Evening star., 1932-08-04
19 NATIONS TO BAN
ANY TERRITORIAL
GAIN IN CHACO WAR
New Doctrine Warns Bolivia
and Paraguay to Reach
Peaceful Solution.
APPLIES KELLOGG-BRIAND
PACT TO THIS QUARREL
American Powers Unite Here in
Policy Expected to Take High
Historic Rank.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
new enunciation, promising to be
historically as prominent as the Mon
roe Doctrine, today warns Bolivia and
Paraguay that unless they arbitrate
their dispute over the Chaco, any ter
ritory either of them gains will not be
recognized as having changed hands
legally.
Nineteen American Nations joined in
expressing the attitude new to Western
Hemisphere diplomacy. They hope re-
plies to their note will prevent further
hostilitieS in the long dispute.
The situation has many earmarks Of
the Sino-Japanese difficulties in Man
churia. But the note dispatched to
Paraguay and Bolivia is considered
couched in stronger terms than any
sent to China or Japan.
Applies Kellogg Pact Idea.
The message follows the principles
Of the Kellogg BRAND pact TO outlaw
war as an instrument of national policy,
applying them for the first time to this
part Of the world. 1t says, in part,
that "the American Nations will
not recognize any territorial arrange
ment of this controversy, which has not
been obtained by peaceful means"
Thus should either Paraguay or Bo-
livia gain by use of arms. the fruits
of conquest would be non-existent to the
19 neutrals.
The note was signed here by repre-
sentativeS of the United States, Colom-
bia, Uruguay, Cuba, Mexico, Peru Bra
Zil, Argentina. Chile Guatemala, Vene-
zuela, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Hon
duras, Ecuador. Panama, Nicaragua,
Costa Rica and FL Salvador.
Points Way to Peace.
After pointing the way to peace, the
neutrals declared themselves Solidly
against future recognition of territorial
conquest.
Assistant Secretary of State Francis
White, who signed the note for the
United States, said the Kellogg treaty
and other international peace agree
ments had not been invoked by the
neutrals because in norcase had any
particular treaty been ratified by both
disputants.
1.-THE note" he explained, defines q
new peace policy in the New World.
1t is broad statement OF principle de-
signed to express the united position OF
American nations against armed force
in their own international relations"
Text Of Note Sent.
The text Of the note to Bolivia and
Paraguay follows:
THE representatives Of all the Amer
ican republics meeting in Washington,
the seat of the neutral commission hav-
ing been duly authorized by their re-
Spective governments have the honor
to make the following declaration to the
governments of Bolivia and Paraguay:
Respect for law Is a tradition among
the American nations who are opposed
to force and renounce 1t both for the
solution of their controversies and as an
instrument Of national policy in their
reciprocal relations. They have lcng
been the proponents of the doctrine
that the arrangement Of all disputes and
conflicts of whatever nature or origin
that may arise between them can only
be sought by peaceful means.
Peaceful Solution Possible.
"The history of the American nations
shows that al their boundary and terri
torial controversies have been arranged
Dy Sucn means. therefore, Cne ndIlOLlS
of America declare that the Chaco dis
pute is susceptible of peaceful solution
and they earnestly request Bolivia and
Paraguay to submit Immediately the So
luton of this controversy to an ar
rangement by arbitration or by such
other peaceful means as may be accept
able to both.
LAS regards the responsibilities which
may arise from the various encounters
which have occurred from June IS to
date, they consider that the countries
in conflict should present to the neu-
tral commission all the Recommendation
which they may consider pertinent and
which will be examined by it. They do
not doubt that the country which this
investigation shows to be the aggressor
will desire to give satisfaction to the
one attacked. thus eliminating all mis-
understanding between them.
They, furthermore, invite the gov
ernments of Bolivia and Paraguay to
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