The border vidette., 1934-01-20
MGxiCAN-iNTERNATlONAL FRA
TERN,TY WILL MEET JAN. 29

Secretary. Chamber Of Com
nsrce of Nogales, Arizona.
Dear Sir:
We are pleased to inform you
and all members of the Nogales
Chamber OF Commerce that
an International onve q { o a
Of American and Mexican Immi
grafton Sarvica off GERS and EN-
ployees from the United States
and Mexico, will be neld st FL
Paso, Texas. from Monday, Jan
nary 29th, to Saturday, February
3rd. 1884
Tue American Commission will
De headed bY Coloosl D. w. Mac
Cormack, United States Commis
sioner General of Immigation
aud Naturalization. representing
the Department OF Labor.
Toe Mexican Commission will
be in charge Of Hon. Jesus B.
Gonzales, Chief of Immigration
Service at Ciudad Juarez. repre-
seoting hon. Eduardo Vascon
celos. Mexican Secretary Of
State In President Rodriguez
Cabinet.
During the time mentioned
there shall be partial meetings
and conferences attended By the
members Of both commissions
and 81 least one general meeting
70 be presided over by the two
meo in charge. that ia to say.
Col. MacCormack and Hon. Con
zaiez. Oae Of these meetings
will be set aside for attendance
| " Chamber of Commerce repre-
entativas from ell the cities
along both sides Of the interna
tional line, from Brownsville and
Matamoros. on the Cult Of Mex
ico. to San Diego. San Ysidro
and Tijuana, ,on the Pacific Coast.
For the purpose. . formal invita-
ton is hereby extended to said
Chambers Of Commerce urging
them to proceed at once to the
election of the person or persons
who are TO represent them aS
delegates to the con vention.
Considering that Immigration
Service personnel is the first to
contact th 9 travelling public
upon crossing of the frontiers
and is therefore 10 better posi-
ton than any other to know of
the difficulties and annoyances
confronting the public and also
know to great extent how
many of such bad features may
be avoided and facilities extend
ed either by amendment to regu
lations. simplification OF proca
dure or other such means. the
convention will have among its
main purposes, the following:
FIrst; to use personal contact
for the promosion OF friendly
feeling, comradeship and mutual
understanding as we'll "a re
ciprocal spirit of cooperation and
assistance il the service within
the limits OF duty. Second; to
propose. initiate and advance
suggestions for amendments or
mcditicat!ons TO immigration
laws and regulations now in force
10 both countries. For the late
purpose, tho mbers of both
COMMISSIONS will be fully author
lied and instructed to speak out
their minds freely in Offering
constructive criticism and sug
gestions for the betterment Of
the service and with : view to
improving the cordial and friend
~ relations DOW existing be
tween the peoples of both coun
tries and to facilitate and de
velop the traffic Of tourists and
other desirable travellers. In
short, it is the purpose ct the
purpose of the conventioo to re
move forever everything which
may have been the cause Of dis
agreeable Misunderstanding a
long the border in the pass,
eadicating such misconceptions
aud i'll impressions az may nov
exist regarding each other.
This event without parallel or
precedent in the history OF these
two countries ia the outcome OF
several months OF uotiring eff ,rt,
during which time the original
idea--promotsd by Hol. Writ 6.
Bowman. Presld ent of The Mex.
j c q -Americsn Internations!
Fraternity, seconded by Miss
Frances Perkins. U. S Sacre
tary Of Labor; Col. u W. Mac
Cormack, Commissioner General
of Immigration and Hon. EduaT-
do Vasconcelos. Mexican Secre
tary OF Ssate-was developed