Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-03
EW.C0NVENT|0N
OF PAN-AMER|CAN
STATES IS PLANNED
Fundamental Purposes of
Union to Be Set Forth
in Agreement.
De FACTO GOVERNMENT
RECOGNITION DEBATED
Delegates Consider Proposals Sub.
mitted to Congress by Vic
tor Maurtua.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
HAVANA. February 3.-The Pan.
American Union committee today unan-
iruously voted to conclude during the
present conference a new Pan -Ameri-
can Union convention to stipulate the
fundamental purposes of the institu-
ton and its functions.
The question arose because OF the
fact that at the first meeting OF the
committee the suggestion was made
that the congress limit itself to the
PRONUNCIATION Of regulatory resolution
merely changing the internal organiza-
ton Of the body.
As soon as the vote was passed this
morning the Pan-American Union COM
mittee went into long discussion over
questions of procedure. TWO prolects
we're before the committee. one submit
ted by Gustavo Guerrero OF Salvador
and the other by Jacobo Varela OF
Uruguay, reporter to the committee
who altered his original report so as
to make 1t conform more closely 10 the
views expressed in the committee.
Discuss De Facto Regimes.
Principles governing the recognition
of de facto governments were oelore
delegates Of the Pan-American Confer
ence today for study. They will be dis
cussed at a meeting OF the public inter-
national law committee tomorrow
Victor Maurtua. Peru. as reported 70
the committee on public international
law. asserted that all governments
should be recognized which fulfilled
these requisites:
Effective authority. with the prob
ability of stability and consolidation
and whose laws are freely accepted by
the population at least as far as tax
ation and military service are con-
cerncd.
Capacity and desire to fulfill pre-
existing international obligations to
contract new ones and TO respect the
duties established by international law.
Intervention Question.
Senior Maurtua also proposed that the
fat unconditional statement OF the Rio
Janeiro iurists' conference prohibiting
intervention by one state In the internal
affairs OF another should be AMENDED SO
that. while condeuining uuproyoked an-
terventions as a general rule. It stu
recognized that such emergencies might
arise as to render Intervention justin
able.
An amendment to a draft treaty de-
ftning the obligations OF governments In
cases OF revolutions In netghboring
countries was altered TO define more
exactly what ships might be seized. The
original read ships equipped for hos
tilities" might be seized. This was
changed TO read equipped by the rebel
lion" after a debate led b? Charles
Evans Hughes, chairman OF the United
States delegation
1--WE are very interested In foreign
commerce" Mr. Hughes said. "and We
are not desirous of encouraging civil
strife" The American Government. he
continued. intended when II approved
A treaty that the treaty be observed
and therefore he suggested a clearer
definition.
The phrase equipped by the rebel.
lion" was substituted In the clause
which applies TO merchantmen as well
as war craft.
Maurtua Report.
The Maurtua report recommends the
following as a declaration OF the prln-
ciples OF the congress:
/ An states have the right TO exist,
To protect and preserve their existence.
but this right neither implies power nor
I,lstifies unrighteous action by ONE state
against innocent or inoffensive >'ates
TO protect itself or TO preserve Its exist
ence.
2. All states are independent In the
sense that they have the right 10
achieve their welfare and free progress
without intervention or supervision from
other states. but In the exercise OF this
right they must not affect or violate the
rights OF other states.
3. All states are in their own right
and before the law equal to all other
members OF the international COM
munity. All states can therefore as
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