The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-06
TROUBLES OF LATIN AMERICA.
We Are at Peace, but War Bothers
Southern Republics.

we are aC Eeece, DuC war botneTs
Southern Republics.
During the past year several of our
southern sister republics celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary of their
independence. In honor of these
events special embassies were sent
from this country to Argentina, Chile
and Mexico, where the gracious re-
ception and splendid hospitality ex-
tended them manifested the cordial
relations and friendship existing be-
tween those countries and the United
States, relations which 1 am happy to
believe have never before been upon
so high plane and so solid basis as
at present.
The congressional commission ap-
pointed under a concurrent resolution
to attend the festivities celebrating the
centennial anniversary of Mexican
independence, together with special
ambassador, were 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 neigh
boring republic to continue the mutual
| ly beneficial and intimate relations
| which feel sure the two governments
| will ever cherish.
| At the fourth pan-American confer
ence, which met in Buenos Aires dur
ing July and August last, after seven
| of hor do1ihoro fior,
| three conventions were signed provid-
/ ing for the regulation of trademarks,
patents and copyrights, which, when
ratified by the different governments,
will go far toward furnishing to Amer
lean authors, patentees and owners of
i trademarks the protection needed in
| localities where heretofore 1t has been
either lacking or inadequate. Further,
a convention for the arbitration of
pecuniary claims was signed and q
number of important resolutions pass
ed. The conventions viii in due
course be transmitted to the senate,
and the report of the delegation of the
United States will be communicated to
the congress for its information. The
special cordially between representa-
tive men from all parts of America
which was shown at this conference
cannot fail to react upon and draw
still closer the relations between the
countries which took part in it.
The international bureau Of Ameri
can republics is doing broad and use
full work for pan-American commerce
!. and comfy. It's duties were much en-
larged by the International conference
, of American states at Buenos Aires
and its name was shortened to the
more practical and expressive term OF
| pan-American union. Located now ii
its new building, which was specially
, dedicated April &c of this year to the
development of friendship, trade ant
peace among the American nations, i
has improved instrumentalities to serve
the twenty-five republics of this hem
: isphere.
am glad to say that the action O.
the United States in its desire to re
: move imminent danger of war between
Peru and Ecuador growing out of .
: boundary dispute, with the co-opera
tion of Brazil and the Argentine Re
public as joint mediators with this gov
eminent, has already resulted success
fully in preventing war. The govern
, ment of Chile, while not one Of tn
E mediators, lent effective aid in further
ance Of a preliminary agreement likel.
to lead on to an amicable settlement
: and it is not doubted that the goo
l Offices of the mediating powers and tn
conciliatory cooperation of the govern
! ments directly interested will fnall
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cause of friction between Ecuador an
; Peru. The inestimable value of cordia
cooperation between the sister reput
lies of America for the maintenance
Of peace In this hemisphere has neve
been more clearly shown than In thi
mediation, by which three America
governments have given to this hemis
phere the honor Of first invoking th
:, most farreaching provisions of Th
:. Hague convention for the pacific Sc
. Element of international disputes.
There has been signed by the repre-
sentatives of the United States an
= Mexico a protocol submitting to tn
United States-M Mexican boundary con
mission (whose membership for til
purpose of this case is to be increase
:, by the addition of citizen OF CaI
q ada the question of sovereignty owe
u the Chamizal tract, which lies with
q the present physical boundaries OF tn
. city Of FL Paso,s Tex. The determine
q ton of this question will remove
r source of no little annoyance to tt
n two governments.
The republic of Honduras has IL
le many years been burdened with