Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-11
To Delegates to Ameri-
can State Conference,
Pan-AmerIcan Policy First,
Last and All The Time,
Our Relations With the Other 20
Republics Never Stronger.

'Ho olhel ~ republlcS of half world
were never upon a firmer foundation
ana stamping the Pan-American pol
ICY as taking first place in the diplom-
acy OF the United States, the state
department Saturday made public its
instructions to the United States dele
; sdtes TO the fourth international con-
ference OF American states. The con-
ference opened at Buenos Ayres.
Inc instructions dwelt upon the
importance of the gathering in the
prohiotlon or the mutual confidence
ana cooperation among the several
governments. mutual UNDERSTANDINGS
oy Whlch are built solid internation-
al friendships founded in justice, re-
spect. good will and tolerance.
Ihe American peoples" Secretary
hnoX lnstructs the delegates. differ
IN race and language and in literary
ana aesthetlc lnheritances They have
common ground in Republican form
or government. love of liberty. acqui-
sltlon or independence and history of
tneif progress. and in their emerging
through civil strife and their peo-
ping and developing of huge and wild
lanos INTO orderly modern states
They are bound together also bv a
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ties of mutual helpfulness, both NOR
al and material. and of a common
destiny"
The delegates are instructed to op-
pose propositions looking to the as
sertlon of competence to impose upon
any state the arbitral settlement of
one or another particular dispute of
long standing, such as still exist
a lp1n fn,
Hague conventions and the various
'bilateral arbitration treaties seem to
express the most advanced position
yet taken by the nations in cases
where they do not spontaneously re-
sort to arbitration simply as the
sensible and enlightened alternative to
force. says Secretary Knox.
| The same considerations are de-
| clared to apply to any formal demand
by the conference for conventions of
| general compulsory arbitration or even
to declarations as to the proper meth
ods of enforcing acceptance of boun-
| dary awards. since these might at this
| junction ne regarded by some states as
| efforts to put them at an unfair disad-
vantage in the adjustment of pending
| disputes.
| ilS 5oNeIiltleIt, secretary hnOS
| points out. now as always earnestly
advocates the general principle of pa
| cif1C settlement of international dis
| pu'es and it believes that this is also
the policy of all the countries partici-
| pating in this conference but thi, con-
fererce would not seem an opportune
occasion for offering or entertaining
detioite propositions on the subject.
| Delegates are advised to maintain such
an attitude as will give rise TO no sus-
| picion of partiality or of a desire to
use the present conference to affect
| concrete cases.
The United States delegation is cau-
| toned against taking a position of un-
due prominence in the selection of Off
| GERS and committees and each delegate
| is 70 specialize for committee service.
The instructions direct sympath thetic
| support FOR the CommemO1 alton of the
| irderende of the American repub-
lies in this and following years. The
| delegates are to advocate the adoption
| of a system. of deposit of ratificationS
so as to enable prompt proclamations,
| and they are to favor a mode of ad
| herence hy non -signatory governments.
! They are to cooperate also toward OBJ
| tanning the adoption of a convention
| clearing determining the organization,
status and working of the Internation-
al Union of the American Republics
| and the bureau which is it's Office the
idea being thus to provide for the per-
manency of that institution
Several governments have failed to
ratify the four conventions recommen-
ded by the Rio de Janero conference Or
to name the Pan American committees
then recommended. The United states
delegates are directed to urge prompt
| action on these as well as for the en-
lareement Of the functions of the Pan
| American committees to include coop
Grafton with their governments in pre-
p.ring any rnports called for by the
Pan American conference and in pre-
pairing plans for future conferences.
The instructions direct the delegates
to favor a resolution eNressing appre-
citation of Andrew Carnegies gift for
| the construction of new building AT
Washington for the Bureau of Amerl-
can Republics: a further vigorous I'M
| pulse toward the ultimate realization
of the Pan American Railway. interest
in the improvement of mail and steam
| shin facilities between the American
ren,hlics and especially between the
|
states. but the presentation of any
definite proposals is declared inadvlsa-
b,e in view OF uncertainty of leglsla-
t;on before the United States Con-
gress; a practicable arrangements COW
ering patents. trade marks and copy
rights. the delegation to be guided pV
tho advice of Commissioner of Patents.
Edward B. Moore. who has been ap-
nointed an expert attache to the dele
cation: adoption of recommendations
of Pan American Sanitary Congresses;
continuance of treaties on pecuniary
claims after their expiration, an inter-
change of professors and students
among the universities and academies
of the American republics' oirectlns
the governing board to recommend the
manner IN which the other American
ranublics might join with the United
states in celebrating the opening OF
the Panama canal: and SUGGESTION not
direction. that future Pan American
oorferences be held at intervals OF SIN
years as a minimum unless II shouio
ho deemed inexpedient that the next
conference should synchronlze with the
oo1ehration of the Panama canal open