Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-09
ACRE DISPUTE SEEMS OVER
Bolivia Agrees TO Temporary Occupation by
Brazilian Forces.
MAY REPUDATE CONCESSIONS GIVEN
AnElO-American Syndicate May Find
Lease of Territory Declared void
when Two Nations Finally
Agree on Terms.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. S.-The Bolivian
government has agreed to Brazilian occupa-
ton and administration Of the Acre terri
tory pending the settlement Of the dispute
and has offered to send a minister pleni-
potentiary to Brazil invested with full
powers TO negotiate a settlement.
NEW YORK, Feb. s.-Assis Brasil, min
lister from Brazil to the United States, who
is in this city, received a cable from his
government today confirming the Rio
JaneIro dispatch relative to the dispute
over the Acre territory in South America
Brazilian Minister Talks Of End.
Senior Brasil said tonight:
/ received cable advices from my gov
eminent today relative to the Acre matter.
The Brazilian government sent an ultima
effect that should Bolivia attempt to take
possession of the disputed territory, Brazil
would occupy and administer IL until a
reasonable settlement of the whole dispute
had been effected. j am Informed by to.
foreign affairs. Baron de Brianco, that in
answer 10 this ultimatum Bolivia has
granted the Brazilian military occupation
and administration Of the contested terri
tory OF Acre, to the west of the Waco
river. The Bolivian government advises
that they Ae sending to Rio Janeiro a
minister on a special mission TO reach an
agreement. or by submitting the dispute to
arbitration, as Brazil itself had proposed
Porto Acre, the last point in the Acre
territory which was held by the Bolis lar
troops against the revolving Brazilian In
habitants. was held by the revolut.onists
under Placido until January "a. Castro has
been proclaimed governor by the victorious
revolutionists and Is ready to acknowledge
Brazilian authority; With the fall Of Porto
Acre there are no Bolivians left in the ter
ritOry and the 300 Bolivian prisoners. In
Guiding Governor Romero and Colonies
Conseco and Ibanez, the latter two
wounded, have been sent by the revolution
lists to the Brazilian city Of Manaos. cap
ital OF the state of Amazonas. They have
reached there all right and are unanimous
in acknowledging that they have been
treated with much blindness and humanity.
This is the substance of my cable today.
l will say that there Is every likelihood
with the Anglo-Ar1eriean syndicate for the
lease Of the territory, the control OF the
territory by Brazil and the qualification Of
the lease will end the trouble.
The minister was nsked what Brazil
would give in indemnity to the Anglo
American syndicate.
THAT is not BraEil's business" he re-
piled. "since the contract with the syndi-
cate Was made by Bolivia and not by
Brazil. Brazil has nothing to do with the
syndicate, not having dealt with it in any
way"
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The Acre dts
pute has caused considerable interest here
and the news that there Is a prospect for
its settlement without recourse to war Is
exceedingly gratifying to all concerned.
The Bolivians contend that the ownership
9f the territory never has been in dispute.
that its sovereignty has been acknowledged
by Brazil by treaty in 1867. by the APP
pointment by Brazil Of consular representa-
tives and by other acts.