New-York tribune., 1896-02-06
40 pRorEcroRArE INTENDED

co,e-ol Ministers. notably Senior Mendonca. are
nronounccd IN their assertions that the hi'eu
states has ~ desire - prot 'ct Sou'" anu -
,,l America from outside Influences except when
49,. interests of this country may o' IN JEOPARDY;
HlI inns been otherwise; tne! 'sy uia, ma az rorni1
.n r,il.c, ,he indemnity from Nicaragua Inc con-
',sli. ~ opnion among the Ministers no" -.
W!sninsman ~ il'' ,,, g of he United states toward
M. sister republics on IN" ci,1.'''HH ~ olnev il,
strucd from the simple oversiehi OF MI Vdfi i,,n. 80
fs.ng an oppression which on M sIri.o. ,,ssr
more thau ne Intended IL shp"'u In oar the rapuo-
ar.. mat I'm future may aris~ p-t"e', ~. " MIA
, e be .etilrl without the advice ~ tnr M ri'sl s
States unless relutst'l h a.Hc am nav draw her into
..,, ,,ifn 4 foreign Power must be s"iilei h'onr ar
by The .., 'r-espon.be po & f5r the relation. be
tween single S9ith ,r,.s,ion Of territory is
'onreii.,' n. questions 70 come before the hasuS'
,s ma may arise through courts o, al - "a
',',t.rn Rauubl!cs believes that the PeaDe ., -
r,,nenf viii be assured when once ms
low, onts retify treaties for the submission VI
,ov.rnn'naS ' - Arbitration The proposed con-
ference IL eNpg eve9 by the Minister'S Of the vari-
uon ana y - - pa, ,h1lr ,iovernments will promptly
fv :, so that there Will be genera d"I n~'c, u,'~
rats ~, l.rstarding in south and Central Amer
nous ,ra,,fsr arbltrltion rather than war VIII " %
,hs mode of settling peac.aby an nr,sn,s ~
w ,h last TWO years the leading Governmenrs ~
u,b 1s America have reached amicaoie asr.',n,
80 irnnnrtant questions By means Oi ,h A.
,rn. honnlary dispute between HrAzll anu anI nv ~ ,his
ken'1 1,bp and ths Argentine Republic near'! "eh'
way. owsr a boundary line. but have so lar au
.o,,csd mat an understanding VIII DE 70 s -, -
.ti.',rh i,nlomatic channels without even ''S
csslfv FOR formal arbitration corn'ss'onh .hsra has
80 neon other Instances OF late "hrte III. 20,
n disposition to AVOID war over uhlinVo; 80 -
natters and to observe the clNh%e' "c'"O"' -
reaching agreements
FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY
Minister Mendonca believes that the days 0' '',
o,,or, revolutions in South America have passed.
and that hencetorth each country VIII preserve
o,oser relations with its neghbors ana ehcourase
commercial and political prosperity, l"r VOL ~ ~
Rrazl and Chill. he thinks. impressed OF IN. poP
., ,ha renublcs the horrors OF boodsheu "Iien II
ooaau1i have been easily avoided through aroi0ra
tton and emphasized the fact that untll t"e -
,rtilcs we're AT peace with themselves thrrc cou.u
L., no substantial advance among theih' iTaue ie-
a,ons the Minister are no" closer that ~,
nafore Years ago the -four consumed IN brszll
came mainly from Baltimore ana Richmond. pc
cause IL was better and cheaper fhdn lhat MniSn
oouiJ he nurchased elsewhere. Now the Argentine
| ReniIblic IL manufacturing hour amost the equai
| ~ the Richmond brands. and the result has been
an Immense decrease In the export trade from the
I-nitel States Argentine IL now supplying practi-
callv all the -four that was fornefy sent out Oh .,e
/ chesaneake Bay and Brazil is buying II because IL
can he delivered TO her cheaper than that from the
far North Trade relations. In the opinion OF Minis
| tor Nendonca depend almost entirely on the price
~ articles and not on sentiment. lf a country
/ can nurchase cheaper from abroad than IRON its
| the baltimore and Richmond markets can suppIyy
| hour cheaper than the Argentine Repupic, biaxi
will continue 10 purchase from her southern he's"
| tOr