The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-21
AIDS PEACE CAUSE
CENTRAL AMERICAN CON-
FERENCE ENDS LABORS.
Several Treaties Signed, Providing for
General Peace, High Court of JUS
tice, Uniform Monetary System, Etc.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2l.-The Contra
American peace conference, which has beer
in session in this city since the middle oil
November, was formally dissolved yes
terday. The final session began shortly
after 3 o'clock and was presided over by
Secretary Root. who convened the con-
ference at the beginning of it's dellbera-
tions about five weeks ago.
In addition to the dsleg stss and Secre-
tary Root, there were also present As
eistant Secretaries of State Bacon and
Wilson; Ambassador Craei. of Mexico, who
was associated with Mr.. Roo, in arranging
the conferences: William |. Buchanan. for
mer Minister 10 Panama. who attended the
conference as the repre- -entative of the
United States, and Jolir Barrett, director
of the International Bureau of American
Republics.
After a short Introduction by $ cfetary
Root, DIR. Louis Anderson. president of the
conference and Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs Of Costa Rica, spoke in part as fol-
Lows:
1T cannot be said now, as it was said
before. that all our treaties had been writ
ten In water, as we intend to show the
world. and particularly the government ~
the United States of America and tho
United Mexican States, that our purpose
Is steadfast, that cur good faith has beon
pledged and that cur names have been
written on documents which are the foun-
dt ton 6 a new era OF peace, happiness
and plenty of the Central American fe-
publics.
"All differences. all obstacles. all barriers
to our happiness and prosperity have been
wiped out and the new Central American
brotherhood established upon a sound
foundation.
THE thanks OF the conference are due &c
the Presidents of our sister nations of the
North. at whose friendly advice We have
met, and special thanks should he given
to the H IN Robert Bacon, who was Assist
ant Secretary of State at the time of the
signing of the treaty of Washington.
Our gratitude to the Hon, the Secretary
of State, Mr. Root, and to his excellency.
the Mexi IAN Ambassador, for their untiring
efforts on behalf of Central American
peace will last as I'M as our respective
exist"
The conference began its deliberations on
November "A las. and was the outcome of
the efforts of Secretary Root n Assistant
Secretary Bacon and Ambassador Creel, of
Mexico. In settling the recent war in Cen
trail America.
The United States and Mexico last sum-
mer submitted joint notes to the five Cen
trail American republics, suggesting that a
conference be held In Washington for The
settlement of a plan Of arbitration for fu-
ture disputes.
All five republics-Costa Rica, Guatema-
la. Honduras. Nicaragua IL Salvador
accepted the proposition and the appoint
ment of their delegates was announced.
The work of the conference was COM
pleted with the signing of eight treaties,
all of which will have to be submitted to
the respective governments for final rati-
~flcation.
These treaties provide for general peace
amity between the republics, the crea-
ton Of a high court Of justice in Central
America, uniform extradition laws, an an
nual conference for uniformity In none
tary systems. tariffs, weights and meas
ures; the establishment of a p%edagogic in
stitute in Costa Rica, and the establish
ment of a Central American bureau sim
liar in its functions to the Bureau of
American Republics in this city.
The conference also recommended that
Honduras be declared neutral ground; that
no President of any Central American re-
public be reelected, and that amnesty be
granted to all political prisoners.
The convention for a high court of JUS
tice Is the most important agreement Of
the conference. The court Is to decide all
international questions without exception
arising between the republics, and will
be the first court Of similar jurisdiction in
the world.