The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-19
THE WAR IN PARAGUAY-THE POSI-
TION OF THE UNITED STATES.

From the " Y Herald
The greatest efforts have been made by
Brazil and her allies to excite the United States
Government against Paraguay Even some of
our own citizens, and those among them who
have held official positions in South America
have been the active agents of the Brazlians
in misrepresenting the state of things existing
in Paraguay and in endeavoring to foment
difficulties between this country and Paraguay
We were told that our Minister Mr.. Mcmahon,
was virtually prisoner in the hands of Lopez.
limitations were thrown out that even some-
thing worse than that might have happened
to him, and that the allies pointed to the fact
that nothing officially had been heard from
him since last December. We all along sus-
pected the treacheryand misrepresentation of
the Brazilian and allied agents and press, and
now it appears from the news published
recently from Paraguay that Mr.. Mcmahon is
safe, that nothing has happened to him, and
that, in fact, he is near Lopez, the President
of Paraguay; and we have no doubt he is on
the best terms with and is kindly treated by
Lopez. 1t is clear that Brazil and her allies
were the sole cause of our Ministers isolation,
and in all probability they stopped the official
dispatches between the Minister and his
Government for the purpose of Withholding
the truth and deceiving the United States as
to the actual state of the war; From news
received by the way of Washington, it will be
seen Jnat tne allies would not allow any COM
munication with Mr.. McMahon. Mr. Wor-
thington, our Minister to Uruguay, writes that
he had demanded of the Argentine Govern
ment either an escort through the allied lines
or for permission for United States escort
to pass through them to enable communi-
| cation to be made with Mr.. Mcmahon, and
that both the Buenos Ayres and Brazilian
| Governments had refused Of course the pre-
| text of this refusal was that the movements of
| the allies would be affected by granting such
| communication. Commander Kirkland, of
| the Wasp had a sharp correspondence with
| Brazil and Buenos Ayres ON the subject.
| Thus, then, it is evident the allies are afraid
of the truth being known as to the actual
state of the war. 1t is equally evident that
the official representatives of the United
| States, and, therefore, the Government itself,
are treated in the most high-handed and out
rageous manner by Brazil and her allies. This
only shows what a miserable and imbecile
Government we have. Every little State,
especially if it be monarchy-for our State
Department has particular tenderness for
monarchies and monarchical institutions
may insult this country with impunity. Our
weak Government will bear any amount of
kicking from nations, small or great which
have active representatives in Washington
but it will not raise its finger in favor of re-
publicanism in America, of the struggling
Cuban patriots, or of anything else that is
liberal and grandly national in policy The
great republic has sunk low in the character of
its actual government, and there seems to be
no hope of raising it up during the term of
the present administration.