Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-15
NEW PAN-AMER|CAN
COURT CONSIDERED.
Political Super Government
Idea Receives More Hard
Blows at Farley.
By WILLIAM HARD.

By Cable so The Star and chicago Daily
News Copyright i9-e
HAVANA. February I5.--T!le idea of
erecting the American Union INTO
a political er-government OF the
Western Hemisphere has received three
more death blows in the course of the
deliberations of the public International
law committee of the sixth Interna-
tional Conference OF American States.
At the same time the conference has
begun to turn its attention TO scheme
for a new vast sort OF judicial super
government for the Western Henri
sphere. 10 be crowned by a new Pam
American court of international justice.
These two facts together express the
great final problem now facing this con-
ference in the last few days of its ex-
istence The conference has for its
greatest historical achievement up 70
this moment the utter elimination OF
the Pan-American Union as an agency
having to do with questions of inter-
national political or military conflict
The resulting problem Is as follows,
If We are not going TO have the
Pan-Anerican Union as peace system
for the Western Hemisphere. are we
then going TO try 10 invent some other
peace system?"
Aifaro Is Central Figure.
II Is 10 this query that the confer
ence will devote Its most anxious con-
sider2tion between now and adjourn
ment The immediate central figure in
the matter is DR. Ricardo j. Alfaro of
Panama. He is the Official ''ponente"
of the public international Law commit
tee on the subject of the pacific set
tlement OF international conflicts" In
that responsible capacity he has re-
ported plan which really means the
obligatory pacific settlement OF all in
ternational disputes In the Western
Hemisphere without permissible resort
at any time 10 war
II was noted here today with ex-
IRENE interes. that DR.. Alfaro's plan
gives no place whatsoever 10 the Pan
American Union. The depressing fate
81 the union was accordingly as fol-
lows:
The public international law COM
Ynitiee devoted itself mainly 70 polish
ing of proposed treaty on the rights
and duties Of be!!igerents and Of neu-
trails in times Of war It had before
1t draft for such treaty made by
the international commission OF Amer
lean lurists which met In Rio de ia
metro last year. In that draft the iurists
had inserted three separate strong pro-
visions which together would make the
Pan American Union into the official
defender Of the rights Of neutrals In
this Ifn0ieOhere
The public international Law commit
tee has now killed all three OF those
provisions.
Council Proposal Killed.
Meanwhile. DR. Alfafo. as the Official
. 'poncnte" on the subject Of the preSer-
YatiOn u! peace, has had before him as
The basis for his work draft treat
contracted officially By the Rio jurists
az representatives NJ all American gov
. ernment& In that draft treaty there
VAS Il vigorous provision for making
tf3c Pan-American Union into Il per-
pe,ual council 0! Cancellation" FOR the
prevention of war in the whole area Of
the Americans Or, Alfaro has killed
nat provision aISp.
The basic reason for these deadly de-
equipments Ii that the Pan American
~ diplomatic political per@onages like
he percentages in the council and as-
! S.ntIy o! ttIr League ~ Nations This
! conference 81 American states wants
~ %ystem for The political settlement
VI international disputes. II has Il
. characteristic American belief IN the
! theory that the settlement of interna-
! ,ipnai disputes should be judicial DR..
! EltafO's scheme. therefore. creates q
/ complete system of tribunals Of afbi-
! <raD3rk and Judges ~ decide all inter
American International disputes through
! he processes not .! political reasoning
sj'I, III actual or supposed Law
] In sum W. have decided here not
~ nave 81 American i%aguf ~ ha'
tons, We have gel ~ decide whether OF
got Ne are going ~ lay the foundatiptis
here Tor some other variety u peace
J structure