Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-20

BY the Associated Press.
Unanimous consent was given by the
delegates to the sixth Pan-American
Conference at Havana last week to
obligatory arbitration of international
disputes. This important pronounce
nent was bound up with outlawry of
aggressive war;
Both had the unqualified indorse-
ment of the United States. as voiced
by Charles Evans Hughes, head of the
delegation. who declared, when agree
ment was reached:
II count this day one of the happiest
of my life"
The Argentine delegation. headed by
DR.. Honorio Pueyrreaon. found itself in
complete opposition to the other dele
gates on the question of inserting All
economic clause in the preamble of the
convention relating to reorganization of
the Pan American Union. DR.. Pueyrre-
don resigned when he could not carry
his point. both from the Argentine dele
CATION and as Ambassador at Washing
ton. His government accepted his res
ignation and gave its approval to the
convention as prepared by the subcom-
mittee at Havana. regretting. however,
that the principles voiced by its delega-
ton had not been embodied in the pre-
amble.
u
A convention for obligatory arbitra-
ton has not yet been prepared, but will
be by representatives of the Americas
meeting in Washington within a year
The Pan-American Union convention
must receive the ratification of the gov
ernments. and. meanwhile. the organi-
zation will be carried on practically
under its provisions. which, as amended
allow special representation on the gov
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diplomats in Washington.
The International Commercial Avia-
ton Convention has also passed the
scrutiny of the delegates and been ap-
proved, Protection of the Panama
Canal is involved in ibis, and the
American republics are unanimous in
their agreement that protective meas
ureS are necessary and can be carried
out. The conference on aviation spon-
sored by President Coolidge will be held
in Washington next year.
The United States considered immi-
grafton a purely domestic question, but
the subject will be thraSlaed out next
month at Havana.
Arms Decision.
The conferences decision on mari
time neutrality will permit war mate
rails to pass through countries to those
states having no outlet to the sea.
Montevideo, Uruguay. will be the next
meeting place of the Pan American
Congress-the seventh,
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. good will
flyer of the United States. hoped into
his plane at Havana early last Monday
and sped out Of the foreign news field.
Ending his long tour. which carried
him TO Mexico. Central America and
South American republics. and islands
in the Caribbean. Col. Lindbergh
made the last lap through heavy clouds
ant rain. but he reached st. Louis in
good condition.
Doyle On After Life.
That there is a future life Is contend
ed warmly by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
noted English author and expounder of
spiritiSm, who contests the statement
made by Thomas Edison that the pos
Sibility of life hereafter is about so
50.." Sir Arthur believes it to be 100
per cent. and he brings an experience
OF one of his sons to prove his case.
This son got into communication.
through medium, with youthful
friend who had been recently killed in
an accident. They talked of intimate
personal affairs. Of which, In the opin-