The Portland daily press., 1881-12-13
THE GILLIAN IMBROGLIO.
Additional Correspondence with Minis
ters Hurlbut and fitzpatrick.

Additional Correspondence Win Mlnls-
tiers Hurlbut and Fitzpatrick.
WASHINGTON, Dec II The following addi-
tional dispatches to Ministers Hurlbut and
Fitzpatrick have been furnished for publication
by the Department of State:
WASHINGTON. Nov %, 1881.
To Stephen A. Hurlbut, Esq, etc.. ETC., Ling:
Sir,-Your dispatches to Nov. %. inclusive,
have been received and | learn with regret
that a construction has been put upon your
language and conduct indicating policy OF
active Intervention on the part OF this govern
ment beyond the scope of your instructions
AS those instructions were clear and explicit
and as this department Is In the possession OF
no information which would seem to require
the withdrawal of the confidence reposed In
you / must consider the Interpretation of
your words and acts as the. result of some
strange and perhaps prejudiced misconoeption.
Nv only material for forming an opinion con
sists of your memorandum to Admiral Lynch,
your letter to Senior Garcia, the secretary OF
Gen. Pierola, and the convention with Presi-
dent Calderon, ceding naval station to the
United State. 1 would have preferred that
Won should hold no communication with Adj
miral Lynch on questions OF diplomatic char
acter He was present as military COM
mander OF the CHILEAN forces and you were ac-
credited to Peru. Nor do conceive that Adj
miral Lynch as the commander OF the Gillian
army of occupation had any right to ask or to
receive informal assurance from your as
to the opinion of your government
The United States was represented IN Chlli by
a properly accredited minister, and from his
own Government the admiral could and ought
to have received any information which it was
important for him to have. IL was TO be ex-
pected and even desired that frank and friend
ly relations should exist between yon, but l
cannot consider such confidential communities
ton as iustifying formal appeal to your col
league in Chill for correction or criticism of
your conduct. If there was anythiI in your
proceedings in Peru to, which the Government
of Chilli could properly take exception direct
representation to this Government through the
Gillian minister here was due both to the
Government and yourself.
Having said this, I must add that the lam
guage of the memorandum was capable OF not
hhBBthing that may not fairly be considered war
ranted by your instructions, You omitted 10 ray
with equal emphasis some things which your
instrr ctions supplied, and which would per-
haps have relieved the sensitive apprehension
of the Gillian authorities. For while the
United States would unquestiona5ly regard
with dsfavor the imperious annexation of Pc
ruvian territory as the right of conquest, you
were distinctly informed that this Government
could not refuse to recognize that such annex
alton might become a necessary condition in
final treaty of peace, and the h,ain purpose OF
your effor. was expected to be not so much to
protest against any possible annexation as an
attempt by friendly but unofficial communica-
ClOQS WltQ O1lildu aubuOfttltS tWltu WuOM JOu
were daily assocated) TO induce them to sup
port the policy of giving to Peru without
imposition of harsh and absolute con-
ditions precedent the opportunity to shew
that the rights and interests of Chilli
could be satisfied without such annexation.
There is enough in your memorandum if care
fully considered to indicate this purpose, and
only regret that you did not state it with dis
fiction and if necessary with repetition
which would have left impossible anything
but the most willful misconception, and as at
present advised | must express disapproval OF
your letter to Senior Garcia, the secretary of
Gen. Pierola. 1 think that your proper course
in reference to Garcia's communication would
have been to entirely ignore it as claiming an
official character which you could not reeog-
nize, or if you deemed that courtesy required
a reply to state that you " ere accredited to the
Calderon government and could therefore
know no other, and that any communication
which Gen. Pierola thought 1t his duty or in
terest to make must be made directly to
Washington. You had no responsibility in
the matter and it was injudicious to assume
any. The recognition of the Calderon govern
ment had been duly considered and decided by
your own government and you weren either IN
structed nor expected to furnish Gen Pierola or
the Peruvian public with reasons for that action.
