The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-02-17
HAVANA CONFAB
HITS new SNAG
IN Immigration
Puerryedon Stays Away
From Session
(Continued from PAGE One)

of the Pan American treaty, which is
the basis for reorganization of the
Pan American Union. At the same
time the first commission adopted a
resolution for the continued function
ing of the union pending ratification
of the treaty by the various national
! legislatures.
General belief that DR.. Honorio
Pueyrredon has resigned as chairman
of the Argentine delegation and as
Argentine ambassador to Washing
ton was strengthened by his absence.
Although appointed member of the
subcommittee which drafted the
treaty DR.. 'Pueyrredon's name was
not attached to the draft submitted to
the commission.
The commission, while not referring
specifically to Argentina, made two
special provisions to meet the ano-
malous situation created by the APP
parent breach between DIR. Pueyrre-
don and his government.
| First it was agreed that the con-
vention should be assigned by the
diplomats of the American Republics
accredited to Cuba and that, if the
diplomat was not present, the treaty
should be sent direct to his govern
ment.
Pueyrredon Hits Tariff.
Second, it was agreed to submit
the commissions report and recon-
mendations to a plenary session of
the conference with the statement
that it represented "the unanimous
opinion of the nations present"
The resolution under which the
union is to operate in .the interim
provides for functioning in accord
ance with present authority in ad-
dition to the more important changes
voted by the sixth conference. These
changes refer to representation on the
governing board, administrative per-
sonnet, withdrawal of nations and
the decision that the union shall have
no political functions.
The commission voted final ad-
journment after completing all mat
tiers relating to the report for the
plenary session.
| my position is unchanged regard
ing the inclusion of the clause against
economic barriers in the treaty pre-
amble," said DR.. Pueyrredon. It was
understood that DIR. Pueyrredon sent
his resignation to Buenos Aires as a
protest against the exclusion of his
clause from the treaty preamble ana
because he thought his government
did not support his own personal
views.
HAVANA, Feb. 16.-There was ev-
cry indication today that the Pan
American conference will adjourn
next week without solution of the
immigration issue, in which the Unit
ed States is vitality interested.
There are two resolutions before
the conference.-the that no American
republic may apply quota restrictions
to immigration from another Amer
lean country; the other that any
American republic may restrict i'm
migration from non-American con-
tinent.
| There is a bill pending in the Unit
ed States congress at present giving
the United States the right to apply
quota restrictions to immigration
from Canada, Mexico and Latin Amer
ica
The United States delegation de-
clares that immigration is a purely
domestic question and H. P. Fletcher,
OF the United States delegation, serv-
ed formal notice upon the conference
that his government would never con-
sent to any agreement by which an
other power could dictate Washing
tons immigration policy"
The official status of DR.. Honorio
Pueyrredon, chairman of the Argen-
tine delegation, who is understood to
have resigned because the conference
rejected his tariff barrier" clause
from the preamble of the inter-Amer-
lean treaty, was still mystery today.
DR.. Pueyrredon refused to throw
any light upon the situation, but it is
understood that he rendered his resig-
nation to the Argentine government
as chairman because he felt that his
views were not wholly supported at
Buenos Aires.