New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-27
LATIN-AMERlCAN TOPICS.

The message of the President Of Bolivia. Senior
IsmaeI Monies, is favorably commented on by the
Gillian papers, notably by 'El Mercurtc" and lei
Chieno" The former says that President Monies
adopts a wise policy in placing 1.-The diplomatic
relations of his country with the neighboring ma
lions exclusively upon the ground of economic in
terests the only which should in our epoch
determine alliances peaceful solutions and lasting
treaties" Then. mentioning the declaration Of
General Monies that his government will devote
f1SoO000 to construct within the next ten years
network of railroads touching principal points of
the frontier, 'El Mercurio remarks: What
a sad contrast with Chill where. in
wear only twenty kilometres OF railways have
been built; where it is 6 work of years
to obtain from Congress a vote for constructing
short railroad for there is systematic opposl-
ton to the most important roads, like the Trans
andne and the Longitudinal, and where even the
railway between africa and La Paz has been at
tackled Bolivia. with her f1s.oooGo to cover with
in ten years her territory with network of rail-
roads gives us q lesson in progress which would
never with national pride have suspected OF
being launched at u.s. The other Chilian paper
above mentioned. lei Chileno." which is nearly
as influential as Ell Mercurio." comments the
message of the Bolivian President, especially from
the pont OF international politics. aid the relations
of Bolivia with Chill and Peru. the two countries
directly Interested in Bolivian affairs 1t Is
between Bolivia and Chill. providing among other
tween the two countries from africa to La Paz.
But as this road is to pass through territory
f bT PERU the latter has entered protest against
the Chio- Bolivian treaty. OF course. El Chileno'
sage which declare that the treaty Is not an in
frirgernent of Peruvian rights and that ii will be
maintained. The cloud which since 1888. the date
Of the signing of the Ancon treaty, has obscured
me w not be disspated by the message Of
President Monies or by the articles of tie Gillian
press about IT.
In the republic of Uruguay the prisoners Ger
retti Trapani Ruggia and Calderone accused of
being the authors of the attempt on tho life of the
President In Coes-st.. Montevdeo have been placed
at the orders of the criminal Judge DR.. Mendoza
Duran who has also received all the documents In
the case The anti-cericai campaign continues to
he kept up at Nontevideo and other towns in the
republic. BY order of the new internal commits
from, the walls OF those establishments. This was
done candidly says Montevideo paper in order to
remains to he seen how the strongly Catholic Mon
tevideans viii receive that measure
Speaking of this religious rather anti-religious
manifestation in the republic OF Uruguay is In
teresting to note what has been done recently In
Bolivia n country which was no less strongly
clerical thar its Uruguayan neighbor. the
case In ell Latin American countries. The Senate
al La Paz the capital city OF the republic. was
discnssine at the latest news. Article of the
constitution which had been voted by the Cham
State uDheids the Catholic religion; and the free
exercise OF other worship Is allowed Up to the
present time other worship than the Catholic
has been allowed
Lima papers at hand report the appointment OF
General Andres Caceras ex-President OF tho Re-
public OF Peru, as Minister to France and Italy
He was to leave Peru the middle OF October, &C
companied by his daughter. The PERUVIAN Senate
has offered motion by which the eTecuuVe power
required to send the conEratuia IONS OF the
republic TO President Roosevelt TOT hi' Efforts in
favor OF peace N tho Far East