Evening star., 1929-01-04
PAN-AMERICA PACTS
O. KID BY DELEGATES
IN PLENARY SESSION
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ernments, the arbitration treaty pro-
videS for the principle of compulsory
arbitration for all international contro-
verSieS among American republics ia
which established principles of inter-
national law can be applied
All the American republics save Ar
gentina are expected to ratify the
treaties. Argentina sent no delegates
to the conference and her attitude is in
doubt. though she may ratify the
treaties later
When controversy arises the coun-
tries concerned are given freedom tC
agree upon the arbitrator or tribunal
for mediation. But if they fail to agree
they each may name two arbitrators
Only one of these may be a national. OF
chosen from the country'S members OF
the Permanent Court of Arbitration al
The Hague, and one would be selected
from another American republic. The
four arbitrators named, provided two
countries were concerned, would select
a fifth, who would become president OF
the tribunal.
If there should be inability to agree
on the fifth member a non American
member of the Permanent Court of Ar
bitration at The Hague would be
named.
Way Out Also Paved.
move leading to the remuneration
OF the reservations that individual ma
lions may make to the treaty was seen
III the approval by the arbitration COM
mlttee OF draft protocol of progressive
arbitration. Nations could adhere tC
this progressively as they found it DOS
slble, then renounce some or all of the
reservations which they might make to
the general treaty of arbitration.
The draft OF the Cancellation pact
agreed upon by conference committees
established the principle of compulsory
submission of all disputes "of any kind
arising between American States to the
method agreed upon in the arbitration
treaty.
The instruments for Cancellation
would be the investigating commissions
set up by the Gondra treaties of 1928
Until now, they have had authority
only to make an inquiry into the facts
and report on their findings. Under
the text OF the conciliation treaty. thev
could undertake Cancellation activities
either during the period of investiga-
ton or at the discretion of the com
mission.
1t was considered a happy omen
that the treaties were shaped fer rati-
f1catlon and the Paraguayan- Bolivian
concillation protocol signed on the same
day. When the protocol finally was
signed 1t was the occasion of speeches
by both the Paraguayan and Bolivian
representatives. Both expressed salts
faction and thanked the conference for
the work it had done toward bringing
the dispute out of the crisis stage. Sec
retary Kellogg, in replying, said tha,
both countries had shown a Great
spirit of peace and good will"
or the nine judges on the mediation
tribunal two each would be named by
Paraguay and Bolivia and the other
five chosen from the United States
Mexico, Colombia, Uruguay and Cuba
Argentina and Brazil were expected to
be represented, but both declared they
did not wish to serve
The commission would be given a
year, If necessary, to settle or fix re-
sponsibility for the border fights. II
will not go into the territory dispute
which brought about the clashes.
Under the protocol, Bolivia and Para
quay are enjoined from warlike activi-
ties pending the labors of the COM
mission. The countries have not re-
sumed diplomatic relations, broken
after the first fight at Fort Van
guardia on December 6.