The San Francisco call., 1897-11-12
NOW PLAN
TO CRAB
bolivia
Chile, Peru and Argen-
tina Scheming to Form
a Dreibund.
INTRIGUE IN SOUTH
A M + RIGA.
SChemerS Who Are Figuring
to Wipe One Nation Off
the Map
AND BOLDLY DIVIDE UP
THE TERRITORY.
Everywhere in Bolivia Chile Is
Talked OF as a FaithlesS,
Dlsloyal Country.
SChemerS Who Are Figuring
to Wipe One Nation Off
the Map
AND BOLDLY DIVIDE UP
THE TERRITORY.
Everywhere in Bolivia Chile Is
Talked OF as a FaithlesS,
Dlsloyal Country.
Copyright, 1897, by James Gordon Bennett


VALPARAISO, CHILE (via Galveston,
Te1.). Nov. Ill have received informa-
ton from official sources to the effect that
a plan for the Dreibund of Chile, Peru
and Argentina is in existence which, if
adopted by the three governments, will
wipe Bolivia off the South American n
map, Chile, Peru and Argentina dividing
her territory.
Startling as this statement is there are
many who are inclined to give it cre-
dence Without doubt some international
| step OF i'm portance is unuer contempt
| tion. Chile and Peru have become en-
tang led with Bolivia and what the result
will be no one can tell. Demands of the
Alarmists for an explanation from the
government, 1t is generally believed, are
justified. l have 1t on the best of author
Ity that Senior Salinas, Chile's Minister to
Sucre, Bolivia, has gone TO Santiago to
confer with the government on the situa-
ZION. The government fatty denies that
he will not return to Sucre, though there
are grave fears that he will be murdered
II he does return, as the feeling there
against Chile is intense.
In clubs and cafes and at social gather
ings every where in Bolivia one hears
Chile talked of as faithless, disloyal n a.
tion. Reasons for all this feeling again st
Chile are TO be found in the re be lion Of
1891 and its bearing on the Ancon treaty.
RevolutionIsts promised Bolivia, if she
would recognize the belligerency of the
re bells, that If they were victorious they
would give 10 Bolivia two years after VIC
.b
and africa, he'd temporarily by Chile
under the Ancon treaty. More than six
years have eap.ed since the victory of
the revolutionists and Chile has not full
filled her promise, for the reason that by
doing SO she would trample on the Ancon
treaty.
Bolivia now insists on the fulfillment of
this promise, which Chile holds is Illegal.
In the meantime Chile has recalled Senior
Lira, Minister of Chile to Peru, who be-
longed TO the revolutionary party, and
has sent Senior Vicente Santa Cruz. Bal
macedist, there with instructions to sound
Peru on the alliance against Bolivia,
against which the Government OF Peru
has many grievances.
l am told that for Peru's assistance
provinces of Tacna and africa, without
putting the question to a popular vote or
demanding of Peru the 10000, 900 soles
ransom, as provided in the Ancon treaty.
Chile. | am told, is also prepared to
furnish Perl with all necessary arms and
ammunition 10 carry OIL the war with
Bol via. In this connection the D. eibund
against Bolivia, l am informed, is being
considered. Argentina, it is said, will be
invited into the alliance to give strength
to the movement.
The Heraldo says this a'ternoon that it
is reported all International affairs be-
tween Chile and Bolivia and Peru will
soon be satisfactorily settled, Chile ac-
cepting the commercial and peace treaties
drawn by Bolivia, and leaving the solu-
ton Of the Tacna-Arico question until
next year.