The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-18
ALL FAVOR ARBITRATION
ACTION OF THE PAN~A M ERIGAN
 CONFERENCES.

Both the Plan of Compulsory Arhitrn-
 ton and The Hague Agreement Pass tbe Conference-W. |. Buchanan, of United States Delegation, Offers a Motion.
 Mexico City, Jan. 1.-The atmosphere Of the Pan-American conference was suddenly cleared to-day and with the most excellent feeling on all sides both the plan of compulsory arbitration and The Hague agreement passed the con farence. w. I. Buchanan of the United States delegation offered a motion whereby in spite of yesterdays discus sion both Ecuador and Chile might adhere to The Hague convention, pro posing that the minutes of the last two sessions showing the feeling of Chile with regard to arbitration should form part as annexes, of the protocol, where by the nations represented at the con ference express their acceptance of The Hague convention. In introduc- ing this motion Mir. Buchanan said
 MT. President, l beg the further in- dulgence of the chair pending the final orders to carry out the ruling with regard to the document now upon the desk of this conference, in order that I may give expression to that deep sense of satisfaction that l am sure would be felt by every delegation here and by the republics they represent IT we could make effective nthe part of all the delegations represented in this conference as it is effective to all in tents and purposes, the reoommenda- tion covering the adherence to The Hague convention. Such an eKpres- sion would be of great and lasting pen- eft to the relations existing between the republics represented and would do more than would anything else toward eementing that cordiality, that good will and that sincere friendship which in reality exists between all the deie- gates and delegations represented here. With the deep belief that the results I have named can be accomplished ana with q feeling of entire confidence Tn the generous and patriotic impulses that move each delegate and each del egation here toward doing everything they can to make this conference mem orable in the annals of the history or the republics here represented l beg at this time and pending the final orders of the chair with regard to the docu- ment in question to express my sin cere conviction that these splendid re- suits can now be accomplished in
 ena In nnnCIGfnnf with the rights of each delegation and in keeping with that elevated spirit of confraternity which has been shown Tn this conference upon all occasions.
 ''The minutes of the conference TOT the past two days show in the re- marsk officially made here by represen- tatives of the distinguished delegates ot the Chilean delegations and by the dis tingulshed delegate from Ecuador theif entire and hearty concurrence Tn the principles of The Hague convention ana their unqualified acceptance thereof. There is therefore on record III thls con- ference this fact and to the end that these expressions and adherence on the part of two distinguished delegations may have that proper, courteous and consistent support given to the ex precision made in the protocol III ques- ton on the part of the other delega- tions I respectfully request the chair, in the name of the delegations who sign the protocol and with the consent of the distinguished delegation of Chile and that of Ecuador to transmit with said protocol the minutes Of the past two days referred to in order that the protocol and the said minutes shall be communicated to the minister of for eign affairs of Mexico in the form and manner expressed by said protocol, re- auesting said minister, in addition, that these documents be communicated to the respective governments repre- sented In this conference as an express sion of the general adherence to the convention of The Hague and these ex- planatory remarks be also forwarded to said ministry"
 Cordial relations between the Chile ans and the Mexicans have been re- stored, and the Walker Martinez inci- dent has been closed satisfactorily to all concerned,
 Emilio Bellocodecido, minister of Chili in Mexico and delegate of his country to the Pan-American conference, said to-day to the Associated Press corre- spondent:
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