The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-20
GILLIAN GINNING.
Another Peruvian POtpOurf
from Blaine.


between the depart ent of state
and the Gillian and Peruvian lega-
tiOns is now being copied to send to
to the Senate in response to a reso-
luton of that body. As that may
require several days, Secretary
Blaine, with the approval of the
President, to-day gave the following
dispatch to the press:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, Dec. IS, 1881.
VIM. II. Prescott, Esq, Chjlian En-
cog, ETC.,
Sir-Some erroneous statements
now being circulated in portion OF
the American press may reach San
tiago and create an injurious I'M
preston in the minds of the CHILEAN
government, and l write you this
instruction from an excess of eau
ton, in order that no enduring
harm may result. The erroneous
statements Ill the press to which I
especially refer, are those which rep
resent the government as in some
way giving encouragement to such
claim against Peru, as, being ac-
knoWledged, should enable the
United States to insist on an indem-
nifty against the Chillans, and then
practically control Peru, either DE-
rectly or through the association Of
American citizens. This is an eX-
treme statement, and it has many
standings and variations. You Will
take prompt and special care to an
ticipate any evil that might result
from this rumOr being circulated
in Chill, by a disavowal and q
denial Of them in whole and in
every particle. The only claim
which the department has in
stTucted our minister at Lima to
use in his good offices, is that known
as the Sardrean claim, and this is to
extend only to the request that Sar-
dream should be permitted to have
an authoritative investigation OF
his claim by the Peruvian govern
ment; and that, if found to be good
and valid, it should be provided for
in any treaty with chilli which
might affect the property to which
it attaches. The law office depart
ment of the state, rs long ago as
1874, made an exhaustive report on
this claim, and recommended that
this government should interpOse
its good offices in behalf thereof. On
the 10Th Of July, 1874, my predeces-
Sor, Secretary Fish, instructed our
minister at Lima to use his goO6
offices with the Peruvian authorities
in behalf Of John c.. SaK-
dream, with a view of securing
from that government 3 speedy
investigation and adjustmeBt
of his claims. On the 10th Of Feb
ruary, 1889, the representatives of
the last Congress unanimously
passed the following resolution:
That the petition of John G.. SaE-
dream, and the report made thereon
by the committee on foreign affairs,
and accompanying papers, be trans
mltted to the executive department
with a request that the President
take such steps as, Ill his opinion,
may be proper and in accordance
with international law, to secure to
said John c. Sardrean final ettle-
ment aud adjustment of his claim
against the government of Peru.
and that, If, in his opinion, it is
proper to do so, the President invite
the government of France to coop
crate with the United States in his
| behalf.
1 enclose. herewith, for your fur.
ther information, copies Of my in
struction to Hurlbut on this subject.
1t gives me pleasure to say, in this
connection, that action in regard to
both the Sardrean and Cochet
claims have been marked by active
prudence and discretion. While
disabusing the CHILEAN government
of any impression that the United
States meditates intervention On
benalf of Peruvian claims beyond
the use of it's good offices, you will
say that justice seems to demand
that Sardrean should have an oppor-
tunity to be heard in support of his
claim before a tribunal in Peru
competent to decide it; and that, if
decided in his favor, the treaty Of
Peru, which might cede territory to
Chill, should not be made in dis
regard to any rights which Sar-
dream may he found, after an i'm
partial judicial investigation to
possess.