Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

gram includes some subjects that already
have figured in the debates of the preced-
ing conferences.
Thus, for instance, will again come up
the subject of compulsory arbitration.
While the Hague conference accepted this
in principle it declined to recommend a
general treaty Of arbitration, though
strongly urging to the states represented
the making Of special treaties among
themselves to carry out the idea. The
United States already has done this with
eleven Of the other American republics,
and the subject will come before the fourth
conference and receive further encourage
mnt at the beginning of the proceedings,
when each delegation will be required to
report what action has been taken by their
respective governments to carry out the
wish of the third conference.
Project for Steam Lines.
Another project preached at a preceding
meeting, which will be again threshed out,
will be the establishment Of steam naviga-
ton lines connecting the principal ports Of
the American countries, on the basis Of a
uniform system Of contract.
The Bureau of American Republics is to
be strengthened and continued for another
ten-year term of life at the least, and II
is hoped that the commission of interns-
ti6hal jurists will be able to report some
thing in the nature Of a code of interna-
tionsl law that viii be adopted for the
government Of the American republics In
their diplomatic relations. II this report
is satisfactory, the fourth conference win
embody in a treaty this basic code. which
is expected to nave the happlest results in
the settlement of any disturbing questions
that may arise in the future between the
republics.
The Pan-American railway, postal rates
and parcel posts, a uniform system of col
lection of census and commercial statistics
and consular methods. supervision of food
supply, the protection of the public health,
and the regulation Of rates OF interna.
tional exchange and other matte rs, left
by preceding conferences for the consider
alton of that which is to meet at Buenos
Ayres.
New Subjects for Conference.
New and up-to-date subjects are wire
less telegraphy and aerial navigation, for
IT has begun to be realized by the gov
erning board that there soon will be need
Of regulations for the government Of
these new modes Of communication and
aaNNA' Al tAAbAl dlSO Will De mdu6 TO
arrive at some sound basis Of regulation
Of foreign immigration and naturalization
and to define real neutrality in time Of
war.
. An effort will be made to obtain the CO.
! operation OF all the Pan-American states
with the Argentine National Centenary
Commemoration OF Independence. Most
Of the centennaries fall in or around
1910. The success Of the interchange Of
professors and studsnts between Amer
lean and European universities has re-
suited in the projection Of a plan for a
similar exchange betw cen the American
republics, and finally arrangements will
be made for a general participation Of the
republics in the ceremonies attendant
upon opening Of the Panama canal.
The prospects for a successful conference
are bright in the opinion OF the officials
Of the Bureau Of American Republics, One
cloud that threatened was the breach Of
relations between Argentina and Bolivia.
But is is believed that even II the efforts
now making to re-establish these relations
should prove abortive yet the host, Argen-
tina, on this occasion would regard itself
as the representative OF all the American
republics and. waving all personal con
alterations, gracefully extend 10 Bolivia
the invitation which would secure the at
tendance OF its delegates at the conference.
DnEota Hank RfUad