Evening star., 1926-06-18
CHILE INFORMS j. S.
OF DECISION TO END
AFRICA NEGOTIATION
Ambassador Here Believed
to Have Handed Santiago
Note to Kellogg.
TROOPS STILL GUARD
LASsITER'S RESIDENCE
General Kissed by Chileans Amid
Anti-American Cries-Peruvlan
News Vendor Beaten.
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press
The Washington end of the Tacna p
africa negotiations apparently was
brought to crisis today when the
Chilean Ambassador visited the state
Department and informed secretary
kellogg Of the positive stand taken py
his government.
No one at the department or at the
embassy would discuss the SUBJECT
but it was assumed Ambassador Gro
chaga handed to Secretary kelloSs
the note sent him from Santiago say
ing that Chile considers the diplomatic
negotiations for settlement or lhe
Tacna.Arica dispute with Peru to nave
terminated automatically by aban'
donment of the plebiscite arrange
ments at africa.
Confers With Secretary.
The Chilean plenipotentiary was IN
conference with the Secretary nearly
an hour. Immediately afterward MI
kellogg left for the White House,
where the cabinet was assembling for
It's regular semi-weekly session.
Administration officials manlfestE
we're much concerned over the pros
pect of a complete collapse OF Amerl,
can intervention in the dispute, ana
particularly over the unusual state
ment made public here last night oy
former President Alessandri OF Chlie'
In which he declared Chlle had not
been treated fairly in the negotiations
and that consequently the United
states had lost the friendship OF the
chilean nation.
Direct Reply in Doubt.
Whether any direct reply will be
made to Alessandri has not been lnol-
Gated. 1t is regarded as certain. now
ever. that some way will be found to
inform the world fully of the abundant
evidences of Chilean unfalrness now IN
possession of the government. ana 10
place the blame for failure OF the nego-
tiations sQuarely upon Chiiean ON
cials.
Alessandri's statement was described
TODAY as entirely unofficial by Ambas
sador Cruchaga. who went the length
of saving he had not even read the
statement.
"Senor Alessandri's statement Is
that of private citizen, and does not
represent in any sense the official at
titude of the Chilean government.
said the Ambassador.
Held Action Insult.
Action of the Tacna-Arica plebisci-
tarv commission in adopting resoiu-
ton declaring Chile had frustrated the
piehiscite was an insult to Chile, Ales-
sandri's statement declared.
We have not met with justice nor
fairness" the Chilean said. I'm reply
to what is said in some newspapers of
this great country to the effect that
Chile has lost the friendship of the
North American Government. l could
say that the American Government
has also lost the friendship of Chile
Declaring that Il devoted my great
est efforts and all Of my energies to
the service of pan-Americanism and
to the noble ideal of bringing about
closer relations with the United
States. the former President said: Il
launched that campaign because l 10y
ally believed in the repeated utter
ances of the American Government.
which had been reiterated since. to
the effect that this country measured
all American states with the same unit
of justice and right.
did Not Keep Faith"
THE form and manner in which the
proceedings for the fulfillment of the
arbitral award rendered by the Presi-
dent of the United States have been
conducted show that these actions
did not keep faith with those state
ments which served as the basis for
my attitude.
The experience thus gained will
move me to devote all the energies
which | still possess to preach before
the American world the postulate
that. in opposition to the Monroe doc
trine. we must stand and proclaim, all
together and united, Latin America
for Latin Americans.
Transport Ordered fer Peruvians.
LIMA, Peru. June Is OP>.-The gov
ernment has ordered the transport
Rimao at africa. Chile, TO he in readi-
ness to take on the entire Peruvian
Tacna africa plebiscite staff and leave
on Sunday for home.
SANTIAGO AWAITS REPORT.
Ambassador Has Not Yet Told of De.
livering Note.