Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-01-24


ommending changes in wording,
were set forth in a statement 10
night as follows:
"That the name Of the inJerna-
tional high commission be changed
TO The Inter-American High COM
mission, the better to indicate its
constituency and sphere of work.
That the report of the Transport
tatiou committee, recommending
increased freight and PASSENGER
ocean service to south America he
transmitted to the United states
shipping board for consideration
and action; that the recommenda-
tions dealing with railroad trans
portation, postal and telegraph IA
cflities be sent to the inter-Amerl-
can high commission for action.
That the legislation Of certain
states of this country be so lnodI-
fled as to permit operation OF
branches of Latin-American banks
within their jurisdiction. under
proper legislation, so as to secure
equality of treatment
Want Uniform Laws.
'oThat the inter-American high
commission study possibility OF Sc
touring uniformity and equaAty OIL
treatment in laws regulating lor-
eign corporations in Latin-Anerica'
THAT there be developed in
creased use Of acceptances Tor the
purpose of financial transactions
involving import and export OF
goods. The hope is expressed that
the United States win offer n Wld-'
Icning market for Ions time Latlh-
American securities.
THAT the inter-Amertcan high
committee be asked to further es-
Establishment of an International
gold fund, which plan already mas
been adopted by several SCUM
American republics.
THAT the iuter-American high
commission bring TO the notice OF
the American governments the de-
Isirability of adopting a uniform
law on the subject of checks.
Would Avoid Injustice.
"That the inter-Americau nigh
commission be asked to study the
/ best method of avoiding stimuli
taneous double taxation Of indl-
viduals and corporations in LATIN
| American countries.
"That the American countries
which have not done so ratity the
Icunyention adopted by the interna-
tional American congress at l3uenos
Aires in 1910, for establishment of
Ian international buTcau at Havana
for registration of trade marks.
! That American countries which
IhaVe not done so ratify the con-
iVention adopted at Rueuos Aires in
1910 concerning patents and copy
rights
@That the Webb law be amended
| 10 permit American companies, inn
| porting or dealing in raw materials
produced abroad, to form under
| proper government regulations Or
| ganizations enabling such COM
panies to compete on terms OF
equality with companies Of other
| countries associated for the con-
duct Of such business.
"That the commercial attache
system be extended with appropri-
ate training for all branches of the
foreign service as a means of de-
| yeloping commercial relations.
THAT simultaneous census ne
| taken by all American countries at
/ least every ten years, observing I'M
| iformity of statistics.
Wants Metric System.
] THAT the metric system OF
weights and measures be univer-
sally employed and until such time
1 as that is done, articles marked by
the standards used in the United
H States also be marked according
to the metric system.
THAT the plan of arbitration OF
commercial disputes in effect be
tween the BoIsa de Commerce. OF
Buenos Aires ana the Chamber Of
Commerce of the United States be
adopted by all the American coun-
tries.
THAT the inter-American high
commission be asked to study the
creation of an inter-American tri-
bunal for the adjustment Of ques-
| tons of a commercial or financial
l nature involved two or more Amer
4 lean countries and the determine
| ton Of such questions by law ana
equity.
That the importation of raw
materials into any country shall
| not be prevented by prohibitive
! duties.
! THAT the banking interests of
the United States study the posi-.
biHty of financial relief to Europe
by repaying Latin American obli-
cations held in Europe by means
of new loans granted in the United
| States to the respective Latin