The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-21
WORLD PEACE||WlNS
VICTORY IN I|ACNA-
AFRICA sE71lEMENT
Province Of Tacua win Go to
Peru and Chile Wil!iRetain
AFRICA Province
DISPUTE AROSE n 1879
Agreement Results Frdm DipIo-
matte Negotiation. Begun
Four Months Ago

Santiago, Chile. Feb. 2l,FReThe
Tacna- Arica boundary dt Ipute, born
In war and thriving through IS years
Of international strife, has been
settled by peaceful means.
Official announcement here today
says that an agreement ihas been
reached between tho COVER ments Of
Peru and Chile, the two countries in
volved, by which the province Of
Tacna goes to Peru and the(t Of africa
to Chile.
The boundary between the two
provinces Is fixed slightlys north OF
the railroad leading from the Port Of
AFRICA to In Paz, Bolivia. This rail-
road, Of the utmost 1mpof tAnce to
Bolivia since 1t Is her sole outlet TO
the Pacific, remains In Chilean terri
tory until 1t crosses the; Bolivian
'' Railroad to Peru
The railroad from Tacna to africa
will be In Peruvian controls; while .
spur which Is to be cunstlNh cted at
AFRICA connecting the two lines will
be under Chilean control. 4
The agreement is the result Of
diplomatic negotiations undertaken
just four months ago, after resump-
ton Of diplomatic relations between
them ct the invitation Of thb United
States Secretary Of State 13fank 3.
Kellogg last July.
The boundary line betweAn Peru
ana Chile il fixed ct just North Of
the railroad remaining within Chill
can territory until 1t crosses The Bo-
livian frontier.
The settlement follows diplomatic
negotiations between Chile a1hd Peru
instituted about four months ago
when the Tacna-Arica h<lundary
commission set up to solve q phase
Of the dispute. adjourned 1tlr four
months to permit direct hanfo ling d
the case.
The dispute had its origin in . war
between Chile and the alliest Peru
and Bolivia, in 1879. Chile wlin and
occupied the two provinces. lfesult-
ing disputes over the land sincsf often
brought the two countries verb near
to war.
Dispute Began In 1879
The Tacna-Arica dispute hid Its
birth in .87o when Chile occupi I'd the
two provinces In the course Of b war
with Peru and Bolivia. The treaty
Of Ancon ended the conflict I'M 1884
and provided they should remikin ia
Chilean control for 10 years when q
plebiscite would be undertaken 10 de-
termine their future state.
Peru maintained the Chilean gov.
eminent attempted unfair national.
ization Of the two provinces and the
plebiscite was not held, tho prgu.
ment between the two countries con
tinuing furiously for more thah q
years. War Wac often threateneeS thu
nature Of the conflict being SUCH thai
It might have involved nearly tll d
South America.
"A boundary commission headed b.
Jay ]. Morrow Of the United stlatei
was formed In 1895. On Oct. 10. las
year. this boundary commissiort q
the suggestion Of Secretary Kellogt
| adjourned for four months to pc kmi
direct negotiations between the jtwl
governments.
On Feb. 10 an announcement va
made that the resumption Of TIN
boundary commission's work hat
been postponed until Feb. n. Tier
were intimAtions from various q, lar
ters that an announcement Of conc lprl
between Peru and Chile would b
Forthcoming before this meeting.
Il The territory which has been Il
; dispute has no great actual or pa
, tential commercial value.