The Washington herald., 1922-07-09
Chile Accepts Hughes
Formula with Peru's
Notifications.
BOTH DELEGATIONS
CONFIRM REPORT
Good Offices of America
Received by Two
Countries.

The Tacna- AFRICA question is set
tied. Chile having accepted the
Hughes formula with the Peruvian
modification, it was learned last
night from the highest authorities
on both sides of the conference.
Both Chile and Peru are now fully
agreed on the Hughes formula for
arbitration.
The Chilean delegation received
n cable from the Santiago govern
ment yesterday replying favorabiy
t. the Peruvian modification to the
Hughes proposal.
But for certain reasons the Chill
cans kept secret the fact that Chile
had accepted the Peruvian sugges-
tion for good offices of the United
States in the later direct negotia-
ton in the event the piebiscite IL
denied by the arbitrator.
Agrees to U. 8. Aid.
The cable from Santiago stated
that Chile agreed to the good offices
of the United States in the later ne
gotiations between the two coun'
tries provided for in the last point
Of the Hughes formula in the event
the plebiscite is decided against.
The Chilean government gave the
following reasons for it's acceptance
1. Because The Hague convention
adopts the principle that no coun-
try should refuse the good omces
of another in a dispute. =,
2. Because Chile has accepted all
Of the suggestions OF Secretary oil
state Hughes with view oi
bringing about a settlement OF this
grave South American question.
While members of the Chilean
delegation will say nothing regard
ing this, 1t is known that Secretary
of State Hughes has already been
Informed of the acceptance oy
chile OF the notifications pro-
posed by Peru for the later nego-
tiations between the two countries
being conducted under the auspices
OF the United States, and thereby
the full agreement Of the two
countries and the-settlement Of the
Tacna-Arica problem so far as this
washington conference is con-
cerned.
Dispute Is Ended.
The full agreement of Chile ant
Peru on the Hughes formula wa
learned through DIR. Melton Porras
head of the Peruvian delegation
who said: The Chileans have &C
! cepted the Peruvian modification
| The question is settled"
Immediately thereafter one Of th'
highest Chilean authorities partici
pating in the conference here con
| firmed the announcement by DR.
| Porras.
The Hughes formula as 1t has
been changed by the modification OF
the last point and as 1t is now fully
accepted by both sides, stands as
| follows:
THAT the difficulties arising out
of the non-fulfllment of article 3
of the Treaty of Ancon be submit
ted to arbitration.
THAT in case of a decision in
favor of the plebiscite, the arbi-
traitor to fx the conditions for the
holding of it.
Provide for Arbitration.
S-That in case of decision
against a plebiscite, that the set
tlement of the question and the dis
position of the territories by some
oNhCT NC suoJeSl W
conference between Chile and Peru,
to be opened whenever either party
requests. and to be under the good
offices of the United States with
the President again inviting the
representatives of Chile and Peru
to Washington.
1t is the last part of this third
point of the formula which has
been changed by the Peruvian pro-
posal for modification and the
Chilean acceptance. AS first sug-
sested by Hughes, this last point
of the proposition read about as
follows:
That in case of decision agains,
plebiscite the settlement OF the
question and the disposition of the
territories by some other means to
be subject to another direct and
free negotiation between Chile and
Peru"