New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
BRAZIL-PERU DISPUTE.
Developments in an International
affair.

en-, SiiCe the publication IN The Tribune Of the ed
Io'lai OF May IS its predictions about the probable
discussion Of the question pending between
GU anu brazlI relative to the ownership of a
portion Of the Acre region have bea, ,,eriee5 Tho
S01SSloh mas quietly proceeded along diplomatic
es' Out as the elements OF the dispute are rather
- NS ana involved. especially 10 Europeans
4 ->orIh Americans. it may be instructive TO
s.He d rapid summary OF this interna tional case
me question or the boundary between Peru and
hraziI has its origin in the colonial period The
me OF frontier traced by the treaty of 1851 and
Sd4ieu the JaFary line. was always matter OF con-
uoVersy between the chanceue-ies. because OF the
uncertainty Of the sources of the Javary which
are discovered to be the frontier limit The Span
lsh and Portuguese leading cities in South Amer
lea established by the treaties of Madrid in 1850 and
uAat or san udefonso IN I777. territorial doctrine
winch the colonies. having become independent of
european sovereignty. tried TO understand and
Apply And it in order to DO this that the
Oeaues OF 1851 and 1867 fixed the frontier limit
1-oNe mentioned It would ne tedious to relate all
the discussions, historical geographical and dtplo-
matte, raised in the last half century among
6Lazl Bolivia and Peru about the limits OF Acre
The discussions We're considered as being rather
a'0aeInlc then. because nobody thought that the
acre territory could be OF use to any nation.
h1t These sentiments changed completely when
thousands Of settlers began TO develop the i'm
forests.
republic was established by the Spaniard
'aIVez IN the Bolivian portion Of Acre, a region
pa''s OF which Were claimed by Bolivia Brazil and
Ie'u- mat new republic promptly destroyed
Dy the Bolivian forces. But soon afterward an
other revolutionary movement was begun bv
colonel Plac6o Castro, real Brazilian movement
as shown by the nationality OF It's chiefs and By
the assistance which it received from Brazil in
every manner. especially from the government Of
the Brazilian State of Amazonas whose aurbor5-
ties. II must be said were disavowe At first by the
government ct Rio Janeiro
Against that Instruction Bolivia sent strong
army winch was on the point OF annihiIating the
rebels when Brazil interviewed. gave an indemnity
10 d North American syndicate owner of a Bolivian
concession. ana finally treated with Bolivia which
anahaoned her ownership OF Acre for a heavy
money Indemnity and some territorial advantages.
Nnen that treaty signed the Peruvian
Chanceerie was requested 10 be party to IT, since
IL was a question OF territory part of which was
N hugaton between il and Bolivia, which was
ceding It 10 Brazil. The Brazilian government
stated that II was easier TO treat with only one
ntlgant ar time. and that It would discuss later
serted IN Article VIII OF the Brazil Bolivian Treaty.
which says: The Republic OF the United States OF
Brazil declares that II Will discuss directly with
haL OF Peru the question Of frontier relative TO the
JaVary and the parallel Il degrees with A view TO
without responsibility 10 Bolivia in arE casa 'i''
In agreement with that promise. Peru proposed
The Brazilian Chancellerie answered that. with
out pronouncing upon the proposition II considered
-
acted that previous 20 the reOpening OF the dplO-
matte discussion. Peru should evacuate the terri
tories occupied by II. To this OF the Brazilian
Chanceller1e, iCdorsed later in the annual message
OF President Rodrgues A1vez the Chambers.
Peru answered that what brazilian official declara-
tons called national territory of Brazil" had
been occupied for years by Peru, and that Baron
de Rio Branco was inventng when spea king OF
Peruvian ''invasiOns." This the more evil
dent. since Brazil had recognized the right OF Peru
70 the mentioned territory when the Brazilian
government had opposed Itself TO the realization
which not efeCted-Of contract by which
Bolivia wanted cede the AnglO-AmeriCan
syndicate a region including those very Peruvian
districts which. two years later, Brazil alleged were
invaded by Peru.
Such was the state OF the South American IN
ternatioual question. presented IN the latest
news received by mail from Rio Janeiro and
Lima Since then telegTaphic dispatches have re-
ported that negotiations have proceeded anlicably
between the Brazilian Chancellor. Baron de Rio
Branco and seAor Nearde. Tie PeEuylan Mlnlster