PERU & CHILI.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 December 1918, Page 5

PERU & CHILI.

PERU LEANS ON AMERICA.

CHILI AVOIDING A SETTLEMENT.

Received Dec. 1, 5.6 p.m.

Washington, Nov. 80. The United Press learns that accord- * ing to Latin-American diplomatic circles, Peru will seek the protection of the United States under tliie Monroe doctrine in the event of Chili making war. Chili is avoiding a settlement of the Tacona-Arical matter at the Peace Conference.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. (Chili and Peru have at odds before, in 1879, when as the result of a disastrous campaign the power of Peru was completely Shattered. Peru lost tie Tnjapaca region (c6d*d absolutely to Chili) and tie territories of / ' Arica and Tacona {provisionally), Hht two latter legions were to be subject to Chili for ten years from 1884, at the, end of which tune a plebiscite wag tor be taken on the question of reversion to Peru. Whichever carried 4fhe vote was, to pay a round sum of money to tiro other. Owing to revolutionary oat- . breaks in Peru from time to time the plebiscite was never 1 taken, and Ohfli ■' in the interim has consolidated tier pon* tion in the provinces in question. Kelst- , tions between the two republics fa&w been strained for some time, And'it'is probably these two lost province# which constitute the issue in the Mew ent rupture.)