Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-12 | Page 17 | Asks Chile and Peru to Settle

ASKS CHILE 10 PERUTOSETTLE America Desires South American Countries to Join Request. WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. All South American countrlos have been asked by the United States to join in its suggestion to Chile and Peru that the Interests of Pan-American unity demand an amicable settlement of their controversy over the provinces of Tacna and Arica. Acting Secretary Polk of the state department announced this today, explaining that it had been erroneously reported that Argentina Ar-gentina alone had been approached on the subject. Secretary Polk made it clear that the American government was not offering its good offices to compose the trouble between be-tween the two South American republics, but at the same time let it be known that if such good offices were requested they would be extended promptly. This information in-formation was conveyed to all the South American republics with the suggestion that each make similar representations to both Chile and Peru. The American government was represented repre-sented as being particularly desirous that -conditions in the western hemisphere be settled during the meeting of the peace conference at Paris. The Tacna and Arica dispute. It was said, is the only serious disagreement now existing in the western world.