Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-24

c,,ttara. Chile. AUGUST io'''
-, danger OF war breaking OUT
- ,hs Argentine Republic ana
s,n. ,,l,hln the next three months me
", ~ the chlleans want IT, ana
,s,,or meetings are held all over 'hs
r,ne,r, demanding IT, Not long ago
.,r,.,,.y OF war resigned from the
",,,,ot ceiling the president that ne
,,s1 the place because he supposed
a., rbus was going TO nghi 'he Ar
r-pune. ana tha, i there was 20 Dc
=, war he preferred to resign INC
n,,,lasu, ana hls Administration "oulu
~. \, avoid conflict II possible out
,hs feeling u the people is such tha' .ne
80, over, act On the part Of the ar
confines would lnname them peyonu
control The government appreelNs-
this. and Il has Tor months been Maxine
military and naval preparations ins
national guard has been called out anu
Mt this writlnrlO. 0O0mcn are under arms
and soldiers are being rigIdly drill'd III
every part " chile. I saw them hrat In
IN, northern provinces AZ Valparaiso
found IN. Alameda iiled with young
men going through the military svolu-
lions Of the German army many hours
A day. and the drills Of the artillery.
cavalry and infantry are 90 be seen
daily In thu park of santiago. In the
mpantims every On. IL talking war. You
mar % IN tho clubs aud on the streets.
congress aiis In acgroi sessions on The
,uhIflt. and AZ a convention held a few
W,sta aE0 revolutions asking the al
mlalsirAtion 10 declare war were adopt
III and sent a. the president. AZ the
same time The people " the Argentine
ar ais much excited over the situation
anl the ur,Fupaprrs % both countries
an hlltd with war editorials
QUESTION OF A NATIONAL BouS-
DAIRY LINE.
The trouble between the two ooun-
ulti IL az 70 Just whore the boundary
tstWren chile and the Argentine Re-
t.bilc lies. This has been the subject
Z diplomatic discussion Tor Year,. and
% hna again ana again threatened 10
si1sc war. IN 1910 the relations u ihr
too countries were 90 strained over this
matter that an armed conflict seemed
imminent. and Il was only avoided Dy
the governments Negotiating for a
out the boundary line. The present a.
eituineni u the result Of the conflicting
Interpretations OF the treaties which
were made through THESE Negotiations.
The first attempt 20 settle the matter
failed. Another trial was made In MS
but u was not until 1881 that tr'aiy
was entered Into. and this was largely
the result Of the friendly oficca VI
Thomas q. osborne. then our minister
90 Argentine, and his cousin, Thomas
A. Osborne. who was then United States
minister 10 chile. This treaty stated
that the boundary from Peru az Tar
south ~ thu nifty second degree OF lat
tItude. which l. about the eastern sn.
trance 10 the Strait Of Magellan. should
BE- the c0rdlllera of the Andes, The
treaty stated that the frontier line
q the mountains that divide the waters
and should paaH between the sources ~
Ne streams which Ne on one side ~ The
e,hsr. the Argentine getting all on the
Iii of those flowing Into the Atlantic
tnl chile taking, all on the Pacific side.
o. cases whore the boundary line was
toi clear II was 10 be settled by two "a.
tffts one choren by each country. and
4 they were - able 10 come 10 a de-
tsl0n a third agent chosen by both goy-
smmtnia was 90 decide the matter. IL
vit also provided that Chile should
have no port on the Atlantic and the
Afgfnilne none on the Paclnc. The line
% liked was 60 remain for all time. AMI
Il other matters % dispute arose they
were 90 be submitted by the two guv-
trnmenu TO sons friendly power for
Afbifaiion
This was a beautiful treaty, full Of
common sense and hrotherly love, but
when ne espgigs began 90 work on che
boundary the temper o. the people
changed and an sorts % disputes arose.
In 1875, IN advance Of his report TO the
government, the Chilean expert pub
h.hld his statement " The situation.
This was attacked a. onse by the Ar
tinllne press, and the relations % shi
W. esunirles again became strained.
Ihln a ll,ile later on che Argentine sx-
l.il fnshr1 into print IN book on she
subject which was bitterly attacked
W me ch'lfln press and which 10 the
cause q the war talk of today. Ae-
s.slalng 70 this book ,he Chilean line
x m' ssah j. close 90 the Pacific,
shlt ne people here believe u should
D. ilf inside u Patagonla. The land
lussN9n H. ! am told, not worth the
~ Tie powder shat would be
ou,hei y The impending conflict. and,
llqi ne real sauss 81 the ill-feellng
49, Considerably further back. by
~ ItA'y The Strait ~ Magellan and
". sita.'r Part q TERRA del Fusgo
~ SVEN % chile, The Argentints
th.A lhfY ahould have large part Of
sa 1911 ana that The Chlieans have
49, no ishi - anything east % ths
s,ii although they have agreed q
" contrary, They think Chile IL
,s,,lns 70 grab great part OF their
s,,.ol y 40 she ala the rich nitrate
al " feru, and feel chat she II after
NAf ~ conquest, Chile feels that ths
hsNlne took a large part Of pata-
~ RON her, ana knows shat a port
y, mg faclhe would be 1f great ndvan-
20 her nslahbor. She knows che
~. .sne - growing and wants a war
80 nelvte ihe Argentine gets 20 rich
conquer her. ' "''s "
WHY CHILE MUST FIGHT NOW.
NJ Is hardly probable that l,s.. ,rou-
sNsr be finally settled wlthou.
Al h.th countries realize this.
H., f ArEsnllnes know thlt shelr
ore lo''eS " 70 put the conflict on as
80 - posslble, The Chllcans must
~ s99n' u AZ all. They cannot stand
t'ht. lenses " their prsse nj war ca
ana ".hlnlni. ! am told thai he army
Ooo lazy are now costing about $50 :.
sou day, Enormous sum- have
ard ap9nt Tor arms and Ammunition.
~, NuilhB vldt which l made mi.
msn,. 'he various military es,ablish-
so,,in,nsl e ! found that ths gins and
rseHn,,' w. ire % the finest and most
MN naNet. The soldiers are armed
Mar, MAaser rifles In the artillery
"as SHOWN mountain guns