Evening star., 1928-12-10
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ONBOLN|A DISPUTE
Pan American C0ntereeS
Move 10 Avert War With
Paraguay.
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and Charles z. Hughes, delegate of the
United States.
President Coolidge in his address
called attention to the fact that some
of the countries represented at the con-
ference have added fundamental
strength to the principle of arbitration
By making it a fundamental tenet OF
their political constitutions.
1T may be said, therefore" continued
the President, that the foundations for
your work have been laid by the un-
broken practice and policy of the
American republics"
The President said that the i'm
wortance and significance" of the work
of the present conference is enhanced
"by the recent movement for the re-
nunciation of war as principle of ma
tional policy, which by necessary I'M
plication involves recourse to the orderly
processes leading up to arbitration.
20 Republics Represented.
All of the 81 Republics of the new
world were represented by delegates, ex-
ccpt Argentina, which has declined %
take part in the present conference.
The delegates of the two nations,
which have severed diplomatic relations
and are threatening to go to war at any
moment were present, but did not meet.
Senior Don Eduard DieZ de Medina.
Minister from Bolivia to the United
States and his country's delegate to the
conference. occupied seat on the south
side of the conference room in the PAN
American Union Building. while DR..
Eligio Ayala, delegate from Paraguay,
sat at the opposite end of the room.
On one side of the Bolivian delegate
Sat Charles E. Hughes, one of the
delegates of the United StatSe, and on
his other side sat the Brazilian delegate,
Senor S. Gurgel do Amaral. The
Paraguayan delegate sat between the
delegates from Peru and Panama.
Secretary Kellogg and Mr.. Hughes.
the two delegates representing the
United States, were among the first to
sign the motion.
The present conference, which Is o
continuation of the Sixth Pan-Ameri-
can Conference. held in Havana last
Winter, is expected to be one OF the
most important, and perhaps the most
far.reaching. of any conference that
has been held by the republics OF the
Americas.
Part Played by Hoover.
Added importance Is given to it not
only by the war cloud hanging over
Bolivia and Paraguay, but by the fact
that President-elect Herbert Hoover Is
now in South America on visit of good
will to the countries of Latin America.
Mr. Hoover's itinerary does not call
far A visit to either Bolivia or Para
auay, as they have no Seaports, and ne
q travelling chiefly by sea. The foreign
minister of Bolivia, however, came to
Antofagasta and met Mr.. Hoover 1ew
when the President-elect reaches
Buenos Aires. capital of Argentina, later
this week he will be close enough to
PARAGUAY for a similar visit OF courtesy
to be paid by representative OF tnaI
nation.
present conference.
It is hoped at the State Department
that one effect of President-elect
Hooyer's visit to Buenos Aires this week
viii be to soften the feeling OF resent
Rent against the United States and to
bring about O willingness on the part
of Argentina to participate in the pres
Secretary kellogg, upon his election
As chairman of the conference, dellv-
cred a brief address of welcome. IN
which he expressed the hope that last
ing results might come from the gather
ing: IL So.
your respective countries, said Mr. kel-
loxr. "a measure Of achievement in the
field of arbitration and conciliation OF
which you may we'll be proud. The peo-
Piles Of Latin America early in their his
tory acquired q position of leadership
in the movement for the peaceful set
tlement Of international disputes. In
this respect they have given an exam
pie to the world and have at the same
time set q new standard In international
relations.
"It must be q source of great satisfac-
ton to all Of us to know that whatever
we may be able to do to carry forward
the PRINCIPLES of conciliation and arbi-
tration will receive the enthusiastic sup
port of the nations that we represent.
At no time in history has the movement
for these PRINCIPLES acquired such
strength as at the present moment.
There is real popular clamor for
agreements renouncing war as an In
Strument of national policy and for
the establishment of machinery which
will assure the pacific settlement Of in
ternational disputes.
1T Is no exaggeration to say that we
are agreed on the basic principles in
volved and that the problem confront
ing US is to set up machinery adequate
to meet the varied contingencies that
may arise. In this constructive work l
feel certain that we will be successful.
In rendering this service the pam
American conference which we are to-
day inaugurating will earn and deserve
the gratitude of the nations of America.
Distinguished Action.
The conference met this morning ir
the presence of one of the most dis
.tinguished audiences ever assembled II
washington. It included members o.
the Presidents cabinet, Ambassador:
and Ministers of many foreign nations
and Senators and Representatives
Prominent among the spectators wa
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo
cratic leader of the Senate and candi'
date for Vice President of the Unitee
States in the recent political campaign
Many women, the wives and daughter:
of diplomats and statesmen, were scat
tered through the audience.
The delegates themselves occupied
tables set in the form of great obions
with one Of the longer sides missing, i
was on this side that chairs for thC
spectAtors were set. A unique featur;
of the conference is a method of stimuli
taneous translation of all speeches in {
whispered voice into microphone. B!
the means of earphones on each dele
gates table a speech may be heard II
English, while it is being delivered II
Spanish or other language. Most OF TIT
delegates speak Spanish. The Language
of Brazil is Portuguese which is similar
to Spanish.