The following language in your letter to Senior
Garcia might we'll be misunderstood: Chill de-
sires and asks for Tarapaca and will recognize
the government which agrees to its cession.
The Calderon government will not cede it. II
remains to be seen whether that of PierOla will
prove more pliable." 1t might easily be sup
posed by an excited public opinion on either
side that such language was intended to imply
that the government of the United States has
recognized the government OF Calderon be-
cause of its resolution not to cede Peruvian
territory. n such motive has even been de-
clared by the government. The government
of Calderon was recognized because we believed
it to be for the interest of both Chilli and Peru
that some respectable authority should be re-
copnized which could restore internal order
and initiate responsible negotiations for peace
We desired the Peruvian government should
have fair opportunity to obtain the best
terms it could and hoped it would be able to
satisfy the just demands of Chilli without pain
full sacrifice of national territory. But we did
not make any, and never intented to make
any special result of peaee negotiations
the basis of our recognition of the GaldaEan
fsssa4,sv svr -Iefu TO do we were anxious to the
extent of our powers to aid her in doing by the
use of whatever influence or consideration we
enjoyed with Chilli. Further than that the
government of the United States has as vet
expressed neither opinion or intention.
L must also express the dissatisfaction of the
department at your telegram to the minister
OF the United States ar the Argentine Confed-
Grafton suggesting that minister be sent by
the government to Peru This would have
been clearly without the sphere of your proper
official action at any time. But as there then
existed serious differences between Chilli and
the Argentine Confederation you might natur-
ally thave anticipated such recommendation
would be considered by Chill as an effort to eff
feet political combination against her. The
United States was not in search of alliances to
support a hostile demonstration against Chill
and such anxiety might we'll have been be-
lleved inconsistent with the professions of
impartial mediation. AS to the convention
with regard to naval station in the bay of
Chimbote, l am of opinion that, although it is
desirable arrangement the time is not opptr-
tune. / would be very unwilling to ask such
concession under circumstances which would
almost seem to impose on Peru the necessity of
compliance with our request, and have no
doubt whenever Peru is relieved from the
present embarrassments she would cheerfu1ly
grant any facilities our naval or commercial
interests might require. Nor in the present
excited condition of public opinion in Chilli
would be willing to afford to evil disposed
persons an opportunity to intimate that the
United States contemplated the establishment
OF naval rendezvous in the neighborhood
either of Peru or Chilli The very natural and
innocent convenience which we require might
be misunderstood or misapprehended, and as
our sole purpose is to be allowed in the spirit of
most impartial friendship to act as mediator
between these two powers, would prefer at
present to ask no favors of one and excite no
possible apprehension in the other. Having
thus stated with frankness the impression made
on our department by such information as you
have furnished it becomes my duty to add that
this Government is unable to understand the
abolition of the Calderon government and the
arrest of President Calderon himself by the
Gillian authorities, or I suppose l
ought to say, by the CHILEAN Government, as
the Secretary for Foreign Affairs of that Gov
eminent has in a formal Communication to
Mr.. Fitzpatrick declared that the Calderon
government twas at end" AS we recognized
that government in supposed conformity with
the wishes of Chilli, and as no reason for
its destruction has been given us you
will still consider yourself accredited
to it,. if any legitimate representative
exists in the place of President Calderon.
Ii none such exists you will remain in Lima
until you receive further instructions, con-
lining your communications with the CHILEAN
authorities to such limits as your personal con-
venience and maintenance of the rights and
privileges of your legation may require. The
condition of affairs resulting from
the action of the Gillian government, rs
time required for communication between the |
legations in Chill and Peru and this depart
meDt and the unfortunate notoriety which the
serious differences between yourself and your
colleague in Chill have attracted in the
opinion of the President imposed upon him
the necessity Of special mission. This mission
will be charged with the duty of expressing
the views of the President upon the grave con-
dition of affairs which your |
dispatches describe and if possible |
with due consideration of the rights intareqtc |