Evening star., 1928-12-10
FIRST MOVE TAKEN
To SETTLE BOLIVIA
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
Pan-American ConfereeS in
Opening Session Act to
Avert War.
ARBITRATION STRESSED
IN COOLIDGE ADDRESS
Set Example for Rest of World,
He Tells Representatives of
90 Republics,

Threatened hostilities between Bo-
Iivia and Paraguay will be averted If
those countries accept a proposal to
arbitrate their frontier dispute unani-
mously adopted by the Pan-American
Conference on Cancellation and Arbi-
tration at its opening session in the
Pan-American Union Building here this
morning.
Realizing that the dark cloud of
armed conflict which is overhanging
the movement of troops on their from
tiers and the severance Of diplomatic
relations between their governments
might upset all the plans of the pres
ent conference to provide the machin-
cry for banishing war from the West
ern Hemisphere, the conference plunged
at once into the problem of finding
peaceful settlement.
Only the opening address of Presi-
dent Coolidge, who asked that the Re-
publics of the New World set an ex-
ample to all other nations in the
peaceful settlement of international
disputes, was permitted to delay action
to prevent the threatened war.
Plan Proposed by Maurtua.
Even before the actual session began
this morning a plan for peacefui set
tlement of the dispute had been IN
formally proposed by DR.. Victor M.
MalIrt,Ia. one of the two Peruvian dele
gates, and had received the approval
of most of the other delegates, mclud-
ing Secretary of State Kellogg ana
Charles E. Hughes, delegates represent
ing the United States
At the earliest opportunity, after the
conference had been organized for bus
iness. DR.. Maurtua formally introduced
a resolution embodying the plan. It
was unanimously adopted by the con-
ference. which includes delegates from
all but one of the 81 Republics OF TINS
hemisphere, the missing country being
Argentina.
The text of the resolution is as fol-
lows: ss--'s7H.s.t.
THE International Conference OF
American States on Concllatlon ana
Arbitration at washington for the pur-
pose of determining the procedure Tor
the pacific settlement of their interna-
tional differences, unanimously re-
solved:
"One-To express to the governments
of the sister republics of Bolivia and
Paraguay the keen desire and the hope
which it entertains that the present
differences shall be arranged pacifically
and in spirit of justice, concord ana
of fraternity;
suectful manner to those governments
in conformity with the tradition OF this
continent and with the practices guar
anteed in modern international law that
nations under circumstances such as
the present have at their disposal or
canisms and means adequate and Suf1-
cient to find solutions which harmonic
the preservation Of peace with the rights
of states:
"Three-To transmit this resolution
by telegraph to the governments OF Bo-
livia and Paraguay.
"Fourth To form committee
charged with the duty of advising the
conference with respect to the con-
ciliatory action, which, If necessary, 1t
might render cooperating with the in
strlImentalities now employed in
friendly solution of the problem"
Committee Appointed.
Adoption of the resolution followed
its Seconolng py the ALhooSSouoA "a
Cuba, DR.. Ferrara.
Secretary Kellogg, as chairman OF the
conference. Immediately carried out IN
structions in the resolution by appoint
ing a committee of five members after
a conference with DR.. Maurtua.
He announced that the committee is
asking the Ministers of Bolivia and
Paraguay to join in its meetings, AS
soon as they have received instructions
from their respective governments they
will be appointed official members OF
the committee.
DR.. Maurtua of Peru, who was made
chairman of the committee, announced
that it would hold its first meeting at 5
O'Clock this afternoon at the Pan-Amer-
ican Building. The other members Of
the committee which is to confer on the
first momentous question coming before
the conference are: The Ambassador
of Cuba, DR. Ferrara; DR.. Manuel Fos-
ter, delegate of Chile; Senor S. Ourgel
de Amaral, the Ambassador of Brazil.
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