New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
THE PERUVIAN COMPANY.
THE GILLIAN MINISTER On ITS CLAIMS.
pntyESsIoNs AGAINST PERU VISIONARY AND FABU-
Ious-A DECLARATION THAT CHILL Is ~ 50

THE GILLIAN MINISTER On ITS CLAIMS.
PRETENsIoNs AGAINST PEEU VISIONARY AND FABu-
LoUs-A DECIARAuoS THAT CHILL IL IL so
WAY CONCERNED.
IBY TLLEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Senor Marincz the Chill
ian Minister has issued a pamphlet crticsiug tho
recent correspondence published by the state De-
plrtmcnt respecting alleged CLAIMS on Peru owned
by the Peruvian Company. and arguing taat both
CLAIMS are Of visionary, not to say fabulous, char
acter. Among other things he says
TIL now nobody knows now, whca, in Whist manner
the socaed Peruvian Company has obtained posscssun
OF the pretended claims OF the fieuohnen, Cochet and
Iaudf.,4u and this j. al the more important nasHdch
Is nee ssary establish the validity OF those titles,
since it is matter OF public note tha
successors have disposed in Peru and France
at various times Of portions OF their pretended claims
ana that the title Ia which tue STATE Department finds
o If Is not known whether 1t is the discovery
OF a certain special method Of treating the guauo, If
il II the discovery OF certain guahO beds.
To lay claim, does the Peruvian Company, tOa right
in tbe Chlncha Islands, which worked by the
aborignes Of Peru then by the spaniards re-
limits OF credbility. II Is not known where the
beds claimed TO have been discovered by
Laudreau are situated. There never has been an
oct drawn up OF these discoveries, IL il knOwn
whether the supposed dlscOyerer aid claim it,
IL a single ton was sulPPod TClh iheHe lndSin-
ary beds. All the supposon' ,hat are formed in regard
to matter are baseess "hehe yer person makes any
scientific industrial discovery ne VIII acquire patent
or such conventional premium IN coin as tue party
by discovery OF 10 whom Tue revelation
of The idea il made may tGink M To gVc but
he aspire TO right over mater a. oyects winch are not
his own.
lead s to suppose that COclCt Landreau made
scientific or industrial discoveries reference 10
Peruvian guanO or saltpctre. II tho discovery
OF material objects is involved, IL Ia necessary
10 hand over in an inyentOrIed form or ~ sucn
way as will anOrd guarantee or which may possess
judicial value.
g1Ianillos and pabellOn de plea, neither of
winch is included the list Of the pretended
discoveries Cochet and Landreau but the contrary
tLey are excluded, the one explicitly aud the other I'M
pliediy IN the Prospectus OF the Peruvian company,
Whc6 has been gwen by It's agent TO the
secretary Of State and 10 the Uuited States
Mluister at Lima The Peruvian company
se,ctpd among thousands those documents Whcn have
been mos advantageous 10 Itself, ana laid them before
tine public. Thcy viii suiicc for the condemnation Of
lis nrc eusious against Peru Since diplomatic aciiOn
i'm this matter is condemned, and since
m il an elementary principle Of law tHat
any one may renOuuce any right which benefits him,
even Whea statutes with regard to public order are
study OF the mater IN question must attach decisive m
pOrtnce IL and consider the acts the Peruvian Gov
eminent as putting end 10 the claims OF Landreau.
chill IN 40 WAY CONCERNED.
Whatever may be the question in reference to Peruit
does not concern Chill In any way The Is a matter
entirely Independent OF the other, and since can
claim rights any part OF the territory
O. ssOries In Peru, there 10 no reason Whatever
or entar Cling Chill IN matters or CLAIMS persona
or ad rem foreigners against Peru. There between
bi and these oreIgnerd oven the slightest relation
OF mutual right,
Tine Peruvian Company resembles OF the many
fabnOs quarIels about ancient lnherltances which
cnr and are looked upon everywhere as mere
incies Even there Is Ill Illustration vi this IN the