Evening star., 1901-12-24
Protocol Signed by Both Chile and
Argentina.
NEGOTIATIONS ARE TO BE RENEWED
Adyices of a Reassuring Nature
Received Here.
HOPES OF S ETTLE ME n 7

BUENOS AYRES, December "a via Gal
weston, Tex.)-The report that Senior Con-
cha Subercaseaux. the Chilean minister,
will renew here the negotiations between
Chile and Argentina, on a conciiatory
basis, namely the evacuation of the forces
of the two republics of the territories in
dispute, appears to be confirmed. A proto-
col in this sense is said to have been
signed.
Adyices Arc Encouraging.
Encouraging news has reached the State
Department from Buenos Ayres and the
officials feel renewed confidence that there
will be peaceful settlement of the serious
dispute between Chile and Argentina. Mr..
Lord our minister at Buenos Ayres, has
reported by cable that the Argentine gov
ernment has concluded not to press the de-
mands upon Chile which threatened to lead
to hOstilities. but instead has decided to
allow the issue to go before the boundary
commission which has for several years
been engaged in the delimitation of the
boundary. Moreover, Mr.. Lord reports that
while the Argentine minister to Chile has
arrived in BuenOS AyreS the Argentine le-
cation at Santiago de Chile has not been
closed, and consequently diplomatic rela-
tiOns between the two countries have not
been interrupted, as was supposed from
the report from our minister in Chile.
Depends Upon Chile.
Commenting upon the London reports to
the effect that the boundary commission
could not deal with the pending issue, being
limited in functions by the treaty which
created it to the definition of the boundary,
it is pointed out here that, admitting the
existence of this limitation, there is still no
good reason, Chile being willing. why the
necessary additional authorization may not
De given the commission by mutual consent
of the parties.
The only doubtful question remaining is
as to Chile's Willingness to follow the lead
of Argentina in giving additional authorize
tion to the boundary commission. This
doubt is rather serious one. for several
days have now elapsed since Argentina
made the proposition that Chile has not
vet signitied a willingness to accept. On
the contrary, while not specifically declin-
ing the proposition, intima tions have
reached the authorities here that Chile did
not look with favor upon the latest move
OF Argentina, but regarded it as an inter-
ruptlon of the negotiations which have
been satisfactorily progressing up to that
time. If this proves to be preliminary to
Chile's rejection of Argentina s latest move
then the crisis is made more acute than
before.
Menace tn Europe.
VIENNA. December 24-The Neue Freie
Presse today, commenting on the ChiIe-Ar-
geLtine situation. expresses the opinion that
war between the two countries would seri-
ously affect the interests of Europe. not
OILY because of the enormous transoceanic
trade which would be injured, but because
It might alter the relations between Eu-
rope and the United States.
Upon the latter" says the Neue Freie
Presse. armed with the Monroe doctrine,
will devolve a role which will well suit
their pan-American ideas and the lively in
terest of Europe centers largely in the in
calculable effects the war may have on the
relations between Europe and the United
States, as the development of these rela-
tions constitutes the most important world
problem of the future