The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-10
Trying to Break Up the Pan
American Congress.
Which is Planned to Meet IL
City of Mexico.
1T TO FAIL.
Afraid 1t viii Result in a Loss
Of Trade.
United States is Accused of
Having Political Designs.

New York, June 10.-A special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Keen American observers of foreign
diplomacy and commerce put an entire
~ new construction upon the struggle
between South American republics
which threatens to wreck the approach
ing Pan-American congress to be held
in the City of Mexico.
They say that behind the matter the
dispute between Peru and Bolivia on
the one hand and Chill on the other.
over the arbitration of the Tacna and
Africa dispute, are the Vaccinations of
European diplomats and European bus
mess interests. Europe does not want
the Pan-American congress to be d
success.
While the United States is engaged in
an effort to capture the markets. of Eur
ope, all Europe is busy in a race for the
markets of South America Europe is
increasing its export trade with Vene-
zuela, Brazil, Argentina and Chill. The
United States exports trade to South
America is rapidly falling off, with the
exception of that to Venezuela
1t is said to be important to European
trade that the Pan-American congress
should not be held. Anything that
brings close unification between the
United States and the Central and
South American countries is bound to
lead to closer commercial relations
A gentleman who is very closely in
touch with the purpose and scope of the
PAN American congress says that Eur
opean influences have been busy in San
tiago. Chill, encouraging the Gillian
government to take the stand that
threatens to disrupt the congress. He
also says that the same influences have
been at work in Lima, urging the Pc
ruvlans to combat the position taken by
Chill Similar diplomatic effort has
been in progress in Buenos Ayres prin-
ing the Argentine government to refuse
TO enter the congress unless Chilli yields.
The idea put forth by foreign agents
has permeated all South America that
the United States seeks to control the
politics of the various countries and is
holding the Pan-American exposition
and projecting the Pan-American con-
gress for the purpose of making South
An erica appear as the tail to the North
American kite.
The statement has also been made to
the war and state departments that in
much the same way have the difficult
ties of the United States been increased
in Cuba A gentleman who has spent
much time in Havana says that foreign
consulS there are in much closer touch
with influential elements in the cOnsti-
futiOnal convention than the Ameri-
cans and have been very successful in
sowing suspicion and discOrd
The Pan-American exposition in Buff
IalO IS q direct menace to the trade of
European countries. 1t threatens for
esgn trade, and if it were followed by
a Pan-Anerican congress which should
establish arbitration. then the United
states would be In position to restore
her failing trade south Of Panama
James NJ Ayers, United States consul
to Rosario, Argentina, who is in Wash
1nEton. said.
American machinery leads the world
IN Argentina, but to increase our trade
it is necessary for our merchants to
give more attention to South American
trade A reciprocity treaty would give
the bulk of the trade to the United
States"