Question of Participation by Canada: High Tariffs and Stability: Alleged Attempt to Embarrass Union Havana, Jan. 20, Although the actual agenda of the -an-American Conference was fixed by resolutions, new subjects can be raised by the committees without Mlotice and at the plenary session by two-thirds vote. The United States therefore sent a larger delegation than it sent to the Versailles Peace Conference.
The most important figure at the Conferenze now is Mr. Charles Evan Hughes, former American Secretary of State, who, however, insists on playing A modest role, avoiding any move suggesting that the United States ie into in dominating the Conference or any participating nation; for instance, his refusing office himself but seconding the nomination of Senor Guerrero of Salvador as chairman of the Comenittee on the Codification of Public International Law, which may con-jer the question of a nation interfering in the domestic affairs of another, although Senor Guerrero is Known to be hostile to the policy of the United States in Latin-America. ence within the next few years, a number of delegates having express ed the opinion that, with the rap! growth of Canadian trade and me fluence, trade and financial treaties on the American continents will not be fully effective unless Canada participate terference Resolution Jun, 21.
The Pan-American Conference Committee on Public and Interna tional Law began discussion to-day. of a recommendation that the ference by force of any Am country in the internal affairs of nother should be prohibited bur, recognising the "practical dimeulties," adopted Fesolution recommending in principle that "no Stars may interfere in the internal affairs of another, The resolution was quite nccept-'Able to the American members of the Committee and the vote was unanimous, Mr, Charles Evan Hughes, form ly United States Secretary of State, anid that he does not object to an open and frank discussion of the United States Caribbean policy. which, he holds, is justified by the situation there.
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