The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-06

| sanguinary engagement, in which they
| suffered much loss, rallied in the noun
| famous interior and advanced toward
the capital. The bulk of the army
having sided with the movement, Pres
ident Andrade quilted Caracas, where
Gen. Castro set up provisional gov
ernment, with which our minister and
the representative of other powers en-
tered into diplomatic relations on the
2Olh of November, 1899
COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
The fourth section of the tariff act,
approved July oath, 1897, appears to
provide only for commercial treaties,
which should be entered into by the
president and also ratified by the sem
ate within two years from it's passage.
owing to delays inevitable in negotia-
lions e this nature, none of the treat
les initiated under that section could
be concluded in time for ratification oy
the senate prior to its adjournment on
the 4th of March last. Some Of the
pending negotiations, however, We're
near conclusion at that time and the
resulting conventions have since been
signed by the plenipotentiaries. Others.
within both the third and fourth sec
tons of the act, are still under con-
sideration. Acting under the co1sti-
tutiOnal power of the executive in re-
spect to treaties, I have deemed it my
duty, while observing the limitations of
concession provided by the fourth sec
rion, to bring to a conclusion all pend
ing negotiations and submit them to
the senate for it's advice and consent.
Conventions, CT reciprocity have been
signed during the congressional recess
with Great Britain for the respective
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bermuda, jamaica and Turks and cal
cos islands, and with the republic Of
Nicaragua. Important reciprocal con-
ventions have also been concluded with
| France and with the Argentine Repub-
| lie. In my last annual message the pro-
| gress rOted in the work of the dipio-
| matte and consular officers in collect
| ing information as to the industries
| aud commerce of other countries and
in the care and promptitude with which
| their reports are printed and distfib =
| utcd, has continued during the PAST
year. with Increasingly valuable results
| III suggesting new sources of demand
| for American products and in POI 1T
ing out the obstacles still to be over
come in facilitating the remarkable ex-
pansion of cur foreign trade.
BUREAU OF AMERICAN REPUB-
Lies.
The interest taken by the various
states forming the international unior
of American republics in the work OF
its organic bureau. is evidenced by the
fact that for the first time since it!
creation in 1890, all the republics Of
South and Central America are now
represented in it. The unanimous rec
ommendation of theinternational Amer
lean conference. providing for the in
ternational union of American repub
lies. stated that it should continue il
force during a term of ten years from
the date of its organization, and nC
country becoming a member Of the un
ion should cease to be a member un
til the end of said period of ten years
and unless twelve months before tn,
expiration of said period a majority o
the members of the union had given t.
the secretary of state of the United
States official notice of their wish t,
! terminate the union at the end of it
first period. that the union should con
tinue to be maintained for another pc
riod of ten years, and thereafter unde
the same conditions for successive pc
RODS OF ten years each. The perioC
; for notification expired on July IA 1899
without any of the members havins
given the necessary notice of with
drawal. It's maintenance is therefore
view Of this fact and of the numerou,
questions of general interest and com
mon benefit to all of the republics Of
America. some Of which We're consid
cred by the first international American
conference. but not finally settled, an(
others which have since then grown t.
Importance. it would seem expedien
that the various republics constituting
| the union should be invited to hold a
in, HI
capital of one of the countries othel
than the United States, which has al
ready enjoyed this honor. The purely
international character of the work be
ing done by the bureau and the appre
citation of its value are further empha.
sized by the active cooperation which
the various governments of the Latin.
American REPUBLICS and their diplomat
is representatives in this capital, are
now exhibiting and the jealous endeav
ors they are making to extend it's field
of usefulness, to promote through i
commercial intercourse. and strengthen
the bonds of amity and confidence be
tween its various members and the ma
tons of this continent.
THE PAN-AMERICAN PLAN.
The act to encourage the holding Of
the Pan-American exposition on the
Niagara frontier. within the counties
of Erie or Niagara, in the state
of New York. in the year 1901, was
/ approved on March 8. 1899 This ex.
position. which will be held in the city
of Buffalo. in the near vicinity Of the
great Niagara cataract, and within E
days Journey of which reside 40 900 00(
of our people, will be confined entire
ly to the western hemisphere Salts
factory assurances have already beer
given by the diplomatic representatives
of Great Britain. Mexico, the Contra
and South American republics, ant
most of the states of the United States
that these countries and states will
make q unique. interesting and instruct
; i've exhibit, peculiarly illustrative OF
their material progress during the cen.
tury which is about to close. The law
provides an appropriation of $500 900 fol
the purpose of making an exhibit at the
exposition by the government of the
United States from its executive depart
ments and from the Smithsonian In.
sttution and National Museum, the
United States commission Of fish anG
fisheries the department of labor, anC
j, the bureau of the American Republics
To secure a complete and harmonious
arrangement of this government exhibit
a board of management has already
, been created. and charged with the Sc
; lection, purchase, preparation, trans
portation. arrangement, and safe-keep
ing of the articles and materials to bt
exhibited. This board has been orga'
, nized and has already entered upon the
performance of it's duties. as provided
for by the law 1 have every reason t.
hope and believe that this exposition
will tend more firmly to cement the
cordial relations between the nations OF
this continent.
In accordance with an act of congress
approved Dec. 81, $685. and under the
auspices of the Philadelphia CONNER.
cial museum, a most interesting ant