Evening star., 1936-12-14
Proposal for Court Also Due
to Receive More Study Be.
fore Submission.
NEUTRALITY PROJECT
OF U. S. GETS SUPPORT
Eleven Nations Sign as Joint
Sponsors-Committee Ap.
proval Is Expected.
BACKGROUND


Buenos Aires Peace Conference,
conUened to conuert 21 American
republics to moues turthering
peace
President Roosevelt, who made
ooydge to promote goodwill,
harmed European poUers in con-
ference address that Americas are
determined on peace and neutral.
ity. Secretary OF State Hull sub
mitted the United States proposal
for creation OF Inter-Americdn
Consultative Committee to co-or-
dtndte peace instruments and de-
uelop neutrality policies.
By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, December IA
Authoritative sources forecast today
that proposals for creation Of an
American league of nations and an
American court would be shelved by
the Inter-American Peace Conference.
Juan Antonio Buero of Uruguay,
chairman of a subcommittee which
studied the projects submitted by sew
eral nations. prepared reports urging
that the subjects be referred to the
regular Pan-American Conference at
Lima in 1898, with experts studying
them in the meantime.
A poll Of members Of the subcom-
mittee indicated his recommendations
would receive majority support.
The United States is understood
to oppose both measures in their
present form, although it has recon-
mended american cooperation
for peaceful settlement Of American
disputes.
Buero expressed the opinion the
World Court at The Hague is capable
of settling international disputes re-
quiring judicial arbitration, and said
the American League of Nations idea
is so complex it requires long study.
Geneva Members Oppose.
Some large nations, which are mem.
bers OF the Geneva League of Ma.
tions. like Argentina, have opposed
the American League plan for fear
it would interfere with their Geneva
VI WOulu CduSC paI L1aA
isolation of America from Europe.
The United States, meanwhile, won
support for its American neutrality
project. BY noon at least IL nations
had signed it as joint sponsors.
These countries were Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba,
Guatemala, Honduras. Nicaragua. Pam
anna, Salvador and the United States.
The project, calling for consulta-
ton among American nations in the
event of war within or outside Amer
lea, was believed likely to obtain com.
mittee approval today or tomorrow.
Reservations Are Made.
Salvador made reservations in sign
ing the plan, hoping for inclusion OF
some features of the Central American
proposal for a pact to provide for joint
American action in case Of outside ag-
gression.
Committee consideration Of a
Chilean resolution urging bilateral
arms limitation agreements and q
Uruguayan proposal condemning gas
and bacteria warfare and the bomb.
ing of cities was postponed after Gen.
Jose Moncada Of Nicaragua attacked
the Chilean suggestion.
Moncada, the aged former Presi-
dent of Nicaragua. who has assailed
moves for regional arms reduction
since the conference first considered
them, declared:
THE good people cannot limit de-
fenses while the bad people arm
Major Proposals Passed.
Three major proposals, all unani-
mously sponsored by the 81 nations
represented at the parley and passed
by committees. we're called before
full plenary session of the conference
for Tuesday. The proposals, which
are expected TO be approved. are:
!. A convention providing for inter-
American consultation to shape joint
action If war within or outside the
American continents threatens peace
and security of the contracting ma
tions.
2. A resolution reiterating the nom
Intervention principle with a provi.
sion for joint consultation if emer.
gency arises.
3. A resolution urging all the Amer
ican republics to complete ratification
of existing inter American peace
pacts.
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