New-York tribune., 1900-11-25
SOUTH AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC NOTES.

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The latest steamer from the South Pacific brings
newspapers publishing important diplomatic
documents. the circular of the Gillian Foreign
Minister To all his agents abroad. and the answer
of Senor Eliodoro Viazon. the Bolivian Minister
or Foreign Affairs TO the per-mptory note of the
Chiiian representative in Bolivia These two docu-
m"nts are the latest OF numerous and voluminous
series of similar documents which possess great
interest for the United States whose name in
fucnce and policy are frequently quoted and ap-
peaed to In them. The series began last spring
10y the publication in Peru, by Sehor Alexandra
Garland, Of pamphlet in which he said that II
Chilli persisted in her determination soon to oc-
cupy, in violation of former treaties. the Peruvian
provinces Of Tacna and africa, and the Bolivian
littora the Pacific, Peru and Bolivia had no
other but throw themselves into the
OF the United States. This extreme conclu-
-ioa discussed in the British press and In that
of Continental Europe If 1t were inspired Of
iciay, because Senior Garland's pamphlet had
been printed. published and circulated with the
mark private The interested Governments did
not consider it necessary to express their views
on the work of senOr Garland, who published an
other few months later.
These pamphlets caused general discussion of
affairs on the Pacific Coast to be opened. In order
put stop to the accusations of bad faith and
greedness for territorial agrandizement by violent
means accusations hurried at her mainly by the
people and press of South America anxious to
protect Bolivia ami Peru-ChiIi suddenly took the
resolution TO close up. par fas aut nefas the
pending question with Peru and Bolivia She made
the hrSt open move against the latter Her Min
lister, Abraham KING, addressed the Bolivian
Government note, in which he stated rather
brutaly that Chill would never return n bolivia
the Nttoral which she had occupied after her vic
tories OF H79-'S and which she retained by virtue
OF a truce which was TO he replaced by formal
treaty of peace giving Bolivia seaport on the
Pacific But now Chill has changed her plans and
desires keep the territories temporarily occunsd
by right OF conquest, because. $ her Minister
stated In his note of August 13 last to the Gov
ernment of Bolivia: Victory is the supreme law
OF nations The littoral is rich and is worth many
millions; know this already We Will kaan n
because 1t is OF value: for If it was worth moth
ing there would be interest to keep it And
he added, regard to the Peruvian provinces:
me Chllian people. with a unanimty which Is
not usually seen IN other nations have manifested
their will to keep the territories Il Tacna and
AFRICA as & Just compensation for the sacrifices OF
Thus is shown" SAYS La Voce d;ItaI,a a rather
pro-C lillian paper. the slow incubation of the
brutally and this is why the astute Minister Of
Fore n Affairs at Santiago has issued his remarka-
bic circular letter 10 all C.ilian representatives
abroad. The document is cautious and guarded
Single point The Gilman Circular u "et e t6a b
language Of Senior k6nig was not sufficiently dgni-
that he correctly exIounded the conditions to be
tion OF the temporary convention of truce into
psFPe'a R treaty 6 pT o. PTaSe Tazon tho
ter Of FGFeifn Af9irS tt to the mote delivered by
dsdaning to allude to the harsh language of Senior
K6niG- 1t demonstrates with great Clearness and
emphasis the rights OF Bolivia according to the
rules Of Internal anal law. Senior Villa9 II proves
that If a final understanding has been delayed for
seventeen years II vas not the fault of Bolivia ard
Peru, intimated In Senior K0ng's Both or
them have repeatedly inauFurated dtpIoI1a tic
moves in the hope of inducing Chill to agree to
proper indemnies recover possession OF territories
left temporarily TO the Chilians who have made
their occupation of these territories profits table The
circular letter of the Santiago Government declares
that Chill Is determined last II settle the peud-
ing question, and 1t may send to the Peruvian
Government note somewhat similar TO that de-
Lvered by SunOr KONG 10 Bolivia AT any rate the
courteous. though Ann. tone of the answer written
by Sehor Villazon leaves room for the hone that
diplomacy. and not the cannon will settle the old
dispute between Chill the one side and Bolivia
and Peru the other.