Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-16
Nations
WANT To CURE
OLD TROUBLES
Make Joint Efforts at
Washington to Solve
PROBLEM of Pacific"
Hughes Opens Farley
With Expressed Hope
That Settlement Near.

Washington, May 10.-tBy Inc AS
ISOLATED Press).-Chile and Peru,
estranged for 40 years by their dispute
over Tacna-Arica, Joined here Monday
in a e effort to compose their dit.
f~erences and remove the problem OF
the Pacific" as a source of lnterna-
tional friction in Latin-America.
The opening session Of the confer
ence was called to order in the pre-.
sence of official representatives of all
the governments of the world, and
within the pan-American union build
ing already made historic in the annals
Of international Cancellation by the
sessions of the ornaments conference.
As spokesman for President Hard
ing, who invited the two governments
to discuss their problems here, Secre.
tary Hughes was accorded the task OF
opening the conference and sounding
it's keynote in an address expressing
an impartial interest of the United
State in an agreement.
Secretary Hughes predicted that the
conference not only would herald a
new day of international amity in the
western hemisphere, but would furnish
to the whole world "a needed and in
spring example Of the practice OF
peace
Time and Place Auspiclous
Both the time and place of meeting,
he declared, were suspicious for the
healing Of old wounds and the efface-
ment of whatever differences may
exist in Latin-America by a triumph
for the processes of reason
There could be no more agreeable
harbinger Of a better day and of a
lasting peace upon this hemisphere"
he said, then the converting Of this
conference"
Il congratulate you upon the high
purpose and the noble and conciliatory
spirit which have animated both gov
ernments in the approaches to this
meeting and upon the earnest desire
which both have manifested for that
throughout this friendly intercourse a
mutually satisfactory settlement may
be found.
THE only relief for a troubled world
is in resort to the processes of reason
in lieu of force.
The pathway to an ending concord
and to the prosperity Of a mutual help
fitness lies open before you. What is
done here will have a lasting effect
upon the security and happiness of all
people inasmuch as the success of this
conference through your agreement will
not only demonstrate your wisdom and
lofty conceptions Of duty, but will fur
nish the world with q needed and in
spring example Of the great necessity
of peace.
THE government of the United
States gives you welcome and God
speed"
Louis Icquierdo was delegated to
respond for Chile and Melton Porras
for Peru. In prepared addresses each
delivered the willingness of his govern
ment to accept a fair and just settle
ment and the hope of his delegation
that the negotiations would be a sue
cess.
One of the most distinguished gath
erings Washington has seen in many
years made up the list of invited
guests.
Work Begins Today
At the beginning of the real work
of the negotiations Tuesday no repre-
sentatives of the United States will
be present.
The conference marks a resumption
of diplomatic relations formally broken
off in 1910. although there have been
q number of diplomatic exchanges since
by roundabout channels.
In the spirit which animated the
opening day. diplomatic observers here
professed to see unusual promise of
success for the gathering.
In all her previous expressions. Peru
has maintained that not only the little
tract of Tacna-Arica was in dispute,
but that she desired a broad adjust
ment of all the other issues growing
out of the war of the Pacific.
Chile has insisted that the only issue
is sovereignty oyer Tacna-Arica.