Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-24 | Page 1 | Chile Denies Rumor of Anti-U. S. Pact

CHILE DENIES RUMOR OF ANTI-U. S. PACT ! SANTIAGO. Chile. Fob. 23. Re- 1 ports to tho effect that Chile has mado BVJ secret treaties with Great Britain and HJ 1 Japan with a view to the eventuality HBl of war betwoen either ono or both t.f HHl 1 thoso powers and the United States, HBl I officially denied by Jorgo Matte, Chll- I can foreign minister. In a conference HHl ' with Joseph H. Shea. American am- HBl I bassador to Chile, today. These re- JBl ports. It Is asserted, have been pub- HBn ' lished abroad. HBl The foreign ministry Issued a state- HBa ment ln which Senator Matte said he JBg ' took ooortunlty of a special occasion HBl to ask Mr. Shea to inform his govern- HBl I ment that while tho government of HBl Chile had never given lmportanco to JBfl tho rumor, it desired there should be HBg no motive for a misunderstanding be- HBfl tween tho peoples of Chile and thw HHJ I United states.