Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-24
Text of Hull's Address
Secretary Tells Final Session Theory of Wars
lnevitabhity No Longer Accepted-Haas
Conference Work.
By the Associated Press.

BUENOS AIRES, December as
The text Of the closing address of Sec.
retary Hull. chairman of the United
States delegation to the Inter- Amer.
can Peace Conference, follows:
Mr.. President and Members Of the
Conference:
Today this conference for the
maintenance Of peace holds its last
session. Before it adjourns, let me
review briefly the major events
and actions. One point stands out
boldly. No such conference could
have had any measure Of real sue
cess had 1t not been approached
in the spirit with which each of
the 81 delegations has approached
this one-a spirit of good will and
common determination TO consoli.
date the pattern Of peace.
The very fact Of the conference
itself should offer to other quarters
Of the world an impressive Demon
stration of the value Of concert
and cooperation. Whenever 81
nations can foregather in such a
spirit and for such purposes, when
ever they can act together IN due
course in the cause of peace. all
other nations should fine profit in
their example.
Tribute TO Argentina
Let me here pay tribute to the
Argentine nation. whose hospitality
we have 80 greatly enjoyed, and to
the President of the Argentine re-
public, Augustin P. Justo, whose
leadership has lent assurance to
our work and whose support Of our
undertakings has given Us the
courage to go forward. and to the
minister Of foreign affairs Of the
republic. his excellency DR.. Carlos
Saavedra Lamas, chairman Of the
conference. who has so ably pre-
sided over its sessions. and to the
zeal, intelligence and patriotism
with which each Of the delegations
have here joined one another in the
actions taken. With clear vision
and high purpose this illustrious
body of men and women has CO.
operated nobly in the results we
have reached. As one Of your CO.
workers. I extend to each and eveU
one Of you my appreciation, admi-
ration and respect for your splen.
did achievements.
am content for others to judge
the accomplishments Of the con-
ference. feel. however, that they
should prove Of historic signifl.
canoe. They are not mere aspira-
tions OF pious hopes. They have
practical meaning and vital force.
To . fuller extent than ever be-
fore in . meeting Of the American
republics the work Of conference
and collaboration has been carried
on in . spirit Of friendly under
standing and mutual confidence.
Seldom has there been q meeting
in which debate has been more
marked by mutual consideration,
or discussion more concerned with
agreement rather than divergence,
or in which the delegates have
subordinated their individual aims
and desires for the sake of the
common objective they have had
before them. If I am correctly in
formed, for the first time In the
history Of inter-American confer
ences projects Of fundamental i'm.
port have been presented by the
unanimous action Of all Of the dele
cations. If this procedure has been
adopted, it has been because all of
us have felt that only by unanimity
could we succeed in assuring our
selves of the complete fulfillment
Of that which We have sought to
attain.
SEES Wider Cooperation.
The conference has widened the
range Of cooperation by the Amer
lean republics both for the main
tenance Of peace and for the
promotion Of their common well
fare. The program here adopted Is
broader and more basic than ever
before. New foundations have been
laid.
In . broad way the program con.
templates the mobilization Of the
peoples Of this hemisphere In the
effort to bring their combined
moral influence to bear upon the
solution Of controversies, upon the
defense Of their common interest
Of the peace Of the continent, and
upon the maintenance Of the fun
damental principles Of interna.
tional law upon which the stability
Of tho international order Is de-
pendent. We believe this public
opinion to be mere than . passive
element in the LIFE d cur peoples;
We believe it to be . powerful force
which must be brought to bear upon
our common problems and which
can give vitality and effectiveness
10 the efforts We are making for
their solution.