Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-08-03 | Page 1 | Neutrals Well Demand Peace

NEUTRALS WILL DEMAND PEACE 19 Countries s Prepare to Send Note to Bolivia and Paraguay B By Associated Press WASHINGTON Aug 3 A 3 A statement statement statement state state- ment calling on Bo Bolivia ivia and Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay Para Para- guay to cease hostilities in the Chaco will Hl be signed late today at the slate state department by representatives of 19 American nations and dispatched immediately immediately im im- im mediately mediate y to the governments of the disputing countries By Br United Press With Bolivia and Paraguay mobilizing mobilizing mobil mobil- izing for war a ray of hope for peace appeared suddenly today when the league of nations nations' announced that Paraguay h had d expressed willingness I to o arbitrate The league n notified Balivia Bo- Bo I Bo-I livia ivia and asked what it would do The nations of the new world also joined force in a strenuous effort to prevent w war X between the two lies ics Paraguay ordered mobilization of ol army reserves Other devel developments In the dispute over the South American jungle which has turned into a veritable Under tinder tin Un- tinderbox der box included Women of Paraguay and Bolivia pleaded for a chance to bear arms as privates In the ranks in event of war between the countries They wanted to uphold the tradition of their heir grandmothers I The Paraguayan government dea declined de de- de- de dined a Spanish offer to attempt con con- Bolivia declined to arbitrate The l league ague of nations council and neutral representatives at Washington Washing Washing- ton on urged both nations both nations to refrain from rom hostilities American neutrals were expected to o join today in a message of transcendent transcendent transcendent trans importance to the two disputing disputing disputing dis dis- dis- dis nations