New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-26
TO ARBITRATE THE DISPUTE
BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA APPEAL, Tn TUE
PRESIDENT.
THE Ms;IoNEs BOUNDARY QUESTION TO BE
sETTLED-REsULT OF THE PAY-AMERr.

THE MfS;IONES BOUNDARY QUESTION To RE
sETTLED-REsULT OF THE PAY-AMER,.
CAN CONGRESS.
Washington, Dec. oj.-sOme speculation Is pone
on In official circles over the non-appearance Of the
Commissioners OF the Argentine Republic appointed to
represent that country I'm the matter o. the settlement
OF the Mlssones boundary, which Is In controversy
with Brazil. The BRAZILIAN commissioners have ar.
rived in New-YOrk and are awaiting the coming OF
the Argentine delegation. News Of their departure
from BuenOs Ayres reached the United states some
time ago. and 1t IS supposed they must he spending
the holiday season In Europe. When they come, ar.
rangements will be made for presenting the merits
Of tho controversy to the President Of the United
states to whom the two countries have referred II
for decision.
This reference of the is result OF the sessions
Of the Pan-Amerlcan Congress OF $4,000. After
that body passed resolutions In favor Of arbitration as
an expedient for averting war, Brazil almost the
first State TO act uron the high moral policy which
had been proclaimed. 1t not only excrted its IN.
huencc strongly In favor of the negotiation OF srb
tration treaties which should have binding force upon
the American States but also in fl, new constitution
1t expressly prohibited wars Of conquest.
The MissOnes question revive, memories Of the
Spanish conquest. For $50 years the Jesuits enjoyed
undisputed asccncancy In Paraguay. They reduced
the Indian language 10 written idiom. taught the
natives the rudments Of wood carving and European
agriculture. planted orange groves and ycrba tea,
built model villages, an1 governed the country on
humane principles. no work wonderful was
ever done by Christian missionaries than that Of the
Jesuits in the Upper Parana and In the region now
known the Mi-sOnes.
when the expulsion OF the Jesults doclccd they
offered no resistance. but quietly left the country
which they had governed for 80 long time. In the
course of single generation p alton OF 10000.
employed In various industries abandoned the plan
talicns and reap.ed into barbarism. Then followed
tho reign of tho Monster and q Of eXtermna-
ton. In heartrendlng struggle against three
stronger states q smple-mnded people endured mani
fold suiferDgs for the sake OF tyrant who had
murdered his mother. brothers. rivals and allies.
They fought for their oppIcssOr until he himself
dead I'm the forests and threef0urus Of their heroic
warriors were slain. The victorious coalition, in.
Guiding Brazil, the Argentine and Uruguay, retired
from the old Jesuit mission ground with un-
settled frontier question, which continued Ia excite
suspicion and Jealousy during years 0! secret intrigue
Tie establishment Of the BRAZILIAN Republic
followed By OF COOL feeling. and the Minister
OF Foreign Affairs sent an envoy 10 MOntevdeo and
BuenOs Ayres on mission Of peace. and wlule the
convention which he made was subsequently con-
demned by TIE brazilian Congress, the question has
been finally submitted the President Of the United
states for arbitration \ memorial Of former eyer
Else Of similar Office exists In Paraguay, where one
Of the new cities j. named Villa Hayes IN honor OF the
American President who acted arbitrator In dividing
cessor now has the responsible office Of adjudcaurg
National lilies 10 the wording field Of the heroic
Jesnts and the baitegroulds Of Of the strahges
IN history.