Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-09-02
CHILL WILL ATTEND.
Pan-American Congress in Mexico Will
Be a Success,

WdSnlnSt ton, sept. 2.-State Depart
ment officials and members of the South
and Central American legations in
Washington were much gratified by the
news contained in the Record Herald's
cablegram from Valparaiso this morn
ing that the Chilean congress had pas
sed bill providing for the appointment
of delegates to the Pan-American con-
gress which will meet in Mexico in Oc-
tober. This assures the success of the
congress.
Chile may make some further efforts
to have the discussion of the subject of
arbitration confined to the considera-
tion or arbitration for questions arising
in the future but it is not now believed
that she will remain out of the congress
II the discussion is given a wider range.
The government of Peru has insisted
that there should be no limitations
Whatever placed on the discussion of
arbitration, and some time ago threat
ened to remain out of the congress if
any limitation should be made.
1t is now understood, however, that
Peru will attend whether the discussion
is limited or not. The influence If the
state department is being exerted to
have the question of the Identification
of the program left open to be decided
that if the views of Chile are now COM
piled with the Chilean delegates may
participate in all the others proceedings
of the congress, but may withdraw dur
ing the discussion of arbitration. This
was the course pursued by the Chilean
delegation in the congress which sat in
Washington in 1890.
A statement concerning the commerce
of the Island of Cuba for the seven
months ended January, 1901 and 1900,
prepared in the division of insular af-
fairs of the war department, shows that
the total value of merchandise imported
during the seven months ended Jan. 81,
1901. was S3S,033, $50. as against 43,469,-
055 for the same period of 1900, and the
total value of merchandise exported
during the seven months ended Jan. 81,
1901, was s26997,S17, as against $685.
1872 for the same period of 1900, de-
crease of 12.5 per cent in the value of
imports and an increase of 80 per cent
in the value of exports.
OF the merchandise imported during
the seven months ended Jan. 81, 1901,
and 1900. the United States furnished
S17,016.1l in 1901 and l7,1S0,957 in 1900. a
decrease of 81, ,S46, or ga per cent. The
value of exports of merchandise to the
United States in 1901 was s15.551,S27 and
in 1900 s13,99s.216, an increase of s1,553,-
621 or III per cent. The value of pro-
visions. meats and other foodstuffs i'm
ported during the seven months ended
Jan. 81. 1901, was s10,151,211, a decrease
cd lar
1900 of s226,417.
The value Of tobacco and manufac-
lures exported during the seven months
ended Jan. 81, 1901, was s1S,572,5S2. an
increase over the same period of 1900 of
.O57, and sugar and molasses, So
450,6O1, an increase of s1,416,ss9.
Trade relations between Spain and the
United States have resumed the condi-
lions prior to the war between the two
countries. The exports from the United
States in the fiscal year just ended We're
larger than in any preceding year, with
q single xception-1SS3-an show an
increase of s6,0OOOO0 over 1890 While our
imports from Spain also show a marked
increase over 1899.
In the seven months ending with July,
1901, our imports from Spain were So
11o.7ls, against s2,s75.s4o in the CORE
spending period of the preceding year
while during the same period our eS-
ports to Spain increased from ss,1ss,2Ss
to sS,9Ss,97O For the single month of
July our imports increased from s27o,2le
to 1854, 665, and our exports to Spain in
creased from s64O6s9 to 81 1856 400.
Raw materials form the most impor-
tant feature of our exports to Spain. anc
fruits and iron ore the principal article:
of Importation.