Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-06
HAVANA DELEGATES
STRIVE TO ADJUST
INTERVENTION ROW
American Representatives
Try to Obtain Approval
of Maurtua Report.
CONFERENCE is MAKING
PROGRESS WITH TASKS
Work May Be Ended Next Week.
Plan for Lindbergh's
Arrival.

HAVANA, February 6.--With special
r. called meetings Of some committees
for the purpose OF arranging reports
,,r,or to their regular sessions. the Ia
n,rs q. the American Conference
are progressing rapidly and tooay en-
trance r,oon the fourth week OF tne
conference gave favorable signs 'ha' 'Ae
,,o,,cress work would be completed neA'
week. ,;os
rrbrae committee meetings occupleo
+he Congress today. The Pan-Alnefiean
1rn,or committee, which is rapidly con-
c,,,5ine its work, met this morning "
take I'D the last three sections Oh ''s
work and il is expected that tnis CON-
r,;,tee Will finish its Deliberations 'i''S
week. .:..o
A special subcommittee on private
International law IS stuoyIle eou0 b. p
sented bv Dr.. Antonio Sancnez oe BUS
ss-aarta ~ C,,ba. president Of the con-
fsrerce The code probably VIII oe
-earv for presentation in its flnai 1ofA'
a. the next committee meeting.
Intervention Under Fire.
THE attack of eight Latin American
-enublics on The right Of one nation 10
intervene in the affairs OF anoIneF CoIil.-
mated the atmosphere oi the coIlIei eliSe.
preliminary conversations among
chiefs of delegations were held 10 oe-
fernnine the attitudes they "ouio 40
sI,rne IN the special subcommittee ap
pointed to pass upon the supJSes VI y.
the fundamental rights ana oueieS u
The attack came suddenly SATURDAY.
After Charles Evans Hughes, chief o.
tne United states delegation, nad prom
ICED the report Of Dr.. Victor Maurlus
of PER-, the full and unconditional! sup
,,nrt of the American Government. W
" hfaurtua's report eXpounceo tiae pI.It1
ne that the independence OF cohh1l Ns
Is correlated with their duty not " "
interfere with or violate The rlgh's VI
other states" rr.,.
'Tf1is was attacked as too vague. JIle M
Pho Janeiro guriSts' report sayAis ~
state may interTent In lne Iise''i ..e 70
aeairs of another" was urged III io
stead ..,.
Argentina Leads Attack
THE attach on the Maurtua report
vas led by Argentina. while Mexico
(.,,z.eu1aIa' Salvador, Santo Domingo.
sonduras. Colombia and Uruguay lolh-
Cd in aSsailing II. ,,.,s
the Untted States delegation was
<.r,t;,,7tx.ic t0dsy that a final agreement
woaIId be reached. but olner oelesaee.
were wary in predicting what the ina ina
outcome Of the subcommittee NotA
would be. This committee ~a!l prov.
atlv not meet for several DAYS snic.
y,Ienary session Is scneduleo loF ~ "
morrow. and the arriVa4 tmaas- o5 ~.
Charles A. L.ndbergh here On Weones-
..s-ar,.S ~ c1,t short the WORK
cf the congress that Gay.
THE committee on the PAN american
Union. at its meeting today. had before
5, the last remaining articic OF Iie Hc v
fr.eyer1.i0Y, for the union. THIS de''ien
.he foru1auttes under which country
rr,;Sd withdraw fro m1!9e union. Ahe
rergr;er suggested that two years
notice efoulc be made necessary
The American delegation ofi!eVeA
the Gaurtuz report Is a poSitiPe staos-
Yrlent when embraces boin ing fish. !.
ard duties Of nations, and wnlcn II
ssfslid be 10 nnisread cornpie1ly u con-
fetged as restricting the sovereignty OF
she weaker nations ard leaving opfof-
.tnIt.eS fgr the stronger ones 70 eIes-
Caae tiaear strength.
ANY correct cod!fcation of existing
International practice. American .ofis"
eateg ea.d today, would have 10 react.
although perhaps III c!Tefeni "ofna'
.ne same Conclusions Is The oraft orig-
.ralty elaborated by the American In
fl.tQte @! International Law.
Hope for Agreement.
This institution. which numbers
anl1ng ftS members HUNDREDS oI ttt
rIOst renowned Central and sofn
knnertcan ttYists, el2irgated thf pfpl'
eel in question. American delegated
fssessec without this Fan-Hnerlcah
Congress IL view AID had tiae grau'
f5cstgys, q seeing tte principles esIap'
Iislaed IN IL gFo@ more and more GEAR
+y defined essch year
slnee the American delegation 81
ready h&c annoDiiced that u "o1'0 40
he exattla2 as far Is the torn of tnf
Wording If the final declaration %
principles vas c0pcenfd, proTsdeo u
Substance vas correct oeilnltinfi %
sz.sting International practice. HoDf
grounds for fgope " 'lnal aEFeenrn
were i4elc o1t U<2ay ~ tsie CbiN'
f5bSleE f0l9S4pts.