Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-20
RECIPROCITY FLW)R[
Committee on Commerce and Re
ciprocity Pan American Con.
gress Makes Report.
Mutual Concessions Are Favcrc.
as Stimulant to Native
Industries.
Called to Benefits OF
Agreements Between Central
American Republics.

| Mexico City, Dec. 2O.-The committee
Pan-American congress has agreed CUB
stantially on it's report, which has been
prepared by Pablo Macedo of the Mexi-
can delegation. The report covers wide
ground. In beginning some difference
OF opinion was shown with regard to
the subject of reciprocity, but it is un-
derstood that the conclusions reported
are supported by all the members. On
this subject the committee lays special
stress on the economic system of the
different governments as based upon
their necessities, and recognizes that
many Of the American republics which
up to this time have largely exported
their raw materials and imported man
ufactured articles. are now, thru the
growing development OF their domestic
industries. tending more to utilizing
their own natural products and dlmin-
irhtng proportionately the Importance
OF foreign commodities.
Special attention is given to CONNER
cial reciprocity anoong the republics of
llic AHicliSdH COnliUeut, anu lIlc OplH-
ion is expressed that q careful and
tranquil investigation by the different
governments will demonstrate that they
can make mutual concessions which,
with the reciprocal advantages derived
from traffic among themselves, viii.
stimulate the development Of their nat
ural products and of their native in
dustries to the point of compromising
for an pecuniary sacrifice which such
concessions in the beginning may seem
to impose. In support Of this view are
cited freedom of exchange and the ben
ef1ts which have been enjoyed thru the
reciprocity agreements which prevail
among the five republics Of Central
America.
The committee states that it finds
some difficulty in giving concrete form
to these ideas, unless it Is willing to fol-
low the vague formulas of the Washing
ton conference of 1890, and this it is not
ready to do. 1t gives its adhesion to the
making Of treaties of commercial reci-
rrocity as the fundamental principle of
Pan Americanism and as in harmony
with the spirit OF the age, with the sug
gestlon that these should be based on
careful study of the interests of the diff
ferent republics which establish such
treaties, in manner the advantages of
which may be conceded, and shall be
n utual and stable, and in permanent
way facilitate international traffic.
The committee among its resolutions
recommends that within year tech
Eical customs congress be held in New
York, composed of delegates named by
the different governments, who are
skilled in the technical knowledge and
practice of tariff administration. When
the delegates have been named thru the
medium of the international bureau of
American republics, the congress shall
organize and shall consider various sub
jects, among which are uniformity of
rules for the entrance and discharge OF
cargoes and the clearing of vessels en-
gagged in international commerce, and
uniformity and simplification Of Gus
toms house forms, etc.
The committee also includes in It's
recommendations that the customs con-
erees give it's attention to the means for
the adoption and enforcement OF COM
mon commercial nomenclature. This
project was presented by w l. Buchan-
an. of the United States delegation, VINO
has given the subject much attention