Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-16
PERU-BOLIWA
WAR IS ENDED
DECISION OF THE ARGENTINA
PRESIDENT APPLAUDED
DETAILS OF UNDERSTANDING ARE
MADE PLAIN
Plea Is Made by Rio Janelro Editor
for Acceptance of Terms and
Peace In South
America
[Ry Associated press.l


RIO JANEIRO, Sept. 15.-The Jour-
nal of Commerce in its issue of yester-
day said that kilograms from the Pa
clfic coast announced that an agree
ment between the governments of Peru
and Bolivia on the recent boundary
dispute that one time threatened to
plunge these states into war had been
or was on the point of being signed.
The basis of the understanding Is the
decision in this dispute handed down
by President Alcorta of Argentina on
July last, and this decision Is, by the
terms of the new agreement, recog-
nized by Bolivia. Continuing, the jour-
nal of Commerce gives details of the
understanding.
small extent of territory lying between
the Madre de Dios river and Acre,
traversed by the rivers Tahuamano
and Buyamaro, which together form
the river Orton, an affluent of the
Benz river. This territory, with an
area of about $500 square kilometers,
was discovered and colonized by Bo-
livians who today are in possession of
numerous prosperous industries there.
Peru gets possession of all the upper
course of the Madre de Dios from its
headwaters to its confluence with the
river Heath.
Argentina Not Affected
"Such a slight modification as the
foregoing from the decision reached by
the arbitrator in no way molests the
Argentine republic" adds the Journal
of Commerce. 1.-THE work of an arbi-
traitor terminates when he has COM
municated his finding, and Argentina
has no objection to a generous relin-
quishment of territory on the part of
Peru, an act undertaken to assure
friendly relations between Peru and
Bolivia.
"Concliatory arrangements deserve
the appreciation of all who desire peace
and concord in South America, and we
are persuaded that Argentina is sim
cerely desirous of seeing a policy of
peace carried out.
ut has been said that the MONACO
ceptance of an arbitral decision
amounts to an offense to the arbitra-
tor, but 1t is not necessary to look out
side of South America for a precedent
in which an arbitrator has not shown
offense when his findings were ignored
Old Precedents Recalled
1.-THE president of the French repub-
lie decided a frontier question between
Colombia and Costa Rica, only to find
that his judgment was accepted by
neither party. In this same case Co
lombia and Costa Rica decided mutual
ly to modify their frontiers, and ne
gotiations to this end were in progress
when the independence of Panama
made their continuance useless.
1.-THE sentence of the queen regent of
Spain In the frontier question between
Colombia and Venezuela was almost a
complete victory for Colombia. Vene-
zuela did not wait to ccept the finding,
and Spain neither protested nor in
dicated that she was offended. Vene-
,,aJa TNIA 10 hox CT cf
a treaty settling the sovereignty in
favor of Venezuela of a vast stretch of
territory on the right bank of Rio
Negro.
an the Cerutti question between
Colombia and italy, the arbitrator, who
was Grover Cleveland, decided in
favor of Italy The diplomatic repre-
sentative of Colombia at Washington
in an official note, declared that his
government could not accept this de-
cision. But the American government
did not expel the Colombian govern
ment, nor did 1t strive to impose SEN
tence of the arbitrator upon Colombia
An Appeal for Peace
"We believe that the Brazilian gov
ernment in no way participated in the
negotiations that have been conducted
at La Paz and Lima, and furthermore
we are aware that the Peruvian gov
ernment has recognized and declared
its belief in the correctness of the
course OF Brazil in this question. Pub
lie opinion in Brazil is sincerely desir-
GUS that Peru, in the interest of peace
and concord, show herself friendly to
Bolivia, her neighbor and former ally,
and concede to her the little she asks.
"Such a step would mean no i'm
portant sacrifices to Peru, nor would 1t
show any lack of courtesy to the Ar
gentine republic. The essential thing
for South America is that the present
complications and difficulties be done
away with as soon as possible. 1t is
today impossible to forecast the dam
gerous consequences of continuance
of the recent situation. The present
difficulty once composed, the road will
be open for reconciliation between
Argentina and Bolivia, which 1t is to
be hoped other nations will also follow"