Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26

lean and Caribbean republics vas sutti-
GENTLY obvious For II DR.. Guerrero
found considerable but far from ade-
Quate support. Very ably seconded by
DR.. Maurtua of Peru. the reporter Of
the committee Mr. Hughes with patient
iteration opposed a principle and a
fact--the principle. namely, that in n
proper determination of the question OF
intervention the duties OF states must
BE- given equal consideration with the
rights: the fact namely. that enact
nnent OF international law was outside
the proper sphere OF the conference.
which might properly only codify uni
versally accepted International practice
Mr.. Hughes and DR.. Maurtua urged
upon the committee embodiment in the
proposed treaty. in the stead Of DR.
Guerreros principle. OF the six prin-
cip!eS 10 govern Intervention propound-
ed by the American Institute Of Inter-
national at its Philadelphia meeting
III 1916. the which principles recog-
nize rights and duties of states in re-
spcct OF intervention as correlative.
In the end the committee recon-
mended poStponement 10 the mex, con-
ference OF further discussion of the
delicate question OF Intervention" The
debate thereon had largely absorbed the
.
the committee made an appreciable be-
ginning toward coditication: II fornu-
lated some minor conventions. not With
out Importance. More important. while
the controversy made evident that the
resentment against our activities re-
Santo Domingo. Hait'. Nicaragua and
Panama. is by no means negligible. IL
also proved tina; il Is T. no means
majority Latin Americ. n sentiment and
1t afforded 10 Mr. Hughes opportunities
TO asScverate our complete innocence
OF lmpcriaiistic motive: opportunities
so we'll improved that seemingly the
many waverers were persuaded and
even inveterate counter-conviction was
shaken. The position -ec ms 10 be that
the principle Of cooperative action 10
bring 10 book miSbehaying sister is
generally cherished: that. however the
lack OF satisfactory mode of giving
effect to the principle Is gen orally
recognized. and that Mr., Hughes has
induced general resignation To continue
ance OF our role Of policeman pending
emergence OF such mode.
III previous issues l have sufficiently
noticed the treaty providing for formal
reconstruction Of the union unanimously
adopted by the full conference. II pro-
poses no essential changes. but makes
Importantly FOR staOiigation.
A committee OF experts is 10 NEE,
within the ensuing twelyc-month To
continue the work toward a treaty Of
compulsory arbitration" As MIR.
Hughes pointed out. its main task will
DE 10 determine the non- arbitratable
suhject~-a nice task,
A code Of private International law
was completed and was accepted by
the delegations OF all the states par
ticipating IN the union except the
United States, The considerable differ
ences among our federated States In
make II impossible Tor us ~ accept
such a code
There are many who consider the
commercial aviation treaty the out
concrete accomplishment of
the conference, ! am inclined tu think
II WAS, Next to II III that category
would put the agreements On co-opera~
tive sanitary measures, II Is proposed
Ia extend the sanitary work Of Panama
and Havana throughout General and
South America,
Appreciahle advance was made by
the committee an problems vi CONS
munication toward promotion M the |
projects Of pan American railway aud |
hiehwae systems.
Montevideo Uruguay, VAS selected |
ms the scat OF the next Pan" American |
Congress,
To recapitulate hr.e.y. The concrete |
results OF the coniete@ee were, thoush |
not remarkable. but the |
atmospheric results were highly nota~ |
BILE and satisfactory, Thanks chiefly IL |
the efforts OF Mr. Hughes, many sad !
mlsappre hcnslons were diSstnated. and |
the relations between the "coloss..s vi |
the North" and her sisters of the Vest |
ern Hemisphere tsome NJ them bidding |
fair to become colossal enoughl have |
been placed on All unnreceaently cordial |
footing, The union promises To be |
heneeforth mare than hitherto IAN or /,
gan Of delicious and successful eol~ |
alteration
4 Note,-s~Reluctantly must ,NAstlN,ne |
notice at the tiare.up respecting Hun.
gary tthe fantastic machtne~gun AT |
fals', and at the tension IN the rela- I
tAtt xA