The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-26
VENEZUELA'S KICK
HER DELEGATES GIVEN NO CHAIR
MANsHIPs.
THE BUREAU OF REPUBLICS.
PAN-AMERICAN DELEGATE WANTS
1T REVIVED.

Something May BE Accomplished i'm
Court of Equity IL Something
simple and Practicable Can
Be Agreed on-ChiIi a Stumbling
Block mt Present, but Has Made
Some Good suggestions-BOlivi
Announces Acceptance In Advance
of the Court of Arbitration.
City of Mexico, Nov. 25.-This morn
ing's session of the Pan-American Con-
gress was chiefly taken up with the re-
port of the work done by the several
committees. Mr.. Macedo. one of the
secretaries of the conference, made up
list of the chairmen of the several
committees that have been appointed
thus far. Thereupon Jose Fortoul,
delegate of Venezuela, arose and said
that he considered it a slight upon his
country that neither of it's delegates
had been appointed to the chairman
ship of a committee
President Raigosa said that this was
matter with (which the officers of the
conference had nothing to do, that the
members of the committees chose their
chairmen. He remarked, however, that
some of the committees had not yet
organized, and there might yet be time
to remedy the oversight alluded to by
Mr.. Fortoul.
Sanchez Margol, one of the Mexican
delegates, said he was prepared to re-
| sign the craftsmanship of the Commit
| tee on Agriculture and Industries IN
| favor of either of the delegates of
Venezuela.
President Raigosa said that he was
not empowered to accept the resigna-
Al 4. -. -. -
the members of the committees them
! selves.
Mr.. Fortoul said he did not know
whether at present he would be pre-
pared to accept the Craftsmanship of a
committee
The bureau of Republics.
| Among the projects which have been
presented to the Pan American con-
| ference since the return of the dele
! gates from their excursion is one pre-
sented by the Guatemalan delegate
lzo Arriagal. looking to the reor-
| ganization of the Bureau of American
Republics. The project states that the
objects of the bureau are:
First, to carry into effect decisions
/ and resolutions of this and future Pan
American conferences
Second, to prepare studies, reports,
projects. statistical data, etc. and in
general all the work that may be cali
culated to IA. Hitate the next confer
| ence in the realization of its pro-
! gran1rne.
Third. To form, keep and care for
its own archives and those of the con.
ference.
! Fourth To continue and extend the
prompt compilation of data on COM
merce, industry and agriculture which
may be of interest to the countries
he
The administration of the bureau Is
to be in the hands of aboard of man
ayers composed of diplomatic represen-
tatives of the contracting countries
| accredited at Washington and the Sec
rotary of State of the United States,
who shall be its president
The International Court.
1t is thought that something definite
will come out of the work of the com
mittee on international court of equity
and claims. The aim of Hon. John
Barrett, the American member
of the committee, is to cause his
colleagues to agree on some simple
and practicable formula The Gillian
project submitted to this committee is
purely restrictive and merely cites GER
tain precepts of international law
which are against international courts
Of claims altogether. laying down that
all claims of foreigner against a state
should be settled by regular tribunals
of that state. II Is the hope of Mr..
Barrett that a compromise measure
embodying some features of the pro-
jects so far presented by Mexico. Gu
temala and Chill may be agreed upon.
The United States delegation will
dine all the other delegations at the
Chapultepec restaurant on Wednes-
day night.
Fernando Guachilla, a delegate from
Bolivia, received to-day from his gov
eminent a telegram announcing that
Bolivia had concluded a general arbi-
tration treaty with Peru and accepting
beforehand as a court of arbitration
that which may be established by the