Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-12
PERU AND CHILL.
The Instructions of Secretary Blaine
Which Led to the Existing Complies

The Instructions of Secretary Blaine
Which Led to the Existing Complies
tl0ns.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Official dispatches
containing the instructions given our minis
ters to Chill and Peru are furnished for the
public with the approval of the president
Mayo, Secretary Blaine wrote Minister Christ
fancy at Lima, stating If the Calderon govern
ment is supported by the character and intelli-
gence Of Peru, and is really endeavoring to re-
store constitutional government with view
both to domestic order and negotiation with
Chilli for peace, you may recognize it as
inc existing provisional government and
and good offices to that end. June Is Secretary
Blaine, in dispatch to Minister Hurlbut,
said, judging from more recent dispatches
from our ministers you will probably find on
the part of the Chilian authorities in posses
sion of Peru willingness to facilitate the es-
tablshment of the provisional government,
which has been attempted by Senior Calderon.
If so, you will do all you probably can to en-
courage the Peruvians to accept any reasona-
BILE conditions and limitations with which this
concession may be accompanied. The Peruvi-
ans are certainly aware of the sympathy
and interest of the people of the United States
and will, feel confident, be prepared
to give your representations the consideration
to which the friendly anxiety of this govern
ment entities them. AS far as the influence
of the United States will go in Chill, it will be
exerted to induce the Chilian government to
consent that the question of cession of terri
tory should be the subject OF negotiation, and
not condition precedent upon which alone
negotiations shall commence. If upon full
knowledge of the condition of Peru you can in
form this government that Peru can devise and
carry into practical effect plan by which all
reasonable demands of Chill can be met without
sacrificing the integrity of Peruvian territory,
the government of the United States would be
willing to tender its friendly Offices toward the
execution of such project.
Secretary Blaine, also, June Is, addressed q
note to Minister Fitzpatrick at Santiago, Chilli,
saying: 81 am sure the Chilian government
will appreciate the natural and deep interest
which the United States feels in the termina-
tion of a condition so calamitious in Its conse-
quences to the best Interests of all the South
American republics. 1t should also know If,
at any time, the interposition Of good offices
can contribute to the restoration of
friendly relations between the belligerent
powers, they will upon proper intimation be
promptly offered. At this day, when the right
of the people to govern themselves, the fun
damental basis of Republican institutions, is
SO widely recognized, there Is nothing more
difficult or more dangerous than the forced
transfer of territory, carrying with it an in
dignant and hostile population, and nothing
but necessity proven before the world can JUS
tify it. 1t is not a case on which the power
desiring the territory can be accepted as safe
or impartial judge. While the United
States government does not pretend to
express an opinion whether or not that the
annexation of territory is q necessary conse-
quence of this war, it believes 1t would be
more honorable to the Chilian government,
more conducive to the security Of permanent
peace, and more in cOnsOnance with those
principles which are professed by all republics
of America, that such territorial changes
should be avoided, as far as possible; that
they should never be the result of mere force,
but if necessary, should be decided and tenn
pered by a full and equal discussion between
all powers whose people and whose national
interests are involved.
An effort, and apparently very earnest and
honest one, has been made to create provisi-
Onal government which shall gradually re-
store order and reign of law but it is obvious
that such government, to succeed in obtain
ing the confidence either of it's own people or
from the powers, it must be allowed the free
dom andithe force of action which cannot be
exercised while Chill holds absolute possession
and governs by military authority. This gov
ernment, therefore, has been glad to learn
from it's minister in Chill, whom you sue
ceed, that the Chilian authorities have decided
to give their support to the efforts of Senior
Calderon, to establish on steady footing a
provincial government in Peru. You will as
far as you can, do SO with propriety and with
out officiOus intrusion approve and encourage
this disposition on the part of the Chilian
oOvarnmant ond fhic daDo rfrnnnf will no ny-
ceedingly gratified if your influence as rep
resentative of the United States shall be in
strumental in inducing the government of
Chill to give it's aid and support to the restor-
alton of a regular constitutional government
in Peru, and to postpone the settlement of all
questions of territorial annexation to replace
the. negotiations which can then be resumed,
with certainty of a just, friendly and salts
factory conclusion.
In any representations which you may make
you will say that the hope of the United States
is that the negotiations for peace shall be con-
Quoted, and final settlement between the two
countries determined without either side in
voking the aid or intervention ofany European
power. The government of the United States
seeks only to perform the office of friend to
all parties in this unhappy conflict between
South American republics, and it will regret
to be compelled to consider how far that feel
ing might be affected and more active inter-
position forced upon it by any with attempted
complications of this question European
powers. If at any time you shall judge it ex-
pedient and advantageous to read this dis
patch to the minister of foreign affairs, you
are authorized to do SO. Decision on this
point is left to your discretion.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The sergeant-at-arms of the house has made
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