The Washington herald., 1922-12-05
COSTA R|CAN T0|
RESIST CENTRAL
AMERICAN UNION
Proposal by DR.. Don Alberto
UcIes, of Honduras, Fails to
Find Conference Unanimous
RESEMBLES ARMS PARLEY
Opening Session Is Brilliant
With Flags of Republics
and Gay Military Uniforms
By JOHN G0LDSTROM.
Euiverxal servire-

BY JOHN GOLDSIkOM.
Universal Service.
The Conference on 6entral
American Affairs opened yester-
day with a proposal from Hon.
duras to unite with Guatemala,
Il Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa
Rica in a United States of Gen.
trail America. DR.. Don Alberto
Ucles was the proponent.
That this proposal does not ex-
press an unanimous feeling was
Indicated in the address of Don
Jose Coronado, Foreign Minister
Of Costa Rica. who said for his
delegation that the historic hour
of political union has not yet been
struck"
DIR. Tcles is the eldest Of the
delegates, a veteran well into the
sixties. His opponent is the young
est, being in the early thirties.
RECEPTION LAST NIGHT.
Secretary Hughes opened the
conference in the Pan-American
) Union Building with an address and
was elected chairman. President
Harding entertained the delegates
at a White House luncheon, to
which were invited the Cabinet. q
delegation from Congress headed
by Senator Lodge. and members of
the Diplomatic Corps.
Largely the same Sgroup, with
their wives, attended a brilliant
diplomatic reception given last
.iight by Secretary and Mrs.
Hughes in the Hall of the Amer
icas, in the Pan-American Union.
ATTEND OPENING SESSION.
The Diplomatic Corps. headed by
French Ambassador Jusserand and
British Ambassador Geddes, and
members Of Congress attended the
opening session, which, on a smaller
scale, assumed the character Of the
arms limitation conference of last
winter.
1t was a distinguished gathering.
TO which color was given by the
flags Of the Americas republics
and uniforms OF military attaches
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes assured the delegates Of
the cooperation Of the United
States in efforts of the conference
TO bring about a lasting peace
among the five nations represented.
OPENS CONFERENCE.
Secretary Hughes. outlining the
purpose Of the conference, said in
part:
THE United States has no am
bition to crafty at your expense,
no policy which runs counter to
your national aspirations. and no
purpose save to promote the in
terests of peace and TO assist you,
in such manner as you may well
come, to solve your problems.
THE interest OF the United
States is found in the peace of
this hemisphere and in the con-
servation OF your interests
IN this invitation Thy the
United States) it was proposed
that the following subjects be dis
cussed:
STATES SUBJECT MATTER.
Il. The negotiation of a treaty
to make effective those provisions
of the treaties signed at WASH
ington on December 20, 1907,
which experience has shown to be
effective in maintaining friendly
relations among the Central
American States.
''2. Measures whereby, in view
of the achievements accomplished
with regard to the limitation of
ornaments by the powers par
tiCipating in the conference at
Washington in 1921, the Central
American States may carry on
this endeavor and set an, exam
pie to the world and above all
to the powers of this hemisphere,
by adopting effective measures for
the limitation of ornaments in
Central America.
%. The working oxt Of a plan
for setting up tribunals OF inquiry
whenever disputes regarding the
proposed treaty or treaties. which
cannot he settled by diplomatic
means. shall arise.
WILL ORGANIZE TODAY.
-. Any other questions which
the countries represented at the
conference unanimously desire to
consider.
with your permission. / desire
to emphasize the fact that. as
the separate treaty establishing
the Central American Court of
Justice was terminated in 1917.
1t is important that provision be
made for arbitral disposition of
controversies and that methods be
devised for carrying out existing
treaties in securing basis for
a lasting and just accord"
The conference will organize its