Salt Lake Tribune | 1909-11-29 | Page 9 | King Edward Asked to Arbitrate Claims

m mm asked TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS AIsop Controversy at Last to Be Submitted for Amicable Adjustment. SANTIAGO, Chile. Nov. 2S. Tho request re-quest of tho Chilean government to King Edward that ho act as arbitrator arbitra-tor in the Alsop claim will bo made through the charge d'affaires of the Chilean legation at London. It has not been announced whether the request re-quest has reached his majesty., Interest in News. RIO JANEIRO, Nov. 28. The .Journal de Conimerrio today publishes a four and one-half column statement of the Alsop claim, cabled by tho stalo department de-partment at Washington to tho American Ameri-can ambassador here, and sovoral of the other papers print large exeorpts, indicating indi-cating tlic interest that tho promiso of arbitration has aroused. All the papers pa-pers express satisfaction that an amicable ami-cable agreement has been reached. Will Probably Accept. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S. Tho stale department today received a cablegram from tho Chiloan minister of foreign affairs stating that tho Spanish vorsion of the protocol between tho Unitod States and Chile, referring the Alsop claim to arbitration, had been sent to Washington for verification. Both governments gov-ernments have agreed to the proposition that King Edward bo arbiter in the dispute which involves damages to an American syndicate of more than $1,-000,000, $1,-000,000, and while no formal attempt has been made to discover whether or not tho British monarch will act, it is believed that ho will accept.