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assembly, which was styled the Pan-American
Conference. Mr. Blaine was voted to the
chair, and under his leading the members of the
congress decided to begin with a circular tour of
forty days through the whole of the States of
the Union. Its labours were afterwards
continued until April 18th, 1890.
The results of the Conference as regards the
common interests of trade and commerce, etc.,
will only be felt gradually, since many of these
matters are of intricate character, and in some
instances require entirely fresh international
transactions. But as regards the chief
thing—viz., the establishment of a permanent tribunal
of arbitration—the object was achieved.
Congress almost unanimously[1] adopted the
resolution of the report of the committee
respecting the election of such a supreme judicial
authority in case of any menacing international
disagreement.
The members of the Conference were not
authorized to conclude binding treaties. Their
task was confined to deliberating upon affairs
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