Evening star., 1932-08-02
NEUTRALs ACT FOR PEACE.
Joint Note Proposed to Two Nations
To Halt HostiIities. ..- =

Seeking to prevent further bloodshed
In the araguayan-Bolivian Chaco dis
puta, Representatives Of the United
States and four other neutrals today
dispatched telegram to IA American
Governments asking them to join In
peace representations to the disputants
Mexico. Cuba, Colombia, and Uru-
quay, the neutrals seeking with the
United States basis for norl-aggreS-
sion pact between Paraguay and Bolivia
sent the telegram today asking for a
unified pea to the disputants to cease
hoStilities ~. o..
Renewal of clashes between troops in
the Chaco, brought Paraguay and Bo-
fare. The neutrals hope to bring the
weight Of the American Govern
ments to bear in avoiding further trou-
BILE and to bring about an immediate
peace agreement. ''' de. go
NeutraIs Approve Message.
Assistant Secretary Of State Francis
White said the neutrals hope the other
governments quickly will approve the
text of the telegram, which. in the event
of unanimous approval, will be Cabled
to Paraguay and Bolivia.
The history of peace efforts since
December, 1923, was outlined in the
note, which brought events up to date
with accounts of recent clashes and the
withdrawal by both governments OF
their representatives from the Wash
ington treaty negotiations. @"
A similar unanimous message was
successful last october in bringing the
dSputing countries together for non-
aggression treaty negotiations here.
N~-
Soler, Paraguayan delegate to the non-
aggression conference, delivered infor'
nation requested by the neutrals con-
cerning troop clashes from June Is tC
the present.
Paraguayan Note.
This note described as "a serene
but energetic document" said in part
Paraguay, in this difficult emergency
has done nothing more than TO defenC
itself. True to its traditions of sound
international partisan; true to its di-
rect agreement with Bolivia and its
other international commitments; true
to its pledge to the neutrals not tC
realize any advance in the Chaco, il
maintains itself in its first positions
resisting force with force.
What further attitude can people
adopt when wounded in both its dig.
nifty and sovereignty, attacked in it,
own territory in a time of full peace
"Gcd grant that the Paraguayar
bloodshed in these combats and that
which will be shed in the future in de-
fense of the motherland will contrlbut;
IN time to build up in America peace
and right on a firmer basis"
| Denounce Drive on Fort.
| A note from another Parsguaya-
spokesman denounced the Bolivian at
: tack on Fort Bcqueron as corroboratint
| Paraguay'S earlier assertion that Bolivis
was waging war openly without form
| al declaration of war in violation o
| international law and the League O
| Nations covenant, Of which both Bolivit
and Paraguay are signatories.
After a morning of relative mac
| tivity Secretary White. upon recelv1n'
| Paraeuayan communications, hast1l
summoned a meeting Of neutrals.
Ambassadors Espil of Argentina an
/ de Lima of Brazil visited White an
learned that further efforts would b
made by the five neutrals, with the in
fiuence of their governments and Chil
and Peru backing them, to solve tn
present crisis.
DR.. Jose Baron, Cuban charge DAT
faires, and Jose Richling, Uruguaya
representative, arrived at the State De
partment shortly after noon to atten
I the meeting.