The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-06


until the end of said period of 10 years
and, unless II months before the ex-
plration of said period a majority of
the members of the union had given to
the secretary of state of the United
States official notice of their wish to
terminate the union at the end of it's
first period, that the union should con-
tinue to be maintained for another pc
Rod of 10 Years. and thereafter, under
the same conditions, for successive
periods Of 10 years each.
The period for notification expired
on July IA, 1899, without any of the
members having given the necessary
notice of withdrawal Its maintenance
is therefore assured for the next 10
years. In view of this fact and of the
numerous questions of general interest
and common benefit to all of the rep
resentatives of America, some of which
were considered by the first interna-
tional conference, but not finally set
tied, and others of which have since
then grown to importance, it would be
eXpedient, that the various republics
constituting the union should be invited
to hold at an early date another confer
ence in the capital of one of the coun-
tries other than the United States,
which has already enjoyed this honor
The purely international character of
the work being done by the bureau and
Tie appreciation OIL IT'S value are luilH"t
emphasized by the active cooperation
which the Latin American republics and
their diplomatic representatives in this
capital are now exhibiting and the zeal
Gus endeavors they are making to eX-
tend it's field of usefulness, to promote
through it commercial intercourse and
to strengthen the bonds and amity and
confidence between its various men,
bers and the nations of this continent.
Pan-American Exposition.
The act to encourage the holding Of
the pan-American exposition on the
Niagara frontier, within the counties
of Erie and Niagara, in the state of
New York, in the year 1901. was ap-
proved on March 3, 1899.
This exposition, which will be held
in the city of Buffalo, in the near vi
entity of the great Niagara cataract,
and within days journey of which
reside 100000 of our people, will be
confined entirely to the western hemis-
phere. Satisfactory assurances have al
| ready been given by the diplomatic
| representatives of Great Britain, the
Mexican and the Central and South
American republics and most of the
states of the United States that their
countries and states will make an
unique, interesting and instructive ex-
hibit, peculiarly illustrative of their
| material progress during the century
| which is about to close.
| The law provides an appropriation of
| 100000 for the purpose of making an
| exhibit at the exposition by the gov
| eminent of the United States from its
| executive department and the Smith
sonian institution and it's national
museum the national commission of
| fish and fisheries, the department OF
| labor and bureau of American repub-
! lies. To secure. a complete and har-
| monious arrangement of this govern
ment exhibit a board of management
| has already been created and charged
| with the selection, purchase, prepare
ton, the arrangement and safe-keep-
ing of the articles and materials to be
| exhibited. This board has been organized
and has already entered upon it's duties
as provided by the law. l have every
reason to hope and believe that this ex-
position will tend more firmly to ce
men the cordial relations between the
nations of this continent.
The Export Exposition.
| In accordance with an act of congress
approved December p, 1898, and under
the auspices of the Philadelphia Com
mercial museum, a most interesting
| and valuable exposition of products
| and manufactures and especially
! adapted TO export trade, was held in
! Philadelphia from the 14th of Septem-
Der to the list of December 1899 The
representative character of the exhibits
and the widespread interest manifested
in the special objects of the undertake
ing afford renewed encouragement to
those who look confidently to the
steady growth of our enlarged exporta-
ton of manufactured goods, which has
been the most remarkable factor in the
| economic development of the
United States in recent years. A feat
| of w c
to become of permanent and increasing
utility to our industries is the collection
| of samples of merchandise produced in
various countries with special refer
ence to particular markets, providing
practical object lessons to United
States manufacturers as to qualities,
STYLES and prices of goods such as meet
the special demand of consumers and
may be exported with advantage.
| In connection with the exposition an
| international commercial congress was
held on the invitation of the Philadel-
phfa Commercial museum transmitted
by the department of state to the Varl-
Gus foreign governments for an eX-
change of information and opinions
| with a view to the promotion of inter-
national trade. This invitation met
with general and cordial acceptance
and the convention which began its
sessions at the exposition on the 18th
of October proved to be of great prac-
teal importance from the fact that it
developed a general recognition of the
interdependence of all nations in trade
and a most gratifying spirit of accom-
mediation with reference to the gradu-
| al removal of existing sentiments
against reciprocal unions without in
dustrial drawbacks to either party.
THE HAGUE sCONFERENCE.