, 1870-01-14
PARAGUAY,
I1tcrvlesV OF President Lope

Interview OF President Lopex,s .oa
with PRESIDENT ErnD-Cause OF
manAAtcr mcnahon'A Withdrawn.
Fa-hs"st'" tJan. :le, Z. patch 10 The !ss4s fsrt
Don En'llauo v. Lopez, son OF the Pecstdeat OF
Ps1ekusy, Lad an interview with President Grant
tc-day. The P1esldeot gave rfa visiior very cor.
S.a sn WsaS
sErlvol Of L5pt1- In cap a:oing Tue object Of his
wilt. Lopez commenced by stating that he had no
puty1n c!iizen 10 ask OF he Presdeni OF zne sseat
AIer1cAn Ktpubl,c, vho wao a'.o the protector uf
a! the otasI 'etuol:cs, to ns:en 70 AZ appeal
isnded to make in hs6af OF Of tue A' pcopI. De
q Paraguay. Lopez then went On to a.ate Inst
The Unlted states Gortrnment had done not only
public OF Paraguay. tJ Withdrawing as ciiucal
momeLt f'om that ctuttly the d:o!omastc repre-.
obss q r. az DC
ItcaIled lrUm Paraguay. ana no new M1a1Ate, has
slEce been sent tterc 10 Tepre.ett tue AneIlcan
Government. II The United Sta,es Goyerpueut +"
FAd be, "@ould even low eccredtt 8 Minister 10
the real PsFrcuaJan Government. 1. would rol
he long before the as2ds government OF RauaAo
o7een uR y y q !s s.tS
tive. be declsred, was tue o,l' tntug taat gave
ever c:lsr 10 the transparent provisional go7-
President Grnut interrupted Lopez a. thjs po.ut
TO remark TINT the on'5 rta. IN our M!ris:er hal
been wlthd!aEn vas eee:cse 20 c omn:nnica.fon
14h'a DC uoA H!Lu Alus AA CGfTcep1TQ QEGCe Qdd
10 pass through the lttea OF the u1iles, upd Ha7
frequently stopped IN fsd.l3ttu.
LOPEZ repl!t = tha IN very reSucctfol bat
na1lr style, By observing tp4t the re1"on alleged
IVES not q EUnctent ote. BE reminded the pfesl-
deLt that 10 1853 tue UnIted SL4tes aud tue great
governments 0f Autope USoe q treaty VIII II u.
quay aLu some other South AnencA1 govern
nente, by WITCH tho freedom 0, the River IL P.ata
was 9uaIalteed- The United States, therefore,
had night to pass up that Itvet and com1lunl.
cate without obstruction with Paraguay, ana
especially IN uansnltt'Ds diplomatic pe7o1let!oue
Tue American GnyeEtmeIt, In assertion OF lis
own diar!ty. should enforce that right.
The PRESIDENT aaEed what force President Lopez
Eull had nt his command ard how ha WAS AkuYtel
esto ebtauf & prosisions4
lapez answered that. OF course, It could rot ba
s!ai"d accurately how many uen his father still
DAG under Bis nlltaIy coptrcI, but takiug the &c.
counts 0! The allies it was admitted TO be from
AK to 12,coo. TIE BIZ iaIs put the PaesgaaYau
fdfce ai 4,IH. uhi;e Il Ar9ent!ne5 admitted II T.,
Ut aDont 121110. a. 20 pfovls ione, however be
could epes8 With more cert2fttf, In the region
OF country where bis father most prob h!y 1s there
Waa Ffeat abundance OF pEovlalUns, IN fact
eIough 70 give the Psiasuayan atmy aub.aseLcs
Fselsdeus Grant inquired how ,hss army was
frjned.
Lopez replied TINT It ras rot, OF course, psmeI
In tie best btYle, but that IT had enough tu Euc-
tclslulJ resist tl Attacks, and that ms position
Ha9 tmpfe Rnah!e.
The President inquired a. to where pfe7iAept
Lopez Hss. to which younR Lopez aDs@ered that
VS. question that c7uld mol ta eatt,factorIly ex-
Paraguay and not in Bollsio.
lhe lfC edent after s'knR eoms other ques-
fioDs, told Don Lopez that he would take tue nat
tcf !nto seElous confederation