Evening star., 1937-02-08
PEACE PROSPECTS
SEEN BR|GHTERAS
RESULT Of PARLEY
Accomplishments of Buenos
Aires Conference Praised
by U. S. Delegate.
SPIRIT OF COOPERATION
AMONG NATIONS CITED
Treaties Adopted by 81 Republics
of Vast Importance, Town
Hall Audience Told.

The accomplishments of the Buenos
Aires Conference in the promotion Of
peace and good will between the
Americas were praised last night before
a Town Hall audience at the Shore
ham Hotel by Michael Francis Doyle,
one Of the United States delegates to
the meeting.
Questions as to the lasting worth
Of the conference were met by Doyle
with the declaration that the American
people do not yet realize the vast i'm
portance Of the treaties adopted by
the 81 republics.
II believe the conference attained
enough to keep peace forever in the
Western World. That alone is more
than enough to Justify its existence.
The delegates came home proud Of
the job which had been accomplished.
Doyle, an international lawyer and
chairman of the American Committee
at Geneva since 1923, came from his
home in Philadelphia to substitute for
the Town Halls scheduled speaker,
Edward Tomlinson. journalist and au-
thority on South American economics,
who was prevented by illness from
keeping the engagement.
Friendly Spirit Cited.
Doyle spoke with enthusiasm Of the
impression made on South Americans
by President Roosevelt and the friend-
ly spirit Of cooperation which re-
suited.
He declared that the South Amer
leans had completely changed their
attitude toward representatives of the
United States.
They came to see down tt We that
they could sit down at table with us
and talk openly of mutual problems
without being afraid of tricks" Doyle
said. THE open agreements were
arrived at in open session. The DEAL
| ing was directly across the table and
no; under it. as sometimes is the case
| in Geneva. am told"
The speaker declared that the Nom
roe Doctrine had not been "set aside"
as suggested by a questioner. but
rather extended" He said the re.
| publics had accepted the responsibility
among tt EN- of enforcing the doctrine.
whereas in the past the United States
had borne this duty alone.
Some Progress Made.
Doyle said he believed the attitude
Of the republics to the south was
friendly" toward a mutual trade
agreement and some progress" was
made in the direction of a unified
neutrality program for the Western
Hemisphere.
mitted that the republics had "only
expressed the hope" of limiting arma.
ments at some future date.
Doyle. who was counsel for the peo-
pie of Haiti and San Domingo in 1929
in their appeal to the State Depart
ment for independence. said one of the
strongest impressions he brought back
from the conference was the new feel
ing of friendship and understanding
toward the United States among all
classes of South American IS.
Delegations Trip Described.
The speaker described the trip Of
the delegation, the elaborate arrange
ments made for the confe renee by the
republic which acted as host, and told
of President Roosevelts speech and
the profound impression" it made.
Another speaker was Representative
Caroline ODay of New York. one Of
a group Of women delegates, who car.
ried mandate for peace to the con-
ference from the Women's Interna-
tional League for Peace and Freedom.
The Representative visited South
America before and said she was most
gratified at the cordial attitude she
observed on her last visit.
John w. Studebaker. United States
commissioner of education, presided
at the meeting. Those who led the
questioning which followed Doyle's
address were Ernest q. Draper, As
sistant Secretary Of Commerce. and
Harold Hinton, correspondent of the
New York Times, who covered the
conference for his paper.