for the reStora
ton of the commercial marine and the organ
ization of an international bank under the
supervision of the Treasury Department of the
United States 1t is matter Of high National
policy that these measures should be favorably
acted upon.
Other questions discussed by the Conference,
such as arbitration, reciprocity, silver coinage
and Pan American railway, have been con-
sidcrcd in this correspondence, which supplies
practical commentary upon the diplomatic
work of that unique council. The necessity
and benefits Of arbitration as means for
averting war on this continent have hccn prac
tically illustrated by detailed references 70 the
last campaign Of devastation or the West
Coast and TO the extraordinary development Of
commercial enterprise on the part Of Chill. The
large measure of free trade with the United
States which tho southern countries now pos
Sess has been clearly and explicitly shown and
MANY practical suggestions have been made t.
American merchants with view to improve
ment in their methods of competition. THE
TRIBUNE has devoted a great many columns
during the course of the last six months to
systematic discussion of the conditions and pos
sibilities of commercial intercourse with the
Southern republics. 1t has the satisfaction of
knowing that lis enterprise in sending mem
Der of its staff on so long and laborious a
mission has been appreciated by is readers, and
that public attention has been intelhgently
directed to many new questions OF continental
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