Evening star., 1923-06-10
BY BEN McKELwAY.


IXTEEN plenary sessions, at which
four conventions were approved
~ and signed and seventy three
resolutions were adopted. are
tersely summarized by the State De-
partment as results of the fifth Pan
American Congress, which ended It's
sessions in Santiago last month. The
summarization was made last week in
the form of a formal statement the first
official resume of the congress which
has reached Washington.
While the treaties were approved and
signed by the congress and the resolu-
ltions-seventy-three of them were
passed, definite results Of the congress
yet depend upon the action of the re-
publics which were represented by dele
gates. The treaties have yet to be rati-
fled, while the resolutions go no fur
ther than to recommend action either
by the republics themselves or by the
| an-Anerlcan Unions governing board
Treaty to Settle Disputes.
The sole accomplishment of the
1
point, was it's adoption of the treaty
| for settlement of disputes between
! the American republics, a convention
| similar to the Bryan treaties and
| modelled on the treaty entered into
/ last February between the United
/ States and the Central American
| countries. The State Department
| calls attention to the fact that this
] Is a treaty Exclusively American in
| character, providing a means of set
| tlement of American disputes by
Americans" This treaty would an
! instrument of its kind. But 1t must
still be ratified by each of the Ameri-
can republics. Ratifications are
sometimes painfully slow. The
| treaty, furthermore, while providing
for the appointment of a commission
| of five members which would study
| and report on differences incapable
of diplomatic adjustment. confines the
| powers of this commission to study
' Ing and reporting. The reports do
! not have the force of arbitrai awards.
Trade Agreement Treaties.
Three other treaties signed by the
congress deal with revision of the
/ existing Trademark convention
the uniformity of nomenclature for
| the classification of merchandise and
| treaty to clarity the different and
varying customs laws. DEGREES and
regulations between the contracting
| states. The trademark convention
was revised in manner which now
1 affords. in the language of the State
| Department. "all the protection that
! can be reasonably expected for
American trademarks on this conti-
| nent." The treaty, whose purpose is
F.; to make more clearly understood the
! various customs laws between the
| American republics. provides, among
| other things. that the interAmerican
/ high commission will publish a hand
; book containing the laws of the vari-
| Gus countries.
1 Reorganlze Pnn-American Board.
! Among the seventy-three resolu-
| tions adopted by the conference is
one which is particularly interesting
here. 1t refers to the reorganization
! of the Fan-American Unions govern
! ing board to authorize an American
republic without a diplomatic repre-
sentative accredited to the United
! tates to appoint a special represent
ative on the governing board. The
! same resolution provides for the
I, election by the board of its chairman
who heretofore has been the United
| States Secretary of State. 1t will be
! interesting to see whether the gov
erning board of the American
Union acts In accordance with the
resolution. as sentiment for what it
! provides has not been very favora BILE
so far as Washington diplomats are
| concerned.
Another resolution dealing with the
! Pan-American Unions governing
| board provides for the appointment
| of permanent committees to assist