The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-06
WILL DISCUSS IN MEXICO
AMERICAN REPUBLICS TO MEET
IN CONFERENCE.
Majority of the Nations Have Signified
Their Assent, and President Dlaz Has
Offered His Capital.

1t is proposed to hold a conference of
American republics at the City of Mex
leo between May and October, 1901,
similar to those held at Panama in 1885,
at Montevideo in 1887, and at Washing
ton in 1SS9-90. This was recommended
by President Mckinley in his message
to Congress last December and more
than a majority of the other nations
have already signified their assent. In
formal expressions of approval have al
so been received from nearly all the
remaining countries, so that the plan
has progressed far enough to justify
confidence in its success.
The promptness and cordially with
which other governments have respond
ed to the suggestion has been crafty
ing to the President and Secretary Hay,
and to Mr.. Rockhill, the director of
the Bureau of American Republics, who
has been intrusted with the details.
President Diaz, in communicating his
assent to the plan, rendered the hospi-
tally of his country and asked that
the United States Government issue in
vitatiOns for an assemblage of delegates
al the City of Mexico some time during
the summer of 1901. This suggestion
has met the approval of the diplomatic
representatives of all the American re-
publics now in the city, and it will be
held there some time during next year.
cedure adopted for the guidance of the
International Conference of 1889 will
doubtless be followed, under which each
of the American republics will be en-
titled to send as many delegates as it
desires, although none will be allowed
more than one vote. The delegates
from the other republics invariably
voted under instructions from their
home government, but the delegates
from the United States, being allowed
to use their own Judgment, were diVid-
ed upon several questions Of import
ance.
The program of topics to be consider
ed will not be arranged until all Of the
governments interested have been
heard FROM when a circular inviting
suggestions will be forwarded to each.
Tt may be expected, however, that the
principal questions left unsettled by the
conference of 'S9 will be renewed, but
it should be said in this connection that
the United States is to blame for leav-
ing most of them unsettled. Unfortu-
nately the adjournment of the confer
ence of $50 was followed by change or
administration in this country. and
President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham, who We're not in sympathy
with the movement not only ignored
the recommendations offered, but used
their influence to counterfeit the effect
of the assembly. This caused great
surprise among the Southern Republics,
who have never been able to compre-
bend the eccentricities of u. S. policy
toward them. For example. in obedience
to the recommendation of the confer
ence, Secretary Blaine negotiated a
very important series of reciprocity
treaties, which promised valuable re-
suits for the United States as well as
the other countries but when the dem
ocratic administration came into pow
| er every one of them was revoked with
out ceremony Chicago Record.