Lehi Sun | 1921-03-17 | Page 5 | League Pleased at American Action

LEAGUE PLEASED AT AMERICAN ACTION EXPECT SPEEDY SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOUTHERN NATIONS. Panama and Coata Rica Each Holds the Other Responsible for the Difficulty, But Conflict Has Virtually Terminated. Gonovn. Tho league of nations on March 13 published dispatches exchanged ex-changed botween Panama and Costn Rica and Sir Krlc Drummond, general socrotnry of the league, In which the two republics notified Sir Krlc they had accepted mediation by tho United States In their frontier dispute nnd thnt hostilities have ceased. Sir Hrlc In replying expressed the plcusure of the leugue council at the medintlon of the United States, which, ho ald, seemed n good way of bringing about a settlement. Pannma nnd Costn Itica each hold tho other responsible for tho difficulty. diffi-culty. Panama reiterates her refusal to recognize the Whlto decision In eliminating elimi-nating the frontier nnd reserves tho right to demand un indemnity for tho expenses of defenslvo expeditions. Costn ltlca In reporting Its acceptance accept-ance of American medintlon says "tho conflict has virtually terminated."