Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-28

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| Ihus. what started out TO be merely
! the formation of nm American
pdoTk TO countcract the efforts OF
, me European bloc TO double rates.
.atioh OF far-rcachinE value 10 all
the republics OF the New World.
Miss Woods has written for the
AcVlSorE Committee on Foreign Mails
an account Of the Congress and its
work. which reveals some OF the rca-
sons for the success achieved there
ny me United States delegation 10
S SoSp ,ne 9,her americans i'll the
the hrsi committee. We st.ll were in
| the minority
Grea; Britain. however. also does
not believe in the heavy transit
states informally invited Great Brit
ain TO ca with Mexico Brazil. Urn
quay, Argentine and Salvador No
one one VINO never lived in the tower OF
man spoke only French and English:
some only Spanish and French. and
so iorth. 1t required all the tact
ard over the tea the men were naivs,
~ discussing clothes and tho Paris
STYLES aud how high the cost of Iiv-
ing was when she" tof the .lmcri-
can delcsaiion) politely opened hos
iui,lcs by setting down her tea
spoon and casually inquiring or
nraHii II he was not going 10 tell
,tat hrtatn something OF his stand
on me transit question. or tho CON
| NGrSation or rather storm Of words
Whlch followed that remark, ! only
s"Sc confused rccollcction How
H rii,,ii, 90 distinctly remember Great
MUS on Z" Our Friend from nrnziI:
Sow tax" our service for cx-
ample. and Rraziis replying: "Ri,
", NY ,nkc Great Britain for example
~ anything; the only country ana
postal administration in The world
"%Yian cop! ing Is tho United States"
nst !, was 1t that meeting we
mad wanted Il subcommittee to ,liscuss
| laek OF power. that we knew We
e"nld nc, have il unless Grea, Britain
asrc"d TO support it, which he did
We went into conference. and. IL
seems incredible to believe. bu; they
absolutely refused to let us discuss
49,, L." transit, as they said 1t had
anu IL Was not parliamentary for a
subcommittee 10 discuss what had
tesn passed on by first committees.
- IN, ne night was thick for u few
VINO was little firc-eatcr and :,
sterling character, made famous
speech. lie told them this was no
rln"nce-purc and simple. not Il aues-
TON OF The Postal Service. bu; Of
how to obtain revenue and make oh
siarIca FOR Ms. lie closed by eNclai,n-
Union! This is European syn
So Uruguay proposed that the
'n.Htins De adjourned and the sub
miitcr and obtain permission to dis
cuSS free transit and this was done
Just like that. inch by Inch W..
ought making an Amcr!ra's troubles
| ours. unfolding the other Americans
standing ny them until their loyalty
| ana devotion to vs. was hard 10 de-
| scribe,
How she Learned Of Spain's Attitude
In the meantime. in a stirring talk
| spanish Colonies Che WAS iron. the
| spanish Foreign pinCc), lcarn,,.l
mat Spain had orders 10 render ALI
,,"SS'ni. aSsls'amce 10 the nations
| IRAN overseas. This gave me a warm
i"siins il my heart and | discussed
4 Win the delegate from Uruguay the
cav tsahi!i'| OF asking Spain Ia 81,
! III: 50 as TO spcalS "a; our meetings
/ without committing herself tn our
! n"!ltlcS II she dill not care To- l:v
| .hi5 TIME We had regularly formed.
I i'oSiai Federation. The firSl con
| grass Of this federation. whose main
OBJECT IS ID promote trade and com
n"rce and communications between
/ the nations OF the Western Ifcmis-
pharc, is 10 meet in August OF 1891
NJ Rnenos Aires. Wo were voting
Z
were nroGreS:inG smoothly. Wc had
accomplished :. great deal! We would
| not nave Increased postage. we would
| mol nave Increased transit rates
We were not ready for "A regular
| organization. One night in a ION,
talk had with tho Kings sccrctarS
We covered rather thoroughly the
| Ef"at differences OF opinion existing
| between the Nations from the Nest
/ hhu EUROPE week later | had AN
niaer talt With him. and very short
] lon
| congress hail.
!, being ;he only girl. was unani-
| i'""SGr on orc side and the Minister
| rom Uruguay on IN. other.
-, ". nan"inicd . WORKING commit,
-" american Delegates present a.
| ~" international! congress AMI to he
| i"lih.d later by the governments i'm
| t.r"stod and this committee 10 prr-
! was already the end OF October and
one could not help hut lie anxious.
nc l.irrn' Feather She drought Isnck
m9rN after that moved forward
| ,3,p"ly Md on the night OF tho
l@ih "t N"v.mbcr We all went over
= ~ no G'n ,.,i,, uail. and there,
! country Of this hemisphere that is !,
| s"N"t'iSn country signed the treaty
Wn.Gh MAKES all these countries one
/ ''filiory in postal affairs
Md Europe in the ;n,crna-
\ l!onhl congress moved hcr rates to
4 ana 10 cents. we moved our rates
I - thn logical market ~ Tn" world
! and mad" il = cents only Tim. ~.
| gave our merchants and business
l men tn" chcapcs Il. possible posta.r for
4 -! lh"lr letters. papers. samples. cat
! "Lo@ uss. etc. throughout the West
/ srn Hemisphere. only Canada Is not
/ ~ the new federation
We signed our treaty with a gold
p.t Whlch carries huge green quili.