Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-12-27 | Page 1 | Nations Sign Lima Pact

Sign Lima Pact I DEFENSE UNION PLAN RATIFIED BY CONFEREES Meeting Adjourns With Anti-Aggressor Anti Bloc as Major Result LIMA Peru Dec 27 AP AP- AP Delegates of the American re republics republics republics re- re publics today affixed their signatures signatures sig zig- natures to the resolutions and declarations adopted by the Pan-American Pan conference at the closing ceremonies of the eighth meeting Fir First t to sign the documents the most important of which was the declaration of continental solidarity for defense against aggression was Nareiso Narciso Garay of Panama In four languages languages French French English English English Eng Eng- lish Portuguese and Spanish the SpanIsh the acts were designed to link American Ameri Amen can republics closer in m mutual defense de defense de- de facilitate their communications Lions tion and improve their cultural relations Parley Farley Head to Talk Foreign Minister Carlos Canlos Concha of Peru as president of f the tha the con conference ference is is to speak at at- the th th final session at 6 p. p m. m e eastern stern standard time 4 p p. p m. m Salt Lake City time A farewell dinner given by President President President dent Oscar Benavides will follow with Secretary Hull making a brief i reply to a e speech by the Peruvian executive Many delegates will go from front the official lofficial dinner to Callao to board the liner Santa Maria which sails the following day for New York The United States' States No 2 delegate Alf M. M Landon London Republican presidential presidential candidate in 1936 already is on his way by plane back to the United States followed by warm commendation from Secretary Hull HuIl Gae Gave Great Service In a formal statement Hull said Landon rendered great service to his country and the western hemisphere hemisphere hemisphere hemi hemi- sphere at the Lima meeting addIng adding adding add add- ing that no member of the conference conference conference con con- ference exhibited greater breadth of view or stood for more constructive constructive construe construe- tive ideas Ideas' or advocated them quite so effectively as 83 did Governor Lan Lan- don During the th three ee weeks since Hulland Hull Hulland Hulland and his delegation landed in Peru they have worked day and night particularly to achieve the momentous momentous momentous momen momen- tous declaration on continental solidarity solidarity soli soIl darity danity for defense In addition however Hull managed to gain approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of a Pan-American Pan peace program embodying his seven-point seven program for world peace Delegates will work on their reports reports reports re re- re- re ports during the return voyage to tobe tobe tobe be incorporated along with texts of oftIe the tIe conference conference- acts for fol publication by the state department It was understood Landon is I planning a seri series s of ot speeches after he returns to Kansas but will not begin them until after Secretary I Hulls Hull's return BERLIN Dec 27 UP UP-Th UP The Th con controlled controlled controlled con con- trolled nazi press today announced in blazing headlines the bitter defeat defeat defeat de de- de- de feat of the United States' States effort to achieve a united American front at the eighth Pan-American Pan conference conference conference confer confer- ence at Lima The newspaper barrage on Washington's Washington's Wash Wash- ington's relations with South American American Amer Amen ican lean republics came as Fuehrer Ad Adolf Hitler HiLler and his chief hief aids aid considered considered considered con con- what action would be taken in regard to the United States' States re rejection rejection rejection re- re of Germanys Germany's protest a against the antinazi speeches of United States Secretary of Interior Harold L. L Ickes