New Britain herald., 1928-02-17
PUEYRRED0N QUITS;
 PROVES AbARRIER
Conference on P,a-Amaean
 Affairs Up h Ah

Havana, Feb. 17.-R-Redgna- tion of Dr. Honorio Pueyrredon, head of the Argentine delegation, proved barrier today to attempts Of the subcommittee on public in- ternational law to reconcile differ ences as the Pan-American congress neared it's close. The committee is debating a definition of national in- dependence which involves discus- sion of the right of intervention.
 Before it began it's labors last night the resignation of Dr. Pteyr- redon as leader of the Argentine delegation and also as ambassador to the United States was announced. When the committee met 1t was found impossible to agree on the final procedure and the task was made more difficult by the absence of Dr. Pueyrredon. The Argentine with Gustavo Guerrero of Salvador, had upheld the doctrine of absolute prohibition Of intervention by one state in the internal affairs of an- other.
 Most of the members of the sub- committee were convinced that the best procedure would be the frank admission to the full committee that < it could not reconcile varying views on the fundamental issue-the ex- tent to which the independence of one state was dependent upon re- spect for the rights of other states. matter should be referred to the next mater should be referred to the next Pan-American congress with. If pos sible. some previous study of 1t by body of experts.
 Submitted Tuesday
 Dr. Pueyrredon in making public his resignation said it had first been submitted Tuesday night but that his government asked him to re- consider it. This he refused to do. He would rather abandon his posts. he explained, than his stand for the in- ciusion Of declaration in the Pan American union convention in favor of the removal of tariff barriers.
 Dr. Lauretino Olascoaga, Argen- tine minister at Havana, who suc- ceeds Dr. Pueyrredon as leader of the delegation, immediately cabled his government for fresh instruc- tions.
 Losing no time in discussion of the pacific settlement of information al disputes, the sub committee nam ed to consider that subject was sum- moned to meet today. Before it was the question Of modifying the report presented Ricardo Alfaro of Panama along the lines suggested in the de- bate in which Charles Evans Hughes of the United States played 70 prominent a part.
 Behind Prupoeel
 The whole weight of the United States was thrown behind the pro- posal to outlaw all aggressive war fare in this hemisphere by Charles Evans Hughes. Ills country. he said, is opposed to any acts of aggres- sion. desirous of seeing force abolished from this hemisphere. and seeks nothing but the prosperity, in- dependence and friendship of sall American states"
 MT. Hughes fully supported a reso- luton introduced by Fernando Con- zalez Roa of Mexico which declared all aggressive war illegal and pro- vided international disputes should be settled by pacific means.
 MT. Hughes suggested the estab- lishment of joint international com missions patterned on the lines of the American-Canadian boundary commission. by conclusion of pecuniary claims conventions, and by establishing firmly the principle of arbitration. This would be subject only to the limitation which sover- eighty of countries required.
 AS means to the pacific settlement on disputes he urged periodical con- ferences for candid exchange on views on controversial subjects. measures of conciliation and judi cial settlement
 Yelled Reference
 A yelled reference to the pending Tacna-AricA territorial dispute be- tween Chile and Peru was made by Victor Maurtua. Peru. in advocat- ing compulsory arbitration between states.
 'The Chilean delegation informed us it cannot accept arbitration with respect to the interpretation and ap- plication of treaties." he said. But, observe that Chile has ratified the covenant of the league of nations which stipulates compulsory arbi- tration particularly for just such questions. It 50 happens that Chile refuses to concede to American states , that which is conceded to Europe" | The means of pacific settlement of disputes was regarded as a subject too far reaching for conclusion by the present conference which ends Monday. it was hoped. however. that a skeleton plan might be outlined and thus the labors of some future conference on the matter facilitated.