The Washington times., 1921-09-06
Chile Threatens to Quit
League If Treaty With
Bolivia Is Changed
By NEWTON C. PARKE.
international News Service.

GENEVA. Sept, 6.-The territorial
and treaty dispute between Bolivia
end Chile, which threatened to cause
another withdrawal from the League
OF Nations, failed to come up in the
League Of Nations assembly meeting
today. D..
The Bolivian delegates said the
fight had only been postponed, as they
intended to press their claims against
Chile. The Chileans threatened with
drawal of their country from the
league IL the Bolivian Chilean treaty
of 1894 were taken up for revision.
The Chilean Bolivian fight was
crowded out by long argument over
the method or organizing committees.
The discussion of agenda, which was
to have taken place today. was post
poned until tomorrow. Organization
OF the assembly was completed this
, afternoon by the election OF vice
presidents.
e. Cancellation Attempted.
While the assembly failed to take
up the South American issue, dele
gates discussed 1t informally and ef-
forts at conciliation were. attempted.
The public information section Of
the league announced there was
every reason to believe the Chilean
Bolivian dispute would be settled sat
isfactorily. despite Chile's threat to
quit the league.
The informal proposal was made to
both sides this afternoon that they
submit the question to arbitration by
an Informal commission, leaving the
decision as to whether the matter be
placed upon the agenda for later con-
sideration.:
The Bolivian delegates declare Chile
is only biuffing, trying thereby to
gain the support Of other powers.
Despite statements issued from the
official propaganda bureau Of the
League, 4 tending to deprecate the
effect Of the desertion Of Latin-Amer-
lean states from the league assembly
meeting, is Is no secret that the lead
ers fear the results upon all South
and Central America. European
statesmen fear that Chile may follow
Argentina's action in withdrawing
from the league.i
Chile maintains the league has no
right to consider old privileges that
were awarded under a treaty nego-
tiated many years before the league
was created. II Bolivia becomes ag.
gressive the situation may become Sc
rious.
DR.. Canelas, head of the Bolivian
delegation, announced that Bolivia Is
willing to delay action on the Chilean
treaty II the league leaders desire
time for further study of the situation,
but that Bolivia will not withdraw her
demands.
Latin Strength Wanes.
The defeat of DR.. Da Cunha, of
Brazil. for the presidency of the as
sembly by Foreign Minister Van
Karnabeek, Of Holland, marked the
beginning Of the dwindling OF the
strong Latin American position in the
league. DIR. Van Karnabeek's candi-
dacy was engineered by that able
British diplomat, A. J. Balfour.
The Spanish-speaking states, weak.
ened by the loss of Argentina and the
absence, of several Central American
states, were unable to put DIR. Da
Cunha across.
Sir Robert Cecil, of Great Britain,
one of the chief sponsors for the league
in the days Of its infancy, and other
European statesmen, fear that II the
South Americans are out-generalled
and defeated by the Europeans, they
may eventually join the proposed new
combination Of powers which Presi-
Dent Harding has In view.
The Canadian delegates took an &C.
tive part in the political maneuvers
prior to the election of a president yes.
terday. They favored the election of
DIR. Aguero, OF Cuba, on account of
fis strong position in the assembly.
The Canadians argued. also. that he
was believed to be popular in the
United States.
Public interest in the meeting has