The New York herald., 1921-09-12
ARbITERS TO SETTLE
CHILE-BOLIVIA fight
Will Pass on Whether the
League Assembly Can Act
in Boundary Dispute.
HIGH COURT TO DECIDE
Santiago's Verdict Removes
Possibility Of Two With
drawals From League.
GENEVA TO START WORK
DR.. Koo Urges BRAND to Hast
en- Settlement Of Mandate
Question With U. s.
HIGH COURT TO DECIDE
GENEVA TO START WORK
BIZ the Associated Press

GENEVA, Sept. 11.-Chile has con-
sented to refer to commission OF
three Jurists her dispute with Bolivia
over the treaty OF 1904. The commits
sion will be appointed as soon as for
NAL acceptance of this solution has
been received from the Bolivian Gov
ernment.
carlos Aramayo. the Bolivian dele
gate to the assembly, fully accepted
the plan to-day, but asked President
Van Karnebeek to defer the appoint
ment of the commission until he had
consulted his Government. He in
formed the assembly president that he
was inclined to accept this arrange
ment without advising his Govern
ment, because he was sure this solu-
ton would be acceptable.
Bolivia's formal consent is expected
Tomorrow. and the commission Of three
European experts will be selected. The
commission will be charged with the
task of determining whether the AS
dispute between the two countries. and
probably will report its findings to the
Assembly before it adjourns its present
sessions.
Explanation by Chilean.
With reference to the appointment
OF commission on the Tacna-Arica
question, Augustin Edwards. of the
Chilean delegation. said tonight:
II want it understood that the ques-
ton is not going to commission for a
decision. The matter is In the hands Of
the bureau of the league. The bureau
sees fit to consult experts who will de-
termine one question only-whether the
assembly is competent.
II am confident that the experts will
decide 1t Is incompetent. / have the
support Of most OF the members of the
assembly, and I am sure the problem
will never come before that body for
VOTE"
Senior Edwards added that he believed
the matter would be definitely disposed
Of before the end of the week.
Assembly to Shift Work.
It was pointed out In league circles
IL
Assembly was competent to deal with
the question, the whole subject would
probably be referred to the new Inter-
national Court OF Justice in order to
relieve the Assembly of the necessity of
voting on a question which it is de-
sired TO avoid.
The temporary solution of what
league officials admit was most DELI
cate issue was due to the efforts Of
President Van Karnebeek and Lord
Robert Cecil. Its reference to COM
mission removes all possibility OF the
withdrawal from the Assembly OF Chile
or Bolivia. It was said tonight. Fur
ther. 1t was predicted by league officials
that the dispute would never actually
come before the Assembly.
With the dispute between Bolivia and
Chile disposed of for the present, the
Assembly expects to get down to real
work this week.
DIR. Wellington Koo, president of
the council, has written to the French
Premier, NJ. BRAND, president of the
Supreme Council regarding the Amer
lean notes on mandates. urging the
earliest possible settlement of the
question between the Allies and the
United States, so that final DISPOSE
ton of mandates may be arrived at.
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 11.-Referring TO
German newspaper reports that
Sweden ig on the point of quitting the
League of Nations. the Swedish For
eign Office to-day gave categorical
denial of them.
1t was said that nevertheless
Sweden had reason to be disappointed
in tho league and that II was quite
possible the subject would come up
In Parliament whether membership in
the league should be continued. after
the experience OF Sweden in tho
Aaland award. 1t was asserted, how
ever, that nothing would be done
without the consent of Parliament.