Show PROTOCOL IS SIGNED Argentine and Chilean Governments Have Agreed to Submit Dispute to Arbitration by England Valparaiso Dec Jlt Is reported hero that tho Governments of Argentina and Chile have signed protocol by which they agree to submit the questions pending pend-ing between them to tho arbitration of Great Britain London Dec 23Tho British Government Govern-ment 13 watching tho progress of tho depute between tho ChlloaiTiiml Argen tine republics with much unxloty A rep resentative of tho Associated Press was Informed today that neither side had yet approached the British Foreign olllcf If both Chile and Argentina request Great Britain to urbltruto tho matters in dls flute between them Lord Lansdowne tho Foreign Secretary will promptly uc quksce Tho statomcnt of Dr Alcorla tho Argentine Ar-gentine Minister of Foreign Affairs that Argentina has referred the matter to tho arbitration of tho British Government under the agreement of 1K > S appears to bp Inaccurate for the Foreign oillce says the present contention Is quite beyond tho powers of lhat commission Tho appeal of Dr Alcorta has not yot been ofllclally communicated to the Brit ish Foreign olllcc When this appeal does reach Downing street It will meet with tho foregoing answer Although Lord Lansdowiie tho Secre tary for Foreign Affairs holds that tho MacNaughton commission Is powerless ho will Intimate tho willingness of Great Britain to arbitrate tho difference be tween tho two countries If Chile agrees to that proposition Up to a late hour tonight neither coun try concerned had requested Great Britain Brit-ain to take this action |