This did not , however , stop the enrollment of Chileans in the Bolivian army .
Bolivian has been argued that Chilean President Arturo Alessandri Palma secretly approved of the practice in order to get rid of potentially troublesome elements of the military .
This did not , however , stop the enrollment of Chileans in the Bolivian army , and it has been argued that Chilean President Arturo Alessandri Palma secretly approved of the practice in order to get rid of potentially troublesome elements of the military .