Show PERU IS DETERMINED I Makes Hakes Statement as to Her Relations With Chile Washington March 9 The state de department department department and the Various arlous foreign rep representatives representatives representatives in Washington have re received rec c ived copies of a recent official state statement statement I ment of the minister of foreign affairs of Peru Senor De Osma making g a vig vigorous Vigorous vigorous orous response to a circular note of the Chilian foreign office touching the strained relations between Chili ChiU Peru and Bolivia growing out of the war var in which these countries participated d The Th determined attitude of Peru is I shown by the ministers statement that thee the country will not abdicate one on single singie iota from the rights to which she is ia entitled under the treaties made nade with Chili ChilL The minister says Peru desires to convey to other oth r countries the covic conviction COD vie tion that she is exempt from f orn hatic l land land and seeks only her rights ts ia in this negotiation and he appeals to the incon I con testimony of facts which he ho besets sets forth at much length as showing owing the justice of Perus position He says that repeated attempts were made for years by the Peruvian foreign office to reach with Chili Chill a vote as to the future of contested territory and andin andin in order to remove every for any new excuse on the part of Chili special funa funi were provided to make payment of 0 any indemnity be le awarded Minister DeOsma says that despite these prolonged l efforts it has been impossible to reach r ach any any final agreement under the con controversy controversy would be submitted Lt to arbi rbi or would be otherwise settled In conclusion the minister says In the presence of ot the facts and precedents which I have narrated it would hould be difficult to explain in what manner the government of Chili could without loss of f its international pres prestige prestige tige maintain as at present the con controversy controversy j respecting Tacna and Arica and the more general one of the Pa Pacific Pacific I The document is exciting much inter interest interest I est cst as as showing the earnest efforts Peru Peruis is making maki G to regain her lost provinces I |