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ence; and as its Government has already declared its full approval of arbitration, it feels a great pleasure in seeing this subject included in the programme of the Conference.

The Republics of America, being as they are united by fraternal ties and common interests, can not be silent when matters affecting the good of America come up for discussion. So far as Ecuador is concerned, I will say that if its Government can not send a plenipotentiary to attend the Conference at Washington, it will ask the representatives of some friendly republic to act also in its behalf.

I avail with pleasure this opportunity to reiterate to you the expression of my consideration.

Mr. OWEN MCGARR,

FRANCISCO J. SALAZAR.

Consul-General of the United States of America.

Mr. MINISTER:

BOLIVIA.
I.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS,

La Paz, April 4, 1889.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your estimable note, No. 27, yesterday.

The Constitutional President of the Republic, to whom I read said note, has instructed me to say in reply that he highly appreciates the invitation which the Government of the great North American Republic has been pleased to extend to the Government of Bolivia to join, through one or more delegates, in the International Conference to be held at Washington on Wednesday, October 2, of the present year, and that he considers the questions to be discussed there as intimately connected with the greater development of the foreign intercourse and prosperity of the American States; for which reason he has decided to establish a legation of first class in Washington, which shall be intrusted in due time to the proper person.

You can transmit to your Government this decision of

that of Bolivia; and I remain, with sentiments of very distinguished consideration,

Your obedient servant,

Hon. Mr. S. S. CARLISLE,

M. BAPTISTA.

Minister Resident and Consul-General of the

United States of America in Bolivia.

II.

Mr. MINISTER:

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS,

La Paz, May 18, 1889.

I have the pleasure of informing Your Excellency that my Government, in fulfillment of its pledged word, has issued credentials and letters of full powers in favor of Dr. Don Juan Francisco Velarde, who has been appointed minister of the first class and representative of Bolivia in the International Congress of Washington, who shall be accompanied by Dr. Don Dámaso Sanchez, chief clerk of this department, in the capacity of secretary of the first class.

The deference with which my Government has received the invitation of the enlightened Chief Magistrate of your great Republic has been proved in this way.

It gives me pleasure to avail this opportunity to offer to Your Excellency once again the sentiments of my distinguished consideration.

Hon. S. S. CARLISLE,

M. BAPTISTA.

Minister Resident and Consul-General of the

United States of North America.

CHILI.

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS,

Santiago, April 4, 1889.

SIR: I had the honor to receive in due time your note of December 10, 1888, transmitting the invitation which

the Government of the United States has extended to all the other Governments of our continent, to attend an International Conference to be held at Washington on the 2d of October next.

The nature of the Conference and the far-reaching importance of the measures to be considered forced upon us the necessity of giving serious study to the matter. Your own Government has manifestly understood that such consideration was necessary, since it has sent a special commissioner, Mr. John G. Walker, to confer with the different Governments upon the said invitation. I took advantage of the opportunity presented, and had the honor to examine, one by one, with Mr. Walker, all the points of the programme contained in act No. 1473, passed during April, last year, by the Congress of the United States. I also stated to him particularly the reasons why, in the opinion of my Government, the Conference should occupy itself only with commercial and economic questions. Upon problems of this nature the progress of our continent depends, and their wise solution will prove to be conducive to its future prosperity.

I am sure that the report of Mr. Walker to his Government will bear testimony both to the sincerity of our views and to the earnestness and impartiality with which we will co-operate in the consideration of all measures which may enable the various nations of America to promote, through their industry and commerce, the progress of each other.

I hope that you, when communicating to your Government our acceptance of the invitation and our purpose to be represented in the Conference at Washington, will be pleased also to transmit our views on the subject.

With pleasure I avail myself of this opportunity to offer to you the assurances of my distinguished consideration.

WILLIAM R. ROBERTS,

DEMETRIO LASTARRIA.

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister

Plenipotentiary of the United States of America.

PERU.

LEGATION OF PERU IN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Washington, April 27, 1889. SIR: In August last, in pursuance of the authority given to the President by the Federal Congress, the representative of the United States in Peru transmitted to my Government an invitation to attend the International American Conference. The Government of Peru immediately realized the importance of the project and gave to it the careful consideration which it deserves, both by reason of its nature, the various phases which it presents, and of the great influence which it will exercise upon the destinies of all the nations of this continent. The Conference to be held in this city in October next will discuss and recommend for adoption to the respective Governments a plan of arbitration for the settlement of the differences which may hereafter arise among them, and will furthermore consider other measures intended to promote their commercial and industrial relations.

This idea of increasing and strengthening the bonds which connect the American nations with each other, and in this way improving for the common good the opportunities afforded by their geographical position, and affirming the union which nature itself created when it filled this continent with a galaxy of free, independent, vigorous, and youthful nations, was necessarily hailed by the Government of Peru with feelings of sympathy and good will. The Government of Peru, both in the days of its country's prosperity as in those of its adversity, always advocated and welcomed all efforts to promote the common benefit and foster the feeling of union and fraternity among the nations of the New World; and although it is true that generous attempts in that direction have hitherto proved unsuccessful as far as practical and permanent results are concerned, it is not the less gratifying that the proposed Conference should undertake, through an interchange of views, to establish upon a firm basis the peace of the continent and to promote its financial and industrial prosperity.

It gives me great pleasure to transmit to the Secretary of State the expression of these views, and to inform him, in obedience to special instructions, that the Government of Peru accepts the invitation extended to it by the Government of the United States in the same spirit of friendship and regard with which it was extended, and that it will in due time send a Delegate to represent it at the International American Conference.

I have the honor on this occasion, Mr. Secretary of State, to offer you the assurances of the very distinguished consideration and esteem with which I subscribe myself Your obedient servant,

Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE, etc.

F. C. C. ZEGARRA.

BRAZIL.

LEGATION OF UNITED STATES,

Rio de Janeiro, May 1, 1889.

SIR: I have the honor to report that the Brazilian Government has accepted with pleasure the invitation to send Delegates to the American Conference to be held in Washington on October 2, 1889.

I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
H. CLAY ARMSTRONG,
Chargé d'Affaires.

Hon. JAMES G. BLAINE,

Secretary of State, Washington, D. C.

MEXICO.

Mr. MINISTER :

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Mexico, June 1, 1889.

I had the honor to receive Your Excellency's note, dated on the 27th ultimo, informing me that the Secretary of State had addressed you a telegram setting forth that, as stated to him by the Mexican Minister, I had not understood Mr. Bragg to tender Mexico a formal invitation to join the American Conference, but merely to transmit in

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