Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-09
Conference of American Re-
pubIicS at Buen0s Aires.
POLITICS TO BE BARRED
Designed to Consider Questions Re-
garding Business Relations.
AMERICAN DELEGATES THERE
Party From the United States Ar
rives on the Sumner and Is
Received With Cordially.

Postponement from today until next
Tuesday of the opening Of the fourth
pan-American conference at Buenos
Aires was announced to the State De-
partment in a dispatch today from Henry
White. chairman OF the American dele
cation.
No reason was assigned for the post
ponement. Unofficial reports from Blu
enos Aires have been to the effect that
several of the delegations would be late
in arriving.
In view of the many disputes
between Central and South American
countries represented at the conference.
and especially because Of the reported
Latin-American alliance against the
United States on account of alleged in
reference in the affairs OF Nicaragua.
venzuela and Colombia. the proceedings
of the conference will be watched with
more than ordinary interest. State De-
partment officials assert that the political
Quarrels of the various countries repre-
scented are not proper subjects of con-
sideration at the conference which is in
tended solely for the consideration of
general questions looking to better bust
ness relations among them all. The in
PRODUCTION of any political question cal
culated to provoke bitterness strife
will be deprecated and frowned upon by
the United States delegates, who hope to
have the aid of a majority of the other
delegates in the preservation of peace
and harmony.
Program for Conference.
Nothing startling is likely to happen If
the approved program is adhered to and
no effort Is made to introduce extra
neous matter. Fifteen subjects are down
for consideration In the regular program.
These are:
l. Installation of the conference.
II. CommemOration Of the centennial OF
the Argentine nation and of the indie
pendence of the American republics. many
of which celebrate their centennial in
1910 and the years Immediately succeed
ing.
III. Elk animation of the reports or rec
concentrations presented by each delega-
ton relative to the attitudes. of their re-
spective governments toward the resolu-
lions and conventions Of the third confer
ence held at Rio de JanelrO in July, 1906
including the report Of the Pan-American
committees and the consideration Of the
propriety of continuing the conventions
of this latter.
". Consideration Of the report Of the
director Of the Internationa Bureau OF
the American Republics on the present
recommendations relative to the cOntin-
uance of it's existence and the improve
ments which may be made therein.
Gratitude to Carnegie.
V. A resolution expressing thanks to
Andrew Carnegie for his generous dona-
ton for the construction of the new
building of the American republics in
Washington.
VI. Report concerning the advances
made in the construction OF the Pan
American railroad since the conference
of Rio de Janeiro and the cooperation
that the American republics may be able
to give to the end of reaching the COM
pletion of the system.
VII. The examination Of the bases
upon which the establishment of a more
rapid service of communication by steam
for the transportation of mails, passen-
gers and cargo between the American re-
publics may be reached.
VIII. Examination Of the measures
which tend to the establishment among
the American republics of uniformity of
consular invoices, customs house regu-
lations and census and commercial sta
tistics.
TX. Examination of the recommended
tions Of the international sanitary con-
ference relative to sanitary police, quar-
antine and whatever other recommends
eases.
Patents and Trade Marks.
X. Examination of the conventions
among American republics relative to
patents, trade marks and intellectual and
literary property.
XXI. Examination of the continuation,
subsequent to their expiration, of the
treaties concerning pecuniary claims.
XII. Examination of a plan for the
interchange of professors and students
among universities and academies OF the
American republics.
XIII. A resolution in honor of the Pan
American scientific conference of Santiago
de Chile, December. 1908.
XIV. resolution in which the d.
receive and counsel of the International
Bureau of American Republics shall be
authorized to agree upon the manner in
which the republics of America shall
celebrate the opening of the Panama