Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-14
CLAIMS PERSH|NG
SCORED CH|LEANS
Correspondent Says Report
Is Bitter Attack on TaCna-
africa Rule.

By tsv s.esociated Press.
BUENOS AIRES. January 14.-La
Nacion today prints lengthy dis
patch from its Washington CORE
spondent dealing with the Tacna
africa plebisCite situation. particularly
regards the report Of Gen. John
J. PerShinG, chairman OF the plehls.
Citary commission. which is alleged
TO he a bitter attack on Chile's adj
miniStration of TaCna-.Arira.
In part the correspondent says the
very secrecy with which the report
has been guarded has increased the
eaEerness of the public to know its
contents. Semi-offiCial hints that the
report might never become pubic
have served tn increase this eager
ness
The state Department" says the
correspondent. certainly has decided
that for the present the report would
not be published. There is an i'm
preston. however. that when he
leaves africa Ton the United States.
Gen. Pershing himself may take a
different attitude and may either in
SiSt on its publication by the State
Department or himself make II public
IN vindication of his own position.
Wanted Repor: Published.
This document has remarkable
history. When Gen. Pershing was
severely criticized ny the Chilean dele
cation he unquestionahl wanted the
report given publicity and suggested
this course to the State Department
II is believed the State Department
was willing that the report should be
published If Gen. Pershing himself
would make il available 10 the press.
but this he declined to do. The re
port consequently still remains a
closely guarded secret.
The correspondent says. however,
that there are certain facts regarding
the report which are generally known,
and that il is an outSpOken alraign-
ment of the Chilean administration of
Tacna africa. lie points out that the
ChiieanS contend that NEST Of the
charges against Chile wcra investi-
gated by Gen. PerShing, with the rs
sistanCe Of Peruvians only, and that
Chile declares she was not given the
proper opportunity to answer or refute
the charges.
Reign of Terror Alleged
Outstanding features in the Perish
ing report, as ChroniCled hy the
correspondent. are that the Chileans
maintained a reign of terror in an
effort to keep the Peruvians in state
of subsection and insure the success
of the plebiSCite: that deportationS of
Peruvians were carried out even after
Gen. PershinC's arrival that during
1925 il was understood that there were
from 5n0 10 1000 deportations. and
that there We're strong indications of
many more cases which had not peen
confirmed; that when Gen. Pershing
Insisted on the removal of certain
Chilean officials other officials were
substituted who followed the foot
steps of their predecessors.
According to the correspondent
Gen. Pershing asserts that even some
of the higher administration officials
caused Peruvian peasants to be
threatened with personal violence I'M
less they agreed to leave the country.
that cases were reported where Chill
cans miSrepresented deportees to
steamship companies and provided
them with false vaccination ce;tifi;
Gates in order to comply with the
steamship regulations.
Urges Peace and Discipline
AFRICA. Chile. January II Up
Agustin Edwards. head of the Chilean
plebisCite commission, issued an APP
peal to the public in which he de
mands from the local popula ton
peace. union and respect for disci-
pine in order to avoid repetition
of incidents between Chileans and
PeruvianS.
The appeal says the members of the
Peruvian delegation have perfect
right to expect that they be respect
ed and considered Collaborators with
Chile in the common work of holding
the plebsCite. Furthermore he says
Peruvian voters have "A right to
count on absolute guara ntees for their
personal safety" and other legitimate
plehiSCite activities