New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
FINAL OFFER FROM CHILL
BASES OF A NEW PROPOSITION TO THE
ARGENTINE.
IF REFUSED WAR ExPECTED-GOoD OF
FICEs OF THIS COUNTRY AND
BRAZIL OFFERED.

Buenos Ayres. Dec. 13.-Dispatches received
here from Santiago de Chilli say that Senor
Yanez. Gillian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has
handed to the Minister of the Argentine Re
public to Chill, Sefor Portela the bases OF
new proposition TO effect the Impartial ana
friendly settlement of the dispute between the
two countries. II these bases are refused py the
Argentine, Chilli will make no further PROPOSE
tons The refusal of the Argentine VIII De
taken as indicating that that country oeslFeS
war.
The newspapers here publish bulletins To-Day
assuring the public that all matters between
the two countries will be honorably arranged
Santiago de Chill, Dec. ia contingent cI
tho Cbilian reserves has been called to arms 1t
numbers about fifty thousand men, But no
movement of the military forces under arms
has occurred. Everything is quiet here, IN eA-
pectation Of the announcement OF ChlH an
swer to Argentina, which, according 10 puoli0
opinion, will be firm and serene
The Brazilian Government has pro1ereo Us
an,,cahIe mediation in the Argentina-Chih ols-
pute It would seem here that this actl0n WI,
not be necessary, as both the Argentine ana
Gillian governments hope TO come TO TERMS
1ondo, Dee 13.-The Associated Press learns
from an authoritative source tha' the ohiiiat.
renIv 70 the representations Of the minister OF
.o5ov Confidence is expressed by the ofclals
bere that the basis for settlement proposed Will
lead TO q satisfactory arrangement between Ihe
two governments.
The Times" in its second edition to-day puO-
fishes dispatch from Valparaiso, unoer to
day's date announcing that DEGREES nave peeh
published calling out sufficient number OF con-
scripts and territorial guards to place o'V'0
men at the disposal Of Chill. to protect the
mountain passes
Paris, Dec. 13-A news agency this after-
noon received a dispatch from its heao oIli0e
at Ruenos Ayres, dated Il o'clock this morning.
confirming the press dispatch from Buenos
Ayres last night announcing the calling out OF
+be ARGENTINE army reserves and adding that
at the request of the government the Chamber
of Deputies had sanctioned a bill setting ASIDE
the Conversion Fund to be used for the national
defence Continuing the dispatch from Buenos
Ayres says:
The report that the United States viii of1er us
good officas is confirmed AT Chlll request o,ie
American Minister has sounded the lfteilIohS
OF the Argentine Government Brazil mas alSo
offered mediation. ,,5
IT was announced here that Chill has called
ont IL 600 men but the news is questioned, be-
cause according to the officials here Chill does
not possess the means to equip and move such
a body Of 49,
Much anxiety prevails here. in view of the
fact that decisive conference on the boundary
dispute and other matters takes place at Sant1-
ago to-day. Public feeling Is very strong.
Senior Anchorena has offered to bear the eH-
pense of a regiment during the entire cam
paign and patriotic offers Of various descr1p-
tions are arriving from all parts of the country.
Nevertheless, in certain centres, the opinion ls
persstenly held that war between Argentina
and Chill s improbable.
A dispatch received here from Santiago de
Chilli, under to-days date, says:
The alarm manifested in Argentina is de-
clsred, In Chian official circles, to be unWar-
ranted. In the opinion of the government, the