The times-news., 1936-12-22
Shake Up First OF Many Changes
u. S. RESERVES FREEDOM OF
ACTION IN PREPARATION OF
PEACE AMONG POWERS
Delegation Declines to
Vote on Resolution at
Buenos Aires
Py GALE D. WALLACE
United Press Staff Correspondent.

BUENOS AIRES. Dec. %. -
(UP) The United States yesterdav
declined to vote on resolution
before the Inter-American peace
conference which urged that non
members Of the League of Ma
tons cooperate with that organi-
zation's peace efforts.
The resolution was one Of sew
eral projects approved by the
plenary session. 1t recommended
that American states, that are
members OF the league, signator-
les to the Kellogg BRAND pact, the
Saavedras Lamas anti-war treaty
or similar peace agreements, urge
states outside the league to CO.
operate with Geneva in an attempt
to coordinate such pacts with the
league covenant. The work would
be confined to states which are
signatories to the aforesaid pacts.
1t also recommended that Amer
lean nOn-members of the league
who are signatories to these pacts
cooperate with any methods the
league may adopt to prevent war
or to settle international conflicts.
Such cooperation would be ex-
tended only in accordance with
the laws of the states solicited.
In withholding its vote on the
motion, the United States delega-
ton, headed by Secretary Of State
Cordell Hull, said:
"The policy of the United
States has been and is to aid IN
promotion of the preservation of
peace through the fullest interna.
tional cooperation practicable ana
consistent with this policy; also
non bvolvement and non entan-
clement in political affairs abroad.
Doing so, it reserves its entire
freedom of action"
Although Mondays meeting was
The final plenary session schedui-
ed for the conference before ad-
ournment on Wednesday, a spe-
cial session was expected to be
held this morning. Possibility OF
another special session Wednesday
morning also was reported in Dip
.omatic circles.
Several projects Of CONNER
rial and financial nature were ap-
proved at Mondays session.
Among these was a resolution
sponsored by Chile to remove re-
striction on international COM
merce. Chilean Foreign Minister
Miguel Cruchaga Tocornal an
nounced his country was ready to
remove all restrictions if other ma
tions wit hwhich Chile maintains
trade relations will do the same.
"My government" the Chilean
foreign minister said, "believes the
suppression Of quotas and reduc-
ton Of customs duties to reason
able level and suppression of ex-
change control should be stimuli
taneous and correlative. Fruitful
results from the first cannot be
expected without the second, and
vice-versa."
In search of further practical
accomplishments, especially in the
field of peace, the conference
waited all day for favorable re-
ply from Foreign Minister Juan
Stefanich Of Paraguay to the re-
quest that he come to Buenos
Aires before adjournment. Re-
ports from Asuncion said Ste
fanich told DR.. La Fayette da
Silva, Brazilian minister to Para
quay who flew to that city to urge
him to attend the conference, that
he would 90 "only when there are
concrete, serious and reasonable
bases" for consideration Of the
Chaco dispute with Bolivia. Men,
bers of the Chaco peace confer
ence, with whic hthe inter-Ameri-
can parley has sought to cooper
ate in an effort to settle the Para
guayan-Bolivian question, were
scheduled to meet this morning.
Extensive machinery for the
preservation of peace included
provision for naming by each gov
ernment of two eminent citizens
to be available as mediators and
establishment Of bilateral commits
sions to prevent future controver-
sizes through application Of exist