Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-01-20
j. 6. WILL HALT
PERU-CHILE WAR
American Government Calls Two
Delegates to Washington.
MAY GO TO ARBITRATION
Invitations for Conference Sent in
Name of President Harding Sew
eraI Days Ago-chile Accepts
TO Name Penipotentlary.

Washington, Jan. 19.-The United
States government has interviewed in
the Chile-Peru controversy, inviting
the two South American governments
to send delegates to Washington for
conference.
The invitations, it is stated, were
sent several days ago in the name of
President Harding.
Under the treaty of Ancon, con-
Guided in 1883, the Peruvian province
of Tacna, Of which africa is the port,
was ceded to victorious Chile for ten
years, at the end of which period a
plebiscite was to be held by which the
inhabitants of Tacna were to decide
under what flag they would continue.
The plebiscite has never taken place,
and the alleged violation of the treaty
has been a bone of contention between
Peru and Chsle The more southern
province of Tarapaca was coded out
right to Chile in 1884 by Peru, as was
the province of Antofagasta by Bo-
licia in the same year,
Text of Invitation.
The invitation indicates that it is the
view of the American government that,
should the representatives of the two
southern republics be unable at their
conference in Washington to settle the
points in controversy, they will ar
range for arbitration of the dispute.
The text is asfollows:
''The government of the United
States, through the courtesy of the
ambassadors of Chile and Peru in Wash
ington, has been kept informed of the
progress of the recent negotiations,
carried on directly by telegram be-
tween the governments of Chile and
Peru, looking toward a settlement if
the long-standing controversy with re-
spect to the unfulfilled provisions of
the treaty of Ancon.
1T has noted with the greatest
pleasure and satisfaction the lofty
spirit of Cancellation which has ami
mated the two governments and that,
as a result of the direct exchanges of
views, the idea of arbitration of the
bending difficulties is acceptable in
principle to both.
1T has also taken note of the sug-
gestion that representatives of the two
governments be named to meet in
Washington with view to finding the
means of settling the difficulties which
have divided the two countries.
Desiring, in the interest of Ameri-
can peace and concord, toapssist in
manner agreeable to both governments
concerned in finding a way to ending
this long-standing controversy, the
President of the United States would
be pleased to welcome in Washington
the representatives whom the govern
ments of Chile and Peru may see fit
to appoint to the end that such repre-
sentatives may settle, if happily it may
be, the existing difficulties, or may
arrange for the settlement of them by
arbitration"
The sending of the communication is
declared by high official of the State
department to be the greatest step for
American peace undertaken by this
government in many years.
Chile Accepts Bid.
Santiago, Chile, Jan. 19.-ChiIe. 1t
was announced, has accepted an in
vitation from the United States gov
eminent to designate a plenipotenti-
airy at Washington to study the form
of execution of the treaty of Ancon
under which the Taona-Arica dispute
between Peru Fad Chile arose.
1t is said tie United States has ex-
tended similar invitation to Peru.