New-York tribune., 1901-07-26
B0MBSHELL FROM CHILL.
THREA TENING NOTE on PAN
AMERICAN CONGRESS.
INSISTS ON ACTING AS SHE PLEASES
on PROGRAMME OF THE CONFER
ENCE-MEETING IN JEOPARDY.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE rnrBrxE.l


bombsheH into the Pan-American Congress, and
has assumed a threatening attitude toward the
United States by insisting that the Congress
shall not be sovereign the question of its
programme and proceedings, Notwithstanding
the agreement OF the United States with Mexico
and the other American republics to that effect.
Senior Vicuna, the Chilian Minister at Washing
ton, conveyed this ultimatum TO Secretary Hay
just the Secretary starting for his vaca-
tion in New Hampshire. and later on the same
day sent the following declaration to the acting
director of the Bureau of American Republics:
Legation de Chill.
Washington D. c., July Is, 1901
Sir; This morning | had the honor of inform
ing his EXcellency, Mr.. John Hay, Secretary OF
State OF the United States of America and presi-
dent of the Executive Committee of the Union
of American Republics Of the following resolu-
ton taken by the government OF Chilli in re-
gard TO its attendance at the Pan-American
Congress that is to be held in Mexico:
Chill maintains its acceptance under the con-
dtions OF the programme as defined by the ex-
ecutive committee May Is: programme so
defined Chill considers obligatory for the Pan
American Congress. Should the said programme
so defined be substantially modified hereafter
outside within the said congress. without the
assent of all the countries invited Chill will
decide whether it viii or not maintain its ac-
ceptance" Please Mr. Director. raise this reso-
luton of the government OF Chill to the knowl-
edge of the executive committee of the Ameri-
republics and. in due course, cause IL to be
communicated 10 the government of Mexico, one
of the governments inviting to the congress- in
official way.
have the honor to be, Dear Mr.. Director, with
feelings of consideration. Yours very truly.
c. MORLA VICUNA.
North and South Americans amazed at the
peremptory tone assumed by Chilli within two
days after the formal announcement last week
of the unqualified acceptance OF every American
republic of the original Mexican invitation The
meeting next fall, it is now feared. is trretriev-
ably jeopardized unless a solution be de-
vised by the delegates of the United States who
are to assemble at Buffalo tomorrow effect
ar organization The crisis that has now arisen
makes it opportune to give from official sources
an authentic statement of what has preceded
the intoerable attitude and unenviable respon-
sbihty Chill has assumed.
HISTORY of THE AFFAIR.
AS is well known in April of last year the
executive committee of the Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics was delegated by the representa-
tives of the union at Washington to draw up
the tentative programme for -he forthcoming
Pan-Amercan Congress. The executive com
mittee at that time consisted of the Secretary of
state and the Ministers of Costa Rica, Guate-
mala and Argentina. The tentative programme
unanimously adopted and submitted 20 all
TIE governments read as follows:
The executive committee is cf opinion that
the new conference should select from the sub
iects which were considered hy thc former one
those which at the preset tir,e are of most
Importance: that IL should stsdy the naw sub
jeets which r,ay be suhpt;cd to it. and with