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involving territorial integrity and ma
tional honor
Later on, when by the number OF
adjudged cases, the methods estab-
lished and the results accomplished
a perfect knowledge of the system is
obtained, it may seem prudent then
to continue to work until the high
and noble ideal of justice mas been
attained.
In my country also-and in saying
this l am confident hat 1 am right
ly interpreting the general opinion
the desire exists to see the doctrine
of the distinguished Secretary of
State, Il Honorable Elihu Root, pre-
vail, that is, that the armies and ma
vies of the world must not be used
to exact by force, the payment OF
debts contracted by the claimant pow
ers, leaving sucn extereme methods
for cases of denial of justice and evil
dent and notorious bad faith.
Any method by which countries may
be led to the peaceful settlement of
their international difficulties, is of
the greatest and highest Importance,
not only for the preservation of peace
but also to make international arbi-
tratiOn more solid and stable. 1t is,
therefore, an ail-importalt matter
that treaties made between friendly
nations SHOULD always, in provision
Of any disagreements, stipulate the
obligation to refer to the Hague Tri-
bunal all cases after diplomatic exer-
tons are exhausted.
The following address was deliver
ed Friday by Ignacio Calderon, Min
lister of Bolivia to the United States:
l can confidently affirm that the
principle OF international arbitration
is a doctrine more generally p~ractic-
ed and accepted in South American
countries than anywhere else. Brazil
has established arbitration among
her constitutional precepts, and has
submitted to this method of settle
ment territorial questions with Eng
gland, France, Argentine and other
countries. The Argentine Republic
also furnishes very conspicuous ex-
amples of respect for justice and
peace. After a sa~nguinary conflict in
which almost all of the male popula-
ton of Paraguay persisted, and when
that patriotic country lay at the mer-
cy of the vistors-Brazil, Argentine
and Uruguay the Argentine Republic
declared that the victory did not Gre
ate rights and submitted the dispute
for the possession of the territory of
Villa Occidental to the President of
the United States for arbitration.
When President Hayes decided again
st Argentine it accepted the decision
in good faith. The Republic did e v
en- more mi condoned to Paraguay
the war indemnity. In the question
with Brazil over the territory of mis-
sions, both countries submitted the
matter to the arbitration of President
Cleveland's and the Argentine bow
ed to the award which was in favor
of Brazil.
Later, when the popular passions
reached a point in which a war that
might have involved all the neighbor-
ing republics seemed Inevitable when
the armies n fleets of Chile and
Argentine only waited the signal to
begin the combat; both countries
gave to the world a great example
of good sense in submitting the long
and violent dispute over their boun-
dries to the arbitration of the King
of England. The decision has been ac-
cepted AID carried out; and there on
one of the highest accessible peaks
of the Cordilleras dividing the two
nations, the noble impulses Animal
ing them have caused to be raised n
of the most beautiful monuments eve
erected. This monument is the en-
DIem OF peace ABIDING WITHIN Cne
souls of the sons of the American Re
public. who have lifted up the image
of Christ, the Redeemer, as a mark
of tribute to His doctrines. The in
scription on the pedestal reads:
Sooner shall the mountains crum-
BILE to lust than Argentines and Chill
cans break the peace when at the
feet of Christ, the Redeemer, they
have sworn to maintain
Bolivia, my country, has submitted
to arbitration important boundary
questions with Peru, Paraguay and
Brazil. Peru also has arbitration
agreements with Bolivia, Brazil, Ecua
dor and Italy.
The boundary disputes have been
the main cause of the disagreements
among the Latin American Republics.
Sucn is at present the popular senti-
ment in favor of arbitration that all
of those questions have been submit
ted to that honorable way of settle
ment.
And this is the work of countries