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DISPATCHES,
Tho Oniclal Dispatches OF Secretary
Blaine to the Ministers to Chile

The O1lclal Dispatches or Secretary
Blaine to the Ministers to Chile
and Peru.
WASHINGTON. December IL. - The
official dispatches. containing instruo-'
tons given our Ministers to Peru and
Chile last summer, are furnished for
publication BY the Secretary Of State
with the approval Of the President.
May 9th Secretary Blaine wrote to Min
lister Christiancy at Lima: "Ii the CAL
dsron government Is supported BY the
character and intelligence Of Peru, and
il really ~sndsavorins to restore constitu.
tional government with Q view beth to
domestic order and negotiation with
Chile for peace, You may recognize II -
the existing provisional government and
render what aid you can BY. advice aud
good offices to that end"
June 18th Secretary Blaine In his dis
patch to Minister Hurlbut said: "Juds-
ing from the most recent dispatches
from our Ministers. you will probably
fad on the part OF the Chilean author.
tiles In possession Of Peru . willingness
to facilitate the establishment OF . pro.
v~isional government. which has been at
tempted by Senior Calderen. II 70. you
will do all you can to encourage the
Peruvians to accept any reasonable con.
ditions and limitations with which this
concession may DO accompanied. The
Peruvians arc certainly aware Of the
sympathy aud interest OF the people OF
the United States. and will. I feel conf
dent, be prepared to give your rspresen.
tations the consideration to which the
friendly anxiety Of this government
entities them. So far u the influence
Of the United States will 60 in Chile, 1t
will DO exsrted to induce the Chilean
government 10 consent that the question
OF the csssion Of territory should DO the
subject OF negotiation and not q condi-
ton precedent upon which alsne nsgo.
tiations shall commence. II upon full
knowledge OF the conditions Of Peru
you can inform this government whether
Peru CON devise and carry into practical
effect q plan by which all reasonable
conditions Of Chile can be met without
sacrificing the integrity Of tho Peruvian
territory. the government Of tho United
States would be willing to tender Its
good offices toward the execution OF such
project"
Secretary Blaine also, June 18th, I'D.
dressed q note to Minister Fitzpatrick at
Santiago, Chile, saying: ~ am sure the
Chilean government will appreciate the
natural and deep interest which the
United States feels in the termination Of
the condition 90 oalamitous In its conse-
quences to the best interest OF al South
American Republics. 1t also knows that
II at any time the interpretation and good
offices OF this government can contrib
ute to the restoration OF friendly rsla.
lions between the bslligsreut powers they
will. upon proper intimation. be prompt.
ly offered. At this day. when the right
OF the people to govern themselves upon
the fundamental basis Of republican In.
stitutious is 20 widely recognized, there
Is nothing moro difficult or more dan
r than tho forced transfer OF terri
tory, carrying with IL an indignant and
hostile population. and nothing but ne.
cessity, proven before the world. car
justify IL. It 10 not o case in which the
power desiring the territory can be 40.
cepted % o safe or impartial judge.
While the United States government
does not proceed to express On opinion
whether or not the annexation Of terri
tory IL o necessary consequences OF the
war, II believes Il would be more honora.
bio to the Chilean government, more
conducive to the security Of permanent
peace, and more in consonance with
thpss principles which are professsd by
all republics Of America. that such terri
toriai changes should be avoided % far
as possible, and that they should never
be the result Of mere force. but, II nsces.
sary, should be decided and tempered BY
full and equal discussion between powers
whose people and whose national inter.
ests are involved In the effort, and ap-
parently o very earnest and honest n
has been made to create q provisional
government which shall gradually re-
store order and the reign OF law. But 1t
10 obvious that fer such government to
succeed in obtaining the confidence OF
either its own people or foreign powers.
II must be allowed freedom and force OF
action, which cannot be exercised while
Chile helds absolute possession and gov
ems by military authority. Thi. gov
srnment, therefore, has been glad to
learn from its Minister In Chile. whom
you succeed, that the Chilean authorities
have decided TO give their support to the
efforts Of Senior Calderon to establish ON
o steady footing o provisional govern.
ment In Peru. You will, 20 far as you
can do 10 with propriety and without Of
fleious intrusion, approve and encourage
this disposition On the part OF The
Chilean government, and this Depart
ment will be exceedingly gratihed II your
influence As o representative OF the
United States shall be instrumental In
inducing the government Of Chile to give
Its aid and support to the restoration Ella
constitutional government In Peru. and to
postpone tho settlement OF oil questions
Of territorial annexation to diplomatic
negotiation. which can be resumed with
certainty Of a just. friendly and sstisfac-
tory conclusion in any representation
which you may make. You will say
that the hope OF the United States 10
that the negotiations for peace will DO
conducted to a final settlement between
the two countries without either side In.
voking the aid or Intervention OF any
European power. The government OF
the United States seeks only to perform
the Office Of o friend to all parties In the
unhappy conflict between the South
American republics, and II will regret to
be compelled 10 consider how far that
feeling might DO affected and more active
interposition DO forced upon II by any
attempted complication Of this question
with Europsan policies. II At any time
you shall judge It s1pedisnt and advau-
tagsous to read this dispatch to the Min
lister Of Foreign Affairs, you are author.