The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-18
BRITISH-U. S.
WAR LOOMS IN
BOLIVIA CLASH
League May Conflict
With Monroe Doctrine

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duct negotiations regarding the dis
pute.
GENEVA, Dee. 17.-Concerning
the gravity with which the League
Of nations regards the Bolivian
Paraguayan war, the following
statement is given out by the press:
while final decisions are not yet
made, the League program covers
three phases by which the Council
may act.
"First, exhaust every possibility
for settlement of the dispute by the
machinery already existing on the
American continent. If this fails,
the League would be obliged to in
sist on settlement under the
machinery provided by the League
Covenant, and this failing, the
League could consider the Covenant
provisions for rupture of diplomatic
relations and an economic blockade
to enforce it's decisions"
Obviously this would clash with
American imperialism's demand for
it's monopoly in the exploitation and
oppression of Latin-America, and
would lead straight into new world
war.
10 PAZ, Bolivia, Dec. 17.-Bolivia
has asked the Chilean foreign minis
try for an opinion on what action
should be taken in connection with
suggestions for arbitration put for
ward by the League of Nations and
the Pan-American Conference in
Washington.
The reply, forwarded today
through the Chilean minister at La
Paz, said:
"First, Chile considers that Amer
lean nations have the duty of not
disturbing continental peace and
consequently believes Bolivia should
have sought pacific means for
compromise of justice and honor.
Second, Chile looks with deep
sentiment upon the Bolivian attitude
toward war and sincerely suggests
to choose one of the pacific means,
suspending forthwith an sorts of
military operations.
"Third, Chile invites Bolivia to
mediate upon the disastrous conse-
quer ces of war.
"Signed, Rios Gallardo, foreign
minister"
Gondra Commission Quits.
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, Dec. II
(UP).-The International Perman-
ent Commission for the Prevention
of Armed Conflict Between Amer
lean States terminated its efforts to
intervene in the Bolivian-P aragu-
ayan dispute today.
The commission passed resolu-
ton ending the activities of its mis-
sion which had proposed investigat-
ing the boundary trouble between
the two nations.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 17.-With
mobilization proceeding in Paraguay
"as defensive measure because of
the gravity of the circumstances"
dispatches from Asuncion state that
Paraguay lost six dead in repuls-
ing the attack of Bolivian troops
and recapturing three of five forts
taken. Thousands not included in
mobilization orders are volunteer
ing.
Dispatches from La Paz, Bolivia,
state that three Yankee aviators
have volunteered to drop bombs on
Paraguayans, and war agitators
rounded up crowd to parade to the
U. S. legation, where the Yankee
minister spoke to the crowd and
thanked them for their good will"
While the show is made that
Bolivia may be satisfied" with re-
capturing Paraguayan forts and
ostensible speeches are made about
the possibility of peace" troop
movements proceed and are increas-
ing. 1t is believed that if the Wash
ington imperialists can compel Par
aguay to surrender to Bolivia's
terms then, and then only, will
Bolivia accept arbitration" The
government note replying to the
League of Nations is very perfume
to,-v