Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-28

Chile and Peru, shaking hands again
after 40 years of disagreement over
Tacna and africa. are greeted with
smiles by whole continent Terms OF
settlement to end the ancient dispute
have not been announced, but the re-
sumption of neighborly relations Is be-
leved by the press of the United States
to promise much for Pan-America as
well as for the two countries directly
involved.
Resumption of diplomatic relations,
says the Binghamton Press, means
that the two nations win start building
from the bottom. A more cordial at
mosphere should open the way imme-
diately for satisfactory arbitration OF
the Tacna-Arica issues. Another trt-
umnh for President Coolidge's State
Department appears to be In sight, with
some credit possibly due To the special
work done recently by Alexander p,
Moore. Ambassador to Peru But the
major credit ought to go to Gen, PERISH
ing for planting the original seeds OF
amity."
Suggestions that ut is not III reality
settlement of the Tacna=Aflca quarrel,
and that 1T is premature. at least, to
picture IL as that" are made by the
Des Moines Register. which adds, how
ever, that certainly 1t Is an accom-
plishment" and that 1.-The part played
by the American Government In bring
ing the two countries together to this
extent is worth noting ON the credit
side" The La Crosse Tribune assumes
that "a settlement OF the territorial
argument has been discussed. and, per-
haps, blocked out in the unofficial con-
versations. 1t Is hardly likely" con-
tinues that paper, that resumption
OF relations could have been reached ON
any other basis
Harmonious adjustment Is NOT eX-
pected at once by the Indianapolis
News, but is looked for as an ultimate
outcome" The News states. In review
ing the trouble, THE controversy orig
mated in 1893 Then a four-year war
between Chile and Peru ended with
Chile the victor One of the provisions
Of me treaty was that Chile was TO
occupy, for 10 years Two small prov
inccs. sparsely populated and almost
barren, bordering the Pacific. When 10
years had passed. a plebiscite was to be
held to permit the residents to decide
whether they wished the territory TO be
included in Chile or In Peru 10 which
1t was attached before the war. The
nation that lost in the poll was to pay
the other $l0000,000 The News re-
calls that failure at that time was due
to disagreement over eligibility of Vot-
ers and eommends the new bridging
of the old diplomatic gap"
The later effort by the United States
IN bring about settlement Is held by
the Springfield Union 10 have been un~
der such circumstances that this coun~
| try "risked Its diplomatic prestige IN
Latin America The Union continues
THE effort made in 1926 to determine
| by plebiscite, that had To be aban~
doned before IL was held. which OF the
two nations should have title to the
provinces. was SO complete failure
| that subsequent proposal that the
provinces be eeded to Bolivia, although
accepted In principle by Chile, was Vit-
tually disregarded by both countries, de-
spite It's real merits
u n
Chile's alleged attempt TO enlonise the
country before the 1926 election Is
blamed by the Waterloo Tribune for the
result, and the Tribune adds They
don't know much about elections and
| ion't like them as institutions intend
| ed 10 settle disputes" But the kala"
mazoo Gazette points out that 'at the
Pam American Congress IN Havana, II
became apparent That the bitterness
between the Two countries was less
pronounced than II had been," and the
Columbus Evening Dispatch Views the
new friendly attitude as indicating
that the present governments Of the
two countries ne longer look upon this