Arizona republican., 1899-03-25
The Reorganization of the Pan-
 American Union.
NEW PLANS ARE ADOPTED
Avery Nation tn fine Two Americas Now Contributors 10 fhe Bureau. HCfing Director Emory RefireS. Executive Committee Expe Cfed to RafIfY inc Presidents Selection of General Russell Hastings.

Washington, March 24.-At the inVi- tation of the secretary of state, a con ference of the diplomatic representa- tives of the Latin-American countries composing, with the United States, the International Union of American re- publics. was held this morning at II o'clock in the diplomatic room of the department of state. The object of the conference was to consider plan for the permanent government of the bureau of the American republics which had been submitted to the exc cCtive committee of the union by the provisional director. Mir. Frederic Em- ory, as the result of his conclusions in the management of the bureau during the past year
 Secretary Hay, as ex-offcio chair man of tha executive committee, pre- sided. and the following were present: MT. Andrade, minister from Venezuela; MT. GarciaMerou, minister from the Argentine Republic; MT Calvo, min ister from Costa Rica; MT. De Assis Brasil, minister from Brazil; MT. LaZo Arriaga, minister from Guatemala. MT. Morla Vicuna, minister from Chic; MT Leger, minister from Haiti; MT. Calderon, minister from Colombia MT. GOdoy, charge daffaires of Mexico MT. Corea, charge d'affaires of Mica Cagua; MT. Wos y Gil, charge d'affaires of the Dominican Republican; MT Stewart, consul general of Paraguay.
 Consul General Murgiondo of Uru- quay sent his regrets at being unable to attend.
 The ministers from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru are absent from Washington.
 Director Emory was pr esent and ex- plained the details of the plan, which, after consideration by the conference, was unanimously adopted.
 The agreement replaces a similar compact adopted June 4, 1896. It 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 represent atives of four of the Latin-American countries chosen in alphabetical order. new member being selected at the end of every year. The present execu- tive committee is continued
 The director of the bureau of the American republics, the secretary and the permanent tIanslators are to be chosen by the executive committee, acting through the secretary Of state as chairman, who is empowered to select one Of three names of persons recom- mended to him by the committee for each of these positions, after considera- tion of the qualifications of all the ap- plicants. The director of the bureau is given full power of appointment and dismissal for all other positions in the bureau, and is authorized to fix the rates of compensation for services. etc. The director must be citizen Of the United States
 The compact also provides that the admission of advertisements in the publications of the bureau continue to be allowed, but not the solicitation of such advertisements or of purchase of the bureau publications upon commis- siOnS paid to agents, unless specifically authorized by the executive commit tee. All moneys received by the bu- reau from advertising, sales of pubIi- cations, etc, are to be paid as promptly as possible to the secretary of state for deposit in the treasury of the United States to the ere lit of the ba- reau fund, and mo payments shall be made by the director or any other off clal Of the bureau of the American re- puElcS, except upon a 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 sta te.'' These pro- visions for the business management Of the bureau have been in force since February 28, 1898, and are now adopt ed as permanent rules.
 Immediately after the adjournment of the conference Director Emory in formed Secretary Hay that the work of recognizing the affairs of the bureau, to which he was assigned by the de- partment of state, with the approval Of the Latin-AmeT.can members of the | union, on the 9th of February, 1893, l had been completed, and requested that l he be relieved of further charge of the | bureau as soon as practicable, and | that a permanent director be appoint 1 ed It is understood that the execu- tive committee will meet to cheese a director early next week. General Russell Hastings has been selected by the president for the position.
 The work of the bureau during the !