The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1910-12-06
OF LATIN AMERICA
We Are at Peace, but War Bothers
Southern Republics.

During the past year several of our
southern sister republics celebrated
the one hundredth anniversary of their
independence. In hono OF these
events special embassies were sent
from this country to Argentina, Chile
ana 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 a plane and so solid a 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 a special
ambassador, were received with b
highest honors and with the greatest
cordiaIity 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
~ beneficial and intimate relations
which [ feel sure the two governments
VIII ever cherish
At the fourth pan-American confer
ence. which met in Buenos Aires dur
ing July and August last after seven
weeks OF harmonious deliberation
three conventions were signed prov1d-
ing for the regulation of trademarks.
patents and copyrights. which. when
ratified by the different governments,
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lean authors, patentees and wne of
trndemarks the protection needed In
localities where heretofore it a been
either lacking or inadequate. Further,
a convention for the arbitration of
pecuniary claims was signed and a
lumber OF important resolutions pass
ed. The conventions will In due
course be transmitted to the senate.
and the report OF the delegation OF the
United States will be communicated to
the for its information. The
special cordially between representa-
tive men from all parts OF America
which was shown ut this conference
fail to react upon and ray
still closer the relations between the
countries which took part in 1t.
The international bureau of Ameri-
can republics Is doing a broad md use
full work for pan-American m
and comfy. Its duties were much en-
larged by the international conference
of American states MT Buenos Aires.
and its name was shortened to the
more practical and expressive term OF
pan-Americnn union. Located now In
Its new building, which was specially
dedicated April 90 OF this year to the
Development of friendship, trade and
peace among the American nations, it
has improved instrumentallties to serve
the Twenty-Five republics of this hem
isphere.
am glad to say hat the action OF
the United States in Its desire TO re-
move imminent danger of war between
Peru md Ecuador growing out of a
boundary dispute. with the cO-opera-
tion Of Brazil and the Argentine Re
public ms joint mediators with this gov
has already resulted
fully in preventing war. The govern
ment of Chile, while not one of b
medIators. lent effective aid in further
ance of a preliminary agreement likely
to lead on to an nmicable settlement,
it Is not doubted that the good
Offices OF the indicating powers and the
sQnciliatory cooperation ofthe govern
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