The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-01-07
Will NOT AGREE
PAN-AMERICAN DELEGATES FAIL
TO REACH SETTLEMENT.
CHILEANS THREATEN TO LEAVE
Views Of the Delegates Sharply Con-
trast and the Arbitration Question
Is Likely to Break UP the
Conference.
(By Associated Press.)


City of Mexico, Jan. THE hitch IN "a
ranging the form In which the arbitra -l~n
scheme, especially the elementary treaty
as 10 obligatory arbitration. shall be pre-
sented to the Pan-Amerlcan conference,
continues and the disagreement now
threatens the disruption of the congress.
The Chilean delegates make q flat-footcd
declaration that II the supplementary
treaty is introduced into the conference,
as the Peruvian South American COM
bination proposes, they viii leave II. The
delegates from Peru retoft that unlesa
the treaty is made part OF the confer
ence they certainly Will withdraw. There
the matter now stands.
Chile appears decidedly In earnest on
the other hand, IL IL doubtful whethen
the PeruVians could control ten delega-
tions on the question Of withdrawal, but
II Is almost certain that they could take
Bolivia, Argentina and Paraguay, which,
of course, would mean an end Of the con-
ference. Efforts to patch the difficulties
are in progress. Each side, however, re-
mains out wardly nrm in Its determines
ton to carry It's point or go home.
The heavy burden of peace-
making falls with the Mexicans, as tho
United States delegates remain neutral.
Though the latter viii not sign plan
of compulsory arbitration, they have no
objection to allowing such plan to be
signed by some Of the South Americana,
TO be reported to the conference. as long
as the United States goes on record
as having nothing to do with 1t.
Oppose Compulsory Arbitration.
Stlll the Americans will not take an
active part In procuring admittance for
the compulsory plan. When asked why
they do not take the same stand as the
Americans the Chileans hint that the in
PRODUCTION OF the compulsory plan will
be made the pretext of covert attacks
on Chile, like that Of Baez, facts will be
misrepresented abroad and that their
enemies In South America will endeavor
to use the serni-sanction Of the con-
ference for compulsory arbitration
against Chile In the future.
A curious little row Is now pending
In committee as to the reorganization Of
the bureau of American republics. It
VIII be remembered that when a tcnta-
tive program was first prepared by the
executive committee or the bureau In
Washington last year, Chile protested
vigorously because the plan contemplated
a discussion OF pending questions under
the head of arbitration. Our state de-
partment acting through Minister Calvo,
refused modification of this plan,
eliminating pending questions.
This has resulted in some opposition
to calyo here on the present Argentina
Peru combination. Recently, when
Corea. chairman OF tile committee on
reorganization, went To Washington,
Calico became candidate for the vacant
craftsmanship AT meeting held yester-
day South American opposition defeated
him and there was no election. As the
conference contemplated a considerable
increase Of work for the bureau, 1t is
unlikely that this row win be permitted
to continue