The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-06

believe have never before been upon so high a 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 vith the greatest cordiality 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 l 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 weeks of harmonious deliberat1on 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 or trademarks the protection needed in localities where heretofOre it has been either lacking or inadequate. Further. convention for the arbitration of pecuniary claims was signed and a number 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 congress for it's information. The special cordiality 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 too.s part in 1t
 The international bureau of Ameri- can republics is doing broad and use full work for pan American commerce and comity. It's duties were much en- iarged by the international conference and its name was shortened to the more practical and expressive term of pan American union Located now in its new building. which was specially dedicated April 26 of this year to the development of friendship. trade and peace among the American nations. it has improved instrumentalitiest to serve the twenty-two republics of this hem tsphere.
 am, glad to say that the action of the United States in it's desire to re move imminent danger of war between Peru and Ecuador growing out of Q boundary dispute. with the cO-opera- ton of Brazil and the Argentine Re public as joint mediatOrs with this gov ernment. haa already resulted success fully in preventing war The govern ment of Chile. while not one of the mediatOrs. lent effective aid in further ance of preliminary agreement likely to lead on to an amicable settlement. and it is not doubted that the good offices Of the mediating powers and the cOnciliatOry cooperation of the govern ments directly interested will finally lead to a removal of this perennial cause of friction between Ecuador and Peru. The ineStimable value of cordial cooperation between the sister repub- lies of America for the maintenance of peace in this hemisphere has never been more clearly shown than in this mediation. by which three American governments have given to this hemis- phere the honor of first invoking the most farreaching provisions of The Hague convention for the pacific set tlement of international disputes.
 There has been signed by the repre- Sentatives of the United States and Mexico protocol submitting to the United Stares-Mexican boundary com- mission (whose membership for the purpose of this case is to be increased by the addition of citizen of Can adal the question of sovereignty over the Cham!2al tract. which lies within the present physical boundaries of the city of Fl rasO. Tex The determina- lion of this question will remove 6 LOurce of no little annoyance to the two governments
 The republic of Honduras has for many years been burdened with heavy bouded debt held in Europe. the Interest on whichl long ago fell in ar rears. Finally conditions were such that it became imperative to refund the debt and place the finances of the republic upon sound basis. Last year d group of American bankers un. dertook to do this and to advance funds for railway and other improve ments contributing directly to the sountry's prosperity and commerce-an arrangement which has long been de sired by this government Negotiations to this end have been under way for more than year. and it is now conf dently believed that a short time will suffice to conclude an arrangement which will be satisfactory to the for eign creditors eminently advantageous to Honduras and highly creditable to the judgment and foresight of the Honduranean government. This is much to be desired since. as recognized by the Washington conventions. a strong Honduras would tend immense ly to the progress and prosperity of Central America.
 During the past year the republic Of Nicaragua has been the scene of in- ternecine struggle. General Zelaya. for seventeen years the absolute ruler
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