The herald., 1896-02-05
To Define and Endorse the Mon.
roe Doctrine
ECUADOR'S PROPOSITION
Submitted for Consideration by Central
American Nations
A Conference to Decide Questions OF Vital
Importance to All the Republics
Of America
Asacciated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The movement
initiated by the government of Ecuador of
holding congress of representatives of all
of the republics of the Americas to define
and endorse the Monroe doctrine and to
establish closer commercial and political
relations between them is rapidly taking
form. The Ecuadorean minister here,
Senior Carlo, has freely discussed the sub.
ject with the other members of the diplo.
matte body who came from the south to-
day to give an official character to his mis-
sion; he addressed a copy of circular
signed by the minister of foreign affairs of
Ecuador to the ministers of all the nations
OF Central America, and sent for trans
m ission to their respective foreign offices.
A copy was delivered also to Secretary
Olney, for it sexpected that the United
States certainly will be represented, as it
was in the Pan-American congress. 1t is
stated by Senor Carbo. that while the City
of Mexico is suggested in the circular as
the proper place of meeting, it does not
follow that the congress eventually will be
held there for the first opportunity will be
offered the nations invited to express their
preferences in the matter of a meeting
place, and it may be that the city of WASH
ington will be selected. The circular, after
stating the purpose OF holding general
assembly, concludes as follows:
'Legation of Ecuador:
"Conclusions of the circular addressed
by the secretary of foreign relations of
Ecuador to the foreign offices of all the re-
publics of America.
''The enlightened government of your
excellency is doubtless aware of the neces-
sity of such an assembly, because it will
be called to decide some points of vital inn
portance, both political and commercial, to
all the American republics. At present, and
in consequence of the development which
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efforts of their own children and through
the progress necessarily produced by time,
study and industry, each one of them has
become important, and their mutual inter-
ests, and even their own safety, require
that representatives of all of them should
upon all matters relating to their welfare
and liberty, making, therefore, upon the
basis of justice and brotherhood, the public
law of America. BY so doing greater re-
spectability shall be acquired, conflicts
shall be avoided. and peace between our
republics and the other nations of the
world shall be assured.
"The following are the fundamental
points which will be submitted to the de-
liberations of this assembly:
"The enactment of public law of Amer
lea, which, paying due respect to all legiti-
Monroe doctrine all the extent that it de-
sires and all the guarantee necessary to In
sure its respect.
"Means of promoting progress and the
Introduction and development of indus
trial enterprise. OF developing commerce
by enacting measures conducive to its ex-
tension without prejudice to the interests
and welfare of each country and to the
rights and relations between country and
country; and of taking advantage of ev-
erything which, without injury to the other
countries of the world, may afford our re-
basis our commercial relations and to Sc
cuie their greatest prosperity.
no appoint the time and place where
the congress should hold its future
sessions.
"As, unfortunately, some differences ex-
ist at present between some American re-
publics, owing to special facts of ancient
origin. as, for instance, the demarcation of
limits, the assembly shall not in any
manner or form occupy itself in dealing
with these matters, as otherwise, serious
difficulties might arise and the beneficent
labor to be eXpe cted from the assembly
might be frustrated.
1.-The general scope of the labors of the
assembly having been set forth, the
assembly shall be left at liberty to decide
how long it will remain in session.
The capital of the Mexican republic is
suggested as the place where the first
meeting of the assembly should be held.
The 10th of August of the present year is
also suggested as the date of the first
meeting. The governments of Ecuador has
accredited a minister plenipotentary to the
Washington government, who has been
given instructions to facilitate the meeting
of this assembly,"
Then, in communication addressed to
the secretary of state of the United States
on November 6, 1895, the following lam
guage was used
1.-THE efforts which the representative of
Ecuador must preferably make shall be in
the line of extending the political and COM
mercial relations between the two countries
and endeavor to secure from the efforts of
this country, through an international con-
gress, all the force of cohesion which is re-
quired for the mutual prosperity and for
the greatness of the nations OF the new
world"
Awaiting favorable answer on the part
of the government of the republic,
I have the honor to subscribe myself,
with the greatest consideration and respect,
Your obedient servant,
IGNACIo RoBLES.
To minister of foreign relations of the re-
of