The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-15
Pc RU AND
BOL IVA
Agreement Re h e d
Which Will Prevent
Talk Of War

Rio De Janeiro. Sept 15-The
Journal of Commerce in its issue OF
yesterday said that kilograms from
the Pacific coast announced that an
agreement between the governments
of Peru and Bolivia on the recent
boundary dispute. which at one time
threatened TO plunge these states into
war, had heen or was on the point of
being signed. The basis OF the under
standing is tho decision in this dis
pure handed down by President Alcor-
to OF ArGentia on July 9. last. and this
decision Is, by the terms of the new
agreement. recognized by Bolivia.
Continuing, the Journal of Com
merce gives details OF the understand.
ing;
Peru surrenders TO Bolivia a very
small extent of territory lying between
the Madre de DioS river and the
Acre. trayersed by the rivers Tahua-
mano and Buyamaro. which together
form the river Orton, an affluent of
the Benz river. This territory, with
an area of about $500 square kilomc-
ters. was discovered and colonIzed by
Boliyians who today are In possession
OF numerous prosperous industries
there.
Peru gets possession of all the up
per course OF the Madre de Dolls from
It's head.waters TO its confluence with
the river Heath.
Such a slight modification as the
foregoing from the decision reached
by the arbitrator in no way molests
the Argentine republic The work OF
an arbitrator terminates when he has
communicated his findings. and Ar
gentina has no objection TO a generous
REIMBURSEMENT OF territory on the part
of Peru. an act undertaken TO assure
friendly relations between Peru and
Bolivia.
"Conciliatory arrangements deserve
the appreciation of all who desire
peace and concord in South America
and we arc persuaded that Argentina
is sincerely deslrous of seeing a policy
OF peace carried out.
1t has been said that the MONACO
ceptance OF an arbitral decision
amounts to an offenSe TO the arbtra-
tor. but It is not necessary TO look
outside OF South America for a pre-
cedent In which an arbitrator has not
shown offense when his findings were
ignored. The president Of the French
republic decided frontier question
between Colombia and Costa Rica only
TO find that his judgment was accept
ed by neither party, In this samc
case Colombia and Costa Rica decided
mutually 10 modify their frontiers and
negotiations 70 this end we're In pro-
hd In
ma made their continuance useless.
Tho sentence Of the queen regent of
Spain in the frontier question between
Colombia and Venezuela was almost
a complete victory for Colombia Ven
ezuela did not want TO accept tho find-
ing and Spain neither protested nor
indicated that she was offended. Ven
oZuola and Colombia have lust signed
treaty setting the sovereignty, in
favor OF Venezuela Of vast stretch
of territory on the right bank Of the
Rio Negro,
In the Cerutti question between Co
lombia and Italy, the arbitrator who
was Grover Cleveland. decided In faY-
or OF Italy The diplomatic repre-
sentative at Washington In an Official
note. declared that his government
could not accept this decision. But
the American government did not OK
pcl the Colombian government nor
did IL strive 10 impose the sentence
OF the arbitrator upon Colombia.
We believe that tho Brazilian gov
ernment. the Journal OF Commerce
continues, in no way participated in
the negotiations that have been con-
Quoted at La PaZ and Lima, and fur
thermore. We arc aware that the Per
uyian government has recognized and
declared IT'S belief in the correctness
u the course Of Brazil in this oucs.
tion. Public opinion in Brazil Is sin