The evening times., 1899-10-09

terest TO the Foreign Visitors.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9.-The Interna-
tional Commercial Congress, composed Of
delegates frcm many OF the civilized gov
ernments OF the world and representatives
! from the chambers CT commerce of the
| most important trade centres, will convene
in the Auditorium of the National Export
Exposition here next Thursday.
Assistant Secretary of State David ]. Hill
will preside at the opening ceremonies,
which will begin at 2:30 o'clock. Mr.. Hill
viii deliver an address of welcome to the
foreign delegates. Several members of the
Cabinet will accompany Assistant Secretary
Hill and take part in the days exercises.
The Congress will be semi official in char
acter. Organized under the protection of
the Philadelphia Commercial Museums in
yftations were sent out through the De-
partment OF State at Washington Eighty
governments were asked 10 name official
ENJOYS, 500 chambers OF commerce and
boards of trade were invited TO send dele
gates. while more than $1,000 leading firms
IN all quarters of the globe were informed
that a regularly credentialed representative
would be given voice in the deliberations
The response was gratifying. Forty gov
ernments have named enyOys, more than
zoe trade bodies have sent delegates, and
hundreds OF leading business houses in al
mcst every nation will have individual rep
resentatives
At the opening ceremonies Thursday be-
sides the array of great men-in itself
feature OF lifetime-there will be pres
ent almost the entire Diplomatic Corps of
Washington, the governors of many States,
| accompanied by their stats, mayors of
cities, Senators. and Representative.
To Open With "Amerfca.v
A chorus of 500 voices, under the direc-
tion Of Prof A. H. Rosewig, who conducted
the opening music at the Centennial Ex-
hibition of 1876, will usher the Congress
into being with rendition of the national
hymn. The United States Marine Band.
whose engagement is especially sanctioned
| by President Mckinley, will render an
thems- of many nations between the
speeches
Immediately following the ceremonies at
tending the opening, the Congress will be
organized and prepared for the important
work il has in hand. Its sessions will be
devoted 10 discussion of the worlds trade
by men interested in its development.
meeting OF minds representing all the vary
ing interests Of the world, and so harmon
lzing these Interests as TO provide a fund of
information. will leave its effect on the
foreign policy of every nation represented
subjects of greatest important TO Ameri-
can interests will be presented by men of
national innuence and reputation. In ad-
oition 10 those who will come from abroad
some OF the best minds of the United States
VIII be heard at the Congress. Prominent
among the Americans who will make ad-
dresses or read papers upon matters of Ma
uonal and international Importance are for
mer President Harrison. Postmaster Cen
eral Smith former Speaker Reed John A.
hasson, Senator-elect Chauncey NJ. Depew,
and Gov. Theodore Roosevelt
President Mckinley and President Diaz
were each invited TO attend the opening
ceremonies. President Mckinley cannot
attend the first day, but will be present at
some OF the later sessions. reply from
PRESIDENT Diaz has not as yet been re-
ceiyed.
The Prominent Delegates.
Among the more prominent ENJOYS and
delegates. most of whom have arrived. are
Sir John Lubbock, Bart, from the Lon
don Chamber OF Commerce; Hon. H. Lew
ellyn Smith. Envoy of the British Govern
ment; Senor Don Salvador Echegaray En-
yoy OF Mexico; Emil c. Jensen. Envoy of
Norway and Sweden: Senor Don Carlos
Il. Santos, personal representative of
President Aceval. Of Paraguay; Mr. Hus-
sein Agha Etimadet-T -Tudiar, Envoy of Per-
sia; Herr G. ID. WaetZoldt and Herr Will
liam Marheincke, ENJOYS of Germany;
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Andrew Clark, Envoy of
the Government of Victoria; Sir Ho-
race Tozer, Envoy of Queensland; Right
Hon. John A. Ccckburn, Envoy of South
Australia, with Col. Charles A Muir
ply, as Honorary Commissioner; Hon.
William Pember Reeves, Envoy of New
Zealand; Sir Walter Butler. of New Zea-
land; DR.. Erich Pistor, OF Gratz, Austria;
DR.. Don Martin Garcia Meron, Minister
Of the Argentine Republic in the United
States; Col. G. w. Bell, United States Con-
sui at Sydney, Australia, official delegate
Of the Government of New South Wales;
K. Summerville Murry, representing
Chamber of Commerce, Alden, Arabia; Ed
win Van Dusen Paul, Alternate Delegate /
for the South African Republic; Captain |
Berkett, Delegate for British Columbian
commercial interests; Prof Bruno Gross |
man, Vienna, Austria; Hon jacques
Schuk Budapest, Hungary; Dr. Alexander |
Chevalier de Dorm, Austria Hungary:
Capt. J. Cordiero da Graca, Envoy of |
Brazil; Hon. A. Desiardins. delegate of !
the city OF Montreal; Hon. George Mitch l
el, delegate of Nova Scotia: Don Martin I
Revere, delegate of the Governor General |
OF Cuba; Francisco Carbonnel, of Colom- |
bia; Don Carlos Moria Vicuna, Minister of |
Chile 10 the United States; w. S. Eyre, |
delegate OF the Valparaiso (Chile) Chamber |
OF Commerce; Don Wilfred H Schoff, |
agent of the Commercial Museums, repre- /
sentative of Bolivia; DR.. Gustavo Nieder- |
lein. of Asia; Hon. ]. b. Caivo, Minister of /
Costa Rica to the United States: Seror /
Don Antonia Lazo ArTiga, Envoy of Guate- |
mala; Senor Don Nicanor Bolet Peraza, |
Consul General Of Honduras at New York, |
Envoy of the Republic of Honduras: Oscar |
f. Williams, delegate from the Philippine |
Islands; Hon. ID. j. DAILY, Envoy of Ire !
land; NJ. de Routowsky Envoy of the !
Russian Empire; Lieut. Gen. J. Wimburne |
Laurie, delegate Of London Chamber of |
Commerce, and John Lyall Grant, of Aber- |
deem, Scotland.
Subjects to BE Discussed.
OF vast Importance to the commercial |
world are the subjects to be discussed |
English Will be the language of the Con-
gress, but no modern language will be bar
red. Some topics for discussion, relating
to foreign trade in general, are:
Advantages possessed by the United
States indicating for the country a COM /
manding position in foreign enterprise
Foreign trade as a factor in the stability
of national life.
Political influence of nations and its de-
pendence on the development of foreign
trade.