1 Jan. 22
Speaking at a banquet hi honour by the American Cham-in Cuba, the Hon Hughes, head of the United States Delegation to the Pan-American Conference, declared that the United far from harbouring imperialistic' designs in Latin-America, desired to see south of the Rio Grande (the boundary Between the United States and Mexico) independent, strong and prosperous republics, but for the full enjoyment of independence, stability. was necessary. It was in the cause of stability—and, therefore, of independeneo—that' the United States had sent armies of occupation to Santo Domingo, Haiti and jearagua, What America was doing in Nicaragua and the commitments she had made, were at the request of both parties an8 in the interest of peace and order and fair elections. "We do not desire to stay. We wish Nicaragua to be strong, prosperous and independent, We entered that country to meet an imperative, but temporary, exigency and we shall retire us goon as possible."
Mr. Hughes pointed out that the United States withdrew—fron:
Santo Domingo, and would quit Haiti whenever she had reasonable expectation of stability there.
He deprecated any' attempt by one group of American republics to dominate any other and emphasized the American ideals of independence and democracy.
'A Surprise from Mexico Jan. 22, The Mexican delegation to the Pan-Anierican Conference has sprung a. surprise, by announcing its intention to propose changing the practice of conferring the post of Chairman of the Governing Body of the Pan-American Union on the United States and substituting for it, an arrangement—whereby. the chalzmanship wil gain alphabetical to the Union. "4 rotation to all the nations belongi 'The Mexican delegation also suggest that the post of Director-General shall be filled by rotation, and that it be clearly established, that inno case shall' the Pan-
American Union be given political functions. Up to the present, the post of Director-General has ale Ways been held by a citizen of the United States, While there is no expectation that the proposal made by. the Mexican delegation, which would ctu the continuous American chairmanship of the Union, will be Adopted, the suggestion has come as a very great surprise, since it was understood that the efforts of the United States Ambarsador to Mexico, the Hon, Dwight Morrow, had vevulted in an Agreement on the part of the Mexican Government not "to attempt to embarrass. the United States at the Pan-American Conference.
Opposition At the Pan-American Conference today, Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, the chief United States delegate, appeted the Mexican proposals. change the practice of conferring the post of Chairman of the Governing "Body of the Pan-American Union on. the United States delegate, and substituting for it, an arrangement whereby. the chairmanship would go in alphabet tical rotation to. all' the nations belonging to the Unio that the post of Director. Generat shall be filed by rotation, this post having' also unto the present. alway Deen held by a citizen of the United States, Mr. Hughes emp! portance of having a permanent Director-General, owing to the need for able direction based on long experience.
"The Argentine "Ambassador, evdently referring mainly to. the United States, then attacked high tariffs as impeding international commerce and injurious to Pan-'American relations. He asserted that the creation of profit inter-American tariff-walls, was direct violation of the object. for which the Pan-American Congress was first called.
Southern Republics and High Tariffs Jan, 25.
Senor Pueyrredon, the Argentine Ambaseador to the' United States fand head of the Argentine delegation to the Pan-American Confer-fence, announced to-day that the Argentine delegation would not sign any convention for the reorgani tion of the Pan-American Union which did not provide for the study of ways and means of reducing, if not abolishing, the high tariffs now hindering commerce between the various countries of North" and South America.
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