Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-02-05
|PAN AMERICAN
DELE t. 5
CRITICIZE ]. 5.
Cuban Ambassador to Wash
ingtOn Flags Critics Of
Intervention
HONOR, GLORY
Ferrera Defends Right of
Intervening in the Light
Of History
GLORY

HAVANA, Feb. 4 (P--Cuba's am
bassador to Washington, DR.. Orestes
Ferrara, in an 18th hour attack to-
night on critics OF the Maurtua re-
port on fundamental principles OF
international law and the definition
of rights of states, defended the right
of intervention. He flayed critics OF
United States policies who had main
tanned continuous barrage of Cratory
today condemning any intervention
by one state in the affairs or another.
DIR. Ferrara declared that the ques-
ton of intervention or non-interve11-
ton has no place in the present
discussion and added that Cuba
cannot join other nations in expires
sions of intervention, because:
I'm the case OF Cuba the word
intervention has been one. meaning
honor, glory and goodness
He told his colleagues there is no
use talking against history, asserting
that intervention has been asked for
all oppressed peoples and even IN
modern times the cases of the Syrians
and Arrnenians are eloquent examples.
"FOr the SyrianS and ArInenianS,
the word intervention has been a
promise of life itself and of future, ,"
he said.
The real issue, DR.. Ferrara con-
tinued, is not concerned with inter
vention, but whether there should or
should not exist an international
paternalism which eventually will be
eliminated, just as it works out III
private life.
HAVANA, Feb. GA series of
international principles proclaimed by
the United States as forming the
basis of its policy in the western
hemisphere were criticized, attacked
and denounced at the Pan-Anerican
conference today by the delegates OF
a half score countries.
The attack, which has been brew
ing ever since report on the funda-
mental duties and rights of nations,
prepared by DR.. Victor Maurtua, OF
Peru, was published Thursday, broke
with stunning suddenness today SIS
SOON as Charles Evans Hughes, head
of the American delegation, haG
finished giving speech giving the
Maurtua report the full and uncon
ditional support of the American gov
ernment.
Following each other without delay
in short speeches remarkable for a
lack of oratorical flourishes, speaker
after speakers arose to pour a greater
or lesser measure of cenSure on the
Maurtua proposal.
Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala, Sal
Ixyo
Colombia and Uruguay Joined with
varying degrees of intensity in assail-
ing the principles approved by the
United States.
Gllstavo Guerrero OF SalvaGor,
chairman of the committee on public
international law. where the discus
sion took place, abandoned the chair
manship so as to be able to parttci-
pate in the debate. Sounding the
keynote of the remainder OF the
debate, he was on his feet hardly
before Mr. Hughes was through
speaking and delivered a speech in
which he finally proposed that the
recommendations of the jurists coIl-
ference at Rio Janeiro be substituted
for the Maurtua proposal.
| The jurist report unconditionally
condemns the intervention of one
state in the internal affairs of another
while the Maurtua report eXpounds
the principle that the independence
| of countries is correlated with Jfeir
duty not to interfere with or violate
| the rights Of other states"
In presenting his report. DR.. Maur-
Itua asserted that the principles in
| cluded in it contained the f1lnda-
mental rights CT all states which arc
above treaties since they do not lie;
| in the power of states to contract
Continued on rage Tnree)