Evening star., 1926-06-20
General.

General.
The prestige of he United states
I'm South America is involved to some
extent in the complete collapse last
week of the negotiations begun by
the late President Harding and in
herited by President Coolidge toward
a settlement of the Tacna and africa
dispute between Chile and Peru.
When the United States took over
the task of bringing these two ma
tions together and ending their haIl"
century quarrel by amicably adjust
ing the ownership of the two prov
inces, the step was hailed as one
which. Is successful, would add much
10 the influence Of the United states
throughout Latin America, and even
the world The matter was finally
pl,t on the road to "a successful finish
when 1t was decided that the owner
shin Of the two proyinceS-Whlch lie
between Chile and Peru. but which
have been under Chilean control
since the war of the Pacitic-Woulu
be established through plebisclte
in which residents of the area would
narticipate Gen. Pershing was sent
TO africa as head of a commission
which would draw up rules for the
conduct of the plebiscite. Dlthcuty
was at once experienced, because
the outcome of the plebiscite would
depend, necessarily, on how IT was
10 be conducted. Gen. PerShlng
efforts were unsuccessful and partly
because OF the condition OF ms
health and partly because of his all
hculties. he returned to the United
states and his unfinished task was
81 a
then in command of the Panama
Canal Zone. Gen. Lassiter expert
anced the same troubles that Gen.
Pershing had found Chile would
not agree TO the terms favored by
the commission as assuring talr
vote. He introduced and the plebis-
citary commission passed resolu-
ton stating this fact. Chile. in
return. last week declared the nego-
tiations were at an end and so IN
formed the United States through
her Ambassador here. At the same
time former President Alessandrl OF
chile issued a statement declaring
that the United states has lost the
friendship of the Chilean nation
through its alleged unfair treatment
of Chile as nation. The American
Plehiscitary Commission, IN the mean
time, is on the y ne.
Another Frel.,.. -. met under the
leadership of Premier Briand-the
ninth-has resigned. The resigna-
tion OF the ministers was placed in
The hands of President Doumergue
last week after Finance Minister
Peret had resigned because of the
t,sI - .,fh h ~
for the restoration Of the French
economic situation. NJ. Brian en-
countered such difficulty in forming
a new cabinet. that the reins OF the
premiership changed again and the
task was given to former Premier
Herriot. leader of the Radical wing
In the French Parliament.
Brazil. which withdrew from the
council Of the League of Nations as
a protest against the refusal of the
league powers to grant her q per
manent seat simultaneously with
Germany, followed this action last
week by resigning from the League
of Nations entirely. BY reason or
the league covenant, Brazil remains
member for two years after her date
Of resignation, and some league
change of administration in Brazil
may bring her back as q member
Following Brazil's withdrawal there
was a rumor that her President had
been congratulated on the action by
the United States Ambassador to
Brazil. THIS was hotly denied at the
State Department and by the Am
bassador himself.
The tariff commission, which has
been under fire by the Senate tariff
committee. had troubles of its own.
Commissioner Classic, testifying be
fore the Senate committee last week,
disclosed that at one of the meetings
Of the commission he had an argu-
ment with Commissioners Culbertson,
now Minister to Rumania, which
reached a climax when he called Mr..
Culbertson q liar and Mr.. CulbertsOn
knocked off his glasses with tobacco
pouch flung across the table.
Another attempt to make a new
world record in circling the globe be-
gan last week when Linton Wells,
newspaper man, and Edward S. Evans.
wealthy Detroit manufacturer, sailed
from New York on the Aquitania.
They hope to reach New York from
the West IN 2S days, allowing for 6
days across the Atlantic; . for Eu-
rope; for Asia; 8 for the Pacific and
2 for America. Airplanes will play a
prominent part in carrying them on
the dash.
The 149th anniversary of the birth
Of the American flag was celebrated
appropriately throughout the Nation
last week in the annual observance of
what has become known as Flag day"
President Coolidge last week ap-