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Show I CHILE AND PERU JOIN FOR PEACE Delegates in Washington to Settle Quarrel of 40 Years' Standing WASHINGTON. May 15 (By the Associated Press) Chile and Tern, stranded for 40 years by fhHr dispute over Tacna-Arica. Joined here today in a new effort to compose their differences differ-ences and remove the "problem of the Pacific" as a source of International 4--J friction In Latin-America. The opening: session of the conference confer-ence was called to order In the presence pres-ence of official representatives of nil the governments -i the world, and v.ithin the PanAmerican building ai-1 ai-1 ready made historic in the annuls ol conciliation by the sessions of the armament conference SPEAKS POH HARDING Ii I s spokesman for President Har-d.ng Har-d.ng who Invited th.? two cn.M ntn-nts i 1 ' In discus their problem here. Secretary Secre-tary Hughes was accorded the task of Opening the conference and Pounding Its keynote in an address expressing the anxious but impartial intert-sl ot the United States in an agreement. I.yuis Izmi.-r.lo ;h delegated to respond for Chile and Mellton Porras for Pru. In prepared addresses each declared the willingness of his goyern-V goyern-V i i mont to accept a fair nnd Juit set tie -I L "i i ' ment and tho hope of his delegation -v that the negotiations would be su - One of the most distinguished g.ath-RiinKs g.ath-RiinKs Washington has teen in many t , y.ars made up the Hat of Invited euoatSi . , , , At the hf .Tinning of the real work of tho negotiations tomorrow, no repre-IHUj repre-IHUj jfljjjj If sentatlves of the mited states win bo present. U The conference marks a resumption of diplomatic relatione formally broken brok-en off in 1910. although there have i.een a number of diplomatic exchangee exchang-ee since by roundabout channels. CLAIMS FAB APART Tn the spirit which animated the opening day diplomatic observers here proteased to see unusual promise of success for the gathering In all hor previous expressions eru Jhns maintained that not only the little tract of Taena Arlca was tn dispute, 'hut that sh- desired a broad adjust -Nil I UHIIH imfnt of all the other issues Riow.ng M'jf iljHj -out of the war of the Pacific, mil 7 " Chiie has Insisted thai the only is-!sue is-!sue is sovereignty over Tacna Arlca. ' ' ! ft ' |