New-York tribune., 1902-01-31
SPANISH-AMERICAN TOPICS.

Sir Thomas Holdich whose appointment az Brit
ish Commissioner examine into the frontier dis
pute between Chill and Argentina was recently ga
zetted. Is the subject OF a highly complimentary
notice in The South American Journal OF London
That special, organ of the interests Of South and
Central America, the Antilles and Mexico recalls
that the British Commissioner carried out all the
important survey work done In India OF recent
border marches with those Of Russia and Afghsnis-
tan tan III His - work on on the Afghan Boundary c9mmls-
journal, rs some of the most important surveying
Holdch is therefore fully qualifed for his task in
South America"
The people Of Ecuador who have been deprived
practically of their political privileges for so many
years under the rule OF presidential dctators could
not be expected to resume Immediately the practice
and of those rights and privileges to which
they invited by the present liberal government
of their country, This Is the only explanation OF
the indifference displayed IN the last election and
the most important incident of republics life At
Gousand tf there only so~e S Votes ge
istered at the last municipal election. Out OF these
who have by the constitution the franchise that
only 100 civilians voted that occasion, of the
population of eighty thousand.
In the same republic OF Ecuador it appears that
the intelligent portion of the nation does share
the opinion of the Ecuadorian Minister at Wash
ington and the delegate to the Pan-American
Congress- Seflor Carbo. who has constantly sided
with the Chilian delegation in the laters opposi-
tion to the principle of compulsory arbitration DR.
Carlos r. Tovar. president of the University Com
mittee of Quito had addressed to the students an
"oncio" communication in which he recon-
mended them, If they did not sign the appeal
addressed by several other Ecuadorian universities
to the Pan-American Congress asking for tho es-
they should applaud this doctrine of safety ('sal-
vadora doctrine.) The students of the Quito Uni
VerSity held meeting to consider the advice of
DIR. Tovar. and they resolved to send to the Pan
the principle OF arbitration. i'' 'Ae aupp''oh of
The National Assembly OF the Republic of
Uruguay will open its sessions the 18th of next
February. The election of the members of that
Assembly has been quietly effected. more so than
on many similar elections. While the '.Nfontevideo
Times declared that the more immediate objects.
the preservation or order and peace ana the CON
tlnuatlon OF the present regime. have been COM
pletely attained by results of the balaot'' other
papers dic not express the same satisfaction The
Sglo haa analyzed the composition of the new
Chamber OF Representatives rather unfayora hlv N
said that thirtyfour OF the former Deputies nearly
half the Chamber, had been re-eiested but ma,
some or the best elements had been lefk outside
The Argentine Congress has completed the sane
uon OF the arbitration treaties with Paraguay and
Uruguay. there only remaining thei formality of
exchanging the ratications between the respective
governments These treaties provds for the settle
ment ny arnitration of all questiqns. without re-
serve, ar1Sing between the republics. In the Ar
genuine Shamoer OF Representatives Senior Bovas
i suppoltea ne treaues though there was no oppo-
right No' 'oh'eS