New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-07
Faces
Crisis Over
Chilean Row
Assembly a Storm Center
Around Delegation Ow-
ing to Tacna-Arica Is.
sue; Bolivia May Quit

GENEVA, Sept. {By The Associated
rress).-Ihe air was charged with
electricity when the delegates to the
League Assembly gathered to-day.
me storm centered around the Chiles n
delegation, number of the leaders
engaging in earnest discussion with
Augustin Edwards, lead of the dele
CATION, regarding the Tacna-Arica
| question.
1t had been reported on good au-
thority that the Chileans would leave
the Assembly if this question was
placed on the agenda as requested by
Bolivia for revision of the treatv Of
1904. The report was persistent, de-
spite the refusal of the delegation to
confirm it, until Sehor Edwards gave
out fiat denial.
The Assembly, nevertheless, re-.
manned agitated and conferences con-
tlnued on the floor until President Van
| karnebeek called the Assembly to
order. half an hour late. He proposed
that, instead Of discussing the agenda.
which included the subject of Tacna-
africa, the Assembly complete its or
ganization. This occupied all the
morning and afternoon sessions. In
the mean time the delegations named
their representatives on six commit
tees, which met in the afternoon and
elected their chairmen
Cancellation Efforts Futile
Efforts at conciliation in the Chill
ean-Bolivian conflict were continued
throughout the day, but without sue
cess. The uneasiness caused by this
incident increased during the after
noon.
The Bolivian delegation feels that
public opinion in Bolivia will demand
the withdrawal Of the delegation from
the Assembly if the question of the
revision of the treaty of 1904 concern
and africa is not taken into considera-
tion by the Assembly or referred to
a committee.
This statement was made to-day to
The Associated Press by Carlos Victor
| Aramayo, head of the Bolivian delega-
tion. Senor Aramayo said, however,
that the delegation probably would
await instructions from the home gov
ernment before taking action.
Cecil Seeks Settlement
Lord Robert Cecil, representing South
Africa at the meeting of the Assembly,
tried all day to induce the Bolivian and
Chilean delegates to modify their posi-
tions and thus avert crisis in the
league, but Senor Aramayo said his ef-
forts had proved fruitless because of
the refusal Of Chile even to permit a
request that the question go to COM
mittee.
"When the Assembly takes up the
matter" Senior Aramayo continued, 81
will ask that it be referred to com
mission for a report as to whether the
League Assembly is competent to deal
with the revision Of the treaty. We re-
gard this as a very modest demand, and
Bolivia cannot accept less from the
Assembly,"
Senor Aramayo declared that Bo-
livia was willing to refer her dispute to
the new International Court of JUS
tice, but thai Chile had rejected such
step. Tonight Senor Aramayo said
unsuccessful in effecting compromise,
had told him the only thing to do was
to ask the Assembly to put the question
in the hanis of a commission.
Assembly's six Vice-Presidents
The six presidents elected by
the assembly are Leon Bourgeois,
France; A. J. Balfour, Great Britain;
DR.. Gastao Da Cunha, Brazil; Viscount
Ishii, Japan; Paul Hymans, Belgium,
and Dr.. Eduard Benes, Czecho-Slovakia
Chairmen of the committees, who
are ex officio vice presidents, were
named as follows:
Vittorio Scialoia, Italy, committee on
Amendments; Take Jonescu, Rumania,
committee on Technical and Interior
Organization of the league; Hjalmar
Branting, Sweden, committee on Dis
armament and Blockades; .Augustin
Edwards, Chile, committee on Finances;
Charles U, Doherty, Canada, commit
tee on Humanitarian and Relief Or
ganizations; Senor Temeno, Spain,
committee on Admission of New States.