Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-18


M"Ai"" after tn. armies cf Two ma
'"n' ha" 'Ir"adN met ia ono struggle
ana var feeling was running high On
both sides Of tho border
Among fair observers Of all opinions
IT - generally agreed that tho threat
cncd crisis would have been q dis
ast.r TO both countries FOR /, would
not have forwarded amy purpose or.
plan. but would simply have been bad
feeling ran 10 bloodsne,i II would
nay" been pcrmancn; blot upon In.
record of Pan American relations
~ J. -"n"rnl!y known that durinp
IN" "m1c''- oucN, repeated offers Of nt.,Ii-
iti"u came from various latin Nincri-
can governments. ana that the best
~" Sp"Dcrs in south Amer i"a expressed
the hone that pcac, could be pre-
served Tor The sake OF the I'an-hm.ri-
known That the CORPS ~ Latin AIncri-
van diplomats in Washington we're An
"'iIN- tore" III pro serving pcaC" y
clos" observer. wh" has an tn;ima,.
Nnowiedg" ~ what trauSplrcd in
Washington folIowiuu Tho ,'.rriz.l in
"idcn;, states tina, Icnacio raldcrou
Minister from Bolivia and dean OF Tho
latin American diplomatic corps cuch,
:" receive tho Nobel peace prize AZ :,
recognition from Euio pc OF the broad
grown up in the New World. and which
helped 10 avert bloodShcd and disaster
when both seemed unavoidable. Men
nave been houorcd with this award loi.
Writing hooks on peace and for con-
Guiding treaties between nations cN-
haustcd ~ war. II has never. so far
hccn awarded to any ono who pre-
vented a war
A'h"' rh tho TACT is realized by few
IN the United states. l.a'iu-.>merica has
record for The settlement Of dis
uUtcs h, arbitration which Europe
ought I" envy. There IL no Hague
Tribunal south Of fanani.. hut bloody
wars have repeated! been avcrtcd hy
tho appointment OF referees and II Is.
not on record that III. prestige ana
dignity of tho Hague Tribunal have
over achieved rs much
Tho most famous. because the mos,
pictures Guo incident in the history oC
] latin American arbitration. IS tho ono
which hrcuch, into being the christ
OF tho Andes" Chilc and tho .\rgcn-
tine were on tho verge OF war over
hordor dispute. Certain broad
minded statesmen in The former couu-
try determined =" avert III" bloodshsd
which they believed was uunccessary.
iiut io"lin: was running high. au,i tho
romance aul lust Of war had blinded
both peoples. The leaders knew The
character of their pcoplc. and realized
as war itself would nc necessary 10
avert IT.
tnnn"n Tmrn~d into statue.
Nhcrci"ro' u happened mat the
brass cannon of the chilean army
were melted and east into - heroic
figure Of the savior This was erect
cd upon the disputed boundary IS q
message Of rcacc and good Nil to the
enemies q! chile The people Of ar
rcntinc met inc spirit of cancellations
fairly, and Tho boundary dispute was
settled by arhitration Incidcnlally. "a
small cast III gold Of the christ Of the
Andes Was sent to The Hague Tribn-
nal as 81 message TO Europe That in
south America arbitration is u reality.
The most fertile cause of trouble be-
tween tho different nations in Latin
America has always been their houn-
darics. Thes" wore nearly all first
determined in tho brave days when
Spain was exploring and conpucrinG
America. and when the King granted to
his adm'rals aud CAPTAINS lands 'aS
far 10 The west as the eye can Soc
and by other equally vague definitions
which might bc interpreted in dozens
of different WAYS. In addition to these
boundary disputes. there have. OF
course. bccn tho wars which brought
freedom from Spain. and numerous
revolutions. These. however. were all
in some sense struggles for freedom
and better government. They have
given i.atn-America 4 reputation for
impulsivcncss and bloodsheh. whcn. as
Il matter OF fact. many heated quar-
rel has been settled in that land with
ont firing shot
The Latin American is willing TO
fight and not afraid TO die. Ills ware.
when they do happen. arc APT to 10"
long and bloody. one Of the worst of
them was the struggle between Tara i
quay on tho side and Argentine.
Erazil and Uruguay the other. For
seven years tho forces Of three nations
| made unccasinc and murdcroms war
fare on tho forces Of ono. An ArEcn-
tine general was then sent At the head
| OF a large force TO finish tho job. lie
! went into Paraguay. but turned back
| without lighting. lie reported that he
would not make war upon women. For
! women and boys filled tho ranks of
| the I'araguayan army. The men wcrc
| dead. And to this day Paraguay has
! an ovcrwhclming large population OF
women. She has never fully recovered,
, though half a century has passed since
| that struggle.
CouIdnI Afford Human Waxte.
This and several other hard tough
| wars convinced tho leading men of tho
| South American republics that their
| young countries. with great wilder
| ncsscs to people could not afford sucl,
! waste Of human life. SO n strong
! sentiment in favor OF arbitration grew
! up. and has steadily strengthened.
| stones are even now being plant cd
! on tho newly established boundary be-
| tween Peru and Bolivia A dispute hc-
tween these two countries had gone 10
the verge Of war when movement