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Many Important Questions Will Come u
for Discussion.
ANIMATED DEBATES ARE EXPECTED
The Hague Conferences Will Probably Be
Asked to Endorse Drago Doctrine.
NRsTWA1IoN WILL Be MAIN FEATURE
strong Effort viii BE Made to Secure
Unanimous Action for PeRceable
settlement of Disputes
Among Nations.

WASHINGTON. July 21. Baron Rio
Branco, the Brazilian minister for foreign
affairs, advised the Brazilian charge In
this city, Mr. Gurgel de Amarai by cable
today that the third pan-American confer
ence at Rio Janeiro will be formally opened
at O'Clock Monday evening, July %. The
opening was to have been today, but be-
cause of the lateness of the steamer Byron,
which carried the American delegation and
/ the representatives OF a number OF other
countries, 1t is assumed that the delay of
two days was thought necessary.
! In his dispatch to the embassy In this
city Baron Rio Branco said great prepara-
tions are being made for the reception of
/ Secretary Root. who is expected in Rio
Janeiro July B Several thousands of
Brazilian students will lead the demonstra-
tion in honor Of the American secretary of
state. The presidents palace in Petropols,
the summer capitol in the mountains near
| Rio Janeiro. will be at Mr.. Roots dis
posal and while in Rio Janeiro he will he |
| entertained In the famous Abrantes palace, |
which is the most historic building in the |
1 republic. 1t belonged to Joao VI of Por-
| tugal before the independence of Brazil |
and was occupied by Dom Pedro VI, en-
peror of Brazil.
State department officials and members |
| OF the diplomatic corps who are stll in |
Washington expressed pleasure today at
the delay in the opening of the pan-Amerl- |
can conference as the full coalitions Of
the peace agreement in Central America
are now fully known and the Rio confer
ence will open with absolute peace prevail
ing throughout this continent.
Important Subjects on Program.
The third Panamerican conference opens
under the most promising auspices, with
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fully equal In Importance to that which was
laid before any Of the preceding gatherings.
Injected into this program, after 1t had
been practically completed at a preliminary
meeting of an international committee held
Il In Washington last winter, was one article
-tv-that is perhaps likely to give rise to
more controversy and excite more feeling
= aud be generally of greater Importance than
eAga other aetieie,. THIS. eopcerns ..the- m
teresting Drago doctrine, itself an out
growth of DR. Calvo's famous dictum, in
volving the right Of nation to use force
in the collection from other nations of pub
lie debts. In the program this takes the
, form of the proposition to allow The Hague
, conference to determine this important
, question, and as many Of the South AmeTl-
can debtor nations are bitterly opposed to
allowing the creditor nations of Europe to
pass upon this vital doctrine a bitter dis
cussion Is expected When the SUBJECT comes
, before the third conference.
Reorganization OF the Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics to greatly enlarge the
. usefulness Of that institution is the very
first article OF the program. II is pro-
, posed to erect a magnificent building In
Washington for Its accommodation, to
open a commercial museum in connection
Herewith, and, a suggestion based largely
upon I.atin-American suspicion, to limit
the life of the bureau to ten-year period.
Arbitration of Disputes.
strong effort is to be made to bring
about unanimous action Of the American
republics to agree to settle by arbitration
n al future disputes arising between them
g and to endeavor TO have the approaching
a Hague conference apply this principle gen.
e orally to the nations OF the world. The
: United States and several other American
. republics were sgnatories to a treaty pro-
A ! viding for the arbitration of pecuniary
claims alone. This outgrowth of
; the Mexican conference and promises well,
!, so the Rio conference is to be asked to
: extend its operations for another fve-year
= period
An almost impossible task is to be set for
i a committee Of jurists Of high repute, who
= are charged with the duty Of drafting "a
= code of public international law and pri-
u vate international law" for this is by no
y means an exact science at the present mo-
&c ment and the greatest variance exists be
e. tween the different schools OF international
- lawyers Still it is hoped that II the COM
a plete code cannot be secured, at least agree
'r ment may be had upon some useful princi-
pies Of international law.
t. The conference is to endeavor to limit the
u period-lt is suggested to two years
l. within which a naturalized citizen may re-
r main in the country of his nativity without
oil forfeiting his naturalization. IAtin-Amer-
" lea has always been jealous OF these re-
n turned citizens and they have given the
United States much trouble. so that ths
subject is even now being considered by a
7 special board, meeting at the State depart.
ment in washington
y Development OF commercial intercours,
between the American republics engaged
the attention of the first and second con
ferences and was left a legacy to thli
meeting II will endeavor TO increase rapit
m communication by additional cable anC
n telegraph lines and fast mail lines; new
ns commercial treaties are TO be proposed and
al commercial and Industrial statistics are 4
be freely exchanged.
Of Sanitation and Health.
We An effort is 10 be made to bring ineo uni
e. formity the customs and consular laws; al
a EFFORT is TO be made to secure uniform
Sc patent and trademark and copyright laws
al and the Pansmerican project is TO b.
is pushed forward. Present regulations an'
d. laws make It impossible in many instance
for physicians, lawyers and dentists 4
practice their professions outside Of thei
< native country, and some uniformity o
- practice In this respect will be sought
Finally, consideration will be given TO IN
sanitary convention signed ad referendum
In washington a few years ago, a subJee
Of growing importance In view OF tn
necessity OF protecting the projected Pan
Ie- anna canal from yellow fever carried o
in shipping from the tropical regions Of Cen
ne tral and South America.
r. It has been arranged that this third con
ference shall. be held in the building orig
he inaIly erected by the Brazilian Eovernmen