Evening star., 1914-10-25
Credit Given Argentine for
Originating Method Of Set
tIing International Issues.
Statement BY DR.. NA0N
IN A RECENT ADDRESS
Subject Relating to Peace Treaties
Discussed Before the American
Bar Association.


vention of the American Bar Associa-
tfon bv Dr. Romulo s. Naon. ambassa-
dor from the Argentine Republic to the
United States has attracted consider
able attention among senators and 9TH
ers having to do with peace treaties
negotiated by Secretary Bryan OF the
state Department, especially as at TINS
time there is general discussion OF arol-
tration matters in connection with the
European war.
Owing to the limitations of space,
The Stars report of Thursdays pro-
ceedincs at the convention OF the
American Bar Association, held at ehe
Memorial Continental Hall OF the
DAUGHTERS of the American ReVolution'
did not contain as large an extract
from Dr. Naon's address az interest IN
the subjects he discussed might war
rant. .,o
Until the ambassador delivered the
address it was not generally known IN
washington that to Argentina belongs
the credit among nations OF na'iHs
originated as long ago as ~ .nI
idea of arbitration of 1nternatio,,at .ha
controversies at least as REGARDS tnat
co,,ntrv DR. Moan told of this in de-
tail.
Areentina's Spirit of Fairness.
: The ambassadors address was, IN part
as follows:
.In the wear 1864 the allied armies OF
Argentina Brazil and Uruguay entered
into a war against the tyrant Francisco
Solano Lopez. who then was governlhs
the republic of Paraguay. whose 1nnapl,
rants almost without exception, nad
been conscripted After six years of war
fare, the longest and most sansulnary
ever waged on the American continent
Paraguay was reduced to the laSt eA-
tremity of exhaustion and weakness.
And. gentlemen. the Argentine Republic,
which was then in position TO impose
it's will upon the defeated country ano
fix the boundary line between the two
countries, refused to take IHdvantase ol
her incontrovertibie superiority, and
even of the much vaunted rights OF
the victor and in a spirit of lofty
generosity acclaimed to the worio tnS
phrase thcat has ever since epltomlzed
her policy: Victory gives no rights
"A few days later a treaty of arbltra-
ton was signed submitting the de-
termination of the boundary line TO
the decision of an impartial judge. the
President of the United States of Amer
ica. This declaration which might be
considered from point OF view with
pretensions to posltivlsm as mani
festation of sentimental and romantic
weakness, was nevertheless. and en-
bodies up to the present time,
thought of an Argentine policy IL
seeks to remove from all minds any
ground for misunderstanding or Ill
will, any pretext for suspicion tendlng
to disturb the essential interest of our
peoDle which consists in maintaining
friendly relations with all the nations
of the world upon an lmmoVable base
of moral probity. absolute loyalty and
social cooperation which shall permit
is to realize the essential purpose which
inspires its activities IN the lnterna-
tional concert.
Propaganda for Peace.
Victory gives no rights is the
highest expression of our aspiration TO
make of the Argentine name an evo-
cation of those sentiments and an ex-
preston of all the moral energies capa-
BILE of increasing our prestige before
the world.
Another manifestation of our hu-
manitarianisIn may be found in the
Propaganda which our country has been
conducting for international arbitration
as ID means of settling disputes between
nations. adopting a formula which is
a; the present time the highest perfec-
tion of that system. One of the most
iilustrious statesmen OF my country
thus had occasion in 1880, as minister
of foreign affairs, to affirm that arbl-
t-ation had always been a noble and
constant aim of our people, and that
the Argentine government can show
its adherence for 4 long time to that
principle which wisely considers both
the interests of justice and the altru-
istic requirements of humanity In
fact since 1856, when the Argentine Re-
public concluded with Chile her first
arbitration treaty for the settlement of
boundary questions pending at that
lime and such others as might there
after arise. our efforts to bind ourselves
with all other countries of the world
through compulsory arbitration. have
not ceased for single day.
Proposed Comprehensive Treaty.
''As early as 1861 our great President
Sarmiento, the biographer of Lincoln
AMI tne intimate friend of Horace
Mann. proposed to the government of
the United States, while Argentine min