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Third Conference Of Its Kind Soon
to be Called to Order h The
Brazilian city.
10 CREATE INTERNATIONAL LAWS
Many Matters Of Worldly Wide inter.
est to Be Discussed and Settled by
the Delegates From the states on
the Western Hemlsphere-Muoh
Work Mapped Out. 1,
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ORy Associated l7rcss.)

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RIO JANElRO, July 21.-'The Am.
crlcnn delegates To the International
conference with the exception OF van
Lecrpolk, huve arrived hnrc.
Secretary Root il at Pernambuoo
aboard tho United States cruser
Charleston and will reach Rio Jnnelro
July 26.
Tho third international American
Conference. which will bc called to or
der In the Brazilian capital at flio In.
heiro Monday, Is ono of n great trilogy
OF American fnmily gatherings during
the close Of the past aud tho begin.
ming OF the present century, destIned,s
In the opinion of publicisis to hpve u
most important bearing on the future
~ the nations OF the Western HON.
isphere.
Plan Conceived BY Hlpine.
Conceived In the m!ud Of the inte
Secretary Blaine, the idea OF bringing
into closer relations the differen.
governments Of North, Central 6nd
South America, Ind moi, onis % sentl.
mental and political, but, also busl.
ness,like sido that ut once attracted
the attention of Europe.
For up to the early n'neties. owing
In large part 10 difficulties OF ron,mu.
nicntion; - lack OF cables: to the
MUTUAL absence OF. knowledge Of the \
rf.f,s ,,f ttuf,
Wcstcrn Hemisphere tie commerce
between North and South America
hnd boon insignificant In volume anil
the commercial nations OF Europe
were mpnopollxing the tyude of Latin.
America. ta
First Pan.AnerIean Conferences. &
SO to msat this condition ami to If.
feet an exchange Of u;,tn al and manu-.
ihcturcd commodities to the mutual
benefit OF the countries of North.
Central and South America af,erf
many months of negotiation necessary
to allay the jcHlousirs OF. the lesser
States. In October. 1889, representa-
tives Of NIL the republics or the three
Americas gathered In Washington.
and after a brief tour of the piincipnl
Industrial cities Of the country, were
called TO order by Secretary Rlaiie
to consider measures FOR the common
veal.
Many important subjects were dis-
ctssed during the conference; In fact.
u has been thought TINT the program,
was too prctentloils: hut substantial
results were achieved. Tho survey
for the international railway, now
making rapid strides toward compile.
tion, was inaugurnted. f &
Provision was made fer securing
liniformlt yof customs regulations do
far as the different business methods
OF the various countries would admit
Advance Toward Reciprocity. a
The Bureau OF American Republics
was created and Is now doing useful
Work. An advance was made toward
general reciprocity, though the pro-
lest has even yet failed to reach frul.
ton. u;
A monetary commission was had
with sensible benefit to the currency
relations of the American Republics.
The metric system moved ahead an.
other step; being authorized In the :.
customs service OF the United States
and other countries. These were all
valuable achievements, but there was
more to be done and the conference
recommended that the work be car
RED forward by another congress.
Second Session In Mexico.
This second conference was held
In the City Of Mexico, in 10000
while many OF It's recommendation
nave not yet been generally carried
| Into effect this Second eatberino aIec
was productive of good. b
What was accomplished was tliis:S.
The approval Of Guatemala, Salvador
and Honduras OF all twenty-three In
struments signed at The Hague. the
approval of the United States OF the
convention for the exchange Of pub;i..
cations, the treaty on pecunlary
claims and the scheme for the reor-
ganization OF the Bureau OF Ameri.
can Republics the approval by say
eral OF the Central and South Ameri.3
can nations OF some OF the most &ims
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