Havana, Feb, 10.
The Pan-American Union, at a meeting have to-day, unanimously adopted a resolution making. Washington, D. C., the permanent seat of the Union, Feb. 14.
Some of the most influential members of the Pan-American Con. ference frankly admit that it is confronted with problems at_present insoluble. The United States and the Argentine, notably, have clashed over the tariff issue, The Conference, consequently, will close as previously arranged on February 20 with much of its business un. finished, Later. At the discussion of the tariff issue Senor Pueyrredon (Argentina) announced that he would' sign no convention which did not include a reference to the of abolishing the "excessively his barriers to a free flow of commerce Detween the various American countries.
Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, the chief United States Delegate, replying, declared that insistence on that point would affect the vital sovereign rights of the American nations.
Rumoured Resignation of Chairman Feb, 15.
Following the non-appearance of the Argentine delegates at this morning's session of the Committee on Pan-American Union Affairs, a Yumour has arisen that Dr. Pueyrredan has resigned the chairmanship of the Argentine Delegation find the post of Ambassador Washington, in connection, it is Tieved, with the clash with the United States Delegation over the tariff issue.
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