Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

ity. Arbitration, indeed. has anticipated
the flying machine, which
t1-War Edison recently declared
Ad1.,... had come to put an end
to war. 1.-The flying ma
chine will end war; he said. up to
this time we have gone on making the
armor plate that no projectile could
pierce. and following 1t with the projec-
tile that could pierce the armor plate.
That can't go on forever. The time Is
coming when a means Of attack will be
discovered that cannot be resisted. l am
not sure the flying machine Is not going
to constitute that means OF attack. If
so 1t will be the greatest discovery. so
far as it's effects upon civilization are
concerned. in the history Of the world.
1t will end war, for there can be no war
when there is no means of defense. The
nations would come trooping into The
Hague SO rapidly that Carnegie would
have to build an addition to the Peace
Temple"
Was it because Of this prophetic ex-
preston by Edison that Brazil and Peru
puts an end to the differences of these
two countries in the Amazon by leaving
each country in authority. over the terri
tory actually possessed in the Amazon!
/ A dispatch from Washington. dated
September II, announces that Peru and
Bolivia. about whose relations there has
been fear of a serious conflict, have come
to an arrangement on the vital issues In
volved. and will sign protocol, II moth
ing intervenes, to settle their differences.
Peru, 1t Is assumed, has made conces-
sions, and may surrender to Bolivia a
small extent Of territory lying between
the Madre de Dios river and the Acre.
This territory. with an area of about
cor, orr NO diCrnvaTQ0
and colonized by Bolivians. who are In
actual possession Of numerous industries
there. Peru gets possession Of all the
upper course of the Madre de Dios from
River Heath.
The Journal of Commerce of Brazil ex-
presses the opinion that this slight modi-
fication Of the decision
Brazilian reached by the arbitrator
onin,on should In no way disturb
the Argentine Republic.
Public opinion in Brazil is sincerely de-
sirous that Peru. in the interest Of peace
and concord. show herself friendly to Bo-
livia. her neighbor and former ally, and
concede to her the little: she asks. Such
a step would mean no important sacrifice
to Peru. nor would 1t show any lack OF
courtesy 10 lil6 argentine. Lie CSoChtioi
thing for South America is that the pres
ent complications and difficulties be set
tied as soon as possible.
The republic of Peru. it should be re-
called. was formerly the most important
of the Spanish viceroyalties in South
America and issued its declaration of in
dependence July %, 1921, but 1t was not
until after a protracted war. until 1924,
that the country gained actual freedom from
the Spanish crown. The present constitu-
ion, o1oivr IVA a.
vised November %. 1860. There have been
boundary disputes with Ecuador, Brazil,
Colombia and Bolivia.
The chief agricultural products are
mineral resources are gold, silver, copper,
lead. zinc, iron, quicksilver. cobalt. bis
muth. coal, salt, sulphur, petroleum, etc.
The imports from the United States in
1905 amounted to s2454: 708 The exports
to the United States. $f,S33,307
The republic of Bolivia received its con-
stitution October 2S 1880. The president
is elected by direct popular vote and in
eligible for reelection. Both senator's and
deputies are elected by direct vote Of the
people.
The population is 1885,. 1913. The In
dian Is 92O. 1914. the mixed is 456.O1s, the
white is 81 ,OSS. the negro is 1916 and
the unclassified 17O.936.
The chief imports are provisions. hard
ware, wines. spirits. cottons, woolens.
linens. silks and ready made clothes. The
import trade, 1t should be remarked, Is
chiefly in the hands Of the Germans. The
chief exports are silver. tin and rubber.
In 1905 the value Of imports from Peru
was 2,sOe 500 bolivianos. or dollars. From
Germany. 3.5o6161; from Great Britain.
3,343.4 40: from Chile. $500. 635: from Ar
gentina. 1.O54,25O from the United States.
t. 13.34S. The value of exports to Chile.
Britain. 1851. 491: to Germany, 1,O2S.6S2;
to Peru. 123, 1893: to Argentina, 1885, o3.
The boundary disputes of Bolivia with
Brazil and with Chile were settled by
the treaties of November.
Boundary 1903. and October. 1904
Disnutes. Boundary disputes, 1t
should be borne In mind.
have been for long time the source of
conflict or contestation between the
South American republics. These coun-
tries are separated by vast territories.
sparsely inhabited, or not inhabited at ALL
and over which no authority whatever Is
exercised. Little by little these lands
are occupied and developed. mineral de-
posts are discovered, and then arises at
once the necessity of ownership and the
delimitation Of frontiers.
Bolivia and Peru signed general treaty
november 81 1oVi, ny winch Ipo e"o
countries agreed to submit to arbitra-
ton all pending disputes and all which
might arise of whatever nature. They
executed another treaty dated December
80. 1902, concerning the question Of boun-
DIARIES. This treaty declared that the
sentence, when legally pronounced, ter
minated the litigation between the par
ties.
Article - declares that the sentence is
not susceptible of appeal and its execu-
ton Is confided to the honor of the ma
lions signing the treaty. The same arti-
cIe however, provides for recourse to
revision. but through the same arbiter,
for reasons which might be brought UP.
In the case Of Bolivia and Peru there does
not appear to be such recourse con-