Review of reviews and world's work . -AMERICAN CONGRESS. The other American republics had al-ready been invited to participate in aconference similar to the one Mr. Blaine, whenin President Garfields cabinet, had suggested sevenyeais before; and the first year of his adminis-tration saw an assemblage of delegates represent-ing eighteen of the nineteen independent nationson this hemisphere, whose duty and privilege itwas to co-operate in carrying out the measures hehad in view. By their invitation, Mr. Blaine becametheir presiding officer, and was permitted to partici-pate in their deliberation
Review of reviews and world's work . -AMERICAN CONGRESS. The other American republics had al-ready been invited to participate in aconference similar to the one Mr. Blaine, whenin President Garfields cabinet, had suggested sevenyeais before; and the first year of his adminis-tration saw an assemblage of delegates represent-ing eighteen of the nineteen independent nationson this hemisphere, whose duty and privilege itwas to co-operate in carrying out the measures hehad in view. By their invitation, Mr. Blaine becametheir presiding officer, and was permitted to partici-pate in their deliberations. The great purpose of thegathering, as he contemplated it, was to promotepeace by the arbitration of differences, and to extendcommercial intercourse by diplomatic negotiation andgovernmental aid. Having formulated their recom-mendations for the ratification of their respectivegovernments, the conference dispersed, leaving himan opportunity to accomplish certain practical resultsAvhich were suggested by a series of comniunications. HON. JAMES G. BLAINE. that accompanied their reports when submitted byhim to the President for transmission to communications are public documents, andcontain his views concerning the legislation necessaryto carry out the policy he has advocated. The polit-ical recommendations of the conference are still thesubject of diplomatic con-espondence, and the resultswill be disclosed in due time. The commercial recom-mendations have either been embodied in the statutesof the country or are awaiting the action of Congress. THE KIND OP RECIPROCITY MR. BLAINE ADVISED. There has been no opportunity to measure thevalue or estimate the advantage of the chief resultswhich the Secretary of State endeavored to accom-plish, as it remains for private enterprise to supple-ment the efforts of the Government in utilizing thefacilities that have been secured for the extension of A GLANCE AT MR. BLAINES COMMERCIAL POLICY. 541 trade. The markets of forty mi
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