Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-24
HIGH COMMISSION DATE
I FOR BUEN0S AIRES. MEET
Postpones Consideration of Interna.
tional Laws Relating to
finance and Trade.
South and Central American Govern
ments to Be Notified-Completed
Reports Submitted.

Postponement until April 8, 1916, of
the first session, at Buenos Aires. of the
American international high commits
sion on uniformity of laws relating to
trade and finance is recommended in
resolution adopted by the United States
section of the commission.
The members of the section. meeting
yesterday for the first time since their
appointmentl decided that the date
originally proposed. November /. would
not give sufficient time for the prepara-
ton of data on existing obstacles to
better trade and financial relations be-
tween the American republics. with
suggestions for their elimination.
Request Made for Suggestions.
The South and Central American gov
ernments will be notified Of4he pro-
posed postponement through the state
Department, with a request that the
commission of those countries forward
such suggestions as they may have to
make with reference to any action
which the United States should take IN
furtherance of closer relations
Reports already completed were con-
sdered. 1t was determined not TO take
final action on any of them until the
next meeting of the section, to be held
:
December /.
With Paul NJ Warburg of the federal
reserve board the commissioners as
cussed Secretary of the treasury NC.
of the federal reserve banks De estap-
lished in Latin America.
P. o. Representatives Receive Data.
Representatives of the Post Office De-
partment present were given data re-
lating to mail, parcel post and money
order service collected by DR.. Leo 5.
Rowe, secretary general of the commits
sion. during his recent trip to Chile,
Peru and Panama.
Members attending the meeting were
Secretary McAdoo, chairman: John Bas-
sett Moore. vice chairman; DR.. Leo 5.
Rowe, secretary general; John II.
Fahey. Senator Duncan L.. Fletcher,
Samuel Untermyer. J. Brooks Parker.
assistant secretary general and Con-
st3ntine Z. Mcclure, assistant to the
secretary general.
Paul NJ. Warburg, member of the fed
eral reserve board; Otto Praeger. sec
| ond assistant postmaster general. and
Robert l.. Maddox. superintendent of
foreign mails, also attended the meet
ing.
Reports Considered.
| The reports considered were the fol-
| lowing: Uniformity of laws relating to
bills of exchange. Constantine Z. Nc
CURE: uniformity of laws relating to
| bills of lading, Charles S. Haight; uni
formity of customs regulations. con-
sular certificates and Invoices and port
| charges, Wilbur J. Carr and Gen. L
| Fl. Crowder; Standardization of SAM
| tary regulations on imports, DR.. Rupert
Blue: further copyright Legislation
Thorvald Solberg; uniformity of regu-
| lations for commercial travellers and
samples, Elliott II. Goodwin: uniform
low rates of postage and money order
and parcel post charges, Postmaster
General Burleson; extension of means
| of arbitration of commercial disputes
John H. Fahey; legislation on warrants
Welding Ring; conditions imposed in
Latin America upon foreign business
companies. Paul Fuller: uniformity OF
| laws governing the establishment anG
regulation of corporations and join,
-stock companies, Prof. Roscoe Pound.