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Pern Does Not Like Decision Which
Favors Chile in Arica-Tacna Award
AMERICA UNDERTAKES DELICATE TASK TO PREVENT
CASE GOING TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS—CONFIDENCE
EXPRESSED OUTCOME WILL BE SATISFACTORY
IIUGIIES BASES DECISION ON LAW AND FACTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 11.—America's most delicate job
of arbitration in a half century, carrying with it an implication that
the United States can heal controversies in this Western hemisphere
without recourse by Latiii-American countries to the League of Na
tions is for the moment tinged with elements of uncertainty and
embarrassment.
Peru doesn't like American decision believing Chile has been fa
vored. But Peru is bound by solemn treaty to accept the arbitra
tion. Nevertheless popular demonstrations may indicate the senti
mental feeling of the Peruvian peo-1
pie and unfortunately may even hurt
the good relations between the Unit
ed States and Peru. The American
people, of course, know that no pol
icy consideration but the detached
judicial mind of Charles Evans Hugh
es, one of the foremost jurists of
the world, wrote the decision.
Sentiment Set Aside.
Ever since 1883 the question has
been in dispute and Mr. Hughes
had his choice of making a judicial
or political award. So far as senti
ment goes, Peru has been a better
friend in recent years to America
than has Chile. If favoritism were
to have been the beneficiary. But Mr.
Hughes decided not on sentiment,
but on the law and the facts.
For forty-two years the two prov
inces of Tacna and Arica have been
I the Alsace-Lorraine of South Amer
| ica. The territory is about 9,000
square miles in area, about the
size of the state of Massachusetts
Peru had declared war on Chile
over nitrate fields and when the
treaty of 1883 was signed Chile
found herself in military possessior
of Tacna and Arica. It was agreed
in the treaty that the disposition oi
the provinces should be decided by
a vote of people ten years aftei
the war.
No agreement has been possible
since, on the manner of carrying
out the referendum. The respon
sibility first on Chile, then on Peru
and ultimately by neutral ~ opinion
on both. Finally President Hard
ing suggested that the negotiations
be brought to Washington and al
a critical moment some suggestions
from Secretary Huhes secured the
adoption by both Peru and Chile
of a protocol agreeing to submit
the dispute to arbitration by the
United States.
It was agreed in advance by both
sides that if a referendum was or
dered then the arbitrator was to fix
the terms and conditions of the
election, providing safeguards for
an honest vote. The population of
the disputed area is about 25,000.
But a virtually new generation has
been born and grown old since 1883
and whatever the population of the
■egion was then It Is true that
Chilean customs and administrative
methods have been introduced. Yet
civil and military officials are not
to be permitted to vote and no one
who has not lived in the area be
fore 1920 can vote. Also by Peru
and Chile in the arbitration protocol
originally it was agreed that which
ever country lost the election would
be paid $10,000,000 by the winning
country.
Peru for many years complained
that Chile would not arbitrate. Now
the award had been made and while
popular demonstrations are natural
under the conditions, the United
States is confident Peru will stand
by her pledge and go into the ref
erendum as provided.
The region in dispute is a doubt
ful value. A Bolivian diplomat once
said that the controversy over Tacna
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and Arica reminded him of “a ftgh
between two bald-headed men foi
the possession of a comb.” Bu
pride and sentiment run high ir
Latin countries and Peru doesn’
like to lose. Yet if the popular vot<
of the residents turns out in hei
favor she will not have occasior
to complain. And there is no cer
tainty about the outcome of the ref
erendum, especially since electior
supervisors are to be arranged anc
the United States is to participate
by inspectors in observing the elec
tion.
If Chile wins there is some rea
son to believe she will give Bolivit
—the only country in South Amer
ica without a bit of seacoast—ai
outlet to the sea, possibly a “cor
ridor” to the Pacific.
There have been some interesting
sidelights to the long legal battle
Democratic lawyers and republican;
were in it. Former senators Hok<
Smith of Georgia, and Joseph Bailey
of Texas, together with Wade Ellii
and Edward Borchard fought fo
Peru, while Robert Lansing, forme:
secretary of state under Presiden
Wilson, and Lester H. Woolsley
former solicitor of the departmen
of state with Mr. Lansing, wen
victorious for Chile. A host o
Peruvian and Chinean lawyers wen
here for many months arguing the
case and writing pamphlets an<
briefs galore.
It has been the biggest arbitra
tion controversy of a half centurj
in the Western hemisphere. It:
effects will be felt for years t<
come, and there are some Amen
cans who regret that the Unitec
States got into the thing at all; bu
if the Washington government hac
refused, the dispute would haw
gone to the World Court and Amer
ica under President Harding fell
disposed to keep such disputes from
being settled in Europe.
BRAZIL HAS REAL
BLACK HAND MEN
Band Made Up of Gangsters
and a Supreme Chief.
CRIMES LAID AT DOOR
: Assaults, Robberies, and Other Out
rages, at First Believed to Be the
Work of One Man, Now Charged
To Blackmailers.
—
SAO PAULO. Apr. 11.—Immediate
ly following the announcement that
: Brazil had cleaned out all organized
• bands of criminals, the department of
: investigations announced that Brazil
i has a “real black hand” organization.
This organization, it is said, has all
i the necessary characteristics, a large
• number of gangsters and one supreme
i chief, only visible to those in the band.
whose operations he directs.
Suspected Master Criminal
For some time assaults, robberies
! and other crimes have been registered
i with the police of Sao Paulo regular
• ly. It was believed that these crimes
were the works of one man. a special
■ ist in his trade.
The Sao Paulo police have discover
- ed now, however, that most of the re
i cent crimes registered in the interior
- of the state were the works of one
band.
> High Chief Is Known.
- This band has its principal points
5 located near several different small
! towns of the state. The supreme chief
r of the Sao Paulo “Black Hand,” Pedro
5 Antonio de Louza, is known to police
■* as an old highwayman.
The product of the robberies is gath
^ ered together at the band’s points of
’ concentration at intervals and turned
^ over to Supreme Chief Pedro, who, in
" turn, makes proper distribution among
f the members of the gang.
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