New Britain herald., 1925-04-10
COOLIDGE REFUSES.
 ID AMEND AWARD
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TacGa-Ariea Agreement Must
 Stand, He Tells PefuVia

Washington. April 1o.--Presidert Coolidge has replied to the Peru
 yian memorial on his Tacna-Arica arbitration award that, as to both the Peruvian contentious concerning the plebiscite provision and the re- quests for additional guarantees in carrying out the plebiscite the award must be, considered as final and without appeal"
 The arbitrator is costrained so rule with respect to the Peruvian presentations, tho president said, both under the terms by which Peru and Chile submitted their dispute to arbitration and under the general principles of international law" NYhile his reply well might end" with this ruling. the president said. in deferences to the nations involv- ed and in the interest of correct understanding and proper procedure under the award, he appended "cer- tain additional observations" with respect to the points raised in the Peruvian memorial, ..s,
 The presidents reply and the memorial, signed by solon Polo, president of the Peruvian defense commission, were made available for publication today after delivery or the former yesterday to the Peru ylan embassy. A copy of both also was transmitted to the Chilean am- bassador, but the president stressed the finality of his action by stating that he deemed 1t unnecessary to af- ford Chile ar, opportunity to present views in relation to the Peruvian memorial. a To the Peruvian contention that in decreeing the plebiscite the arbitra- tor had been guided by an erroneous translation of clause three of the treaty of Ancon, and that this pro- vided- plebiscite should be held at" and not .'after" the explana- ton of years from 1884, the presi- dent replied, first, that the transla- ton complained of was that submit- ted by Peru herself in presenting her case. 'r
 On broader grounds, however, the president replied to this point that the problem before the arbitration was one of substance--of construc- ton rather than translation"
 The presidents reply notes with satisfaction" the statement in the memorial that Peru will not fail to carry out the award rendered."That assurance is given after acts of ter rorism" by Chilean authorities in the two provinces and alleged which the memorial holds would justify Peru in refusing to accept the decision" As to the first of six requests fol additional guarantees submitted by Peru, proposing evacuation of the territory by Chilean authorities to be replaced by American authorities and forces" the president rules this beyond the scope of his authority but without prejudice of the powers of the plebiscltary commission, which are declared ample" to safeguard
 the rights of all qualified voters.
 Another request that Peruvians
 resident for five yearsin Tacna and
 Africa and subsequently, expelled be qualified to vote. is held to be fun'
 necessary and ipadmissable" as ip' vo,ving lewiston of the general pleb- iscite plan which 'fn, the opinion oi the arbitrator does justice between
 the parties"
 The president left to the powers
 of the plebiscitary commission re-
 quest that residents be required tc prove the character of their occupa'
 ton as "the only means of avoiding fraud" as also another request that
 reconsideration be given" Peruvian'
 convicted of Common crimes" under
 Chilean authority for the alleged pun
 pose of "incapacitating them from voting in any eventual plebiscite."