The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-29
The Pan.American Congress.

II y THE CITY Of Mexico. on Octo~
Der - next. just before the close
l. Of the Pan American exposition,
The delegates to the second Pam
American congress will assemble. The
idea of such congress- to meet every
decade, originated with James &.
Blaine, and the first such assembly. it
will be recalled, met in Washington
in 1ss9-'9V.
Early in 1900 President Diaz. uf
Mexico. issued official invitations to
the governments of every South
American and Central American re-
public and to the United States.
Every one of them accepted the invi-
tation to send delegates. The United
States will send five. They were
named by President Mckinley in
April All Of them. said the dispatches.
speak the Spanish language, are we'll
and have been chosen with especial
care. They are: Professor Cyrus
Northrop. president of the University
of Minnesota ex-senator Henry q.
Davis, of West Virginia: William I.
Buchanan, of Iowa; eN-Minlster to the
Argentine Republic Charles NJ. Pepper,
Of Washington, traveller and journal
ist. and Volney Foster, merchant of
high standing in Chicago.
That the congress will be in session
during the whole of next winter, at
least until March, 1902, is the eXpec-
tation of the various governments.
The general call, or invitation. issued
states the object to be 1.-The solidarity
of all the interests of America" But
seven subjects, each of which received
more or less of definite discussion at
the first congress- in 1S99-'90, are now
to have fuller consideration and some
of them, at least, to be definitely act
ed upon. They are thus set forth:
First--AIeasures that shall tend to preserve and
promote the prosperity of the several American
states.
Second-Measures toward the formation OF an
American Customs union, under which the trade
of the American nations with one another shall,
SO far MS is possible and profitable, be promoted
Third-1hc establishment OF regular and fire.
quent communication between the ports OF the
several American states and the ports ct one all
otler.
Fourth--The establishment OF a uniform sys.
TEN of customs regulations i'll each OF the inde.
pendent American states to govern the mode oil
importation and expectation OF merchandise and
port dues and charges, uniform method of de-
temining the classification and valuation OF such
merchandise in the ports of each country, and
uniform system OF invoices, and the subject ot
the sanitation Of ships and quarantine.
Fitth--Thc adoption OF Il uniform system oi
weights and measures and laws to protect the pat
cnt rights, copyrights and trademarks of citizens
OF either country in the other. and for the eS.
tradition oi criminals.
SNtl-Thc adoption of common coin, to be
iSSicd by each government, the SAME to he legal
tender in all commercial transactions between
the citizens of all the American states.
Sevcnth-An agreement upon and recommended
ton !cr adoption 10 their respective govern.
mcnts OF a definite plan of arbitration of all
questions. disputes and differences that may now
or hereafter exist between them, to the end that
all difficulties and disputes between such ma
tions may be pclcelby settled aud wars pre-
vented.
1t was in anticipation OF this and
with purpose to block it that Spain
summoned 10 meet in Madrid last
year the congress of the Spanish
speaking people, that proved SO great
a fiusco. The attendance was small,
ana such Spanish American countries
as sent delegates sent them without
authority to take any official action.
The American Association Of Japun
Il Japanese society, Baron I;entalW
kaneko, president, is gathering II fund
among the people OF Japan for IL mon
ument to Commodore Perry of the
United states navy, who opened the
Island Empire to the world. The mon
umenr is to stand on the spot where
Perry first landed, at Kur.hama; ana is
10 he dedicated on July "a. the forty
eighth anniversary Of the event of
such immense moment in the history of
Japan and the whole modern world.
The Rainbow City.