Evening star., 1934-11-17
IACCORD REACHEDIN7RA-STATE DAIRY
IN CHAC0 WARFARE HELD NOT INA AA.
League Committee viii En-
body Plan in Report
to Assembly.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, November lit was
officially announced today that the
League Of Nations Chaco Consulta-
tive Committee had reached an agree
ment on means to end the savage
warfare between BOLIVIA and Paraguay
The agreement will be embodied IN
assembly of the League which meets
next week to consider the Chaco dis
pute.
Stephan Osusky, chairman of the
committee, and other leaders hac
worked day and night in secret meet
ings to reach an understanding. The
League had made arrangements tt
broadcast q report to the world when
the agreement was reached. The
Morse code was to be used and three
miles Of tape to handle the trans
mission was prepared.
Points of Agreement.
The outstanding points of the agree
ment on a report for settling the con-
fiict as officially announced by Osusky
are as follows:
/. Cessation Of hostilities as soon
as possible under a Control Commit
tee composed of representatives of
several states selected because of their
geographical availability. The cessa-
ton is to be accompanied by suitable
guarantees
2. Opening of direct negotiations
between the two belligerents, these
negotiations to be supervised and fol-
lowed by special committee. A 'rea-
sonable delay" is allowed for the direct
negotiations.
3. II the negotiations fail the bel
ligerents are to submit the conflict to
arbitration. presumably by a world
court of justice.
4. Creation by the League Assembly
of a new special consultative COM
mittee, which will be instructed to
follow the conflict in all it's aspects.
II the belligerents refuse to accept
the report after Its adoption by the
Assembly. this consultative committee
will be empowered to carry on with
the problem and decide upon what
steps to take next.
Osusky explained that every pos
sible contingency had been provided
for and that the League does not
intend to give up its job"
(The United States declined yes
terday to accept the committees
tentative invitation to participate di-
rectly in It's efforts to find a basis
for settlement of the South American
war. but stressed its friendly atti-
tude" toward the Leagues efforts)
Note Received FavorabIy.
Osusky, said the note. delivered by
Prentiss B. Gilbert, United States
CONSUL at Geneva, had produced
an excellent impression"
Declaring the United States stood
ready to contribute in any feasible
way to the efforts of any agency en-
gagged in the promotion of peace, $
Secretary of State Hull wrote that
under the circumstances now exist
ing, my Government does not deem
this particular moment an opportune
one for collaboration with the COM
mittee."
1T will, however" the American
Secretary of State said. give the
communication you addressed to me
its favorable consideration. and
should the time arrive when, in the
opinion OF my Government. its CO.
operation with the Leagues en-
deavors in this respect would appear
useful in the furtherance of peace in
the Chaco. shall inform you and
at the same time indicate the form
in which the cooperation of the
United States may be offered"
Brazil. also non-League member
was likewise tentatively invited by
the committee to collaborate with it
PARAGUAY CLAIMS SUCCESS,