Evening star., 1915-05-29
Transportation Committee
Gives Outline of Plan
for Lines of Steamships

ne report OF the committee on
transportation and communication pre-
sented to the conference today follows:
Your committee on transportation
and communication resolved that a
subcommittee, to be composed of one
member from each of the South Ameri-
can countries represented on the gen
eral committee, confer and report back
any plan or plans for the Inauguration
of more regular. rapid. frequent and
up-to-date communication between
these countries and the United States
which seemed to them practical of ac-
complishment.
This subcommittee. composed of
Seniors Drs. Aldao, Cavalcanti. Con
zales. Alzamora. Cosio and Vergara,
submitted two reports, one signed by
Seniors Drs Aldao of Argentina, Caval-
can't of Brazil and Cosio of Uruguay,
and the other by Senor Dr. Vergara of
Chile. as follows:
The pan-American financial confer
ence begs to- suggest the advisability Of
calling for bids not later than December
81, 1915. for the establishment Of a reg
ular line Of fast mail steamers between
United States ports and Rio de Janeiro.
Montevideo and Buenos Aires, under the
following conditions:
Steamers to have at least 10000 tons
displacement; to make at least two trips
per month; with accommodations for at
least $50 f1rst-class cabin passengers, with
refrigerating arrangements, and to COM
plete the trip between United States ports
decided upon and Buenos Aires, pier to
pier, in not more than fifteen days.
Bidders to state the compensa ton de-
manded and the period of the contract.
AS part Of the compensation for serv-
ice rendered said vessels to be exempt for
five years from all fiscal charges in the
respective countries and to enjoy all IA
cilities granted to any other vessels
Bids to be acted upon within three
months and preference to be given. all
other conditions being similar. to whoever
will provide for earlier Inauguration of
the service
THE governments Of the respective
countries to agree upon the proportionate
charges to be paid by each and upon all
other details
(Signed)
.ALDAo. CAvALCANTI, COSIO.'
To the committee:
"1n the conference of TODAY OF the
subcommittee, the secretary of finance
Of Uruguay. DR.. Cosio; the delegate of
Argentina, DR.. Aldao. and the under
signed delegate of Chile, formulated
three separate projects for the estab-
lishment of fast maritime Transports
ton between the interested countries. d.
In view Of this fact, and of the
circumstance that the delegates of Co.
lombia, Venezuela, Panama and the
pressed in the general meeting of the
conference that their respective coun-
tries. for the present, have no interest
In the proposed question, 1t was agreed: !:
lines Of fast steamers, one to serve the
ports Of Brazil, Uruguay and the Ar
gentine republic. and the other to serve
Ecuador. Peru and Chile.
".(b) That the conditions affecting
said lines are different
30 That the delegates from coun-
tries on the east coast of South Ameri-
ca and the delegate from Chile should
present their views on the question
separately.
The delegate Of Peru. DR.. Alamo
ra, stated that. notwithstanding he
concurs in the proposition of the dele
gate Of Chile, he is unable to sign this
report, because he has no instructions
from his government, having been ac-
credited to the conference by cable.
The delegate of Ecuador. DR.. Con-
zales. approves the general idea of the
Chilean delegate. but he cannot sign
thorization from his government
The delegate OF Chile is of opinion
that the conference may nevertheless
recommend to the interested govern
ments that the need for a fast mari
time transportation service between
the ports of South and. North America
may be supplied as follows:
I'D BY the organization of a large
company, subscription to the capital
of which may be made by the public,
the balance of the stock. If any, to be
taken by the government of the United
States and the governments of those
Latin American republics interested, in
a proportion to be agreed upon.
'(2) The company to De incor-
porated under the New York laws;
but the steamers to be registered in
the different countries in proportion
to the capital subscribed, and to fly
the flag of said country.
'(3) For the purpose of customs
laws, the steamers to be considered
as Of the nationality Of the port, ex-
cept the coastwise trade, in those coun-
tries where that trade is reserved for
't4) The vessels to fulfill certain
e. g.. minimum tonnage Of
5, 900 tons, minimum speed of sixteen
miles per hour.
J5) The board of directors shall be
of representatives appointed
NV fbe respectiye countries in prOpor-