New-York tribune., 1901-11-28
ARGENTINA FOR ARBITRATION.
PENDING AND FUTURE QUESTIONS MUST
BE SOLVED BY THE PAN-AMERI-
CAN CONGRESS.

Mexico City. Nov 21.-At to-day's session Oh
the Pan-American Congress the Argentine dele
cation presented a long report showing what 'he
Argentine Republic had done with view to
CARRYING out the recommendation of the first
conference held in Washington eleven years
ago. The report is a comprehensive review OF
the resources of Argentina, the part which at
tracted most attention being the chapter deal
ing with arbitration. The Argentine delegates
declare themselves in favor of compulsory aroi-
tration for all questions. pending and future
They make allusion to South American con-
troversies when they say:
There are real difficulties menacing. conflicts
pending; questions. in word. which refuse 10
be put out of sight and those questions lhe
second Pan-American Conference must conslQeI
and solve in a lofty spirit of justice. under
penalty of failing absolutely in one OF the fun-
damental purposes of its existence
This declarati ton attracted great attention, in
asmuch as Chill had stipulated a condition
sine qua non for participating in the confer
ence that the consideration of arbitration was
to be confined TO future questions only. and said
that her delegates would withdraw from the
conference # any attempt We're made to give
different turn the discussion of that sub
ject
The Argentine delegates report affirmed that
their country has no wrongs TO avenge.
The banquet given tonight al the Chapultepec
Restaurant by the United States delegation TO
the Pan-American Conference in honor Of their
colleagues of Mexico and the other republlcs OF
America great success In addition 10
the delegates from Mexico and Central and
South America. United States Ambassador cay
ton was present. and also several prominent men
Of Mexico's official world including Ignacio
Mariscal Minister of Foreign Relations; General
Manuel Gonzales Cosio. Minister of the In
nance: Eduardo Castaneda, Chief Justice of the
sunreme Court: General Muco p. MARTINEZ,
Governor of the State of Puebla. Colonel Miguel
Apumada. Governor OF the State OF Chihuahua.
Ramon Corral Governor Of the Federal Dis
trjct and Guinermo de Lfnda Y de Escandon.
Mayor of the city.
Senator Henry @. Davis chairman Of the
United States delegation proposed a toast to
President Diaz in the following terms:
On behalf Of the delegates of the United states
and its seventyfive millions or eighty lnlilionS
of free loyal happy liberty loving people. l eN-
tend the delegates of the second Pan-AmeTl-
can Conference and to the people OF all tle
American republics friendly greeting and gooG
will You will find the delegates from the United
States ready and willing 10 aid IN all thdL
tends TO promote the political ana confnerCldI
prosperity of the republics We beg you TO JON
us in helping to maintain peace, which is the
true and sure road to wealth, prosperity, nappl-
ness and liberty I am a firm believer in the
government of the people, for the people ana
bv the people and in what Declaration OF
Independence declares namely, Ihat al men
ore craared eoual: that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inaliena bic rights
that among these are life liberty and the pur-
suit of happiness. ,-;.oa
ITnon this and other declarations the Unlted
States OF America declared their independeices :
of Great Britain. Upon the foundations ina
man has right to govern hlIilselI, lnls - t -
free and independent nation has grown up III III, d
century and quarter as a monument u ~
ertv and the right of self government
Turn 10 Central and South America ana YOU
will find in comparatively few years lhal MOI {
progress has been made than in the three or
60. hundred wears under monarchical rule.
aJa-;co ie good example of what has been
accomplished under free and independent gov,
ernnoent The people are happy. contenteo anu ~
| prosnerous There has been more progress III
Mcrico in twenty years than all the time before'