Evening star., 1936-12-12
Paraguay Delegation Swings
Into Line to Give Plan
Unanimous Backing.
SPEEDY RATIFICATION
OF ACCORD INDICATED
Hull Calls Proposal "Epochar'
in Providing Consultation
if Warfare Threatens.
BACKGROUND

COHDehed 70 cOnteTt Il AnteTt-
can republics to moUeS turtherino
peace, the Buenos Aires Peace
Conference has exhibited complete
harmony. President Roosevelt
made Uoyage to promote good t0iu;
in address at conference he warned
European poUers that the Amert-
cas- are determined On peace and
neutrality. Secretary of State Hull
submitted the United States pro-
posdl TOR creation OF Inter-Ameri-
can Consultative Committee to CO.
ordinate peace instruments and
deDelop neutrality policies.
By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, December IA
plan to maintain the peace and Sc
curity of all the American republics
won the approval today of all 81 ma
tions represented at the Inter-Ameri-
can Peace Conference.
The proposal-which United States
Secretary of State Corden Hull called
"epochal"-provides for consultation
TO arrange for inter-American CO.
operation in case American peace is
threatened from abroad or within and
for conciliation and arbitration to set
tie American disputes.
1t was submitted to Carlos Saavedra
Lamas, Argentine foreign minister and
chairman of the parley, with sigma
lures of all the countries represented
here except Paraguay. Shortly after
ward the Paraguayan delegation gave
its approval.
Must Be Formally Submitted.
The plan still had to go through
routine committee examination and
then be formally submitted to the
conference at a full session. but the
fact that it was jointly sponsored by
all 81 American republics was con-
sidered as assuring its approval by
the parley.
After that, it would be sant to the
Legislatures of the various countries.
In the United States, passage by the
Senate is necessary to make the
United States party to it.
The United States. Argentine and
Brazilian delegations announced they
had signed the treaty last night, after
long, secret conferences. Seven other
American republics quickly approved
it. and the remaining II added their
signatures today.
May Help Europe"
THE preamble of the project re-
peats the fine words of President
Roosevelt" Saavedra Lamas said, be-
cause the American Continent, as a
continent of peace, may help Europe
and make for peace throughout the
world
Hull, declaring it conveyed "the
strongest guarantee for peace this
continent ever had explained it pro-
vided safeguards against threats 70
peace from any source. through inter-
American wars or from any war out.
side this continent.
Work on Neutrality Pact.
Summer Welles and other members
of the United States delegation put
the finishing touches on the neutrality
pact they expect to propose at the next
meeting of the Neutrality Committee.
1t was understood its provisions en-
bodied the joint proposal for peace
and security hailed by Hull and
Saavedra Lamas.
The Argentine minister explained
the full text of the project would not
be disclosed until all delegations had
an opportunity to study it, but ex-
pressed confidence all 81 republics
would join.
Besides the United States, Argen-
tina and Brazil, other nations which
have signed are Mexico. Guatemala.
Nicaragua, Cuba, Peru, Uruguay and
Chile,