The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-08
TRADE ENJOYS OFF
FOR LATIN AMERICA
McAdOO and Others Take
Their Wives Along, Break
ing Nays Rule.
TO HELP BUSINESS

wAsHINoroN. March THE United
States section of the international High
Commission. led by Secretary McAdoo.
chairman. left Washington to-day on
board the Presidents yacht. Mayfower.
for Hampton Roads, where the party
will board the United states steamship
Tennessee tomorrow and sail for Bue-
nos Ayres TO attend q meeting or the
commission. beginning April 3.
The President and Mrs. Wilson went
TO the Washington Navy Yard and bade
the party farewell just before the May
flower weighed anchor. The Chilean
Ambae sador and Federico NJ. Quintana.
Charge d'Anaires Of the Argentine En-
bassy. were amony those who boarded
the Mayfiower TO say good-by and ex-
press the good wishes OF the Latin
American diplomatic corps.
The party included Secretary and Mrs.
McAdoo. Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Peters, Mr.. and Mira. Samuel Cntermyer
OF New York. John II. Fahey Of boston.
Senator Fletcher OF Florida. Archibald
Bank OF San Francisco Paul N. War
burg. member OF the Federal Reserve
Board J. B.. b. Parker and G. r. Nc
0uire. assistant acknowledgement.
The commission IL 10 visit Rio
de Janeiro and Montevideo. II is ex-
peoted that the meeting In the capital
of the Argentine Republic will last about
two weeks. and that the commission will
stop at Valparaiso. Panama and Havana
on the return trip, arriving In Hanp-
ton Roads about, the second week OF
May.
The International High Commission
was created by the Pan-American
Financial Conference. held in Washing
ton during last May. The commission
Is composed of nine members.
To settle Finance Problems.
The meeting 10 for the purpose OF dis.
cussing and agreeing upon uniformity
or laws relating TO bills Of exchange,
commercial y a per. bills OF lad irg, uni.
form classification Of merchandise. Gus.
toms regulations. consular certificates
and invoices. port charges. uniform regu-
lations FOR commercial travellers. &c. II
Is the purpose ~ the commission 20
carry on active work for the adoption by
all OF the countvies represented OF auch
uniform laws az the conference may
agree upon.
The Central and south American re-
publlcs presented to the Pan-American
financial Conference various memoir
anda setting forth the questions that. IN
their belief. demanded Immediate at
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fully analysed by the vavious sections
Of tho International High Commission
and the United States Commissioners
VIII sail with many data prepared by
students and technical experts on the
subjects involved. The United states
section has suggested to the Argentine
Government that the following topics be
incorporated IN the programme Of the
Ruenos Ayres meeting
Necessity Of better transportation ia
between the American republics
and means Of securing them improved
banking facilities extension of credits
financing o. enterprises. public and pri-
vate stabilizing OF international en-
change arbitration Of International dis
putes negotiable instruments. bills of
lading. warehouse receipts uniformity
Of customs regulations and classification
of merchandise postage rates. parcel
post and money order facilities: cable
rates wireless 'elegraphy commercial
travellers and their samples, patents,
trademarks and copyrights.