The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-29
PAN-AMERICANS HIT
WILSON'S SHIP PLAN
Committee at Conference
Straddles Government Own.
ership Question.
SUBSIDIES NOT FAVORED

WAsvrNn~oS, May R--Na ,-
ganda for Government ownership o,
merchant marine Will not BE- into-..,
in the rcpor, Of the genera, corn-r,,,..
on transportation OF the pan-Ane-,s,
financial conference to ne made ,o.,,o.
row. This subject, which Ia regarded \,
the Administration as Tho most IN.
portant TO be dealt with a, rNs oor.
ference, IL "~straddled" IN the r.pc,,
which was formulated tonight.
The committee agreed to IN. n,,l
draft OF the report and eanh nsrnhs-
was pledged not to divulee any inpo,.
tant details OF the recommendation. 7,
was learned suthoritatively. howsv.,
that II the conference adopts this -
port II viii not commit Itself 10 m.
principle Of Government ownership a, IN
ship subsidies. IL was SAID tina, son.
recommendations woul NJ made so- TIA
development OF better transportation IN.
cilities.
Al the outset OF the conferences essr,
were Indications that the Adm.nis.-s.
st'Ah y " 90 SAll'NN ~ u 14an
for a Government shipping line from
this continent. In view Of the fact ira,
the transpo ration COMMITTEES viii rs.rin
ron committing Itself on mis- subject
II In thought tina, there may b. a uyrly
discussion whsn tho report II prsssp&ed'
Dabson for o. 3. ovnarsAip,
Roger W.. Babeon of Dosson AAfv~r,I
to-day q speech vigorously .ndorsinx ~
principle Of Government ownershtp.
One definite action taken by tina on
ference to-day was The adoption Of q
resolution offered by DR.. Pedro Ooa,o
Minister OF Finance OF Uruguay, vr~-
posing that the American banks and N.
dustrial and commercial irteres.s rsors
sented at tho conference visit ths oourr
tries Of South and Central America ANNA
tins within n period of six moneha
The resolution ~ voted by no lA.!a
American delegates conveyed q formal
invitation for such a visit and Il was
provided that n special committee
should p. formed OF Gove-n-nsrt repre-
sentaives In Washington To pe-fect az
rangements for the tfip.
The most important commute, re,ort
submitted 70 tho conference to-day vss
that OF the committee on uniformity ~
laws which VAS headed BY Pro, John
Bissett Moore. This report recon-
mended the e~s'aSl.shmen: OF a. irte-nn.
tional high commission TO sugges, 10 N,
Pan-Aner.can nations international
legislation OF Uniform character tor N.
purpose OF streng heniHg trade relations
and 20 urify the laws governing COM
merce IN this hemisphere.
An important report which VII .
rendered by the Arsea.r,
delegation urges tho adoption % A rs.o.
luton expressing the approval o, all
the countries represented OF to ,-r.
cation OF the principle OF Arbitration N
commercial disputes between h.s .sss
men and the cooperation Of the com.
tries on this hemisphere for ne -.
Enlistment 90 sue a system ne soon
as "A practicable plan .s devised
This report Will inform The c-r'e-a-r.
that an agreement has beer rete..i
this week between the Argent. l." 90.
CATION and the executive curv t'r. -
tho Chamber Of Commerce % tie t'~'.
states for tho esJabllshmeur - So.
code and that n formu'f',I rti =
procedure 20 obtain between 'Ha t'r'st
states and Argentina WI Ne svN~-.
ted TO all Of the delegations Neso-s
long IN the hope that Z may ~ IN.
ve-sa!ly adopted throughout ~. vast
ern Hemisphere.