Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-12-07

all pending negotiations, and submit
them to the Senate for its advice aud
consent.
Conventions of reciprocity have been
signed during the congressional reces5
with Great Britain for the respective
colonies of British Guiana, Barbadoes,
Bermuda, Jamaica and Turks and
Caicos Islands and with the Republic
of Nicaragua.
Importane reciprocal conventions have
also heen concluded with France and
with the Argentine Republic.
In my last annual message the pro-
gress noted in the work of the diplo-
matte and consular officers in collecting
information as to the Industries and
commerce of other countries, and in
the care and piomptitude with which
their reports are printed and dis
tributed, has continued during the
past year, with increasingly valuable
results in suggesting new sources OF
demand for American products and in
pointing out the obstacles still to be
overcome in facilitating the remarkable
expansion of our foreign trade. IL will
doubtless be gratifying to Congress to
learn that the various agencies of the
| department of state are cooperating in
| these endeavois with q zeal and etfec-
| tiveness which are not only receiving
| the cordial recognition of our business
| interests, but are exciting the emula-
| tion of other governments. In any re-
arrangement of the great and compli-
Gated work of obtaining official data of
an economic character which Congress
may undertake it is most important, in
my judgment, that the result already
secured by the efforts of the Depart
ment of State should be carefully con-
sidered with view to Il judicious
development and increased utility to
our export trade
The interest taken by the various
States forming the International Union
of American Republics in the work of
It's organic bureau, is evidenced by the
fact that for the first time since its
creation in 1890 all the republics of
represented in it.
The unanimous recommendation of
the International Amer lean Confer ence,
providing for the International Union
of American Republics, stated that it
should continue in force during term
of 10 years from the date of its organi-
cation and no country becoming u
member of the union should cease to
be member until the end of said
period of 10 years, and unless ~ months
before the expiration 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 its first period, that the
union should continue to be maintained
for another period of 10 years, and there
after, under the same conditions, for
successive periods of 10 years each.
The period for notification expired
on July 14th, 1899, without any of the
members having given the necessary
notice of withdrawal.
Its maintenance is therefore assured
for tine next 10 years. In view Of this
fact and OF the numerous questions of
general interest and common benefit to
all of the republics of Amen lea, some OF
which were considered by the first
international American conference, but
not finally settled, and others which
have since then grown to Importance,
it would seem expedient that the vafi-
Gus republics constituting the union
should be invited to hold at an early
date another conference in the capital
OF one of the countries other than the
United States, which has already en-
joyed this honor.
The purely international character OF
the work being done by tle bureau
and the appreciation of its value are
further emphasized by the active CO.
operation which the various govern
ments of the LATINA merican republics
and their diplomatic representatives in
this capital are now exhibiting and the
Jealous endeayors they are making to
extend it's field of usefulness, to pro-
mote through it commercial inter
course, and strengthen the bonds Of
amity and confidence between its vari-
Gus members and the nations of this
continent.
The act to encourage the holding Of
the Pan-American exposition on the
Niagara frontier, within the county Of
Erie or Niagara, in the State of New
York, in the year 1901 was approved on
March Sd, 1899.
This exposition, which will be held in
the city OF Buffalo, in the near vicinity
of the great Niagara cataract, and
within days journey of which reside
40, 600, 600 OF our people. will be confined
entirely to the western hemisphere.
Satisfactory assurances have already
been given by the diplomatic repre-.
sentatiyes of Great Britain, Mexico,
the Central and South American Re.
publics, and most of the States of the
United States that these counties and
States will make an unique, interesting
and instructive exhibit peculiarly Illus
irstive of their material progress during
the century which is about to close.
The law provides an appropriation
of $500, 600 for the purpose of making
an exhibit at the exposition by the
government of the United States from
its executive departments and from the
Smithsonian Institute and Nationa
Museum, he United States Commission
of Fish and Fisheries, the Depar tmeni
of Labor, and the Bureau of the Ameri.
can Republics To secure a complete
and harmonious arrangement OF this
government exhibit board of mahage-
ment has already been created, and
charged with the selection, purchase,
preparation, transportation, arrange
inent and safe keeping Of the articles
and materials to be exhibited, This
board has been organized and has
already entered upon the performance
of its duties, as provided for by the
law.
| have every reason to hope and be.
linve that this exposition. will tone
more firmly to cement the cordial rela-
tions between the nations on this con.
tuent.
In accordance with an act OF Congress
approved December 2lst, 1893, and
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
Commercial Museum, most interest
ing and valuable exposition of products
and manufactures and especially adapt