New-York tribune., 1910-12-07
LATIN
AMERICA.

During the past year several OF our
Southern sister republics celebrated the
one hundredth anniversary of their indie
pendence. In honor Of these events, special
embassies We're sent from this country TO
Argentina Chile and Mexico, where the
gracious reception and splendid hospitality
extended them manifested the cordial re-
latfons and friendship existing between
thsse countries and the United States re-
lations which I am happy to believe have
never before been upon so high plane
and so solid a basis as at present
The Congressional commission appointed
under q concurrent resolution to attend the
festivities celebrating the centennial ami
versary of Mexican independence. together
with d special ambassador, We're received
with the highest honOrs and with the
greatest cordially. and returned with the
report of the bounteous hospitality and
warm reception Of President Diaz and the
Mexican people which left no doubt of
the desire of the Immediately neighboring
republic to continue the mutually bene-
fetal and intimate relations which l feel
sure the two governments viii ever cherish.
At the fourth Pan-American Conference
which met in BuenOs Ayres during July
and August last, after seven weeks of
harmonious deiiberation, three conventions
were signed providing for regulation Of
trademarks, patents and copyrights, which
when ratified by the different govern
ments viii 20 far toward furnishing TO
American authors. patentees and owners
oe trademarks the protection needed in
localities where heretofore ii has been
either lacking or inadequate. Further. a
convention for the arbitration Of pecuniary
claims was signed and number of i'm
portant- resolutions passed The oonven-
tions will in due course be transmitted TO
the Senate and the report Of the delega-
ton of the United States will ha com
n,unicated to the Congress for its informa-
ton The special cordiality between rep
resentative men from all parts Of America
which was shown at this conference can
not fail 10 react upon and draw still closer
the relations between the countries which
took part in it.
The International Bureau of American
Republics is doing a broad and useful
work for Pan-American commerce and
comfy It's duties were much enlarged by
the International Conference of American
States at Buenos Ayres, and It's name was
shortened 10 the more practical and ex-
pressive term of Pan-American Union. Lo-
Gated now in its new building, which was
specially dedicated April 70 of this year to
the development of friendship, trade and
peace among the American nations. it has
improved instrumentaIities TO serve the
twenty-five republics of this hemisphere.
Boundary Disputes.
I am glad to say that the action of the
United States in its desire to remove i'm
ninent danger of war between Peru and
Ecuador growing out of a boundary dis
uute with the cooperation of Brazil and
the Argentine Republic as joint medators
with this government, has already resulted
successfully in preventing war. The gov
erirnent of Chill, while not one of the
nlediators. lent effective aid in furtherance
of a preliminary agreement likely TO lead
ON To an amicable settlement and IL Is not