San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-05-02
SOME BOLIVIAN HISTORY.

BoleVia and Uhlle Sign Treaty OF feace'
WASHINGTON, May "a cable
gram re ceived here from the Chill
ian minister confirms the exclusive
announcement by the Associated
Press OF the signature of the proto-
coils referred to in the above cable
gram, but no details of the settle
ment provided for in the cablegram
of yesterday really reached here.
The boundary dispute in one shape
or other has existed since 1881,
when a treaty was signed by Chilli
and Argentine providing for COM
mission to deliminate the bound
airy. 1t is provided that the line
between Chilli and Argentine
should run along the line Of the
loftiest peaks of Cordeliers, but as
soon as the attempt was made by
the two commissions to carry out
this intention a devirgency Of views
arose. The friction between the
two parties has, however, never
been strongly marked until recent
iy, when the press Of the two coun-
tries entered into the discussion OF
the subject with some heat. APP
parently there was a tremendous
strain placed on the friendly rela-
tions Of the two countries though
according to the view Of the presi-
dent of Argentine, as expressed in
his annual message to congress
which opened yesterday, since 1892
when a temorary boundary map
set up on the location of which two
commissioner agreed "nothing has
since occurred to modify this in
any way"
The effect of the agitation Of the
matter in the press, however, was
to cause a feeling Of uneasiness
such as to warrant an immediate
effort on the part of the govern
ments of the two countries to pro-
vide for a peaceable settlement.
The success of this effort was an
nounced in the cablegram stating
that the protocols have been
signed. The reference in the same
cablegram to the conclusion OF a
treaty of peace between Chilli and
Bolivia recalls the strange fact
that for the past II years the two
countries have been constructively
at war, following the declaration
of hostilities in 1879. At that
time, Just as the rupture occurred
between Chilli and Peru, the former
country became aware OF the eX-
istence OF a secret treaty between
Peru and Bolivia whereby the lat
ter country became bound to sup
port her ally in case of an attack
by another power. While waiting
for further developments Chill at
once included Bolivia in the decla-
ration of war she had made against
Peru and the belligerency ran
along four years. In 1888 active
hostilities between Chilli and Bo.
livia were suspended by the sign.
ing Of a truce between them. A
year later Chilli signed treaty Of
peace with Peru, but up to the
present time no such treaty had
been made as between Chilli and
Bolivia, so that the two countries
were constructively in a condition
Of armed peace. Before the out
break OF the war Bolivia was pos.
sessed of three ports on the Pacific
ocean, located on a little strip
separating Chilli and Peru. These
ports were Autofogasta, Cobija
and Mjillones, and at the close Of
the war they remained in the pos
session of Chilli. The treaty just
concluded not only makes formal
peace, but confirms Chilli in possess
sion of these ports, leaving Bolivia
without exit on the Pacific coast.