The Washington times., 1904-04-18

"A new era is dawning for South
America. All the old petty squabbles.
boundary disputes, and international
difficulties are being settled in a man
mex that BODIES great promise for our
country. / look for a time when South
America viii be as one united nation.
Arbitration Is the great agent which
is to bring peace and concord TO a land
which in the past has suffered only too
severely from revolutions and quarreiS
between individual states"
This statement. made by Senior Fer
nando Guachalla. The former Bolivian
minister to Washington, who has just
departed for Argentina TO take up some
work there in the interest Of arbitra-
ton between Peru and Bolivia, is in
line with recently published interview
in The TimeS IN which another promi-
nent South American diplomatist was
credited with similar statement as 10
the probable future consolidation OF the
South American republics.
Entitled to Weight.
Coming from a diplomatist like Senior
GuachaIla, who has practically devoted
the latter years OF his life TO arbitra-
ton matters in South Amerca, these
views are regarded as having consider
able weight Senior GuachaHas most
recent accomplishment was his success
full mission 20 Rio Janeiro in connec-
ton with the signing Of an agreement
between Bolivia and Brazil. whereby
the old and vexatious Acre dispute
was satisfactorily settled, thus ending
controversy which was long source
of antagonism between these two i'm
"A
While Senior Guachalla does not go so
far as To predict an early consolidation
of South American republics into one
great nation. similar TO that Of the
United States OF North America. he Yet
holds the view that the future was never
so full of promise for United South
America as nov. and believes that grad
ually. but surely. feeling of comfy
and good viii will make itself felt
throughout the entire southern part of
the hemisphere. and that the former
''jangling communities, as Mr. Roose-
Welt. before he became President, once
| characterized them, will be living In a
state OF perfect peace and harmony-a
reunited and happy family.
No Menace to United States.
That such contamination is devoutly
to be wished for is his belief. since. in
| his opinion. il will bring South America
1 affairs. giving II an influence witch may
| well be calculated upon TO play an i'm
| portant part IN future history. Senior
| Guachalla has always been a great ad-
/ mirer OF the powerful republic TO the
/ north OF the constituent nation of which
Bolivia is a part. and he does not think
/ that such a union would be inimical
TO the United States. The two to-
gether. he thinks. would hold much OF
! the power of the world IN their hanoS.
| IL is pointed out by South American
| diplomatists here that never before have
| there been such striking instances Of the
| which is now making itself apparent In
/ South America. With Brazil and Boil
/ ivia on good terms again, and with he
! triangular basis of good viii which viii
/ be established when Bolivia and Peru,
with the President Of the Argentine Re
public as arbitrator, settle their ancient
! boundary troubles through the special
| mission which Senior Guachalla has now
! undertaken, there Will indeed be q
| strong triumvirate of states TO form a
| nucleus about which the others may
| rally.
Example for Coalition.
The setting of such an example viii
alone. IL is said be a tremendous in
| fuence toward causing further cOai.
ton But these are not the only states
! which are firmly and quietly settling
I their differences, and making up IL
1 true family style. Ii is or but recent
/ date that Argentina and Chile held al
! international celebration over the set
| Element Of an old territorial question
| To commemorate the event, Z, statue o
the Savior was planted on a high peai
| in the Cordilleras Mountains. 10 which
point the presidents of both republics