Evening star., 1933-12-03
.PARLEY WILL SEEK
/ GRAN CHACOPE PEACE
Pan-American Delegates S
Ready for Conference
Opening Today.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTEVIDEO, December "A
spirit of good will and willingness to CO.
operate prevailed tonight among the 100
delegates from North, Central and
South American nations, who tomorrow,
will begin the Pan-American Confer
ence on economic and peace questions
Among the subjects expected to be
taken up are the Gran Chaco war be-
tween Bolivia and Paraguay ana the
monetary and debt situations.
Two suggestions have already been
offered regarding the months-long Cha-
co ST. ggle: One by Foreign Secretary
Puig Casaure nc of Mexico, that Bolivia
and Paraguay declare truce Tor the
period CT the conference, and the other
by the American Secretary OF State.
Cordell Hull that all delegations WolA
on behalf of settlement.
The foreign ministers OF Chile, Ar
gontina, Brazil Paraguay, Nicaragua
Guatemala, Panama and Uruguay are
also personally in attendance.
Montevideo newspapers did not ap-
pear today because printers and news
tcvs declared a 24-hour strike in SYM
pathy with 40 Communists, who were
deported for agitating in favor OF
strike against the parley.
Communists Hit Hull.
A number Ct Communist pamphletS
were sold on the street today. They
attacked the deportations and the con-
ierees, including Secretary Hull; The
Eublic, however, seemed apathetic re-
earding the agitation.
The Cuban delegation told the ASSo-
ciated Press that Cuba's program would
be based on these policies: The integTal
independence of all American countries
and freedom from intervention or ao-
monition; absolute freedom economl-
cally. and support for the revolution
OF these times"
An intra-American commission OF
women laid plans for conference action
in the direction of equality, social and
political rights and uniform legislation
regarding nationality.
For the first time women are dele
gates to a Pan-American gathering.
Sophronisba Breckenridge is an Ameri-
can representative and Sonora Vignole
DemicheIli Is a delegate from Uruguay.
To Seek Place.
It was understood that Paraguay will
oppose any Chaco truce without guaran-
tees of arbitration in the entire case.
Bolivian delegates have made no public
announcement of their stand.
The peace theme was generally ex-
pected TO be advanced by efforts seek
Ing additional signatories to non-ag-
gress-on and anti-war pact recently
signel by Argentina, Brazil, Mexico
Urug y and Paraguay.
Possibilities regarding economic prof.
ects were said to center apparently IN
the American and Mexican delegations.
The latter group has been active IN
promoting monetary and debt proposals
envisaging the linking Of gold and silver
In a modified bi-metallic project, de-
tails of which were not given out.
1t was understood the United States
delegation was prepared to advance
economic proposals along dlf1erens
lines.
Costa Rica, the only one Of 81 Pan
American nations so far not represent
ed by delegates, decided at the last
minute to send representative VINO
will arrive by airplane at pm. to-
is scheduled to open.
Although several participants are
known to seek the presentation of par
ticular problems to the conference,
there was increasing confidence tonight
among leading delegations that the
agenda will be confined to broad sub
jects applicable to all countries repre-
sented, with emphasis on economic
matters.
Charging that for "18 years Haiti
has been supporting unjuStif1able inter-
vention by the United States" Pierre
Paul, delegate to the conference, said
today Haiti's presence was not justi-
fed unless an obligatory principle OF
non-intervention is adopted.
In Haiti, Pierre Paul said, the United
States without reason has occupied
territory seized customs and taken con
troll of the army and finances"
Haiti Paid Debts.
The United States is withdrawing
Marines from Haiti in october, 1884,
but will retain control of customs for II
years.
When European nations demanded
the United States drasticaly reduce
their debts and many repudiated them,
the delegate said Haiti faithfully full
filled its obligations although virtually
all families were the hardest hit Of any
country by the depression.
THE entire country is Succumbing
under the weight of new taxes i'm
posed by the in1perialist policy of the
United States he continued. Our
most violent, Is the most humiliating
dllu FCAdIIOuS lOIHl Ol ulISIFtllIlOIl.
"A financial dictatorship has no other
motive than to protect private in
terests.''
Pierre Paul said he would introduce
intervention resolution at the
earliest possible time
Members of the various delegations
exchanged informal calls throughout
today. The Mexican foreign minister,
Puig Casauranc, paid a long call on
Secretary Of State Hull. He was fol-
lowed by delegation from Haiti, then
Paraguayan en1issary.
The head of the Haitian delegation.
Pierre Paul, who earlier announced that
Haiti would offer to the conference
resolution establishing the principle of
non-intervention, said after his call
that he and Secretary Hull had dis
cuSSed United States financial control
in Haiti. He said Hull had indicated
the Washington administration was
disposed to deal in neighborly spirit,
but that he had made no promises for
which reason, he said, the Haitans
would continue disposed to present the
resolution to the conference.
Secretary Hull visited the heads of
delegations from Argentina, Nicaragua,
Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela,
Honduras and the Dominican Republic.