Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-21
Pan-American Congress Opens.

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Rio de Janiero. July 21.-The third
PanAmeeican congress was opened
here today without flourish or elabor
a'e ceremonies, but with simple dig
nifty, as becomes a gathering of repre-
sentatives Of a number of republics
William l. Buchanan of New York
the head of thz United States dele.
cation, and as such representing the
state department in Washington, D.
c., called the congress to o-der and
delivered brief address in which he
gave a history of the first two Pan.
American congresses and of the results
accomplished by them. Senior Don
Joaquin Nabuco, ambassador extraor.
dinary and plenipotentiary of Brazil,
who heads the Brazilian delegation, al
so delivered an address, welcoming tie
foreign Delegates from the sister re.
ENpA-Nc ~ 4AAt Ac Jdult-O u.
The opening session was brief and
was mainly devoted to the arrange
ment of the p-eliminaries of the con.
gress. The question of the time of
he sessions, the order of business and
other details came up for conside-a.
t!on and were referred TO committees
which will report 10 the congress at
the next session. After the p-elimin.
aries are definitely settled, the pro.
gram Of the subjects to be considered
by the congress will be taken up. The
consideration Of the scope and limita.
uon Of the subjects will probably con.
sumo the euti-e time of several ses
sions.
Besides The United States all the
South and Central American republics
represented at the second Par.Ameri.
can congress are represented al the
present congress, excepting Venezuela,
which has sent no delegates. Various
reasons are given for the failure Of
venezuela to send delegates. Accord.
ing 10 one statement President Castro
refused to appoint delegates because
ne suspected the United States of de.
signs upon the independence Of the
other American republics and feared
'hat the congress had been arranged
merely in the interests of the p,aps
OF the United States. Another version
Is that the real reason for Presiden, !
Cas'Fo's attitude is merely his dis. |
appointment that Rio de Janiero and
not Caracas was selected as the place |
io' holding the congress.
TIE delegation Of the United States
consists Of Wm. l Buchanan, Of New |
York formerly minister to Arpeptin. |
Ia aAo hrSt American minister 10 Pan.
ANA who was also one Of the Amar.
'eaS delegates 10 the second corcross
1e'd IN Mexico in 1902; Edmund 7
"a. l.N0s' Iesicent of the University OF
i'iho's; Leo 8 Rowe, profeSsas 90
Po''''ea' economy at the University of
fenasylVanis; Tllio Larrinaga, civil
'Nsihe . o. Porto Rico; James S. Har.
al OF Illinois son Of Associate Just.
Ice " loan N. Harlan of the United
0'"'es ; supreme court; Chaaaes Raw I
i'saH ~ Illinois now chief Of the nm
'sAu OF appointments of the dens,,
n'at o. state, is secretary of the al
's""oA and Frank l. Joannini oAseis,l
translator Of the bureau Of insn,o.
AHAiFs, war department, is Official in
,erpreter. Al
me program Of the congress which
LAS been practically agreed unou =.
se preliminary meeting in wasbins.
on IN March, viii include san;..
.s' quarantine regulations, unitOymi,y
y patent laws. International re.ogr;
,0s !. OF diplomas and of praetitiOsSr,
'ae learned professions, Question.