Show from the dally 0 october 2 THE CONGRESS the importance to the united states of the international congress of american nations which assembles in washington today to day can ie judged perhaps beter by alarm which it excited among european Lur turcie than by any inte reet which the americans themselves are taking in it in the papers of at least three ru roean capitals expression has been given to the anxiety with which the results 0 abc session v ill be awaited angland baa not allowed her fears if she has any to get into print she relies probably on the preeminence of her shipping resources and on the prestige which her commercial relations during the past decade have established only a general idea of the turn the negotiations may take can be formed at this early stage of ha proceedings but the results which are desired by this republic ti be seen the question will be whether these can be presented such clearness as to convince the visiting delegates that their countries will ie benefited equally with our own by the adoption of oar suggestions in a general way it would seem that this task should be neither difficult nor laborious apparently the advantages of closer commercial relations een the various republics of the new world w ill and it is expected that the grand tour through our most prosperous bee ions will assist the visiting representatives in coming to this understanding alie growth 0 some of tie south american st ites during the last ten years baa been marcellous marvellous marv ellous yet this progress hints at lie batora of resources still untouched immigration lias clowel in stream and as prosperity haa followed the toil of the colonist no lias foreign commerce followed bis track As a nation have been singularly bind to the opportunities port unities herd offered for the eale of oar manufactures agricultural machinery hai been about the only considerable sid erable factor of our export trade and much of lira ha bean carried in british ships nearly everything else baa been famished by england france and germany and the south american commerce of those nations hag gron to such proportions it need not be surprising if any disturbance of it causes a flatter in their trade circles alie calling of alie congress is a wise piece of statesmanship on lie part of oar foreign official unless they permit alie of their guests to be taxed with a too earnest ins istance upon the universal adoption of a heavy protective tariff there is no reason to doubt that alie session will mark the beginning of a most important period in alie foreign commerce of the united states |