Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-22

Quarantine. and of such additional recon-
mendations as may tend to the elimina-
ton of preventable diseases.
X. Consideration of A practicable ar
rangement between the American re-
publics covering patents, trade marks and
copyrights.
N. Consideration of the continuance
of the treaties on pecuniary claims after
their expiration.
Nil. Consideration of plan to pro-
mote the interchange of professors and
students among the universities and acad-
einies of the American republics.
XIII. Resolution in appreciation of the
Pan-American scientific congress held in
Santiago. Chile. 1909.
XIV. Resolution instructing the gov
ernng board of the International bureau
of the American republics to consider
and recommend the manner in which the
American republics may see fit to cele-
brate the opening of the Panama canal.
Instructions for Delegates.
The Pan-American committee. an advis-
DRY body appointed by Secretary Root
some years ago in pursuance of his policy
of promoting our relations with the other
American republics, has been engaged for
some time In preparing memoranda for
the delegates of the United States to the
conference, SO that they may be fully in
formed as to what has been done in the
past and what is desirable to do In the
future. 1t is important also that they
should know what attitude the United
States has taken on the various subjects
that have been considered at previous
conferences. as some of the same ques-
tons will come up again as unfinished
business.
In addition to the different topics en-
braced in the above program the delegates
from the United States will submit the
plan which was adopted at an interna-
| q
uniform map of the world. Although
there are plenty of maps of every coun-
try and every continent. they vary as to
scale and scope and nomenclature; and
for many years geographers have been
planning a uniform map on SIXTEENTH
ose scale to cover both hemispheres. A
detailed explanation was published in
these columns last December All the
European governments, the United States
and Mexico, have agreed to do their
share of the work under the direction OF
the central committee OF London, and the
delegation from the United States at the
quest to the other American republics to
do the same.
Bureau Gets an Increase.
1t is gratifying to know that Congress
has increased the appropriation for the
bureau of American republics. which will
take possession of the new million-dollar
building given by Mr.. Carnegie about the
1st of April. The committee on foreign
affairs of the House of Representatives
paws a high tribute to the usefulness of
the organization in its report by saying:
THE increase of trade between our own
country and the South American repub-
hes during the last ten years has been
almost 100 per cent, and we may reason
ably hope for even greater increase in
the future The work done by the
bureau of American republics in dissent
mating information to the resources
OF the various governments, both in the
United States and in South America. has
certainly been of much value. and tho
bureau is entitled to be encouraged rather
than cranped For the years 1897. 1898
and 1899 the average yearly volume of
business between our country and the
South American republics, including both
imports and exports. was SIS, COO,000 an
nually, OF which $1S,OO0,0O0 were exports