Evening star., 1928-02-01
ARBITRATION PLAN
AND Immigration
STUDIED AT HAVANA
Committees Begin Intensive
Work After Recess by
Delegates.
ADJOURNMENT SOUGHT
BY MIDDLE OF MONTH
International Law Group to Con-
slider Cuba's Report on Alien
Problem.

g. the Associated Press
HAVANA. February AFTER Gay
of recess spent at Mariel, a short dis
tance from Havana, delegates OF the
sixth Pan-American Conference re-
entered this morning upon intensive
work. confronted with four OF the most
important committee meetings.
The committee on Pan American
Union affairs vas on the list for iwo
sessions. one in the morning ana an
other in the evening. This. ii vas SAID,
was due 10 the desire OF Charles E.
Hughes of the American delegation to
rush the work TO completion and make
possible the termination of the confer
ence before the third week In February.
II is expected that Cuba's report on
Immigration will come before the COM
mittee on public international law I'm,
rnediately. Senor Cartaya. VINO VIII
present the report. expects tnat some
clauses will meet with opposition. Inc
concInsinn of the study of the immi-
grafton problem will largely clear the
program OF that committee
Change i'm Functions Opposed.
Jacobo Vareia. Uruguay. as reporter
II the committee on Pan-AmeTican
Union affairs. suggested that the tunc-
tions OF the union be not changed from
those it now has. In general. these
functions are:
Intellectual cooperation, STUDY OF
commerce. industry and economic re-
sources compilation OF statisucs On
finance and communications: statistcs
in general: preparation OF interna'io.iIa'
psn- American conferences anu tI
iication Of various documents anu ou'
letins. a.. 60 tho
.nnli6cation of the unions duties 10
inciude arbitration and concilaron oi
International disputes THESE are gen-
eraIIy regarded by delegates as more
s,,,tahle for consideration by the COM
,,,itree on international public Law wnen
the question of pacific settlement OF M
terr,ationai disputes Is before tnaI Dooy-
Before the session OF the committee'
Chairman Enrique Olaya, ColomoLa.
said that it hoped To-Day 10 conTlooe
consideration Of the articles OF the ran-
xnsricsn Union convention defining
tne unions functions and referring 70
THE division Of expeIfses.
The nresent system of dividing sx-
ne1ses. according TO the population on
the sIIbscribina countries. was urged In
the draft convention ana py Senoi
vareia IN his report
Ceedesic Institute Advocated.
Believing that the Western world mas
its own distinctive problems inVovns
geographical research and convinced ,!
the necessity for the estaohsnmenL
WITHIN the American continent OF an
80 1xA
Coordination of existing geographical
data. the Mexican delegation TO the
Conference has submitted a plan for
the organization OF pan-American
geodetic institute.
The Mexican delegation introduced
report prepared by the department oi
agriculture and public works OF the gov
ernrnent Of Mexico, wherein great en-
rhasis is placed on the fact that the
exix;ing world geographical institution.
knogn as the International Council OF
Inyes,i9ation does not suffice for So
luton Of the localized problems OF
America.
Delegates on Holiday Trip.
ALI activities in The congress we're sus-
pended yesterday when delegates OF II
nations participated in a holiday trip
" A1AEsSa diI1bSr1 W t'A@ A0S@"~ N~F~'~
mert Of Cuba.
ore passenger steamer and the
Cuba. fsgship of the Cuban feet.
conveyed approximately 40 Cuban
officials and Pan-Amsrican Congress
oelegaes 10 Asriel. a picturesque port
vest o! Havana and noted In Cuban
history as the turning point In Cubas
night for freedom
II Vas there that Gen. M2ce0. negro
general hero, lost his life after ne had
craWn Spanish forces 70 that point, al
lowing Cuban soldiers free entry INTO
havana.
Departing q, an early hour in the
morning, the Sfi1cisi party, headed by
Martinez Ortiz. secretary Of state. and
compoSec of the majority Of the con-
ference delegates. landed al Mariei 10
bs tne guests of the Fl Morrow Cement
ca. whose plan, Was visited and al
whose country CLUB luncheon "aS
given.
Hughes Represents 4. n.
The United States was represented
~ ne luntheon by Charles Evans
HugheE. chairman VI ia Delegation,
Judge Morgan J O'Erten and Leo T..
Eose, director general OF the Pan
American union. Jt1s American party
snc were waiting al the dock 81 harpI
xlser tns rest VI the party landed
The IUncaeon. presided over by Sec-
retary Crt.z. was held On the portico
sn1 lawn u! the Mcsfo Club, which
oyeflyoke1 K&rieI HArboT. An address
SSk made by Gen Nsn6ez C&pole. nfst
yl1e President ri CUbs. who enumerated
American investments IL Cuba Ar
Hughes although requested " speak
deferred making any address
4 yls.t ~ the naval academy VI Cuba
situzHc high Oh . hiD 0Yerio)king
MARIE ItsEt>Yr. where IRA daDsant
Was heid iU hmm of tff diplomats oi
ihs Western sOfIos concluded the pro-
gram Many of The delegates and OFF,
els4s returned " itsYans 0Ii bussss
Tks American delegation returned al
sn early hour having left ths naval
sL&demy shortly after tile oi1ciSi ~
spectl1D.