The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-11-28
WAR LOOMS UP IN
SOUTH AMERICA
CHILE AND PERU ON THE VERGE
OF POSSIBILITIES.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS OFF
All Peruvian Consular Agents Are
To Be Withdrawn From Chile
Bolivia Sees Chance To Get
Seaport on Pacific


Buenos Aires, Nov. 26.-The Peru
Wan foreign minister has decided to
withdraw all of the consular repre-
sentatives from Chile, owing to the
demonstrations at
Iquique, it was announced here to-
da-.
The trouble arose over the old
questions of the provinces of Tacna
and africa which Chile took from Peru
in 1883.
Bolivia, which is believed to be in
sympathy with Peru, hopes through
her pro-ally to attempt to gain Pa
cific port at the peace conference.
Relations are Several
Lima, Peru, Nov. 26.-The Peruvian
foreign minister has recalled the con-
sular generals in Valperiso and the
other consular agents in Chile. Accor
ding to official advices received here
the Chileans staged demonstration
against the Peruvians at Iquiqua sack
ing banks and several of the Peruvian
stores there,
The Peruvian consular went to the
scene and protested and was seized by
policemen and carried aboard Chill
can steamship which was in the har-
Dor.
Iquique is the principle city of dis
puted province of africa. It is located
on the Pacific about one hundred and
fifty miles south of the Peruvian from
tier.
Hostilities Are Likely.
Washington, Nov. 26. = Hostilities
between Peru and Chile appear to be
possibility.
Peru is withdrawing her consular
agents from Chile, due to the recent
Peruvian demonstrations resulting
from a revival of disputes over the
provinces of Tacna and africa, these
being taken from Peru by Chile.
Diplomatic Relations Broken.
AS Peru has no miri"f"r in Chile.
the withdrawal of her consular repre-
sentatives constitutes break in
diplomatic relations.
1t was believed possible here today
however that the United States and
one of the South American nations
would offer to mediate the differences
in order to avert actual warfare.
Agitation in Chile.
Dispatches from Buenos Aires said
there was great agitation throughout
Chile over a speech made at La Paz
by the Bolivian minister of war, who
is reported to have said that the hour
had arrived to take back the prov
inces of Tacna and africa, from Chile
The present unrest in Peru, Bolivia
and Chile is due to a desire of Peru
vians and Bolivians to settle the
Tacna and africa question under
President Wilson's principle of self
determination.
An AIsace-Lorraine Affair.
These border provinces constitute
the Alsace-Lorraine of South Amer
lea.
The dispatch of Friday added that
it was reliably stated that Chile had
approached Argentina on the subject
of Argentina remaining neutral in the
event of an outbreak between Chile
and Peru.
A special dispatch to La Razon
from Santiago says:
Whole Province in Revolt.
''The government has received dis
patches from Iquique confirming the
reports that the entire province of
Antofogasta is in a state OF revolt
against the Peruvians. The arrival
of two steamers at the port of Anto-
fogasta from Callao with many Chill
can families aboard, who seek refuge
from Lima, caused the report to be
spread that hey had been expelled
from Peru. Crowds Immediately orr
ganized great demonstrations against
the Peruvians and in spite of the ef.
forts of the police took possession OF
several commercial house and Peru
Wan clubs.
Apparently the disturbances still
continue. The Peruvian consul at
Iquique has left for Lima"
Branded AS UnpatTotie.
Santiago, Chile. Nov. 26.-Second
Vice President Cardenas has been
officially branded by the Chilean con.
gress as "unpatriotic" because of
making speech before that body
last night in which he said that he
hoped the differences with Peru could
be settled without war.