Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1919, Volume I

723.2515/480: Telegram

The Commission to Negotiate Peace to the Acting Secretary of State

Paris , March 30, 1919, 6 p.m.
[Received 8.11 p.m.]

1874. Your 1337, March 28th, 11 a.m.,⁵² 1394 March 31st, 6 p.m.⁵³ Commission’s 1568 April 11, 7 [10] p.m.⁵⁴ The President believes that much the most satisfactory way for the settlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute will be for Chile and Peru to submit the matter to arbitration under the Covenant of the League of Nations. Peru is an original member of the League of Nations and Chile is invited to accede to the Covenant. In view of the fact that Peace Conference has adopted the League of Nations it would appear that the moment has arrived when a suggestion may be made by the Department of State to Chile and Peru that they should submit their dispute to arbitration under the Covenant.

American Mission

52. Transmitting telegram from the Ambassador in Chile, Mar. 25, 7 p.m., p. 155.
53. Transmitting telegram from the Ambassador in Chile, Mar. 28, noon, supra.
54. Not printed.