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Of the delegates from other States that
there was going to be trouble with the
Argentine delegation.


Of the delegates from other states that
there was going to be trouble with the
Argentine delegation.
HILL IN OPPOSITION.
Then came the big difference which
brought out the first talk of blood. That
was at the second meeting.
There had been considerable quiet talk
among the delegates Of six Of the South
American States about the threatened war
between Colombia and Venezuela. Be
fore they left Washington, some Of the
delegates had sounded the representatives
there OF the two countries most concerned,
as TO how their nations would receive a
resolution OF the conference asking them
to get together and settle their differences
amicably. Both sides had agreed that
1t would be a good thing.
Thereupon, the delegates from Peru.
Bolivia. Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and
Uruguay had determined to submit the
resolution at the first possible opportunity.
This came at the second session.
II happened. however. that there was
not general knowledge among the dele
gates that this was going to he done. Most
Of the delegates from the other countries
mao u nOIOn tUdt Ine SPCOUu AeSSlDn WOuIu
take up the business of organization.
The Americans had been warned. In
fact, they had been consulted as TO the
text OF tho resolution, which was amended
to suit their views.
Now II happens that In South American
politics there IL understood to be some
thing Of an entente among the six nations
which signed the resolution. and Chile and
Ecuador, between whom the others say
there Is a secret treaty, are naturally watch
full OF the doings OF the six. Az one OF the
six put H., whenever the two ace anything
favored by the six. they say Immediately;
This must be bad for us, We will oppose.
That happened at the second session.
Az soon as the resolution was offered Chile
opposed II. And II must be said that the
ground for the opposition was logical and
we'll taken.
1t was that the conference was not yet
| organized, therefore IL was not in position
to consider any business but that Of organi-
zation and the adoption of rules. In the
| absence OF rules who was to determine
how the resolution should be considered
and what vote was necessary to pass it.
and several more such purely parliamentary
dificulties'
Expected though this opposition had
been, the fact that II was made developed
some warmth in the meeting, and for a
! time il began to look as II the fat was about
TO be thrown into the fire. The first vote
was on the proposition to take up the reso-
luton for immediate consideration. The
vote was nine to eight in favor of immediate
action.
Chile protested against the decision OF
the Chair that the vote determined in favor
Of action. Nine was not n majority OF
nineteen. the number OF delegations present
The Chair. ~thereupon. reversed the cele-
brated Reed rules. and decided that although
Colombia and Venezuela were present,
, they were not 10 be counted in determining
the majority. because they RETAINED from
voting. In the science OF mathmatics,
as understood by the Chair, nine was a
majority of seventeen. the number left
after Colombia and Venezuela had with
drawn from active participation in the dis
cussion and from voting.
Thereupon Chile protested again and
declined to have anything further to do
with the matter. Haiti said he did not
understand what IL was all about and would
not vote. That made four that had nothing
TO say. The other fifteen were agreed
that the resolution was a good thing. and
40 il was passed.
HARMoS
This was excitement indeed. II took
90 much time that nothing whatever was
done toward organization. There was
indeed nothing to talk about but this.
One Of the delegates from one Of the six
original propo-ers % the resolution made
emphatic declaration that II this Chilean
fellow wanted blood all he had to do was 10
wait a little and he would get all he desired
II looked for a little a. II not only the fat
but the powder was going into the fire.
But II o o developed that nothing ~ the
kind Wa likely The fact II that at the
start everybody was a LITTLE too anxious.
The general expectation had bssrn fixed
on too much harmony
There had been 30 much talk abou II
tina, almost everybody had got the notion
that the whole conferences was to l- one
feast 81 agreement. and the first show -
natural difference 81 opinion was taken 10
mean discord aud trouhl" A. the very
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