Evening star., 1928-12-14
CONFERENCE MOVES
TO AVERT STRIFE IN
BOLIVIAN DISPUTE
Pan-American Meeting Here
Offers to Tender Good Of
fees in Cancellation.
PARAGUAY REFRAINS
FROM CASTING VOTE
Body Acts on Motion to Serve as
Mediator in Row Over
Boundary.

Imbued with a unified desire to aver
the danger of imminent war between
Bolivia and Paraguay, the Pan-Ameri
can Conference at a special plenar,
session called today voted to offer 1t
good Offices to the two disputant ma
tions to conciliate their boundary con
troversy. which all week has precipitatee
a serious crisis in the functions OF the
washington parley.
with Bolivia absent and Paraguay
refraining from voting, the action OF
the conference followed swiftly on tht
motion of Secretary of State Frank B
Kellogg. the chairman, after plar
whereby the Pan-American Conference
would offer its services as mediator
was presented to the body by Dr. Victor
Maurtua of Peru and seconded by Am.
bassador Ferrara of Cuba, its author
ON behalf of the special committee deal
Ing with the border clash.
The revolution also provides that the
snecial conference committee consti'
tinted to look into the controversy
should be maintained to render what
ever services are required.
with the exception OF DR.. Elgie
Avala. the Paraguayan delegate, tht
delegates from Is nations signineo
their acceptance of the peace plan Ds
q rising vote. ,.... - d.
eided r,uon at the last-minute meeting
of the special committee neIore TIC
pienary session was convened.
would Continue Committee.
After 4 lengthy preamble, in which
the purposes OF the formation OF the
sneciai committee were outlined, tne
Following resolution was submitted 10
"Tl1af the conference proffer its good
Offices TO the interested parties 1or the
purpose of promoting suitable conclila-
tory measures with the aim oI preServ.
ing the principles OF CSnchiaLlon anu
arbitration as q solid foundatlon Oh M
ternational life. ,., .S.ss,,;,tAe ,sssss,It
CHARGED With considering and rep 9rting
tn fi1e conference on the development
which NAV now take place IN the mel
dent between the republics Oh BoiiVia
III The bolivian delegate to the confer
.nre Minister Diez de Medina, had an
,,o,,nced earlier in the day his decision
MT tn attend the session dealing WITT
the parapuayari-B Bolivian dispute pc
caslse M he lacked specific instructlons
from his government. He was Leaoy =
attend the plenary session, nvwexel W
after the discussion OF the maIser
tween his government and that Of faTa-
o,,av had been disposed Of. But within
: few minutes after DR.. Alayla mao eA-
r,iained that lacking Instructions IRON
hjs avn government he had witnneio
his vote. the session was adjourned anu
nothing more of general nature ois-
Corning on the heels of reports from
south America that the A B G powers
Arcentina. Brazil and Chile, were tax
ing steps looking to the peace1ul arDi-
trstion of the boundary dispute, the
action OF the Washington conference
was even more significant. lts gooo
ofices should prove acceptable 70 Ine
s,;sn,,tsnt nations-and each has in
S;cstad conciIiatory intentions - the
credit for averting war which mignt
involye several South American coun-
tries would 20 to the efforts OF the
washington parley.
Valves Prior Rights.
The proposal submitted to the con-
ference was that suggested yesterday oy
Dr. Orestes Ferrara, Cuban AmpasSauol
tn Washington 1t followed aoVlces
from Argentina that she waive an!
urior rights as mediator In IaVor "
the arbitration conference inns openev
the way for decisive action on Ine pai
of the conference here.
n was emphasized at the conference
however. that, whereas Argentina wa
undertaking to mediate the whole vas
nrobIem of boundary relations betweeI
bolivia and Paraguay, the arbltraLloi
conference would deal only Win TN
circumscribed problem of the difhcultie
arising out of the recent clash OF troop
on the boundary. !,
The adoption of the plan by boti
Bolivia and Paraguay VIII De sougn
by all the Latin American governments
through diplomatic moves at the wv
capitals involved.
Boliyia's attitude remains to be seer
whereas there is every indication tina
PARAGUAY will be ready to conciliate.
Bolivia is still insistent upon mora
reparations" from it's neighbor. An In
dication of the solidarity OF public an
political opinion in Bolivia Is give
in the formation Of new cabinet rep
resenting the only thlee political parties
Announcement was made at the Boliv
ian legation today that Thomas Manue
Elio was the new minister of foreig
affairs. He was delegate to tn
Buenos Aires conference which discus
sed the boundary dispute last year.
Other members of the new cabine
reyresentinp all noIitical factions ar
Alberto Palacios, treasury; Jose An
tezana, communications, and Francisc
Iraizos, minister of justice. A wa
minister and minister of education
IT. was announced. are to be appointe
today.
Medina Explains.
In refraining from attending tn
plenary session. Minister Medina ex
planned his course was In accord wit
his governments policy of refusing
discuss conciliation without first re
ceiving reparation from Paraguay fc
the affront to its national dignity an
honor. He emphasized, however, ths
ference itself and would attend a
meetings of that body strictly outsid
the question in dispute.
President Machada Of Cuba. 1t wa
learned today has appealed to Presi
dent Siles of Bolivia to maintai
american brotherly feeling" and
avoid a conflict. Then President Sile
replied that Bolivia maintains ger
erous and peaceful ideals" but at tn
same time has to look out for Its in
tesrity and national dignity
editorials from Brazilian newspaper
are supporting the position of the Be