Evening star., 1937-01-31
BUENOS AIRES PACT AIDS
In DISPUTES PREVENTION
Provides for Establishment of Perma.
nent Bi-lateral Mixed Commissions
to Study Causes.

dieting Itself ana exh1blt1ng bef0fe
the world It's preference for the ways
Of force. and the establishment Of that
fact. alone, would make the pact
worthwhile.
Examples Of Operation.
Relying, then, on the good faith OF
the governments which have become
parties to the Buenos Aires treaty for
the prevention Of controversies, 1t Is
easy to grasp its possibilities In the
furtherance Of international peace. To
mention only few instances: "A Costa
Rica-Nicaragua preventive commission
could start the study Of problems to
be raised by the 4uture construction Of
the Nicaragua Canal; . Chile Bolivia
and q PERU Bolivia commissions could
study means Of facilitating for the
latter country an access to the sen;
. United states-D ominican Republic
commission could take up an improve.
ment Of the convention now regr.
lating their relations, . remnant Of
the "pre-good 'neighboF" days; .
United States-Mexico commission
could discuss compensations for legal
expectations, and 30 on down the list.
each and every one Of the possible
causes Of future controversies between
American governments could be re-
ferred, opportunely. to the preventive
commissions approved ut Buenos Aires,
including the differences Of an eco
nomic nature inherent In the very
growth Of those countries.
Another interesting pact signed ut
Buenos Aires which has been over
shadowed by the pledges Of consul.
tation Is the inter-American- treaty
on good ofnces and mediation. In ac-
cordance with 1t, when q controversy
arises between them which cannot be
settled by the usual diplomatic means,
the high contracting parties may have
recourse to the good offices or media
ton Of an eminent citizen Of any Of
the other American countries. prefer
ably chosen from . general list made
up Of individuals Of high character
and judicial learning, two named by
each government. The person selected
shall designate the place where, un-
der his chairmanship, one duly au-
thorised representative Of each Of the
parties shall meet IN order to seek
peaceful and equitable solution Of the
difference. Besides, and this Is i'm
portant, the mediator shall determine
. period Of time. not to exceed six nor
be less than three months for the
parties to arrive at some peaceful
solution and. In the event Of the ex-
piration Of this period, the coutro-
versy shall be submitted to the pro-
cedure Of coucilistion provided for In
existing inter-American agreements.
Other conventions concluded ct
Buenos Aires and aiming indirectly ut
the maintenance and strengthening Of
peace In the Americas, were concerned
with the speedy Completion, Of . Pam
American highway, the promotion Of
cultural relations among the countries
of the western Hemisphere. the ex-
change Of professors, teachers and
students, the interchange Of publica-
tions, the holding Of artistic exhibits
and the peaceful orientation Of educa-
ton. Together with the ones above
mentioned. and with the four major
pledges Of joint consultation In the
event Of war or threat Of war, they
provide the American nations with IN
elaborate and co-oedinated machinery
for the preservation of peace, and the
Buenos Aires conference with . flne
record .ne achievexuent.
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