Evening star., 1947-08-17
RioConference
AsksMediation
In Paraguay
Argentina Reuffirms
Call for Hemisphere
Economic Help
BY the Associoted Press

QUITANDINHA, Brazil, Aug.
16.-A proposal for joint media
ton of the Paraguayan civil war
was adopted unanimously today
by the donation inter-American
conference and Argentina re-
affirmed her demands for swift
economic aid and cooperation
in the hemisphere.
The conference, called to draft
hemisphere defense treaty, adopted
a mediation proposal by Uruguay
under which it will dispatch mes
sages to both sides in the Para
guayan conflict asking for quick
end to- the fighting.
Argentine Foreign Minister Juan
Bramuglia asked the delegates: "If
we were able in defense of world
peace far from our shores to offer
economic help and cooperation to
countries needing it, why cannot we
do the same within America?"
Mr.. Bramuglia said such a pro-
gram would be "the compromise of
America with America which will
allow us, after it has been accom-
plished, to offer to the men of the
world in stormy, painful hours the
refuge and source of new creative
energies
Earlier this week the Argentine
foreign minister called for special
inter-American economic confer
ence.
Economic Session Opposed.
Some delegates have opposed
plans now for economic session on
the ground that insufficient time re-
manned before the next inter-Amer-
lean conference in Bogota next jan
uary. Secretary of State Marshall
told reporters yesterday he would re-
serve the United States attitude on
introducing economic questions at
the present conference until he had
heard expressions from the other
delegates.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, member of the United States
delegation, said tonight that Gen.
Marshall would make "a major
address next Wednesday in which
he is most likely to touch on heni-
sphere economic issues"
Senator Connally said the United
States delegates were studying Mr..
Bramuglia's speech carefully.
The Argentine foreign minister
told the delegates today that the
American nations, "in mobilizing our
defensive energies" are "preoccupied
with the annulment of capitalist ex-
tremes and totalitarianism."
He called on the Western Hemi-
sphere ito find the only road to
social, political and economic liber-
alton which may generate living
conditions for the existence of civil
dignity, social solidarity and an
economy of abundance which-liber-
ates men instead of placing them
under submission
Peron's Speech is Cited.
He referred to Argentine President
Juan D. Peron's speech last month
laying down foreign policy midway
between what he described as Com
munist and capitalist extremes and
declared that Gen. Peron had af-
firmed brilliantly in several cir
cumstances that man is above sys-
TENS and ideologies"
Chilean Foreign Minister German
Vergara Donoso spoke after Mr.
Bramuglia, stressing what he sale
was the urgency for the economic
solidarity" of the Americas.
Mr.. Vergara, who previously saic
he opposed the economic conference
proposed by Argentina, said that "w'
must turn our preoccupations towart
that which is the unavoidable com
plement" of continental security.
This complement" he continued
"has to do with the consolidation o
economic order in the life of Amer
ica. Until yesterday we could speal
and work for the political solidarit
rof the American peoples without an
fundamental preoccupation over tn
economic side. Today this solidarit
for which we are working with S
much faith may become platonic an
meaningless in spite of the best "
can do if we do not perfect it to
gether with economic solidarity"
"Plan of Peace" Proposed.
sUruguayan Foreign Minister Mate
Marques Castro proposed a plan {
peace" capable of avoiding "the ir
filtration of ideologies which ar
strange to our mentality and cor
sception of freedom
Mr.. Marques made strong pie
for the existence of government
which legitimately represent the
peoples and assure the protectio
and guardianship of human beings
"It is necessary at the same tin
we are consolidating the peace
make rational the economic prot
lens of production, industry, an
finances to put an end to the pair
and miseries of peoples" he said.
Julian Caceres, Honduran deli
gate, said the defense treaty wou
be the most transcendent' ever
ever occurring in the history of tt
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