The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-21


An almost impossible task IS to be
set for a committee Of jurists Of high
repute who are charged with the duty
| of drafting a code of public interna-
tionaI law and private international
/ law for this is by no means an exact
| science at the present moment and the
greatest variance exists between the
/ different schools Of International law
yers- Still it is hoped that If the com
plete code can not be secured at least
agreement may be had upon some use
| ful principles of International law.
The conference is to endeavor to
limit the period-it is suggested to two
vears=Within which a natural lied
citizen may remain in the country of
/ his nativity without forfeiting his nat
/ uralization. Latin-America has always
| been jealous of these returned citizens
and they have given the United States
much trouble, SO that the subject is
even now being considered by a special
board, meeting at the state department
| in Washington.
Development of commercial inter
course between the American repub-
lies engaged the attention of the first
and second conference and was left as
a legacy to this meeting. It will en-
deavor to increase rapid communica-
ton by additional cable and telegraph
lines and fast mail lines; new CONNER
cial treaties are to be proposed and
commercial and industrial statistics
are to be freely exchanged. Another
effort is to be made to bring into uni
formity the customs and consular laws
relative to the entry and clearances of
shipments of merchandise: an effort is
to be made to secure uniform patent
and trade mark and copyright laws
and the Pan-American project is to be
pushed forward. Present regulations
and laws make it impossible in many
instances for physicians, lawyers and
dentists to practice their professions
outside Of their native country and
some uniformity of practice in this re-
spect will be sought. Finally consid-
Grafton viii be given to the sanitary
convention signed ad referendum in
Washington a few years ago, a subject
Of growing Importance in view of the
necessity of protecting the projected
Panama canal from yellow fever car
ried on shipping from the tropical re-
gions of Central and South America.
It has been arranged that this third
conference shall be held in the building
originally erected by the Brazilian gov
eminent at the St. Louis exposition.
which was removed and re-erected in
the Brazilian capital The congress will
be called to order by the Brazilian sec
rotary of foreign affairs-the temporary
president Organization viii be effected
by the election by a majority vote of
permanent president and necessary sub
ordinate Officers, the government of
Brazil reserving the right to name the
secretary general.
The delegations representing the var
ious republics will draw lots to deter
mine the order in which one of their
number may serve as vice president in
the absence of the president. Commit
tees viii be appointed; in the case of
those dealing with the subjects of most
vital Importance on the program, these
committees will include one member
from each delegation while in subjects
Of lesser interest. seven members viii
suffice to make a committee.
Only by a tWO-thirds vote can any
new subject be brought before the con-
ference; the nations were very jealous
of this limitation, the United States no
less than others, having a strong indis-
position for the discussion of customs
tariffs and such subjects.
With only six Weeks life before it, for
it is specially provided in the program
that the conference must terminate not
later than September 1 next, it is also
limited to thirty meetings and it Is prob
able that not even this number will De
held, because the deIega tions must have
time to deliberate privately over pro-
jects that are of special interest to them.
List of Delegates.
The list of delegates to the confer
ence is as follows.
Costa Rica-Don Ascension Esqui-
vel, former president
Uruguay-Dr. Juan Gorilla San Mar
tin, Professor Gonzales Ramirez, Ru-
fno T. Dominguez.
Brazil=Senator Joaquin Maritime.
Senator Gastao Cunha. Dr.. Joaquin
Nabuco.
Peru-Antonio Miro Ouesada, Ma
reano H Cornejo, Eugenio Larrabure
Unanue.
duras-General sotero Bara-
hona Fausto Davila.
Salvador@Dr Manuel Delgado and
DR. Francisco A. Reyes, r. Mayorga
Rivas. first secretary. and DR.. Enrique
Borja, second secretary.
Ecuador-Emilio Arevalo, minister
to Rio, and Lieutenant Colonel Olmedo
Alfaro son of President Alfaro.
Mexico-Franeisc de la Barra,
minister to Belgium; Ricardo Garcia
Gradados, a member of congress;
Ricardo Molina Hubble, a lawyer.
Argentina-Roque Saenz Pena.
Chile+Don Joaquin Walker. Mar
tinez, minister to the United States;
Emilio Bello Codicido and DIR. Anselmo
lister to Brazil; Marcial Martinez. sec
rotary.
Paraguay-Dr. Decour. a member
of the first Pan-American congress. Is
one of the delegation.
Cuba=Don GonzalO de Quesada,
minister to the United States. Will
head the Cuban party.
Panama-Don Jose Domingo de
Obaldia, minister to the United States
Nicaragu Luis F. Corea, min
lister to the United States.
Guatemala-Don forge Munoz, min
lister to the United States designated to
represent Guatemala at Brazil.
Colon bia=Miguel Antonio Caro-.
former president of Colombia: Joaquin
Velez and General Rafael Tribe
Tribe. minister to Brazil.
United States-William I. Buchanan
of Buffalo. chairman Tulio Larrinaga,
commissioner from Porto Rico to the
United States congress; Professor L. S.
Rowe of the University of Pennsyl-
Professor Paul S. Reinsch, University
Of Wisconsin: Andrew J. Montague,
former governor of Virginia; Charles
r. Dean. secretary.
American Delegates Arrive.
Rio Janeiro. July 21.-The Amer
lean delegates to the international