The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-10
PAN-AMERlCAN CONGRESS.
Much Discussion, but Little Prog
ress at City of Mexico.

CITY OF MeXIcOs Dec. S.-AC tnlS
mornings session of the international
American conference the delegates of
Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecu
ador, Guatemala and Salvador pre-
sented a motion to the effect that the
president of the conference be empow-
cred to send a message to the pres
ident, director general directors and
employees of the Buffalo Pan American
Exposition. and to the people of Buff
falo in general, congratulating them
on the exposition's success. The mo-
ton was referred to the Committee on
Federal Welfare.
When the first article of the pro-
posed convention with respect to the
exercise OF liberal professions was
taken up for discussion. Volney w.
Foster of the United States delegation,
offered a resolution to the effect that
inasmuch as the colleges and universi-
ties of the United States are not un-
der the patronage of the national gov
ernment, and in that respect differ in
! status from those of Latin America,
I the American delegation would earnest
|
of the United States that they should
respect and recognize the diplomas of
| the learned professions of the national
| colleges of LATINA america and at the
same time urge the Latin American re-
publics to empower the proper author
| tiles for the appointment of special
| commissioners to consider and decide
upon professional credentials present
| ed by American citizens, with view
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The resolution was referred to COM
mittee.
The Pan-American Bank scheme.
Discussion was suspended and the
| proposal for Pan-American bank
was taken up. The report of the COM
mittee was read, rejecting the amend
ment of Chill, which was that the ma
! tions interested give the bank an an
nual subsidy of 100000 gold for five
years.
Auguste Matte of Chill presented an
other amendment, as follows:
That there be established in New
York or some other important COM
mercial center bank of the character
in question and that the bank be aided
by all the republics of America in
every form compatible with their in
ternal legislation, either by way OF an
nual subsidies for a limited period, or
of exemption from taxation, or in any
other manner considered expedient."
In supporting this amendment Senor
Matte alluded to the slow progress OF
the work of the conference and said
that If the diversity of legislation of
the countries represented was to be
considered an obstacle to the approval
of recommendations. then no recon-
mendations at all would be adopted. He
did not see any AFFECTION to the ac-
eeptance of recommendations, even
when contrary to the legislation OF
some countries, inasmuch as such re-
commentators were subject to subse-
quent approval of the nations repre-
sented. He added that If the proposed
Pan-American railway was to be sub
sidized he could see no reason why the
| Pan-AmeTican Bank should not also be
| subsidized.
Pablo Macedo of Mexico explained
that the legislative difficulties in this
matter We're organic and not merely
accidental EIe said that Mr.. Davis had
assured him that the United States
would never countenance a state aided
bank; it seemed to him, therefore, un-
wise to adopt recommendations which
they knew beforehand were certain to
be rejected by one or more of the ma
tions represented. The vote on the re-
port of the committee was deferred,
and the session then closed.
A Commercial Museum.
This morning c.. NJ. Pepper, on be-
half of the United States delegation,
and ]. B. Calvo, on behalf of the Costa
! Rican delegation, presented to the in
ternational conference the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That this international
conference of the American republics
| hereby indorse the Philadelphia Com
mercial Museum as an institution
worthy of the support and co-opera>
ton of every American republic; that
we urge upon all the governments here
I represented to take measures for the
early completion and renewal of their
collection of natural resources exhib-
tied at the museum; that we recon-
mend to every government that the
museum be made a depository for all
| it's official documents and specifications
| for public works and contracts and
| for all general information tending to
! further trade intercourse"