Evening star., 1933-12-27
Results al MOnteVide0.

While no millennial achievements
were expected from the Seventh Fan
American Conference. wh:-n came to
an end at Montevideo yesterday, ana
none was recorded, the t"enty-ule
Americas can look back upon the COLI
clave with nothing but satisfaction.
As a breeder Of even greater good VIII
among the countries of South, Central
and North America the conference was
a success. That, after all was its
principal object, and it has been ac-
cornphshed to make more real the good
neighbor" policy.
The United States has special reason
10 be pleased with recent events IN
Uruguay. The cordial attitude of the
Latin American delegations toward the
United States offered a marked con-
trast to the widespread hostility they
displayed at Havana in 1928. Par
ticularly noteworthy in view OF the
cOolneSs which has marked American
Argentine relations in recent years was
the good feeling with which the two
countries worked together at Monte
video due directly to Secretary Hulls
tactful dealings with Argentina's IA
NOUS secretary of state, Senior Laavedra
LamaS. All accounts agree that CHIEF
credit for the amicable atmosphere
that prevailed throughout the confer
ence belongs to Secretary Hull, whose
characteristic sincerity, modesty and
fortnight dealing won for the United
States from the outset the esteem and
confidence of the other conference
powers.
Undoubtedly the crownIng dLSap-
pointment at Montevideo was the Con
ference's failure finally TO bring peace
in the Paraguayan Bolivian War in the
Gran Chsco Adopting resolution
proposed by Secretary Hull, the Ameri-
can republics-it may be assumed, with
lively reluctance-turned over the
definite settlement Of this long-stand-
ing conflict" TO the Council of the
League of Nations, which some time
ago dispatched commission to the
Hghting zone for peace-making pur-
poses.
Concretely, the conference before ad-
io,Irnment adopted program calling
for united support Of i've peace pacts,
approved a declaration favoring tarln
reduction and took steps toward grant
ing equal rights to women. While no
new treaty was drafted. all the Amenr
ran states were called upon tc Join IN
strengthening existing inter American
peace machinery by sdhering TO those
peace treaties which they had not al
ready signed. The pacts in question are
the Gondra Cancellation treaty of 1928,
the American arbitration and con-
ciliation treaties of 1929, the BRAND
Kellogg pact and the recent Argentine
anti-vsr pact. The last-named agree
mept WAS rejected by the United States
in March, 1888. because it duplicated
many provisions of previous treaties,
but this country now apparently offers
it's signature in return for Argentine
support both of the Brinnd- Kellogg
pact and of Secretary Hulls declara-
ton In favor Of bilateral tariff
reciprocity treaties-a project which
won general acceptance at Montevldeo.
Judge Hull sounded an appropriate
farewell note in a speech broadcast
from the conference scene yesterday.
He described the months deliberations
there as having been "of the highest
importance in international relations"
An inveterste apostle Of more intimate
commercial intercourse among the peo-
pies of the earth, Secretary Hull nat
urally sees in the conferences assent
to the principle Of abolishing trade BAR
riers, notably tariffs, its outstanding
achievement.
From every standpoint, the confer
ence was worth while and none, of the
Americas rejoices more than the United
States in what Secretary Hull says he
will always cherish as the spirit of
Nontevideo" He and mis- fellow
American delegates deserve the coua-
trvs gratitude for interpreting the
Colossus of the North in terms which
evoked so unmistakably friendly re-
Eponse.