Evening star., 1942-11-19
Arms Must Enforce
Law for World Peace
Bar Meeting Is Told
DR.. Uztoriz, Venezuela,
Addresses Session of
Inter-Americon Group

Law must be backed up by force
if world peace is to be achieved, DR..
J. Blanco UztariZ of Venezuela to-
day told a joint luncheon meeting
of the 1nter-American Bar Associa-
ton and the Federal Bar Associa-
ton at the MayfloWer Hotel, as emf
nent Latin American lawyers began
three-day session here.
DR.. Uztariz said the world would
resort to the old balance of power
arrangement if a world league of
nations failed to materialize at the
end of this war.
IF circumstances are not pro-
pitious for the adoption of either
of the systems" he asserted, "the
maintenance Of peace will devolye
upon one or. two countries alone,
and so much power would thus be
concentrated in their hands that
they could easily become the SUI
preme arbiters Of the worlds des-
tiny"
The principle of absolute national
sovereignty, and the disparity in
material and technical resources of
members of a world league of ma
tions, DR.. Uztariz emphasized, are
obstacles to be overcome before a
world peace organization can be-
come a reality.
Cites Role of Americas.
George Maurice Morris of Wash
ington, president of the American
Bar Association, won applause at
the opening session in Pan-Ameri
can Union Hall when he said:
whether We are ready for it or not,
it will be the civilization of the
Americas that will in large part be
called upon to help build a new
world, both physically and spirit
ually, upon the ruins of the world
we have known He added that
there are legal contributions to be
made as we'll as social and economic
proposals"
Throughout the Americas men,
bers of the legal profession form an
overwhelming majority of the ma
tional legislatures, asserted DR.. L. S.
Rove, director general Of the Pan
American Union. 1T is evident he
told the delegates that the ties
you are forming will in the long run
represent an important influence in
furthering the case of pan-Amer-
ican solidarity
The role of the lawyer in molding
hemisphere solidarity and in prop
erly directing the war effort, as we'll
as at the peace table to follow, is
and will be a most important one,
said Paul B. Cromelin, president of
the District Bar Association, in an
address of welcome.
The presiding officer was Dr..
Manuel Fernandez Supervielle of
Havana, honorary president of the
1nter-American Bar Association.
Summers Speaks Today.
Outstanding lawyers from Brazil,
Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Venezu-
ella are here for the convention.
Also scheduled to speak today were
Chairman Summers of the House
judiciary Committee. D. L. Nc
Carthy, president Of the Canadian
Bar Association, and Celso R. We
lasQuez. Ambassador of Paraguay to
the United States.
The plenary session tomorrow is
to be addressed by Frederic r. Cou-
dert, president of the American So
clety OF International Law: William
S. Culbertson, member of the coun-
Gil, and Lucien Moraud, a member
OF the Canadian Senate.
At dinner to be given tomorrow
night in honor of the visiting law
yerS addresses are to be made by
Supreme Court Justice jackson and
DR.. Ricardo j. Alfaro, former Presi-
dent of Panama.
Closing Session Saturday.
The closing session, at which reso-
lutions will be adopted and reports
of committees received, will be held
in the Hall of the Americas in the
American Union Building Sat-
urday morning, with addresses by
DR.. Edmundo de Miranda Jordao,
president of the Brazilian Bar As..
sociation. and other distinguished
guests scheduled.
Selection of new president to
succeed j. Honorio Silgueira of Ar
gentina, resigned, and selection of
the 1943 meeting place are among
important matters coming before
the association. Among resolutions
to be offered is one passed by the
Havana Bar Association asking the
appointment of special committee
to study postwar problems and par