New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30
CHIPS VICTORY OYER PERU.

THE WAR DOUBTLESS AT AN END-PRoBABLE TERMS
OF PEAcK--ACHIRvEMENTs OF THH GILLIAN
ARMY-A TALK WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE
GILLIAN LEGATION.
The Secretary of the CHILEAN Legation ID
Washington Jorge Asia Burruaga cane to this city on
official business last week lie was met by TRIBUNE
rcporter at the Abermare Hotel. Senior Burruaga Is
Ynemt.r of an old Gillian family. He 10 diRni led in
appearance master of several languages ana readJ
ationsst he has had charge OF the Official cor
rcspondence between the Chan Government
and the LEGATION for two years
In reply tc the reporters qlestiods IN regard 70 the
present state of affairs IN Peru, he sad:
There IA no doubt III ruy mind that the surrender or
rather capture Of viii lead to the close OF this terri
be war Now that their chief buwars has ALLEN andthe
leader has ed ingloriCusy, the Peruvans nave an
solutey no means proongpg the defence They may
contrary to expectation rally their scattered ana de
moralized forces and make stand 10 the yet uncon
ouered provnces but how long will they be able effec-
fualy to resist our victorious armies NJ think that
the war has reached it end"
But will not Decentralization Of the Peruvian "
eminent or rather the % an established goSern-
ment, prove an obstacle 10 te SUCCESS vi INC
for peace T.
hardly think So and for the simple reason that the
Peruvian Nation tired 0. bloodshed aud yearns Tor
peaoe Had 1t not been for Plerola with lis merry
speeches and pronunciamentos, the hostilues worid
have ended oag before this But Plerola has ever been
continually couspiring against the Government with
the sole purpose of putting himself IL the Presidential
CHAIR Il was he who seized the Huacar ana cou''eo
llepredations on the coast Of his 1atheflahu uh'i
Checked by British vessels lie Is an AMBITIOUS
nnscrnnuous man. with al unusual amount OF bOmbas,
Now that he has fallen FROM AIS high position better
patriots and cooler heads Will assume the re'hs OF
The government and give Peru the long desired peace
"What will be the terms Of peace In your opInloDf
NV opinion lie scarcely formed IN the sufdect How
over believe the terms viii be Us hard IA STAGED
nv many The former treaty with Bolivia wI probably
he taken az base the forthcoming noSotiaons The
present war originated intBoiyias Iorclus Cnlian c-
ens high duty on satTepe e3pSreo rsT .s
that treaty While Chill was sti ar,nlng herself "a vew
Of avs s' and Peru %ss dscSVse tact
coupled with feverish war preparations sohg on Ia
true stale Of aisirs Unwilling, 70 accept the
risks OF war without au attempt al rec,
s ss,s. should GI a PrSRssea IN a"'
Tho proposition was not hssdGd ana ve9SrIns Her
navy. though one OF the Youngest, has performed at
Prodsss Of vaH S tae as Ss bs
haps uodern times. and after march OF hInareIs
c0uniry has stormed the enemy's capital. But all
these achievements on our part nave no, oesn unao
consider alton have spent millions upon millions IA
this campaign TO make up for 60 great drain on tne
tie two vanauisGed only full indemnity,
s sSs actual .iI oao Valuable ssps
in the province Of Atacama. Bolivia gets "a with the
loss OF this Province alone she sill consider berseif
lucky, WHAT has she lost during the war Neither men
nor money; snd her territory has only been psita!y
,pvnded In abe Is better on than Chm, 10
whom she will pay comparatively small Indemnify
What viii be the position of Chill after the war
"it viii not be all unenviabe one by any means. Her
prestige will have rsen all over the world Then she
Viii have enriched herself by the OF the salt
petre deposits. AT the present 49,, moment ne. hss
every and her trade and commerce are nOursh
ir9 sbe has ther hue future " LOOK toa thlng
one can hardly say Peru with her enormous losses "
nlaks good" . =,
what win be Chilps future policyi
Peace and progress. We are essentially peacelul
and commercial people We are oiso democratic
people although hardly 10 the democracy
undsrstOod here The Government Is In tie hands OF
an Intelligent arstocracy whose sole am Is ~ educate
and elevate and TO prepare them Tor the
distant day when TIE people Us people shall govern
themsclvts"
A cable dispatch says that the Paris Tempe pubshe
the following the Chiian conditions nf pesoe Inc
cession Of Antofagasta to Chill, the surrender u t1e
allied Feet and the payment OF an indemnity OF
100000 900, whereof Peru shall assume $20 900
and Bolivia $l000o,000, Chin 10 occupy Ca'iao aud
work be suapo deposits and copper and stpetre mhts
until full payment VI the indemnity LIS nade.