New-York tribune., 1901-05-24
PRICE THREE CENTS.
EUROPE IN THE GAME.
DISPUTE THAT ENDANGERS THE PAN
AMERICAN CONGRESS.
PERU AND BOLIVIA SAID TO HAVE RE-
CEIvED EUROPEAN PROMISES OF
AID IN RECOVERING WHAT
THEY LOST To CHILL
IBY rz..rGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


take up the question can prediction be made
as to the outcome of the dispute over the second
Pan-American Congress called to meet in the
City of Mexico next October. President Diaz
of Mexico may be appealed to if the President
and Secretary Hay unable to bring the dis
putants together. 1t is true that Mexico has
not been popular with her southern neighbors
for several years but it is thought that in spite
of this. President Diaz's personal influence will
be strong enough to bring the Latina American
countries together IN conference now that the
attention of the whole world is being called to
the discord existing among peoples that should
be on friendly terms. President Diaz. it is
known, is quite as eager as President Mckinley
TO bring about harmonious understanding be-
tween the nations of the New World and views
with even more suspicion than do the leaders of
thought in the United States the part that Eu-
rope is playing in the game. 1t is said that
Peru and Bolivia have received assurances from
Europe of financial aid in recovering their lost
provinces and way to the sea if these nations
succeed in so manipulating the forthcoming Pan
American Congress as to force arbitration on
Chill This assurance was given. of course. with
the view of stirring up just that form OF strife
which is now threatening to make futile the at
tempt to hold another Pan-American Congress
HOPED FOR \ PEACE CONFERENCE
congress lies in the hope of evolving some
scheme by which all future disputes between
New World nations can be peaceably arbitrated.
In other words, il is the desire of this govern
ment that the international congress at the
Mexican capital partake more of the nature of
peace conference. like that held at The Hague
two years ago. than of an assemblage for the
promotion of commerce. This Mr.. Blaine's
central idea when the first congress met but
afFa tLo laY--r
ton it made manifest to him that the prin-
ciple of orderly government had not proceeded
10 that stage among the Latin-Americans where
a satisfactory scheme of arbitration could be
devised As boundary disputes the chief
source of wrangling and a constant menace OF
among nearly all the Latin-American coun-
tries. the hope has been entertained by this
government that the congress in Mexico City
would authorize a permanent boundary arbitra-
tion board. to which could be referred all pend
ing questions-except. of course. that as TO
Tacna and Arica-and thus the main cause OF
dangerous friction would largely be removed
However. it is now becoming evident that even
if all the nations of the New World should take
part in the congress. no arbitration scheme can
be agreed upon. AT the same time this gov
erament has not wholly abandoned hope on
that point
THE PRESENT OUTLOOK GLOOMY
At present there is a deadlock in the executive
board which has control of the preparations for
the congress-. and as the situation stands the
outlook is gloomy. The board consists of the
Secretary of State of the United States and the
Ministers Plenipotentiary to this country of the
republics of Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala and
Costa Rica. Chill started the dispute by broadly
intimating in responding to the formal invita-
tions to the congress her unwillingness TO take
part unless the tentative programme arranged
by the executive board so revised as TO con-
fine the subject Of arbitration wholly TO future
occurrences. Chill was the only nation not rep
resented in the first Pan-American Congress.
which was held in Washington under the super
vision of James G. Blaine in 1890 Chilfs reason
for refusing TO take part then was the same as
it is now Only six years before the first con-
gress was held Chilli mad come out of a victorious
war with Peru. and indemnity had seized the
rich provinces of TaCna and AFRICA The Gillian
administration Of eleven years ago feared that
the congress would arbitTate Chilli out Of these
new acquisitions and would also decide that
BoIfvfa's claim to a seaport at the expense of
Chirs coast line was just AS soon as these old
questions were raised again by ChiHs stubborn
attitude the executive board took hold of them
in the hope of reaching a satisfactory settlement,
whereby the forthcoming Pan-American Con-
eress would be enabled to make substantial
nroeress in its great undertaking of bringing al
the nations of the New World into closer po-
uticaI harmony and neighborly interest
DEADLOCK IN THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
About two weeks ago the executive board.
after thorough discussion, took several votes on
various phases of the questions involved, and
these votes seemed TO indicate willingness on
the nart of the board 10 comply with Chtlfs
demand for a revision of the tentative pro-
gramme Senior Nicuna. the ChlHan Munster 10
this country Immediately communicated th1S
intelligence 10 his government, and received a
reply from the Foreign Office at Valparaiso that
Chilli under the conditions named would take
part in the congress. Based on the beller that
mis- conclusion was final. the news was sent out
from Washington that the entire dispute was
closed and that Chill would be represented at
the City of Mexico next October. AT this point
the Peruvian Government began to balk. and
then of course Bolivia became reluctant. too.
Al the next meeting of the executive board the
whole subject reOpened through the ap-
parent unwilIingness Of Assistant Secretary Hill
TO assume too much responsibility in the alb
sence of his chief. Secretary Hay. Peru and
Bolivia served notice that they would withdraw
their acceptance of the invitation to the congress
unless the original programme was rigidly ad-
hered to. On the vote 10 adhere il is said that
Ecuador and Bolivia voted in the affirmative,
and Guatemala and Costa Rica in the negative,
and Assistant Secretary Hill refused to cast the
deciding vote.
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES INTERESTED.
AN IDEA PREVAILING THAT THE PAM
AMERICAN CONGRESS MAY HAVE
SOME RELATION TO THE MON
ROE DOCTRINE