Arizona republican., 1901-11-02
CHILL IN THE WAY
Obstruction to Arbitration in
 Pan American Congress
Influence of the United States to be Exerted for Settlement of the Dispute Between Chilli and Peru.

Washington. Nov. 1.-Regret is ex- pressed in Washin~ton official circles over the aggressiveIy hostile attitude toward the subject of arbitration thus early assumed by Chilli at the Pan American congress now in session at the City of Mexico. Reports received here indicatef that the Chilian delega- tion, by opposing the adoption of the resolution designed purely to have a quieting effect on the belligerent spirits of Venezuela and Colombia, has em- braced the first opportunity presented to serve notice the congress Of Chili's purpose stoutly and consistently to fight every proposition for the for nation of d Pan-American court of ar bitration. one of the avowed and high est purposes of the congress. It is well understood. of course, that the ir- spiring motive in Chilis assumption of this obstructive position is to pre- vent any discussion, either by the con- gress as a whole or by any of it's sub sidiary organizations, oi the long standing dispute between that country and Peru of the old Tacna-Arica ques- tion. Chil refused to send delegates to the first Pan-American congress. which was held in this city twelve years ago, because the pledge would
 not be made in advance that the con gross would not concern itself in any way with that question. In the tenta- | tive programme agreed on for this con gress by the properly instituted au- thority one of the questions distinctly defined within the scope of the con- gress was that of arbitration. After accepting the invitation to take part l in the congress, ChiI threatened to | withdraw unless the arbitration subject | But the committee which arranged the
 tentative programme refused to modify ! that instrument as demanded by Chili. Despite this. however, Chili has sent l duly accredited representatives to the City of Mexico. just as have all the
 other states of the New World. anl
 like these other states. Chilli either will i have to abide by the results of the con i gress or withdraw and be considered | somewhat in the light of an outlaw
 among the nations of the two contin- ents. It is regarded peculiarly un- ! fortunate that the congress should be fairly under way, and it is keenly re-
 gretted that at the very beginning of :.
 movement for compact among New
 World nations a sort of Alsace-Lor-
 raine question should arise constantly | to vex and impede the progress of a | better understanding among American
 states.
 The whole influence of this govern ment will be employed to keep down
 at the City of Mexico any sharp dis
 putes of this nature. to the end that
 the congress may proceed with the
 great work in hand unhampered either l by restrictions as to the scope of the | congress or by jarring quarrels' be- | tween any two states The United | States delegates were carefully in- lstructed on this point before they left | Washington, and as the state depart
 ment is keeping in close touch with | them at the City of Mexico there is nc donbt that they will receive fresh in- structions whenever new questions
 may arise or old ones be revived in acute form. While this government
 has not taken sides in the imbroglio | between Chili and Peru, it is known | that rather than see the success of the
 congress seriously threatened the Unit | ed States would take up the cause of one or the other disputant and thus put a stop to the quarrel before il
 spreads. It is believed that this could
 be done effectively without causing
 either Chili or Peru to withdraw from
 the congress. or without hurting the
 pride or compromising the interests oi 1 either.
 ! In view of this belief it is intimatei
 that the United States delegates will | be instructed from Washington in the l next day or two to inquire closely and l cautiously into the dispute between 1 Peru and Chili and determine, if pos | sible. if there is any way by which the
 differences of the nations may be com
 posed sufficiently to permit the cor- | gress to go on with it's work without | further unnecessary delay. If tn.
 representatives of this country at the | Mexican capital report that the condi- | tions are favorable, it is thought that this government will take the initia-
 tive in giving definiteness and aggres-
 siveness to the deliberations of tn. 1 congress. In anticipation of this Sec l retary Gage already is preparing to |, send commission to the congress from
 the marine hospital service of the | treasury department to aid in formu- lating a Pan-American quarantine and
 general sanitary board. Nearly every nation in the western hemisphere has l different quarantine regulations, and if l is contended that the congress ought to be able to agree on some common and effective basis of quarantine and
 sanitation that would relieve Pan- American commerce and general inter-
 course of much friction and annoy ance.
 NEED OF ARBITRATION.