The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-30

on one point In the negotiations both
powers are In agreement-that under
no construction of the treaty VIII Chill
claim territory in the Atlantic. or Ar
gentina demand a port in the Pacific.
But Chill a fast by the clause OF
the treaty which defines that The
boundary line from north to south. as
far as the SD parallel OF latitude. shall
run over the highest mountains OF the
Cordilleras. which divide the waters.
and shall pass between the sources
flowing down to either side
In the event Of war between the two
countries. Argentina at first glance
would seem the stronger. She Is the
more ~populous country. having 4.50o.0oo
inhabitants TO Chili's 5000, 600. and she
Is nearer to Europe, to which both
tries must resort for military and
naval supplies. But a large proportion
of A%rgentina's population-one-fourth.
by the best estimate-are OF foreign
birth. many OF them unnaturalized.
They hold most OF the property In the
republic. and are not inclined to enlist
in a patriotic war. Argentina, more
over. is in debt $500, 000, 900. and her
latest attempt to raise a loan. an
amount of SIS. 000. 900. was met coldly by
the Rothschilds and others to whom
she applied.
ChiIrs people are homogeneous. only
10 per cent. of their number being OF
foreign birth. They are a hardy. brave
and enterprising people, inteAIely pa
triotic n eager to sustain the record
Of success that they made In Their late
war with Bolivia and Peru. There is
proportionately less developed wealth
in this nation than in Argentina, but
II is more generally held by citizens OF
the country. and Chili's reputation az
being a prompt paymaster. keeps he
credit available for a pinch. In
strength, on paper. the armies and
! navies of the two countries are about
equal, but the Chilians are better SOL
diers and sailors than the Argentians.
and have had more practice in recent
war on land and sea. The Gillian
, army is armed with Msuser rifles, and
its field artillery Is OF the latest pa:-
terms of Krupp's manufacture. TIE
soldiers are drilled in the evolutions OF
the German army by German officers
and they willingly submit TO a code of
discipline as severe as that Of the
Kaiser's troops. 1t is generally Thought
that with war in prospect the Argep-
tinas Will delay the opening of hostIli-
ties as long as possible. believing that
they are adding to their national
strength in greater ratio than the
Chilians through the time thus game ].
Chill. IL the wal is to coma, would PIE
Ter thdl II btsih ~ ShtN ="
ready and the warlike spirit of her peo-
I pie needs but a spark of p~rovocation %
set it at fighting heat.
1T is not the value of the land in
dispute that make the difficulty be-
! tween Argentina and Chilli" said a
CHILEAN OF prominence, now residing In
| New York. THAT is mostly waste
country which will not be settled NJ
for man years to come, and 1t Is not
| worth fighting for. Ii will be TO re-
lieve .he strain of constant prepara
ton that the two nations viii go to wal
II IL comes to that. Fol years these
countries. the most powerful n South
America, have been watching each
other, each determined that the
other shall not acquire the advantage
in military and IVA strength. When
one has ordered a new wsrship the
other has felt II necessary to. order one