Evening star., 1928-12-30
PARAGUAY ACCEPTS
PARLEY PROTOCOL;
ASKS FEW CHANGES
Proposed Alterations Are of
Little Moment, Says Or.
Juan Raminez.
ATTITUDE OF BOLIVIA
IS EXPECTED SHORTLY
Draft of Multilateral Pact of Arbi-
tration Completed by Pan
American Group.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the ASSOCIATED RreSS.
The Paraguayan legation announced
hst night that its government accepted
Sin its main lines" the protocol of con-
Citation Of its controversy with Bolivia
which the Pan-American Conference
submitted to it and to the government
Of Bolivia for their approval
The Bolivian legation hopes to re-
ceive very soon some indication from
Its government as to whether the pro-
tocol will be satisfactory. A council of
ministers has been called in La Paz to
consider the question and reply is ex-
pected shortly.
The Paraguayan legation said its gov
eminent proposed some slight changes
b the wording of some of the clauses
Of the protocol. Dr. Juan Raminez
said the proposed alterations were of
little mornent and did not affect the
provisions or the sense of the protocol.
Sending Instructions.
"The government of Paraguay has
communicated to its legation in WASH
ington," the legation statement said,
"that the draft protocol of conciliation
with Bolivia is acceptable in its main
lines and that it is sending instructions
20 its delegates at the Pan-American
Conference on Arbitration and Concili-
at4Dn to propose slight notifications in
the wording of some Of the clauses.
''When the special committee shall
meet. the proposed changes will be set
forth"
The protocol, submitted to both
Bolivia and Paraguay, provided for es-
tablishment of panel of nine judges
for the investigation and conclllation OF
the Paraguayan- Bolivian dispute. Bo-
ltvia and Paraguay were to nominate
two Judges each and the remaining nVe
were to be appointed BY the arbitration
conference.
The Paraguayan reply was comnunl-
Gated yesterday Immediately upon It's
receipt to Dr. Victor Maurtua OF Peru,
chairman of the conferences special
committee on this question, although he
vas in a hospital Ill with pneumonia.
Bolivia Denies Advance.
The Bolivian legation yesterday denied
ofacial reports from Paraguay Inat
Bolivian troops had again occupied IN
the last few days Fort Vanguarola
where Bolivian and Paraguayan troops
flrgt clashed December 6, and that an
advance of IL miles into Paraguayan
Nerritory had been made. Minister Dlez
IA Medina stated that the tort was
captured by Bolivia Immediately after
the incident December 6 and tnat the
paraguayan government only now hearo
~ this event on account of tardy means
Of communication.
A draft of a multilateral treaty OF
axhitration, supposedly agreeable IN ltS
nrovisjons to all countries represented
At the Pan-American Arbitration Con-
ference now in session here, was COM
pleted yesterday by special Suocom-
nittee 1t will be reported early tnls
week to the full committee on arbltra-
ton treaties for formal approval before
final ratification by the conference IN
pienary session.
The draft treaty on arbitration would
establish the principle Of compulsory
arbitration for all disputes OF a justici-
able nature. The definition OF such con-
troversies contained in article 36 OF the
World Court protocol is expressly men
toned in this regard.
Only controversies arising from ques-
tons affecting the domestic jurisdiction
of States and controversies involving
Third parties are excepted from univer-
sal compulsory arbitration. All coun-
tries would be still at liberty. however.
70 make individual reservations to spe-
cifie types of disputes at the time OF
ratification.
Free to Agree on Type.
Disputing countries, under the draft
would be free to agree among them
selves as to the type of arbitration tri-
bunal to adjudicate their differences.
II agreement should be impossible, then
the draft provides that they would both
appoint either one or two judges apiece
and that they would then select two
justices of The Hague Court and ask
them to name the remaining odd mem
ber of the arbitration court.
Optimism continued high among dele
gates to the conference as to the final
success of the Bolivian
cancellation. Chiles official notification
that she would abstain from forming
part of any eventual conciliating COM
mission was not regarded here as in
dicating any hostility on that country'S
part to the efforts of the conference.
Should Dr. Maurtua's illness prevent
him from attending to his duties al
chairman of the conferences specia
committee on the Bolivian-Paraguayar
controversy the name of DIR. OreSte'
Ferrara, Ambassador of Cuba here, Il
being suggested as acting chairman o
the committee. DR.. Ferrara and DR.
Maurtua were co-authors of the orig
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