The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-21
.SCRAPPY REPUBLICS
GET SOUND ADVICE
U. S., Brazil and Argentina
Sound Warning to Little
Peru and Ecuador.
MEDIATION is OFFERED
AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE
THREATENED CLASH WILL NOT
occuR-TRouBLE STARTS ON
BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
tAmerican News service)

tAmerican News service)
Washington, May 21-The govern
ments Of the United States, Brazil and
the Argentine Republic have Joined in
movement to insure peaceful settle
ment of the boundary dispute between
Peru and Ecuador.
In an Identical note they ask those
governments to withdraw their forces
from the frontier and await eventuali-
ties. Then. in case no award is made
by the King of Spain In their bound
airy dispute, or in case other difficulties
shall subsequently, arise, the three gov
ernments will undertake satisfactory
solution by mediation.
Although no official assurances have
been received from either Peru or
Ecuador, the United States government
entertains no doubt that this offer of
mediation will be cordially accepted.
State Department Statement.
The state department has issued an
official statement on the subject as
follows:
May II the embassy of the United
States at Rio Janeiro and the lega-
ton at Buenos Aires were instructed
to inform the governments of Brazil
and the Argentine Republic that the
government of the United States was
momentarily apprehensive of unneces-
sary war between Ecuador and Peru,
and, believing that the governments
of the Argentine Republic and Of Bra
I'll fully shared the desire to avert by
any proper means an eventuality so
discordant with the spirit of pan-Am-
erican relations and that they felt SIM
liar apprehensions, the United States
inquired whether the Argentine Re-
public and Brazil were disposed to
join in tripartite offer of mediation.
The situation between Peru and &c
uador had grown steadily worse un-
| til, according to the latest report, &C.
tual war seemed so imminent that if
anything was to be done it must be
done with the least possible delay.
Fortunately the views of the three gov
ernments were found to be so harmoni-
Gus that the American, Argentine and
Brazilian representatives at Quito and
| and Lima, acting under identical in
| structions from their respective gov.
ernments, presented to the Ecuadorean
and Peruvian governments a joint
note.
Joint Note of Mediation.
'The following is the English text:
THE undersigned representatives OF
| the Argentine Republic, Brazil and the
United States of America acting under
their respective governments have the
honor to make the present joint ident-
ic communication simultaneously to
their excellencies. the ministers of for.
eign affairs of Ecuador and Peru.
| "Actuated by a sincere desire that
peace be not broken between any two
of the sister American republics whose
mutual regard, common institutions
and inseparable interests should be
sufficient guarantees of conciliators
spirit, and believing also that the mo
ment has arrived for recourse by the
governments of Ecuador and Peru te
the mediation of friendly and disinter
ested governments. strangers to the
dispute under the obligation of article
2, title 2, of the Hague convention o.
1889. for the pacific settlement of in
| ternational disputes. to which bott
governments duly adhered, and which
| they solemnly reaffirmed as signator
les to the Hague convention of 1907
and believing also that under articles
| = and 3 of the same convention it i,
| opportune that friendly governments
should offer their good offices to aver'
war. the presidents of the Argentine
Republic, of Brazil and of the United
States of America ask earnest consider
alton OF the following views by the gov
ernments concerned.
/ War Not Now Unsuitable.
/ "It is unthinkable that Ecuador anf
Peru should go to war over a bound
airy dispute which both. by solemn
agreement submitted to arbitration
Neither would it be considerable t
sanction the reputation of the aware
! in advance by either party. for such
sanction would dishonor the enlight
ened institution Of arbitration. te
which institution OF an advanced civil
| ization the American republics arr
committed.
| IF the governments of Ecuador and
Peru will withdraw their forces from
the frontier suspend mobilization ant
other measures of preparation for wal
and await eventualities, then, in case
no award is made, or In case seriou;
difficulties shall subsequently arise
the three governments will undertake
satisfactory solution by mediation