Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
Delegates Convene to Adjudi-
cate Differences Over Gran
Chaco Boundary Dispute.
KELLOGG EXPRESSES
DESIRE FOR SUCCESS
Colorful Gathering Assemblies in
Pan-American Union Building
for Opening of Conference.

The initial move toward final settle
ment of the Paraguay Bolivian boundary
dispute, which last December threatened
the peace of South America, was made
today with convening Of the Commits
sion on Investigation and Cancellation
named by five countries to adjudicate
the differences over the boundary of the
Gran Chaco region.
Secretary Kellogg, as chairman of the
Pan-American Union board. welcomed
the delegates from the two disputant
countries and the judges from Mexico,
Cuba. Colombia, Uruguay and the
United States in the presence of color
full gathering of diplomats in the Pam
American Union Building. The setting
was much like that of the aPan- Amer
lean Conference on Cancellation and
Arbitration, which met last December
and was instrumental in averting threat
ened war between Paraguay and Bolivia.
Mr.. Kellogg said he hoped settlement
Will be achieved in harmony Of in
ternational friendliness.
Mccoy Heads Commission.
Brig. Gen. Frank Ross McCoy. the
United States delegate, was elected
chairman of the commission, after VIII
liam Howard Taft. Chief Justice of
the United States, had administered an
oath to the commissioners by which
they duly and faithfully promise their
offices as members of the commission"
to work for the solution of the difficult
ties under the terms of the Pan-Ameri-
can protocol Of January 3. Mr.. Kellogg
said:
Permit me. In the first place. to bid
you welcome on behalf of the Govern
ment of the United States, and to wish
you the fullest measure of success in
the important mission which has been
intrusted to you. You have come to-
gether to perform an international
service of much importance. not onfy
to the two republics concerned. but to
the entire continent as WELL The work
which you are to do is another con-
crete expression of that great and out
Western Hemisphere. namely, that
every dispute, no matter how serious 1t
may be, lend itself to the orderly pro-
cesses OF diplomacy, conciliation. medi-
alton or arbitration.
"The spirit prevailing in your delib.
erations will, am certain. be the same
spirit that characterized the recent con-
ference on conciliation and arbitration
and all the conferences of pan Amer
lean character.
THE entire. continent will follow your
deliberations with the deepest interest.
May 1t be vouchsafed to you to add an
other to that long list of achievements
through which the republics of America
have been able to set new standard
in peaceful settlement of international
disputes"
Cuban Hopes for Success.
Manual Marquee Sterling, Cuban
member of the commission, replied to
Secretary Kelloggs welcome with an ex-
preston of hope for success.
THE members of this commission" :"
he said, which confirms and enhances
the everlasting hopes of harmony and
concord in the New World. are deeply
grateful for your generous welcome on
behalf of the Government of the United
States. inspired also by the deep feeling
of frank and sincere hospitality ten
dered to the ideals and lofty aims which
have brought us here. We also convey
cordial and warm greetings to your
great Nation and to your honorable
Government. for we are certain that
the activities flowing from a creative
optimism find in this country distin-
guished by its greatness and its wisdom.
an environment of helpful impartiality
which must, from the outset, fruitfully
assist our loyal effort.
THE path of hope that we tread
certainly is not the only one. Neither
are we gathered In this distinguished
Capital for the purpose of trying out
illusory methods of or f1eeting initiative.
On the contrary, we have met here
around you carrying out an imperative
mandate of those realities which con-
stitute our best guarantee of moral and
material progress fund of achieve
ments attained in the course of history
at the call of lofty patriotic virtues and
of powerful civic energy after breaking
down irons and as result OF the eX-
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