Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-07
WILL BE MADE COMPLETE
Chile to JMn the International American
Annual Report on the Work of the
Bureau-TheSPresid Recon-
mendati0n to Congress.

The annual report of the director of the
bureau of the American republics, Mr..
Frederic Emory, was transmitted to Con-
gress yesterday, with a message from the
President. accompanied by a letter from
the Secretary of State. The letter of Seere-
tary Hay set forth briefly the conclusions
from the directors report and is of special
interest as indicating not only that the
bureau has greatly increased in usefulness,
but that for the first time in ITS history the
international union is likely to he mads
complete by the adhesion of Chile which
has heretofore remained outside The Ar
gentine Republic also has decided to renew
its active support. The Presidents mes
So &c is as follows:
To the Senate and House of Representa-
tives:
l transmit herewith a communication
from the Secretary of State inclosing the
annual report of the director of the bureau
OF American republics, with accompanying
documents.
In view of the improved condition and in
creasing usefulness of the bureau, to which
L have already called attention in my
nual message, and the welcome assurances
of greater activity on the part of ,he other
American republics in support of it's pur-
poses, cordially indorse the recommended
~tiens- of the Secretary of State. 1t will
uouDlleSS De as gratifying TO Congress as 1t
is to me to be informed that the Argentine
Republic has decided to renew it's relations
with the bureau, and that there are
grounds for hoping that the International
American Union, created by the impressive
conference of the representatives of our Sis
ter republics and those of the United States
in Washington in 1SS9-90, will soon be per-
fected by the adhesion of the republic of
Chile to the compact for the support of the
bureau as the organ of the union. The in
terest of the United States in giving the
fullest possible effect to the laudable desire
| of the international conference to promote
not only trade intercourse, but a closer fell
lowshp among the various republics of
this hemisphere, is so evident that l am
satisfied the progress made by the bureau
as practical agency for attaining these
objects will receive the commentator and
support of Congress.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
Executive Mansion, Washington January
9. 1899.
Important Work of the Bureau.
Secretary Hay says in transmitting the
report to the President:
TT is gratifying to be able to state that
the bureau seems to have entered upon
a path of development which promises the
gradual fruition of the purposes of the
international American conference of 1880
30 in creating it an agency for promoting
| fraternal intercourse and trade among
the various republics of the western hem
isphere The efforts of the bureau in the
past, as was indicated in the annual re-
port of the director for 1897, have neces-
sariiy bean more or less of an experimental
character, III consequence of the fact that
the plan outlined by the international CON
ference was novel, both in conception and
design, and its execution involved the So
luton of many psrplexing problems 1t is
hoped that solid ground has a length been
reached, and strong encouragement for in
dulg1ng this hopeIis found, not only in the
n CONT iii
reau but in the fact that the other mem
bars of the union are giving it their active
and cordial support. NJ
From the report of the director it ap-
pears that the responses to the recent re-
quests for the payment of the annual con-
tributions of the Latin-Ameriean countries
to the support of the bureau have already
resulted in the payment by five of them of
a sum considerably larger than the whole
amount received during the previous fiscal
year. It will also be noted that certain
members OF the international union which
Tor some years have ceased to take an act
i've part, now evince desire to resume
| their former relations with the bureau and
renew their contributions for it's mainte-
nance Among these is the Argentine Re-
public which has just given official notice
OF its intention. The director also calls at
tention to expressions of interest on the
part of the Chilean minister to the United
States, which justify the hope that Chile
the only country participating in the inter-
national American conference which did
not subsequently become a member of the
union-will decide to avail itself of its priv
ilege, thus completing the solidarity of the
American republics in the effort to weld to-
gether and promote the common interests
of all. 49,
Southern Markets.
"At a time when the thoughts of men are
directed more earnestly than ever before to
the harvest awaiting Industries and COM
merce of the United States in other lands,
~
many proffers Of friendship from our south
ern neighbors. in the spirit of fair ex-
change and mutual helpfulness, is clearly
obvious, and when we consider the many
points at which the interests and aspira-
tions of the Latin American republics coin
eide with those which are most deeply
craven upon our national life it would
seam to be no less evident that every step
taken toward a closer identified ton in
SympathieS and purposes must contribute
sersibly to the economic and social devel-
opment of our sister republics as well as
of ourselves.
From the point eff vfew of its probable
ing activity of the bureau of the American
republics on lines which commend them
selves especially to the representatives of
the other countries of the International
Union seems to me to be a subject for spe-
cial congratulation, and 1 would respectful
ly suggest that the attention of Congress-
be called to the fact that the effort is be-
ing made to ,economiZe as well as to de-
velop the bureaus resources so that it's
practical utility may bs increased with the
least cost to the public treasury.
THE Secretary of the Treasury at my
request, has transmitted to Congress the
estimates for the bureau for the next fiscal
year, and also the draft of an act permit
ting the use by the bureau of amounts re-
ceived from the other countries during the
current fiscal year. The reasons for the
proposed legislation are, fully stated in
communications from the director Of the
bureau accompanying the letters from the
Secretary ofathe Treasury to the House Of
Representatives and hope they viii com
mend themselves tp Congress as being fully
justified by the actual requirements.
Il have TBS ho9sr e i ina a the recon-
asked to atithoriae the printing of $500
copies of the annual report for distribution
by the buresu tosmeet the demand for in
formation as to its present condition and
its p plans ls.t fof the future fat s7e -, 49,
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.CompIaints of Smoke From Street
eFuuaDinv Station.