Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-29
AMERICAN GUESTS
EXTEND INVITATIONS
7" ant Q. s. Commercial and Business
interests to Send Delegation to
Visit Their Countries.
WITHIN NEXT SIX MONTHS
report From Committee on Uniform
Laws Marks Days Session-Repre-
sentative Flood and Secretary Gar
rison Deliver Addresses.


sentative Flood and Secretary Gar
rison Deliver Addresses.
"ASfiINGTON. May 2s.-Another
S'ep toward the Improvement Of bust
ness and financial relations between
VIZ Americas was taken at the Pan
american Financial Conference late
Today when delegates from the south
e'n republics unanimously approved n
resolution calling upon the business
ana commercial interests Of the United
states to unite within the next six
months In naming n delegation to visit
al the South and Central American
Countries.
Members Of this delegation, the reso-
iu'ion proposed, shall be the guests OF
mo various nations. The plan was
proposed by Minister Pena, of Uru-
quay.
Adoption OF this resolution and a
report from the committee on uniform
Jaws Tor all American relations marked
'o-naY's general session. The commit
zee on uniform laws suggested high
commission OF nine members from each
country to consider uniformity In
h'atutes relating to many subjects
which vitality concern business and
commercial intercourse between the re-
publics.
Representative Flood, chairman Of
me House Committee on Foreign Al
fairs. and Secretary Garrison, Of the
war Department, were two of the
speakers OF the day.
FLOOD EXPRESSES HIS
CONFIDENCE IN CONGRESS
Representative Flood said. in part:
/ believe the Congress Of the United
states Will do all in its power TO carry
out the results Of your deliberations
ana VIII do whatever is possible to
enlarge and extend the financial and
CONNIE rcial relations and the transpor-
tation facilities between this country
and the countries OF Central and South
America
BY reason Of the position which /
occupy in tho legislative body of this
country. II has been my privilege and
duty 20 be sponsor for much OF the
legislation in relation to the splendid
countries 10 the south OF us. took
pleasure in carrying out the sugses-
ZION or the President. and secured an
act OF Congress authorizing him to ac-
credit an ambassador instead OF n
minister plenipotentiary to the great
countries OF Argentina and Chile. |
look greater pleasure in carrying out
MS suggestion that n minister he ac-
credited TO the prosperous country of
Uruguay and one to the game cock"
country or Paraguay. instead OF ac-
cFed!ting one minister to tho two coun-
tries. as had formerly been the custom.
T,rtf n
resolution by the Congress OF the
United States extending the thanks of
that body 20 Ambassador DeGama, Am
bassador Raon and Ambassador Suarez
for their unsclfsh and gracious and
useful work as mcdiators In the trouble
between the governments of this coun-
try and the leader OF the contcnding
parties in the republic OF Mexico. but
believe. gentlemen, and thought from
the very time that this matter was
arst preached. that the most important
legislation that the Congress OF he
United States has had to deal with In
the last few years In reference to Pan
American affairs was this proposition
for tho anAmcrican Financial Con-
gress.
We are al critical period in the
agalrs of the Western continent What
we do now and in the near future Is TO
3determine whether tho republic OF
America shall stand together and CO.
operate for the good OF all the Ameri-
can countries. ! believe this confer
ence IS a long step In securing that
cordial cooperation for the good of
all. ! know that the Congress OF the
United States Will do all that can be
Expected OF 1t to bring about that CO.
operation"
Mr.. Garrison declared the conference
marked new chapter in the history of
= the Americas. Other speakers were
Roger W. Babson. ]. Vanvechten Olcott.
William Legrende and w. S. Kries. of
New York. After tho session the dele
gates were guests<o Secretary Garri-
son at special drill on the parade
grounds at Fort Myer.
Tomorrow they will meet in the
hnal general session OF tho conference,
and In the evening Will he guests Of
Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo, Mt
n closing banquet.
The Argentina delegation to-day vir-
tually concluded consideration of
recommendations respecting arbitration
OF commercial disputes between mer-
chants OF different nations.
Ratification Of the Nicaraguan treaty
was recomme ended to-day by the group
conference OF delegates from Nicaragua
and American bankers and business
men assigned TO consider the problems
of that republic. BY the treaty, the
united States would pay 100000 for
Ia canal route and other concessions.
Among the Americans WHO signed the
report was William Ingle. Of Rich
mond.
The committee also recommended
that the national banking laws of the
Hunted States be amended to permit
national banks to subscribe to the
= stock of banks organized to do bust