Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
FERRARA DEFENDS
INTERVENTION AS
MEANS OF HONOR
Cuban Envoy Backs u. S.
During Havana Debate
on Maurtua Report.
HUGHES HOLDS PLAN
is NEW MAGMA CHARTA
Delegates From Other Nations Bit
terly Assail Proposal Limit
ing Autonomy.

HAVANA February 4-CubaS 5 Am
bassador 10 washington. DR. Oreste;
Ferrara. in an eleventh hour attack TO-
night on critics OF the Maurtua report
on fundamental principles Of interna-
tional Law and the definition of rights
al states. defended the right OF inter
vention. He fayed critics OF United
S.afes policies who had maintained g
continuous barrage Of oratory TODAY
condemning any intervention by one
state in the affairs OF another.
DR.. Ferrara declared that the ques-
fion OF Intervention or non-interVen
ton has no place in the present dis
cassion. and added that Cuba cannot
1oin other nations II expressions on IN
,ervention. because. In the case OF
Cuba the word intervention has been
one meaning honor. glory and good
ness"
He told his colleagues there is no
Use talking against history, asserting
that Intervention has been asked by
all oppressed peoples and even IN mod
ern times the cases of the Syrlans
and Armenians are eloquent examples
Matter One of Paternaiism.
For the Syrlans and Armenians. the
word Intervention has been promise
O. LIFE Itself and OF future, ne SalG
The real issue, Dr.. FeTrara continued,
is not concerned with intervention, out
whether there should or should not
exist an international paterna!iSm.
which eventually viii be eliminated
11st as il works out in private LIE.
A series of international principles
r,roclained by the United states as
forming the basis of its policy IN the
Western Hemisphere were criticlzeo. az
tackled and denounced al the confer
ence today.
THE attack which has been brewing
ever since the report. prepared oy DE.
Maurtua vas published THURSDAY.
broke with stunning sucoenneSs as
soon a. Charles Evans Hughes. neao
OF the American delegation. had M
Ss,1ed a speech giving the MaurVua re-
port the full and unconditional support
Of the American Government.
Eight Join in Censure.
Following each other without delay
in shor, speeches remarkable Tor a
,sck of oratorical flourisheS. speaker
after speaker arose TO pour greater
or lesser measure OF cenSure on The
Maurtua proposal.
Argentina. Mexico. Guatemala, Sal
vacor. Santo Domingo. Honduras, Co
,orlpsa and Uruguay joined with vary
ing degrees Of intensity in aSsAilins the
principles approved ny the Unitea
States.
O; the committee On public inierna-
tionaI law where the discussion Loog
Dlsce. abandoned TIE Craftsmanship ~
as 10 be able 10 participate IN the &C.
bate. Sounding the keynote Of me re-
naindpr OF the debate be was on his
feet hardly before Mr. Hughes "as
tnrough speaking and delivered speecn
- which ne finally proposed tnat t!''
recommendations Of the JurisS con
terence a; Rio De Jane.9o be suosl'
islteo for the Maurtua proposal
The JnriSis report unconcilionaaIy
condemns the Intervention o! one state
IN tne internal affairs Of another wnik
the Maurtua report eXpoundS the prin-
eiDle that the Independence of coun-
,-tes II correlated With their duty not
n Interfere with or violate me rignr
r; other states.
Dr. Mzurtua Speaks.
Dr. Victor MzurtGaa of Peru author
.. the report which precipltated the
oebSte. arose IL reply 20 some OF the
pylEts naade against his speech by some
81 the delegates only 10 precipiiate an
otne: controversy
Asserting that delegates had no rea-
son 70 express surrTrise al the form ths
reyort took. Dr AEaurt1a said that BE-
fore presenting /. he had exchanged
views on us contents with many Of his
colleagues. including Or Guerrero him.
self DR.. Guerrero came U his feet al
SJon as the Peruvian delegate ended
and said that he once i1zc interrupted
the reading o. an article IN the FepoE'
which Or k2urtua vas communicating
" hin 10 register his cisapproVai of 10
reference with the sovereignty u la
Countries
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