The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-26

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South Pacific coast has come. With the
defeat Of the combined armies Of Peru
and Bolivia In two decisive battles, the
army Of Chilli enters Lima, where it can
dictate peace. : '.''' "A
From beginning to end, this has.
been q very remarkable wat, which has
been well worth the study Of nations
that may plume themselves on military
and naval superiority TO both combat
ants. Its first result has been to place
Chill among distinctly military nations.
considering the poverty Of her resources
and the comparatively small number Of
her population. When Peru and Bolivia
combined against her, Bolivia commit
ting fragrant and cynical breach Of.
solemn treaty and the former backing
her up, tho allies had little doubt q their
ability to humiliate OF crush her. The
population oi Chill was only shout equal
70 that a Bolivia; and Pefn'swas con.
MderAhly greater than that Of either.
The nominal Standing armies Of the
allies were moro than, double iChili's; !
Peru claimed and was generally conceded
smore powerful navy than Ohhi, ut co.,
taiuly was more nnmerous.; Above oil,
Peru, besides her own larger financial
resources, had apparently : great ad-
vantage in The fact that 20 many foreign
nations had On interest Ia the product Of
her mines, hsr inter, and her guano, and
could be relied on not only to advance
money on, loans. but to take care that
Chill should not prove the conqueror.
But from first to last Chill has shown
her superiority over her combined
enemies by land and ga. Her, first
move, In Seixing Antoiagasts and the
whole Bolivian inter region in dispute,
was stroke Of energy and address such
. We call, when we find 1t In .
European commander, military genius.
Chilli followed this success With Z the
brilliant battle Of Iquique and the cap.
tire OF that important point. Then
Pisagua fell before her arms, and thu
whole department Of sTArapaca was
subdled. Next came the battles and
captures 81 Tscns aud africa; and in
every field, down to those Of the recen,
battles around Lima, the Chi]iar
Generals and troops were victorious
Only by sea did the Peruvians show
themselves in any respect worthy oppo
nents. There, thanks to the splendid
achievements Of tho Huascar, the fam
olIPerp was kept unsullied. The mann
II the Peruvian sailor Gfaug will z,
down to history side BY side with tia
OF the Chilian sailor Prat. Yet even b.
sea, despite come worthy ifests 8
courage and skill, and sremntkabl
success In torpedo warfare, Peru icoul'
not hold her own; and her pprts AM
coast line wers, ct length sealed up.
] Tho events that have now occurre'
show tho supreme folly Of Peru an
Bolivia at The late conference OF nedis
ktion, in which, the not unreasonabl
proposition to give up the stssritor
which caused the dispute and tel MAX
some peeuniajy repaFatioA toe No Vi
Twas rejected.- Chih's terms wore ui
doubleday severe. They oaghgto hiv
been modified, and perhsps might hAv
been. But there NJ noehlnx III thel
! which should have caused thsk uncDt
ditioul rejection. Thy Shc1M haS
been mAde ~ basis for moaiacatiol
bat ~ tim xas not ripe. !, Penvia
an4 Roliyi4l ptide, demanded ! 1nrth,
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