Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-13
CONFERENCE OF REPUBLICS
 COMING AT BUENOS AIRES
Fourth of Series Designed to More Closely Unite the Republics of America Tentative Program
 Has Already Been Distributed

WASHINGTON, D. C., November 12. The fourth of series of great confer ences that are steadily strengthening the bonds between the republics of the western hemisphere is to be held in Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, be- tween the 10th and goth of next July, and already the Argentine government, which is to be the host in this case, has been doing much to prepare for the meeting. The date originally fixed for the Fourth International Confer ence of American states was May 20, 1910, but the fact that great expos- ton was to be held in the same capi- tai in that month, which might over shadow the importance of the interna- tional conference, led to the postpone ment of the latter Moreover the month of July, being in the middle of the Ar genuine winter, is certain to make the visit to Buenos Ayres more agreeable to the delegates from the north.
 The governing board of the Bureau of American republics already has dis patched to every South and Central American capital tentative program of the subjects to be considered by the conference and the various foreign of fees have been at work upon this with the purpose of submitting objections or suggesting amendments. Much progress has been made and it is hoped that it soon will be possible to promul- gate the final program, which accord ing to present indications will not vary considerably from that prepared by the board of governors.
 The three preceding conferences have moved along the lines of least resis- tanee; that is to say, the delegates have adopted as basic principles such prop ositions as have secured the easy ad- hesion of the great majority, but no eff fort was made to cOeree the minority of the states into acceptance of rules which, at first presentation, were ob- noxious to them. Instead, when they were of real importance, they were thoroughly debated and then remanded for further consideration at the next conference In this way the confer. ences have been made educational, and experience has shown that sound prop osition is almost certain to secure adhes- ion. So it happens that the tentative program includes some subjects that al- ready have figured in the debates of the preceding conferences. Thus, for instance, will come up the subject of compulsory arbitration. While the Hague conference accepted this in prin- ciple it declined to recommend a gen eral treaty of arbitration, though strongly urging to the states represent ed the making of special treaties among themsevles to carry out the idea. The United States already has done this with eleven of the other American re- publics, and the subject will come be- fore, the Fourth conference and receive further encouragement at the begin ming 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.
 Another project preached at pre- ceding meeting which will be again threshed out will be the establishment of steam navigation lines connecting the principal ports of the American countries. on the basis of uniform sys- tenn of contract.
 The bureau of American republics is to be strengthened and continued for another ten year term of life at the least and it is hoped that the commits sion of international jurists will be able to report something in the nature of