New-York tribune., 1903-03-12
PROTEST FROM BOLIVIA.
THE ACRE DISPUTE.
Objects to Syndicate Transferring
Its Concession to Brasil.

washington March 11-Se6or Guachalla, the
Bolivian Minister, has written to the BOLIVIAN
Syndicate, composed OF New-York ana LONDON
capitalists, and also known as the AngIo-Aner-
lean Syndicate. saying he has been INFORMED
that the syndicate has accepted an indemnity Of
$4,000 from Brazil for its rights in the Acre
territory, now in dispute between Brazil and
Bolivia. and protesting vigorously against such
action by the syndicate. The minister said TO-
night that the taking Of this indemnity by the
syndicate he regarded waiver OF It's right
to exploit the territory Of Acre, and that BOLIVIA
feared Brazil would use the rights ootalneo
through the purchase Of the concession TO sup
port her claim to the ninety thousand square
miles OF territory comprised tn the Acre region.
Bolivia asserts that the syn iicate IL absolutely
without authority to take this action and that
it is a violation OF the provisions of the contract
under which the syndicate obtained the conces-
sion, transfers to foreign States or governments
being. he said, prohibited. When he learned
that the syndicate was contemplating the trans
fer of the concession, sefor Guachala says ne
protested against it in the name or boilVla' ana
suggested arbitration but his proposition was
dsregarded and the Brazilian proposition ac-
cepted On learning Of this action Minister
Guachalla to-day sent the following dispatcn 10
the representative OF the syndicate:
Mr., Frederick W. whitridge, manager and agent
of "The Bolivian Syndicate" No % "aH-S'''
New York City. ,,. xa ~,zna5
ON February 26 YOU and the syndicate had slgneo
with the representative of Brazil an agreement ~. ~
respect of an indemnity of Eu4,0O 70 NhASn me .nv
wrote to me as follows: Il have to say that the
syndicate has had meeting since the sugsestiSSn
of a possible settlement with Brazil was mace
10 IT and that there will be no meeun8 uhli @ tie
arrival of Sir Martin Conway, for whom we naSH
cabed and who informs me by cabie may nc :"
saii on Wednes sday next, the 23th Whcn ut. Wocuu
bring him here about the 4th or 5th of MarGn.
Until that, time nothing will be concluded 's ''S
syndicate" -. -. -. -. ,o1,ovv..
ON February rs you again wrote to me as 1olo"S;
'eTte syndicate had had meeting ana WtS Woutu
have no meeting and would conclude nothinS uiiti
the arrival of Sir Martin Conway inat IS & neI1i ~
true | know nothing about Mr.. Sieger teIesiaa
excert what have seen in the papers. ana @ Wna'
/ have told you was Of course, perfectly true; true;
Conway sailed yesterday, and Will De mere heA'
week. -, tho
Sir Martin Conway reached NeW-York os On tne
9Th inst The next day he informed me, Fei ieftLns
to you that the syndicate had not met ana Inat
therefore it had not yet taken any acton. III N.
seuuently / continued to discuss the maltei. aiIu
] presented several propositions. demandlng IN tne
frst place that the arbitration agreed to IN the
Sir Martin, although he had ohered TO give con.
sfderation to my propositions. wrote TO me on tne
9th inst as follows: ''All l can learn to-day rs
that Brazil has offered indemnity, ana tnaI
no money has been paid . ,s
Meanwhile, since February 26 an agreement mao
been reached Notwithstanding my formal ana re- e.
heated opposition thereto, and the indemnity iS
already raid. / protest against this action as null
and void which cannot be binding upon my GOV .
erument and which does not affect the rights OF
nv countr-. FERNANDO F.: GUACEALLA:
'A'' Minister of Bolivia.