Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09
Statements Issued.

Statements have been issued by the Bra
lillian and Peruvian legations in this city
regarding the dispute over territory lying
in the Alto-Jurua and Alto-Purus valleys
The Brazilian statement says: :,
1.-The assertion of right made by Brazil
over the territories claimed by Peru In the
AIto-Jurua and AltO-PuruS Is not a 1act
of today This right Is a standing one
and was besides solemnly recognized Dy
Peru herself in the treaty in force OF the
23d of October, 1851, which settled the Doun-
dairy question between the two countries.
The title on which the right of Brazil Is
based and was recognized by Peru, Is now
as valid as it was on the occasion of that
treaty.
Denied by Peru.
The Peruvian legation has made a count
erstatement to the following effect: Peru
has never admitted in Brazil any right
whatsoever to the territory actually In dis
pute. The treaty of 1851 contains no recog-
milton of Brazips rights as alleged by the
Brazilian legation. The treaty Is one OF
amity and commerce and does but incident-
ally touch upon the boundary QUESTION;
ordering that a joint commission snoulo
determine a part of the boundary, namely,
the bed of the Yavari river up to its origin.
That the joint commissioners, approximately
fixed afterwards at latitude degrees south.
The treaty made no reference as 10 the
territory lying south of that point, which
is precisely the one in dispute. When the
surveying commission ended its explora-
ton Brazil asserted that boundaries had
been concluded between the two countries;
but Peru held and notified that govern
ment, to the effect that its view was unac-
ceptable, inasmuch as a great part of the
frontier still remained undetermined"
Treaty Of Petropolis.
The Brazilian statement continues:
..Rrazil not only did never admit Peru 8
right to the territories. but, on the con-
trary, the recognition of right was formally
made by Peru In behalf of Brazil. What
Brazil, however, has done is to admit and
reserve the claim of Peru, as seen by the
treaty of Petropolis of the 18th of Novem-
Der, 1908. regulating the boundaries between
Brazil and Bolivia. This Is proof enough
of the fairness of Brazil and of her disposi-
ton to allow Peru to present any new title,
unknown to Brazil, she may have to sustain
her claim Once Peru presents any such
title Baron Rio Branco is ready to enter
into the discussion of the matter, and, In
case no direct agreement is possible, to sub
nit the dispute to arbitration"
To this Peru has replied:
THE entente reached at. signed by Bo-
Iivia and Brazil. November II, 1903, con-
tains the following stipulation: The re-
public of the United States of Brazil here
by declares that 1t shall directly settle with
Peru the frontier dispute relative to the ter
ritory embraced between the origin of the
Yavarl river and parallel IL, and shall
seek to bring about friendly solution oil
the controversy, with no responsibility tc
Bolivia.
According to late reports it would seem
that the government of Brazil instead OF
framing its policy In accordance with the
provision of its constitution, above referred
to, and the treaty stipuiations just men
toned, assumes Q hostile attitude, ane