The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22


"Quito recently Il went through some
OF those houses not en- brace within the
Federal law, md found them In n nasty.
ilthy ditton,,und IN some ca ses sing
diseased anir,als. It IL my one regret
but ! ca rneatly hope the state and city
of1ioinls will look after them Ms rlgo-;
rously as NO propose 10 look after the
others.
1.-THE Bureau OF American Republics. tho
approval BY several Of the South and
Central American nations Of some OF tho
most important OF the treaties proposed
4 by the second conference; subsequent
Congresses. which adopted regulations for
the Improvement OF customs relations;
sanitation OF American port cities and
Hthe regulation of the coffee-growlnE In
4 dustry, But this conference also left boz
hind It diminished work; hence tho gath
ering at Rio to-day.
The City OF Mexico conference felt that
tho ten yoar period proposed by the oris-
lnal conference for tho holding OF such
family ga therlngs was too long. and
proposed n 3five-yenr period.
bragg Doctrine.
90 l0 ltlU gSCUkoTEIlCe taWll iOiSbl lltuSa
the most promising auspices, with the
purpose OF considering a programme fully
equnl In Importance to that which was
laid before any OF the preceding gather
ings Injected into this programme.
after It had been t!cally completed
at a preliminary meeting Of ian inter-
national committee held In Washington
that is, perhaps. likely 10 give rise to
moro contrope rsy and excite more feel
Ing md be generally Of greater ln1por-
lance than any other Al ticlc. This con
Germs the interesting Drago Doctrine, IT
self an outgrowth&o f Or. Calves famous
dictum, Involving the right Of a nation
to- use force In the cole elton from other
nations OF public debts. 81
IA In tho programme this takes the form
of the proposition to allow The Hague
Conference to determ!ne this important
question: II and as many OF the South
American debtor nations are bitterly op-
posed to allowing the creditor nations Of
Europe TO pass upon this vital doctrine,
bitter discussion Is expected when the
subject comes before the third confer
ence. Il
REORGANIZATION OF the Bureau OF Amerl-
can Republics 80 as to greatly enlarge
the usefulness OF that institution Is the
very first article OF the programme. It
Is proposed to erect magnificent build
Ing In Washington for Its accommodation:
to open commercial museum IN connec-
tion herewith. and, a suggestion based
largely upon -Amercan suspicion.
10 limit the life OF the bureau to ten.
year period. Some Of the nations have
failed to supply heir pro rata assessments
for the maintenance OF the bureau with
regularity this is to be corrected.
Arbitration in Future.
A strong effort is to be made to bring
about unanimous action OF the American
Republics to agree to settle by arbtra-
ton all future disputes arising between
them, and to endeayor to have the APP
proa ching Hague Conference apply this
nrInciplo generally the nations OF the
world. 85al3i5
The United States and several other
American republics were slgnatorles to
q treaty providing for the arbitration Of
pecunlary claims alone. This was an
outgrowth OF the Mexican Conference.
and promises we'll. 80 the Rio Conferenc
is to be asked to extend Its operations
for another nve-year period. a &
An almost impossible task Is to be set
FOR a committee OF sjurists Of high repute,
who are charged with the duty OF dratt-
Ling 80 code OF public internatlonal law
and private International law" for this
|. is BY no means an exact science at the
nresent moment ana the greatest variance
exists between the different schools OF
international lawyers. Still, It Is hoped
that IL the complete code cannot be So
|fcured Mt least agreement may be ihad
upon some useful principles OF !nterna-
tIonal law.
vexing Question.
The conference is to endeavor 10 limit
the perlod--it Ia suggested to two years
within which q naturalized citizen m, may ,,
remain In the country Of his nativity
without forfeIting his naturallza ton,
Iatin-Amerlca has always been jealous
! of these returned citizens and they nave
given the United States much trouble,
, SO that the subject Is even now being
considered by special board, meeting
at the State Department In Washington.
Development OF commercial intercourse
! between the American republics engaged
| the attention OF the first and second
conferences, and was left as a legacy
! to this meeting, 1t will cndeavor to In
| crease rapid communication by addl-
| tlonal cable and telegraph lines and fast
mail lines; new commercial treaties are
to be proposed and commercial and In
dustrial statistics are to be freely ex-
| changed Another effort Is 10 BIO made
| to bring into uniformity the customs
! and consular laws relative to the entry
| and clearances of shipments Of merchan-
| disc; an effort Is to be made to secure
uniform patent and trade mark ana
copyright laws and the Pan-Anlerican
/ project is to be pushed forward, Present
i regulations and laws make 1t impossible
| In many instances for physicians, Ia Myers
and dentists to practice their professions
outside Of their native country, ana some
uniformity OF practice In this respect
Will be sought b
Finally. consideration will be giyon. TO
the sanitary convention signed nd referr
endum In Washington q few years ago.
a subject Of growing Importance IN view
| OF the necessity OF protecting the pro-