New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-07
-cpc DISpTTE ON AGAIN.
~ I CRITICAL STAGE.
III Threatens to Eject Peruvian
Troops by Force.

Ny 6.-The Acr7 dispute, SUP
80 been adjusted. has broken out
p''' a. -risis s Threatened orislna4-y the
ds4'N .,,r ...,1o..- Grazii. Peru and Bolivia
conf -,.,,a-ersr u large triangular tract
ior - -,,5e where The three countries ad-
o. IU+. 49, VAS eliminated by ar agreement
joil - ~ rc-. aUG 81 was supposed that
Lain, hac also been met. Il appears
- ,hat Peruvian trcoos remain III the
claimed by Brazil. and to-day -dil'i5'ef
-, sem The following cable dispatch 20
80. DEPARTMENT from Rio Janeiro
-.f,,ses 70 withdraw troops from the
-" .,r-irorv nina bited by Brazilars
lisl5t-~' 7esotiatIons. which are 20 ne Ioil'N e.
= 1ecesrary by arbitration bra-l! VII --l.lt''-'
.-sIv resort 10 force 70 eye 'i'1 - u -@'' '-''
an ,-9l aed to reprisals
: .esciaj circles here apprehension is felt as
- outcor.e OF the sharp clash between
- an. Peru. growing ont OF the dispute
D'l-'. ~. ,ar-irorv living ir The valleys Of tha
- 1r-ra and AI-o Purus. since the steps
81. ,sinr taken are Of growing interest. ow-
o.. +,,e possibilities iH the immediate future,
-. P-or,lian Legation here has seer FIT 10
--.,o nc following statement Of he Brazilian
Size Of The case
-. oss--rioD 4 ~!sht made iv Brazil over
he territories claimed 10y Peru In the Attn
-, end Alto Purus is not q fact OF to-day
mis- right is a long standing one. and was.
sesides solemnlv recognized .'v Peru hersslf
: ~ treaty. IN force on October -. lS0l. U2lct.
y me BOUNDARY question between the two
--,,nrries The title On which me right OF Brazil
,s .ased and was recognized 10y Peru. IS now
as valid as il WAS on the occasion Of tnat treaty
To,r as then IT IS the principle adopted by Peru.
= well rs by the ether south American repuh-
is fo- The settlement Of their boundaries with
Rrszu namely. the principle or the u posi-
tn rf.aFs
/. me exact application Of tne rule established
~ pspcknev and Monroe in the note Of April
~ fS5 and couse Grated by TraVers, Twist.
psilinore ard Hall. This rule reads thus.
When any European nation takes possession, OF
any extent OF seacoas'. that possession IS under
SOD as extending into the exterior country 10 the
so1rce II the rivers enptying with that coast 10
al their branches and the country they cover
That possession Of coast Brazil has always
had and. besides. the territory extending 70 the
sources IF the rivers Jurua and Purus. emprying
with that coast, has been from a long date peo-
pied and explored by Braziliaus. amounting to-
day TO a population Of 6o,ooo- Brazil therefore
neither changed nor introduced any novelty in
me matter Her position is to-day the same as
il was in 49,, Nhen the boundary JeEty with
perm was concluded. The whius and stories at
trbuted 10 Baron Riu 8-anco. Foreign Minis
Ter Of Brazil are 10 al appearances baseless
Nor can il be said that the person on whom
the fascination brought about by the wealth OF
rubber in those regions is working Is Baron Rio
Branco
Brazil not only did never admit Pe-us right 10
the territories but on the contrary. the recogni-
ton OF right was formerly made ny Peru in be-
half Of Brazil. What Brazil. however. has done
Is 10 admit ana reserve the claim Of Peru as
seen By the Treaty OF PeJropoIis OF November l.,
1893 regulating the boundaries between Bra
I'll and Bolivia. This is proof enough Of the
fairness of Brazil and Of her disposition TO allow
Peru 10 present any new title, unknown 10
Brazil. she may have 10 sustain her claim.
once Peru presents any such title. Baron Rio
Branco is ready 70 enter into the discussion OF
me matter and. n case no direct agreement is
possible. 10 submit the dispute 10 arbitration.
As condition however. OF that discussion Bra
I'll asks that Peru withdraw the military forces
which only recently, in the year of 1902 and
1893 taking advantage Of our troubles with
Bolivia. she sent 10 one point on the afiuent Of
The Jurua and another on an afiueut OF the
Purus trying only then TO occupy and exert au-
thoriTy over population almost exclusively Bra
lillian.
This condition IS also no exaction on the part
Of Baz. no- does il involve any humiliation
for Peru. II is the course accepted and followed
ny Argentina, France and England in similar
disputes with Brazil. The situation in the face
d these undesirable facts is a very simple one.
~ Peru submit any tue she may have 10 the
territories and evacuate the points unlawfully
ocupied by her. and Brazil will at once discuss
ne matter and ultimately resort TO arbitra-
loa, thus afOrdlng Peru al means and IA
Critics to assert her pretended right Mean
Nhlie Brazil cannot tolerate that Peru. with
OUT any night. should govern and impose her
authority over territories peopled by Brazilians
aha which she sOleulnly recognized as belonging
70 srazil BY the treaty OF 1851.