New-York tribune., 1879-08-28
wretched because his country Is prosperous
and knows that disgrace awaits him because
his country has escaped dishonor.
THE SoUyH AuERICAY VAR.

THE SOUTH 1NERICAN UiH.
News comes from Chill that the popular
dissatisfaction with the conduct of the war
has manifested itself in riOt0us outbreaks aV
Santiago. The picture presented III 'ele-
graphic outline is one of attacks upon .ho
Ministry, barricaded streets, struggles oe-
tween the Government troops and the moo'
bloodshed. and President Pinto Tying from
his Capital. All this has a tamillar South
American look, and it would seem at DIst
glance to forebOde disaster FOR the stahhch
little Republic. But in all probability the
real situation is not so serious.
That there have been clamOronS demonstra-
tons is not surprising 1t Is pi"lh 'i'.C tle
allies have been prompt TO gain some initial
advantage in the war, and the Drlliiaho r''Iu
of the Huascar, ending with the capture OI
the transport Rmac, has been particularly
aunovinc in viow Of the fact that Chih mas
the more powerful navy, and therefore Shouid
have been able to sweep the seas III triumph
Perbaps this rapid success can be accounted FOR
by the fact that Chill Is more peaceful
and has had less experience IN war thah
her more unstable and revolutionary neigh
bors, whose entire history is one OF ciVll
strife. in which rough school they have learned
how to gather quickly aud strike sudden
blow. But the open complaint In Cmll mas
been that the Army was commanded by fossil
generaIs-venerabie heroes, whose blood was
chilled by age but who were too respectable
to be removed without cause. 1t has been
popular saying that Chill needed Bull Run
to arouse the Government and bring the
youthful spirit to the front.
At last this discomfort has broken out in
acts of violence at the Capital, but there Is
nothing in the dispatch which indicates that
the clamor had assumed anything like reyolu-
tionary proportions. Unlike her warm-blooded
ncighbors of the torrid zone, Chill has proved
herself capable OF stable government Her
people are characterized by self-restrant ana
respect for law, and have acquired that
reverence for established institutions
which makes orderly self-gOvenment not
only practicable but natural. We should
be slow to believe that this people,
even in the wild excitement OF war times, had
suddenly broken away from what have come
to be traditions of orderly and temperate
methods. Indeed the news that "quiet had
"been restored" seems to be assuring on this
point. Two men killed is not an extrayagant
UGHIu-fOil
Of the President to Yina-del-Mar is less por-
tentous when it is remembered that Nina-del-
Mar is a neighboring Newport, to which the
wealth and fashion of the capital constantly
resort.
OF course the Outcry against the administra-
tion is in q great measure senseess. The
Secretary of State, Santa Maria, has already
gone to the seat of war, and the Home Minis
fer. Antonio Varaz-wcll remembered in this
country for the ability with which he con-
ducted for his Government the Macedonian
case and for the promptDess with which he
handed to Mr.. Nelson our Minister in Santiago,
the indemnity granted by King Leopold
is one of the most accomplished and
energetic statesmen in South America Per-
hans the easy-gOing President himself needs
some arousng. but it is worth noting that
changes of Importance have already been
made in the Army. General Arteaga, "A super
annuated warrior-a South American Winfield
Scott-who was with the Chilian forces forty
years ago when their flag was carried into
Lima. has resigned the chief command at
AutofagastI, and there has been Il Teorganiza-
ton of the naval forces. All this looks as II
some earnest effort syas being made by the
Government to allay just causes Of complaint.
And how strikingly it all reminds us of the early
days of our own war. An ardenty patriotic
people, who insist on victory. and immediate
victory, are maddened by delays and defeats,
and fall to railing at the Administration and
the Generals. Perhaps they will learn wis
dom as we did, and give over clamOring for
Z" vigorous prosecution of the war" Per-
haps TOO, reverses will teach their armies, as
1t taught our own, lessons of patience and for
ttude, and prepare the way for final vic
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