Evening star., 1915-05-28
CONFERENCE GETS
SHIP LINE PLANS
FOR RPAN-AMER|CA
Group Committee Urges Direct
Sea Transportation Be-
tween the Continents.
UNIFORM LAW QUESTION
is UNDER DISCUSSION
Delegates Go to Fort Myer This
Afternoon to Witness an Ex-
hibition Drill.
SECRETARY GARRISON is HOST
Banking and "Dollar Exchange" to
Be Considered by Full Delegation
Later-Trade Development
ideas Unfo1ded.
UNIFORM LAW QUESTION
is UNDER DISCUSSION
SECRETARY GARRISON IS HOST

American financial conference, in
which the official delegates of
eighteen other American repub-
lies have been participating with
those of the United States since
last Monday, were presented this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Pan
American Union building. The
general conference met at that
hour to receive the reports and
resolutions OF the group confer
ences, which have been sitting
for the past few days behind
closed doors at the Shoreham
Hotel, in an effort to solve for the
American republics some of the
problems brought to them by the
European war.
1t became apparent as soon as
the general session opened that
almost the principal subject Of
discussion this afternoon will be
that of steamship facilities be-
tween South America and the
United States, with possible ports
of call in Central American coun-
tries.
Uruguay and Venezuela both
announced at the opening of the
conference in general session that
they will demand better steam
ship facilities, these two coun-
tries adding the weight Of their
influence today to proposals al
ready made by Argentina, Bo-
livia, Brazil and Paraguay, with
other countries yet to hear from
this afternoon.
object to Word Subsidy"
Dr Samuel Hale Pearson of Argen-
ia said at the opening of the con-
renee that he understands that there
the use of the word subsidy" in
onnection with extending the mer-
chant marine of the United States.
That being So" he said. let US in
future use some other word. Let US
call what we mean by the name Of
contribution or any other name. What
we want and must have is ships
DR. Pearson was asked If ii is likely
that east coast countries may come to
some arrangement with west coast
countries, represented in the transpor-
may be worked out for one great
steamship line. He answered
IF we do not succeed in doing SO
II will not be for want of trying"
Uniform Laws Report.
An international high commission
consisting of nine members from each
American nation was suggested to the
pan-American financial conference as
the means by which uniformity of
laws among western nations may best
be secured The suggestion was made
by Q committee of delegates from the
Cnited States headed by John Bassett
Moore, former counselor of the State
Department. John Hays Hammond and
Gov Charles S. Hamlin OF the federal
reserve board.
The committee had not considered
questions OF transportation. which
should be dealt with separately, but
recommended uniform legislation re-
lating TO the establishment of a gold
standard relating to bills Of exchange,
commercial paper and bills OF lading !;
Uniform classification of mercha nd Use,
customs regulations. consular certifi-
Gates and invoice. and port charges:
uniform regulations for commercial
travellers, consideration to be taken of
the need of certificate from the gov
ernment of the country from which the
traveller comes: legislation concerning
trade marks. patents and copyrights; !;
establishment Of uniform low rate Of
postage and of charges for money or
ders and parcel post between Amerf-
can countries, and the extension of the
process of arbitration for the adjust
ment Of commercial disputes
Recommends a Chief.
The committee recommended that to
and the high commission a bureau
be created in the Pan-American Union
with . chief at 5000 q year. the ex-
psnses of the bureau to be paid from
its FUNDS. II declared that the Amert-
can governments ARE requested" to
instruct their diplomatic and consular
omoos TO cooperate with the high
commission and the bureau. The bv-
reau would mako an annual report to
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