Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10
PAN-AMFRICAN MATTERS.

Letters from the Secretary of State to Con-
gress Enclosing Recommendations from
the Pan-American Conference in Re-
gard to Cable and Postal Facilities and
the Celebration of the Four Hundredth
Anniversary of the Discovery of Amer
lea.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The President
sent to Congress yesterday two letters
from the Secretary of State inclosing
a recommendation from the Pan-Amer1-
can Conference for the esta blishment of
improved cable and postal facilities be-
tween the United States and Central
and South America, and a resolution
adopted by the conference in relation
TO the celebration of the four
hundredth anniversary of the dis
covery of America. In his let
ter transmitting the recommended
ton respecting postal and cable COM
munications, Secretary Blaine points
out that Mexico and the Republics of
Central America, although containing
population and wealth that are but q
fraction of that of the United States,
and with public revenues which do not
compare with those of the United
States, are doing more than this Gov
eminent to maintain a commerce that
is Of greater Importance and advantage
to the United States than it is to them.
He states that they pay SO. 900 in SUBJ
sides annually to vessels carrying
United States mails while the United
States paid to the same vessels but S24,-
100 during the last fiscal year. Refer
ence is made to the main advantages
Mt in "a Of No
mittee on communications OF the con-
ference for better steamship service,
and the Secretary expresses the belief
that good results will follow the estab-
lishment Of adequate means of commu-
nication with the Latin American repub-
lies under conditions which will enable
our steamship companies to compete in
freight and passenger rates with the
literally subsidized lines of Europe.
The Secretary calls attention to q
paragraph in the report of the commit
tee on communications which states
that line of fast steamers from the
United States to Colon, in connection
with similar line down the West coast
of South America, would bring Valpa
raise within eighteen or twenty days of
Chicago and St Louis. London could
be reached from Valparaiso by way of
New Orleans or New York in much less
time than by the direct voyage through
the straits, and the journey would be so
much more Agreeable that the passenger
as well as freight traffic would be to a
great extent diverted to this way.
Secretary Blaine states that the re-
port touching communication on the
Pacific is equally worthy of considera-
ton, and that the representatives. of
the several countries bordering that
ocean present a recommendation for the
cooperation of their governments for
the establishment of one or more lines
of first-class steamships to make regu-
lar voyages between San Francisco and
Valparaiso and the intermediate points.
In conclusion he states that in order
that the recommendation of the con-
ference in regard to subsidies be car
ried into effect it will be necessary for
Congress to make an appropriation for
that purpose and authorize the Post
master-General to enter into contracts
with steamship owners with the repre-
sentatives of the republics as parties
to the agreement.
The resolution submitted offers the
co-oepration of the conference in the
manifesto tons to be made in honor Of
COlunl bus in 1892