Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-07
LEAGUE NOT READY
FOR TACNA-AR|CA
Assembly Again Postpones Dis
cussion of BoIivia's Urgent
Request
L0ATH TO REVISE TREATY
BY the Associated Press

Geneva, Sent THE Assembly oi
the League of Nations todny postponed
ngain discussion Of the request Of No.
livia that the long disputed question
of the provinces of Tacna and africa
now under the administration Of Chile
he placed on the agenda of the Assem-
bly,. The discussion was put over ill
later date on the suggestion of the
new president Of the Assembly. II. A
Van Karnebeek, the Dutch Foreign
Minister.
When today's session opened Angus
tin Edwards, head Of the Chilean dele
CATION, took the floor and declared that
the request of Bolivia ought to be re-
jected without debate. In an ardent.
eloquent speech Senor Edwards defined
Chile's position as uncompromising.
He recalled that the President Of Bo-
livia had declared he would respect
the treaty of 1904 between Chile and
Bolivia, revision Of which Bolivia has
asked the Assembly to take under con-
sideration.
Asserts Treaty Is Applicable
The Leagues incompetence to revise
the treaty of 1904 was the principal ar
gument Of Senior Edwards speech. He
declared the covenant Of the League OF
Nations provides for the revision of in
applicable treaties only.
'Can any one pretend that this
treaty, under which we have lived In
peace for seventeen years, Is inapplicu
ble?" he asked.
He characterized the action OF Bo-
livia MS "maneuver" to escape the
obligations Of treaty concluded in due
form Referring to Bolivia's contcn.
tion that the treaty had heen imposed
by force, Senor Edwards said:
But what treaty Of peace has not
been the result of the victory cf one
adversary over another? If the League
were called on to revise all such treut-
les, it would have to make over the mar
of the world"
Addressing himself directly to Carlos
Aramayo, head Of the Bolivian delega'
tion, Senior Edwards cried:
"Lct me recall the many ties that
unite us. Let me say to you that Chile
wants them to hold, and l hope YOU
will not persist in an attitude that risk
the breaking of them
StHOT ATuHuSO suI iibPusoi'c uii'
did not betray that the Chilean dele
gate's words had made the slightest i'm
preston on him.
Presents BoIivia's Viewpoint
Then Senior Aramayo presented Bo'
livia's viewpoint. He said the treaty
was, in the opinion of the Bolivians
the result of twenty nine years of pres
sure.
That treaty" he cried, "is not
only inapplicable, but it is, in fact
unapplied. There can be no hope for
permanent peace in South America sc
long as that treaty remains unre-
vised."
Senor Aramayo then proposed tina,
Bolivia's application for revision be
sent to committee for investigation and
report. He claimed this procedure
would be regular under the rules of the
assembly.
In conclusion, Senior Aramayo quoted
former President Poincare, of France
as giving the opinion that the League
of Nations was competent to deal with
such questions.
Van Karnebeck last night told Senol
Aramayo the Assembly could not place
itself in the dangerous position of tacit
" going on record as being competent
to revise treaties. He declared thai
such a course would establish prece-
dent for possible revision of the Ner-
sailles Treaty and would cause grave
alarm in France and other allied coun
tries.