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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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Paraguay rejects League of Nations mediation in its war with Bolivia over Gran Chaco, favoring a commission from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. It predicts failure due to Bolivian General Hans Kundt's seizure of army control and preparations to use poison gas.
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GENEVA, July 31.—The Paraguayan government, which cabled to the League of Nations its rejection of the League commission to mediate in its war with Bolivia over Gran Chaco, in favor of a commission formed by Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru, has also cabled saying that all efforts at conciliation of the warring countries is bound to fail.
It gives as its reason that General Hans Kundt, German-born chief of staff of the Bolivian army, has seized control of the Bolivian army and arrogated to himself supreme powers.
Paraguay at the same time charged that General Kundt was preparing to use poison gas in the Paraguay-Bolivian war.
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Gran Chaco
Event Date
July 31
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rejection of league mediation; prediction that conciliation efforts will fail; accusation of poison gas preparation
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The Paraguayan government cabled rejection of the League of Nations commission for mediating the war with Bolivia over Gran Chaco, preferring a commission by Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. It stated that conciliation is bound to fail because General Hans Kundt has seized control of the Bolivian army and arrogated supreme powers, and charged that he is preparing to use poison gas.