South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-27
AMERICA SENDS
NTI-PERUVIAN
NOTE TO CHILE
L. :. Seeks to Avoid HostiIi-
ties on South Ameri-
can Coast.

WASHINGTON March 26. - An
Official summary of the American
note - Chile regarding the recent
auu-Peruvian disturbances IN Bo-
livia and OF the reply Of the Chill
can government was made public
Friday by the state department.
The American note. which asked
Chile 20 do everything in its power
10 avoid the breaking out of hOstili-
ties on the west coast Of South
America. evoked some adverse COM
ment in Chilean newspapers. the
Mercurio declaring that il gave evil
dencc Of suspicion that Chile had
fOstered the differences between BO-
livia and Peru.
The American chamber OF com
merce at Valparaiso also criticized
the action of the American govern
ment and in Il message 20 Joseph
IT. Shea. the American ambassador
said the note as published in the
Chilean newspapers was grossly err
roneOuS. uncalled for and absolute
ly contrary 10 the expressed prin-
Ciples of the American government
Summarizes Not,.s.
The state department summarized
the American note and the Chilean
reply i'm the following statement:
"On March L the American ann
bassador in Chile was instructed 10y
the department Of state 10 inform
the Chilean minister for foreign af-
fairs that the government Of the
United States had informed the BO-
livian government that il viewed
with the gravest apprehension the
attack by a mob on the Peruvian
legation and consulate, and on the
houses and stores of Peruvians in
La Paz The Bolivian government
was also informed that i'm the opin-
ion Of the department of state. any
agitation tending 70 endanger peace
on the American continent would
be a calamity which would place the
gravest responsibility upon those
who countenanced H..
The ambassador was further in
structed 20 inform the Chilean min
ister OF foreign affairs that this de
Dartment would depiore mobilization
i'm chile and that a similar repre-
sentation had been made 10 the gov
ernments of Peru and Bolivia re-
garding mobilization i'm those coun-
tries.
"In conclusion. the ambassador
was directed 20 state that the gov
ernment of the United States viewed
the situation with the gravest ap-
prehension and counted upon the
government Of Chile TO do every
thing in its power 20 avoid the
breaking out Of hostilities on the
west. coast Of South America. and TO
preserve peace until a means II so
luton for the question interesting
Chile. Peru and Bolivia could be
found other than force, which could
not be countenanced by the civiliz-
ed world.
ION March % the American am
bassador i'm Chile cabled the depart
ment that he had received a note
from the Chilean foreign office eX-
pressing thanks for the information
the am bassadOr had given concern
ing American representations made
TO the Bolivian government. and
deploring the disturbances In La
Paz. The note declared in part that
Chile's conduct i'm the past, and its
sincere desire for peace, will CoUn-
sci II 10 look with misgiviugs on any
attempt TO disturb international or
der. After stating that the Chilean
government. when duly informed Of
the events occurring in La Paz
could not attribute 10 them greater
consequences than TO q simple agl-
tation Of popular elements the note
concluded with the statement that
the government and people Of Chile
are absolutely tranquil and have not
thought for a moment of the eX-
treme measure OF mobilization