New-York tribune., 1901-07-26
BOMBSHELL FROM CHILL.
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this object in view proposes the following pro-
gramme:
/ Subjects discussed by the former congress
which the conference may decide 10 con-
sder
. Arbitration
3 International court OF claims.
T. Measures for the protection OF industry
agriculture and commerce. Development OF the
means OF communication between the countries
composing the union. Consular. port and Gus
toms regulations. Statistics
s. Reorganization of the international bureau
of the American republics.
In June OF the same year the representatives
Of the union again met and decided that the
forthcoming conference should take place at
the City OF Mexico. the Mexican Government
having agreed to issue the invitations and en-
tertain the delegates.
In August, 1900 Mexico addressed a circular
letter to all the governments Of the union. in
closing copy OF the programme and asking for
a early reply. In due course all accepted, with
the sole exception of Chill. In the mean while
Chill found fault with the vagueness OF the ten
tative programme and Senior Morla Vicuna, its
representative at Washington. was instructed to
try to obtain a modification of the programme
In obedience TO instructions. he informed the
Department OF State that Chilli would not at
tend the congress unless she given sufficient
guarantees beforehand that questions OF a
dsagreeable nature would be allowed to come
up for discussion at the said congress-" and in
a communication of the Chilian Foreign Office
it was further said that in the opinion Of that
government it should be made a rule OF the con-
gress that at the request OF any delegate any
discussion not agreeable TO his nation could and
should be ipso facto stopped.
At the time these suggestions of Chilli were not
taken seriously at any Of the capitals of Ameri-
can republics being met with the assurance that
.ox,yI
sions Finally in February OF the current year.
Senior vicuna appears to have announced to the
Mexican Ambassador at Washington that Chill
intended TO appoint him and two other men as
delegates TO the congress. and authorized the
ambassador TO inform his government thereof
Until that date reply had reached the Mexi-
can Government from Chill, although all the
other countries had unhesitatingly signihed their
acceptance OF the invitation of August 15 1900
Thereupon the Mexican Ambassador sent The
following dispatch to his government:
Washington February a. 1901
Mr. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Mexico:
Gillian Minister received from his government
announcing will attend Pan-American Congress
the minister himself and two other delegates.
M. DE ASPIRoZ
The news conveyed In this telegram for some
obscure reason was not made known by Chill,
the State Department IN Washington continuing
to attend unless her conditions were accepted
On May the executive committee Of the Bu-
reau of American Republics met ostensibly to
treat with reference to the sudden death of
Senior Guzman the secretary, and at this meet
ing, after resolutions OF coincidence had been
adopted a communication from Sehor Vicuna
was read, to the effect that his government
wished to have certain points Of the tentative
programme explained before declaring It's par
ticipation in the congress.
CHANGE MADE IN PROGRAMME.
The result of this consultation Is tolerably well
known. although the details are yet to be pub
lished. After heated debate in which the
authority OF the COMMITTEES to change the Mexi-
can invitation questioned and a majority
Of the members seemed of the opinion that an
of the programme could not be Affect
ed without the consent of the congress itself.
1t was finally agreed that in order to insure the
OF the congress it was essen
tial to bring Chill In. and resolution was /
adopted interpreting Article a o3 the tentative