BOLI 



lilt A/11.. 



TheptXtl 



..1 and MM* iatarnational letter*, news- 

 ML* BaMipta. :M-.M francs; upeoees, 



i 

 mmeot protested vigorously 



Tacoa 



to 



inUnor. KI that it 







produce of Bolivia. A 

 b the Chilian Govern- 



IVru'. action in 



,-. whieh had beei'done for 



017 to the terms of the irmly bs- 



Nicola Ptrn.la 



WM settled, ana there WM no more i 



ill* It. It i e% *M| llsitiafisa lisa- sjaasfcifcii^l I I ml 



Peru should saint* the Bolivian tec. Thu 



MMB* " . !'. rWlaa Qoffl n ..... !. t. f .--i 



.: had U-rt for ,. 



faff her armed forces, and supplying them with 



CSMhloading rifle* 



BMJI .. |Ui :. t ... IB. , 



would be. 



of the exportable 



treaty wa drawn up 



whereby Chill WM to oade at once to 

 Bolivia a seaport in UM northern |*rt of Tara- 

 paca. Chili further agreed to promote UM 

 aoquiaition of Tarna and An. a by Bolivia, on 



...n thai Itolma ,, 



Mi Ma* aw t. i. j., : !. ; .,.., Pan 



: . . , ' ' ,'.' .V " 



i give satisfaction by a formal wlute to the 

 ii MB |aa vftttdi twaatj f. .r b m\ 

 wise the Bolivian minister would 

 The art of . Bolivian nu.l. in .t.,im, k ' thr JVru- 

 vian consulate in I* Pax caused the Govern- 

 ment to moderate iu altitude. A protocol WM 

 drawn up for the settlement of the dispute by 

 arbitration, M suggested by the papal n 

 The offer was anospted by Pern, and the , 

 ment WM signed on Sept. 7. 18B6, Bran 

 iMladl Mtsj arl Hn* r.crt sjbai hi MI 

 Brazil should decline the offloa. 

 The rrlations between the two republics were 



tha- 



oontrol of the custmnaoaaai In UM seaport* that 

 Bolivia would acquire should be intrusted to 

 Chilian offlrrm. and the customs applied to UM 

 repauiin.i of the debt until it shall be 



^The people of Bolivia were not 



to 



eiUa- 



irained on account ..f n <|ur*tion t 

 aiiam in r !.-itiiaiion of 



conertision of her war with I'oni nn.l 



The former Bolivian province of Atacama and 

 the Peruvian province of Tarapaca were deU- 



and Tacna. aeoordinff to the terms <>f 

 that tober, 1888, were to be oc- 



cupied hr (hi! the end of 



Mhat.itant* ,l...ul-l .I..M- )>y n;W/6i- 

 which f republic* they would 



belong. The Chilian Govi-rnii. >-!.t >li.| uut hold 

 when the ten yean expired. It wan 



^ ten.'. :.-. ..rui Plav krt 



cession to power, that Chilian 



10 the necessity of rva< hmg a final settle- 

 ment of the status of Tacna and Arira. 

 r.>uld not in honor and safety retain them 

 will of the inhabitant r .. 



Mam disposed to elect the Chilian nationality; 

 but he wa unwilling to restore them t< 

 n.l thus aggrandixe her old enemy and rival. 

 and make it easier for the Peruvians to regain 

 ttu< n-t of " >Mt4 sarriton \ thir i 



i.- problem was to give the diatriots 

 to Bolivia, which was already an economic de- 

 pendency ..f Chili. I 

 be an : 



ii. and would become Chili** ally, 

 crviitly strengtheaJaff the position of that power 

 in a possible war with Peru and the Argentine 

 Republic or with Peru alone. The people of 

 Arira and: Tarna would find have to be recon- 

 ciled to the tnuufer and induced to accept Bo- 

 livian national r I* them Chilian cap- 



thai hr would accept and support the treaty, , i 



for ' 



in N-uth 



in 



*. ild saba . .:.. DMI r -V || 

 BRAZIL a fsdaral republic in South Amer- 



of 

 State 

 68 in all The 



i. ills originate 

 of both houses are paid. They can not 



t officer* unless they resign their i 

 and none can accept any aOce bearing 

 tlomatic or mflttatT 







laam, n, vkU Ban at 



can he become interested in any public 



or be a director in a private cor 



contract* with the Government 

 annually on May S and sits four 



to prorogue it or to call an 



. .:-.. ' : 



The Predkiant is Prudeote de 



tho; fnterior and JusUea, Goocalvw Perrrira: 

 War. (ien. Bernardo Vaoue. : Marine, Admiral 

 K. Barb, : Forrijm Asfa 

 The Vice-PiMident of UM fUpublk is Or. 

 torino Pvrrirm. 



Braid has an esti- 

 mated arra of M0j819 square mile*, and an 

 <imaid population of 14Jktl? souls. Mode 

 TilMJin tlMeajpiul. had 4tt,7t inhaJHtintf in 



Taa immigration m UJaTwa* 84.14S; 

 '.. The German aad Italian 



t i: pM : : -..>-. - 



nas of the Government, who are fed and 



. , . .- ' ....-.--. 

 , . MfjitaWU aaahteaioa aad baga m A 

 Bagfasteateoat wttkoat capital, they cmhirU 



Toe Italians are said to be the more energetic 

 id to get more out of rugged. 



