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Show ' EM PERU MYOLOGY Cablegrams Announce Severance Sev-erance of Commercial Relations Re-lations With Chile. Washington Officials Decline De-cline to Discuss Trouble Between Republics. NEW YORK, Xov. 29. The ministry of fore'gn affairs of Peru, through Edu-ardo Edu-ardo Iligginson. Peruvian consul gen-eral gen-eral In .the United States, Issued here tonight a denial of a recent statement by the Chilean consul general that Peru had apologized for its action in withdrawing with-drawing consular representatives from Chile. Cablegrams received from the foreign office In Lima, Mr. Higglnson stated, announced an-nounced that its severance of commercial commer-cial relations with Chile was prompted not only by attacks In Chilean cities against Peruvian nationals, but by forcible forci-ble detention of Its consul at Iquique aboard a ship, whore he was prevented from communicating with hia government. govern-ment. Declare Claim Untrue.. The messages branded as untrue the claim of the Chilean consul general, Carlos Car-los Castro Ruiz, that recognition of the Peruvian envoy at Iquique had been withdrawn by Chile because he forwarded for-warded to Lima accounts of anti-Peruvian demonstrations In Chile, "which never occurred," and that the Peruvian authorities author-ities had admitted the falsity of these reports. Summarizing the situation, as regards ita citizens and consuls in Chile, the Lima authorities. In cablegrams received by Mr. Higglnson tonight, declared that after Peruvians had been Insulted by mobs and their property destroyed in Antofagasta, Pisagua and Iquique, the Peruvian consul at Iquique was insulted insult-ed while on his way to the residence of the chief of police to protest against mistreatment of his countrymen. He was "violently placed In a carriage," gagged and taken nboard a vessel in the harbor, the messages stated, and soldiers placed him under guard. The marine governor of Iquique, the cablegrams added, later notified the consul con-sul that he would not be allowed to land and he was hold "strictly incommunicado." incommuni-cado." Upon being advised of these facts, It was stated, Peru deckled to re-oall re-oall its representatives from Chilean ports. Might Use Good Offices. WASHINGTON", Nov. 20. If the Peruvian Pe-ruvian government has dispatched any message to the American government concerning the dispute between Peru and f Chile over the provinces of Tacna and j Arica, It has not yet reached the state department. Officials here decline to discuss ' the controversy between the South American , republics until the matter has been brought officially to the attention of this government. It Is known, however, that i w several reports bearing on the dispute have been received from representatives ' of the United States in both countries. i Some diplomatic observers suggested : today that in any settlement of the question ques-tion undertaken, the- interests of Bolivia probably would be considered, since originally origi-nally the disputed provinces were part of that country and furnished ft an outlet to the Pacific. Unofficially it wns said that circumstances circum-stances might lead the United States to take action In an effort to compose the differences between Chile and Peru upon the Invitation from one of the nations thnt It use Its good offices. In the usual custom action would be taken only upon Invitation from both governments, but In this case, it was said, the American government might, upon request of one of the countries, suggest to the other ittf willingness to act. SANTIAGO, Nov. 20. American Minister Min-ister Shea had n long conference with i the Chilean foreign minister Thursday. The newspapers say that the conference-was conference-was connected with the present trouble botween Chile- and Peru. LIMA. Peru, Nov. 20. It is reported Jn diplomatic circles that the foreign office -lias P2nt a long cable message to the- ' American stale department at Washing- -ton concerning tho controversy between ( Chile and Peru. It Is not known whethor j tho cable message concerned recent In- j olden ts or the general question of the j provinces of Taona and Arica. j |