Evening star., 1921-07-31
LAYING DOWN BASIS ;
OF DEFINITE POLICY
Ultimate Aim of Senate Investigation Of
Conditions in Haiti and Santo
Domingo.

recently in sections where they were
never seen before.
While the bureau of biological survey
is anxious to see treaties concluded be-
tween the United States and Latin Am.
erican countries for the protection OF
migratory fowl, the present is not
judged a fit time to draw up an inter-
national agreement on the subject.
There is a lack Of approving sentiment
south of the Rio Grande. ii is said.
which would make treaties useless now.
1t is hoped that in future years. how
ever. such a sentiment which now exists
in this country will be created among
countries of Latin America to conserve
their bird life.
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Bolivia, the first country of South
America to break off diplomatic re-
lations and declare war with Ger
many. is about to resume re-
lations with that country. according
to reports reaching Washington.
Karl Won Eckart. German minister to
Chile, is in La PaZ now in connection
with arrangements for the resump-
ton of all relations.
Encouraging reports of the sue
cessful manner in which the various
American nations which ratified the
international trademark registration
convention are cooperating in en-
forcing the provisions of the agree
ment are brought to Washington by
DR.. Mario Diaz Yrizar, director of
the international American bureau for
the protection of trade marks, in Ha-
vana.
Official announcement is now made
by the governments which ratified
the convention when trademark is
reported registered by the bureau ir
Havana. the governments following
the announcements with statements
showing the trademarks protected
and those which cannot be entitled
to protection when there is sufficient
cause.
Until one more South American
country ratifies the convention. Dr.
Yrizar states, it will not be poesiblS
it is planned to establish at Rio de
Janeiro. and so the Havana bureau
headquarters for the northern grouL
of republics. will take care, tenn
porarily, of the whole field.
Fifteen governments are now en-.
joying the benefits of the interna-
tional trademark registration, DR.
Yrizar states. ali the government
in the northern group except Mexico
and Salvador and all in the southern
group except Argentina, Chile, Co..
lombia and Venezuela having approved
Venezuela and Colombia are expected to
ratify the treaty soon, and it is hoped
that the convention eventually will be
extended to all the southern republics.
The simple, easy and cheap way
offered to secure international pro-
lection of trademarks, DR.. YrfZar
says, has made a widespread appeal;
and it is said that to date not a
single objection has been raised
from any quarter as to the manner
in which the registrations are being cf-
fected. .
1t is planned to erect a permanent
building for the Havana bureau, and =
plans for the structure have been
cialists in the supervising architects
Office of the Treasury Department.
The building probably will cost about
$1.00O.000. the money to be secured
! through contributions from the coun-
tries which signed the convention. Cuba
has already contributed the land, valued
at about $750,o00. for the building and
has ordered an appropriation of $4,000
for the building itself
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Announcement is expected here
within a short time of the approval
by the Colombian congress, in ses-
sion since July 90. of the changes
made by the United States Senate in
the Colombian treaty. Following ap-
proval of the notifications. the for
| NAL exchange of ratifications is all
that is needed to put the provisions
of the treaty into effect.
Official adviceS received in Wash
| ington indicate that the majority
| of the Colombian congress favor the
changes. and although some debate
! Is expected. few weeks at most will
| be required to approve formally the
| treaty as 1t stands today.
The United States Senate approved
| the treaty April 20 last, seven years
after it had been signed at Bogota.
Article I of the treaty which caused
the greatest difference of opinion, eX-
pressing sincere regret on the part
,of the United States that anything
| should have happened to interrupt or
! to mar the relations of cordial friend
| ship that had so long existed between
the two nations" was stricken from
the treaty.
Other changes in the treaty had to
| do with use of the Panama canal by
Colombia in peace and in war and in
] the method of payment by this coun-
try of the 5,000.000 to Colombia.