The times., 1899-03-19
LATIN AMERICAN
DIPLOMATS hEET
The Future Government of
the Bureau Discussed.
Advertisements Printed in Its Pub
LEGATION, But Not Solicited.
Chile and Colombia VIII Cooperate
With the Other Countries in
the Compact.

AT the invitation of the Secretary of
State, conference of the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the Latin American coun-
tries composing. with the United States,
the International Union of American Re-
publics, was held yesterday morning at
II O'Clock in the Diplomatic Room of the
Department of State. The object of the
conference was to consider a plan for the
permanent government of the Bureau of
the American Republics, which had been
submitted to the executive committee of
the union by the provisional Director of
the Bureau, Frederic Emory, as the re-
suit of his conclusions in the manage
ment of the bureau during the past year.
Secretary Hay, as ex-officio chairman OF
the executive committee, presided. and the
following were present: Andrade, Minister
from Venezuela: Garcia Merou, Minister
from the Argentine Republic; Calvo Min
ister from Costa Rica; De Assis Brasil,
Minister from Brazil: Lazo Arriaga, Min
lister from Guatemala; Morla Vicuna, Min
lister from Chile Leger, Minister from CO.
lombia; Godoy Charge d Afaires of Mexico;
Corea, Charge d'Affaires of Nicaragua;
Wos Gil, Charge d'Affaires OF the Do
minican Republic; Stewart, Consul General
of Paraguay. Consul General Murgui-
ondo of Uruguay. sent his regrets at being
unable to attend.
The Ministers from Bolivia. Ecuador.
and Peru are absent from Washington.
Director Emory was present and explained
the details of the plan, which. after consid
Grafton by the conference. was unanimous
ly adopted. The agreement replaced sim
liar compact adopted June 4. 1896. 1t con-
tinues the arrangement then entered into
by which the general control Of the bureau
is lodged with an executive committee.
composed of the Secretary of State, and the
diplomatic representatives of four of the
Latin American countries chosen in alpha
bette order, new member being selected
at the end of every year. The present ex-
ecutive committee is continued. The b.
rector of the Bureau of the American Re-
publics, the secretary and the permanent
translators are to be chosen By the execu-
tive committee, acting through the Secre-
tary of State as chairman, who is empow-
cred to select one of three names CT per-
sons recommended to him by the commit
tee for each of these positions after con-
sideration of the qualifications of all tie
applicants. The Director of the Bureau is
given full power of appointment and dis
missal for all other positions in the bu-
reau, and is authorized to fix the rates of
compensation for services, etc. The direc-
tor must be citizen of the United States.
The compact also provides that the ad
mission of advertisements in the publica-
tions of the bureau continues TO be al
lowed, but not the solicitation of such ad-
vertisements or of purchase of the bureau
publications upon commissions paid 10
agents. unless specifically authorized by
the executive committee. All moneys re-
ceived by the bureau from advertising,
sales of publications, ETC., are to be paid
as promptly as possible to the Secretary of
State for deposit in the Treasury of the
nj Stafa tn la nf ha hYtra
fund, and no payments shall be made by
the director or any other official of the Bu-
reau of the American Republics except
upon check or draft drawn or endorsed
to the order of the Secretary OF State, or
upon vouchers drawn upon the disbursing
officer of the Department of State" These
provisions for the business management of
the bureau have been in force since Feb
ruary 2S 1898, and are now adopted as per-
manent rules.
Immediately after the adjournment of
the conference Director Emory informed
Secretary Hay that the work of reorganiz-
ing the affairs of the bureau. to which he
was assigned by the Department of State
with the approval of the Latin american
members of the union, on the 5th of Febru-
airy, 1898. has been completed and request
ed that he be relieved OF further charge of
the bureau as soon as practicable. and
that permanent director be appointed II
is understood that the executive commit
tee will meet to choose a director carly
next week.
The work of the bureau during the pro-
visional management of Mr. Emory. whose
permanent position is that of Chief of the
Bureau of Foreign Commerce. Department
OF State. is described in a report trans
mitted to Congress by President Mckinley
January 6. 1899. In letter accompanying
the report. Secretary Hay says:
Since the date of the report, Chile has
announced its determination to enter the
union. and Colombia, which had ceased to
contribute to the maintenance of the bu-
reau, has intimated its intention to renew
It's support, thus making the Latin Ameri-
can countries unanimous. for the first time,
in cooperating actively in the bureaus
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