The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-03-29

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slderatlons before the minister OF
foreign affairs in your conversations
WITH hlm. The representatives OF
Chlll are at pains to show US that
not only has all pretense of military
opposition disappeared, but that all
government organization is dissol-
Yeu, and that the CHILEAN bayonet is
all that saves Peru from anarchy,
Admitting this be so, one of four
things must follow; first, that armed
occupation is to be permanent
second, that the invaders are to be
driven out by force; third, that Chill
Will withdraw, retaining so much of
Peru as it desires aud leave the rest
to It's fate; fourth, .hat an honorable
peace may be made, leaving to Peru
a government and name. Chill can
hardly desire the first of these alter
natives, with the questions that are
sure to follow between the creditors
and Peru; to second it will answer
1t never can take place, but it will
be well TO recall the events that
have taken place in the history of
these two powers, which tend to
show that even the apparently i'm
possible does occur. The third al
Tentative seems impracticable; but
If 1t were practicable Chill could
not Justify herself before the world;
and IN any event, should it result
IN occupation, an occupation with
out the assent of Peru, of territory
whose productions ara pledged to
creditors, it could not be done with
out raising grave questions in the
future for Chill, which the United
States, as a friend of that energetic
and industrious people could wish
to have avoided. The fourth alter
native is, in the opinion of the Pre-
Sldent, the wiSeSt and safest course :;
he is anxious, for many palpable
reasons. that it should be brought
about through peaceful influences,
which our Constitution inspires the
executive to feel toward sister re-
publicS on this continent, and that
sentiment is one of peace and
friendly council. When as colonies,
they threw of the political connee-
ton with Europe, we encouraged
them by our sympathy, by the moral
weight of oar official declarations,
and we prevented intervention
either to restore the old political
connections with Europe, or to Gre
ate new ones. The policy we then
adopted has been since maintained.
While we would draw them nearer
to us by the bonds of mutual inter-
est and friendly feeling, our political
connection springs from q desire
that they should be prosperous and
happy under the republican form of
government which they and we
have chosen. We aim to be re-
garded as d'sinterested friend
and councillor; but we do
not assume to impose our
wishes upon them, or to act as arbi-
traitors or umpires in their disputes,
unless moved to it with both par
ties, or by controlling interest OF
our own. Retaining our action
within this sphere the President de-
sires you to continue to urge upon
Chilli, both by the arguments sGg-
gested in this instruction and by
such other pertinent arguments, not
inconsistent thereto, as may Itcur
to you from your knowled e o. the
subject, the wisdom and JUS zee Of
peace without tin arqUisi-
ton of Tarapaca. The President
does not presume to indicate a,hat
the war indemnity sheuld be, out
he leaves the dis cretiOn with you to
offer the tender of the good offices
of the United States to Peru on the
basis of a very liberal indemnity
to Chill, if Peruvian territory
is spared; if Chilians insist on re-
tanning any Of the territory whose
products are or may be claimed by
the creditors Of Peru, as mortgaged
or hypothetical, or in any other
way made basis of a loan. the
President is not willing to involve
the United States in the cOmplica-
tions which might ensue. He prefers
reserve to this government the full
right to determine what It's action
shall be should such complications
hereafter arise.
No. 5.-Tr1scot to Frelinghuysen.
Telegram received 25th of February.
The terms peace will not be modi-
fed by Chill. She alleges that, in
Difference to the United States they
are better than those offered at
Lima and africa. The terms are ex-
treme, but Chill is in fact so strong,
and Peru so crippled, that more
Intervention will not have
any effect. 1 ask that definite in
may be sent by Gable at
once, telling me what to say and to
do. | think there is no use my re-
here. 1 shall go to Peru
and have Blaine remain or return.