Evening star., 1928-12-16
BOLIVIA MAY, MAKE
/ PEACE CONDITIONS
-.
Pan American Conference
Believes Mediation Will
Be Successful.

BY the Associated Press.
) Settlement of the Paraguayan- Bolivian
dispute appeared much nearer here yes
-terday with the impression growing that
both countries would accept the offer
OF good Offices extended by the Pan.
American Conference on Arbitration.
While Paraguayan agreement to sub
NIT the controversy to mediation ap-
peared assured, some doubt still pre-
vailed, however, whether Bolivia would
not interpoSe such conditions as to en-
barrass the endeavor of the conference.
. Minister Diez de Medina of Bolivia,
lin the absence OF specific communica-
tions from his government, said that
personally he believed his country would
accept the good Offices. providing, how
ever. that some understanding were
reached beforehand whereby Bolivia
would receive some reparation for the
recent frontier incident.
Asks Moral Satisfaction.
His government. he said, still held
to its opinion that moral satisfaction
was due it. and for this reason. he
added that, although welcoming the
offer of mediation in the spirit OF
peace, Bolivia would appreciate an ar
rangement- whereby its disturbed ma
tional sentiments could be Smoothed
The condition raised by the. Bolivian
Minister appeared here today to be
largely matter of form and formula.
The, Paraguayan charge d'affaires.
DR.. Juan w. Ramirez, said he harbored
no doubt at all that Paraguayan agree
ment to the conciliation offer would be
almost immediate. He thought that
the practical results of the conference $
action were already visible In that war
with Bolivia appeared to be remote. u
In any case. he said, an armed strug-
gle between the two disputing coun-
tries could not be possible as long as
American public opinion was against
It, That he considered to be the
best guarantee against hostilities Def
mite word of the attitude of the two
governments is expected here early next
week.
Conference Committees.
The work of the conference itself
meanwhile, progressed to a point where
i. was hoped to begin regular COM
mittee meetings next Tuesday or We'd
nesday. The reporters of the COM
mittee on arbitration and conciliation
were continuing their canvass Of the
opinions of all delegations on the SUBJ
jects to be incorporated In papers fol
the conference. Their reports, which
viii form the basis of the committee
discussions. probably will be ready by
the beginning of next week,
A meeting of the committee of the
arbitration conference on Cancellation
treaties has been called for Monday
when, it is hoped, Jose Pedro Varela OF
Uruguay will be able to present report
on a conciliation treaty to be adopted
at this conference, e
All delegates gathered at the Pan
American Union today to witness the
unveiling of a bust to Andrew Car
negie, through whose generosity the
Pan-American Union Building largely
was built. The presentation addres:
was made by DR.. Henry S. Pritchett
president Of the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Peace. Secre-
tary Kellogg accepted the bust in. the
name OF the governing board of the
Pan-American Union. Tomorrow the
delegates will go to Mount Vernon or
the presidential yacht Mayfiower.