Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-10 | Page 3 | Bolivia Grants Amnesty after Border Incident

JAKE AKE TELEGRAM MONCLA MONO MONC B lIVIA GRANI AM n AfUR OR R iN LA PAZ Bolivia Dec 10 United Press Press Amnesty for all prisoners was declared by tho government go today in connection with th tho n P crisis after atter tho border Incident In tho Chaco Chac region last week All AU political exiles will bo permitted permitted per per- to return to the tho country Two days das ot fervid ld demonstratIons demonstrations have left leU the population tIon of La Ln Paz with an intense antipathy antipathy antipa antipa- thy for all things relating to Paraguay All AU institutions and organizations lions In the tho city represented In yesterdays yesterday's demonstrations Many any prominent women headed by Senora Hernando wife of ot tho president ot or the republic marched in the parade parado and carried car ried flags MARCH The band of marchers extended 40 blocks Youth and age alike aUke participated participated In tho maelstrom of angry citizens There Thero were cries of ot This soil la is free and Better Betterto to die than live e as slaves The organizing committee which arranged th the demonstrations was presided over by A. A Munoz l Cornejo Canon Saenz Abel and Cabera Ca- Ca bera bem Garcia At the Plaza Armas this committee com presented tho following resolution to President The Bolivian people have gathered gathered gath gath- ered In a great body regardless of ot social or political class They have ha resolved first to protest energetically against the outrage of ot which Bolivia has been a victim victim vic vic- tim on the part ot of Paraguay second to lend patriotic support to the public authorities in de defense defense of ot the national sovereignty third to ask the supreme government gov to proceed with the greatest energy until It obtains reparations for this of offense tense against tho honor of ot the nation PRESIDENT TALKS President In an address after the the- presentation of ot the reso resolution lution promised that a course courso In accord with national honor and dignity will be followed by bythe bythe the government He lIe thanked the people for their unanimous support support sup sup- port in this hour of crisis Deputy Paz Campero de delivered de- de livered the final speech sp ch and warned that Bolivia had begun a crusade to civilize the Jungle hordes of Paraguay The Tho Bolivian foreign office has refused the Paraguayan otter offer to present the dispute to an Investigating investigating commission BUENOS AIRES Dec 10 United Unit ed Press Press Var War talk the first in South America in a number of years was general today after the breaking of or diplomatic relations between Paraguay and Bolivia BoUvia over the border incident last week in which more than a score of troops were killed Secret meetings of ot both governments governments govern govern- ments were held over the week weekend weekend end to decide dedde the course of ac ac- ac tion Each country in official state statements ments blamed the other for the tho incident at Fort Vanguard la Inthe in inthe the Chaco Chato district long disputed between the tho two nations Outwardly the Paraguayan capItal capital cap cap- ital of ot Asuncion is calm but the Bolivian people at La Paz have given way to a wave of patriotism and feeling in the crisis is at a 3 high pitch ASUNCION Paraguay Dec 10 United Press The Press Tho newspaper El Liberal said today that the Paraguayan Paraguayan Para Para- guayan minister r at La Paz Bolivia had b been n given one hour to leave lea the country