Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-27

1t seems to be pretty well established that
Chill viii come out victorious 10 her present
contest with Peru. That Is. In the trial ar arms
she viii prove to be the superior power; but it
is now tolerably clear that after the struggle -
over she Will be In little better condition, 10 a
financial and material point of view, than her
vanqutshed neighbor. Not only viii she have
to meet the legitimate expenses OF costly war,
which OF themselves Will be sufficient to ex-
haust the ordinary resources OF even so pro-
gressive and prosperous South American re-
public as Chill has always BEEN but she will b,
called upon to pay immense sums for the yalu.
able property OF foreigners residing In Peru
which has been wantonly destroyed by her
troops IL the course OF their Invasion of that
country. This is already foreShadoTed by the
intelligence from South America published Ia
yesterdays STAR to the effect that the mission
to Chill OF NJ. ChriStlancy, our Minister to
Peru, turns out now to be not one OF peace
but for The purpose OF presenting certain claims
to the Gillian government for damage caused
to American property during the war" This Is
only the beginning. The representatives OF
other powers will be hardly less prompt In de-
manding ard probably more persistent and sue
cessful than the American minister In procuring
Indemnity for the enormous losses so needlessly
sustained by their people who are residents OF
Peru and engaged In doing business In that
country. Another pointer in the same direction
is furnished by the statement In the same dis
patch that part OF the GILLIAN force now being
recruited for the new aggressive movement
Evil be employed In devastating the northern
provinces OF Peru, and In destroying the mag
nitlcent sugar estates TO be found in the rich
valleys there" The sugar estates referred to
here are surpassed by none In the world If In
deed they are equalled by any, In extent, com.
nd l1a Nor farry
equipped with buildings, machinery, ETC., which
cost more than million Of dollars for each ha-
cienGa, as they are called, and every one OF
them represents vast fortunes, alike In capital
Invested and La productive capacity. The de.
struction In an enemy's country of property OF
such immense value Will doubtless AFFORD fine
sport for gangs or half disciplined ChllenoS, In
toxicated with victory; but the sequel to the
pleasing pastime will prove to be less enJoya-
bic. In nearly every case these estates are
owned and managed by citizens OF other
countries doniciled for the time being
In Peru. Some OF the foreign residents so en-
gagged are American citizens, some are German
and French, but the majority are British sub
jeets; and 1t Is not to be expected that these
people, and especially the Rsglish portion Will
suffer their losses In silence, or fail TO demand
full and complete reparat1on at an early day.
Indeed IL may be said that nearly all the import
ant business enterprises In Peru, whether In
commercial, manufacturing, mining or agrIcul-
tural interests, are in the hands OF foreigners;
and Willie Chilli imagine5 she is Gripping her
antagonist by the process she will find In the
end that she Is only impoyerishing herself In
destroying them. AS Is intimated above, she
VIII doubtless come out OF the contest victori-
Gus; but after she does so her people Will be
frpelled 10 say as has been said by conqueror5
more than once before,-"another such victory
and We are destroyed"