The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-04
FROM The SHOULDER.
siaine Has Few Woods to Say Regard
ing His South American Policy

FROM THE SHOULDER
Isiaine Has Few Woods to Say Regard
ing His South American Policy
e WASHINGTON, April 2G.-Blaine b
: fore the commiIice on foreign atflir.
produced Ihe original draft ot iustru,
D lions which were given Prescott, whicl
: he read, ami pointed out The correction
. which had been made by the president
= some of them at his (Blalue's) susRes
: ton, and commented upon The correc
) lions, and their merits and dement's
He added: Il do not by any mcans fiat
; fault with the president for changing hi!
mind, but this is the original draft q
instructions, 10 which President Arthur
, gave his assent, and which, following
, precedent kept, and desire to state
, most solemDly that the assumption thai
l ever interpolated line or syllable IN a
dispatch after il was agreed 10 by The
president is as false as the lie that was
circulated over the country that l vas,
during the presidents sickness, block
ing out foreign policy of my own"
At this point, Belmont proceeded to
PROFOUND u series of prepared questions,
mainly directed to an inquiry into the
policy of the department in the Chilli
Peruvian trouble, in the instructions
| given Trescott.
Witness. in reply to the questions
-'a''d that he had never made an exam
,--....oL of the merits of the Cochet nor
Landreau claims. He had considered
the Landreau claim as res GdjUdicGta.
Belmont then propounded series of
questions in regard to the terms good
offices" and officially" and somewha
lively time ensued between the examine
and witness, which was suddenly brougI [
to climax by Blaine remarking, wi n
some emphasis: II hope, Mr.. Belmont,
that you will be gentleman. l shall
be one, and shall treat you as such [
am not in a police court TO be badgered
must answer my questions in my wn
way, and you must not undertake to
| correct me-"
belmont disclaimed any lack of cour-
tesy or desire to badger; he entertain
ed the highest respect for witness, both
on account of his age and high position
he had occupied
The examinations for some time pur-
sued the direction of repartee and re-
tort, the examiner persisting IN putting
his own constructions upon the tenor of
Blaine's dispatches, while the latter as
persistently insisted upon their meaning
as written.
Mr. Blaine, addressing the chairman,
said he must confess the examination
seemed to him very extraordinary one.
| The witness then explained, at some
length, just what instructions were given
to Hurlbut in relation 10 the Landreau
claim. They were, in substance, that
he should SIMPLY use his good offices TO
secure a hearing for Landreau in the
courts of Peru. l was adventuresome
enough, added Blaine, to ask foreign
government to give an American hear
ing in its court. The case was not fairly
arbitrated, and the property has gone
the way of all the world. England has
| gobbled up the guanO, and million
tons of this is advertised in London,
worth probably sixty millions of dol
lars.
Blame continued with much earnest
ness: THE English bondholders put up
a job of war on Peru, and it was for
| booty. They make a mistake who
speak of this war as a Chilian war. II
was an English war on Peru, aud took
the responsibility TO so put it, aud l
dared TO ask that hearing be given to
an humble citiZen.of n government that
hardly dares to be out over night, and
my foreign policy, to quote the ex-
preston, would have driven this coun-
| try into war with Chill had it not been
| thwarted. Why, it is believed all over
Chilli that the United States got in just
in time TO save her a sound threshing 4;
that her hair brained secretary Of state
| was just about TO involve her in war
when she was saved by his removal,
| and we are laughed at and cartooned in
their papers. A little gathering of ,000.-
600 people on the west coast of South
| America would have given the United
| States Il terrible threshing if so. We
| let the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Peru go on
aDdEAllOwed EnglaIl te bag TIE spoils
| "RNtng and adding with much empha.
sis; history will hold the United States
| responsible for it."
| The examination proceeded for some
| time and lapsed into a continuous rattle
| of Tepartec and counteract retort, which
frequently convulsed the spectators with
laughter and left it matter of some
doubt which was examiner and which
witness.
Blaine asserted that neither the Land
reau claim nor the COchet claim had
anything To do with the policy of the
government toward the South American
republics than the dead barnacle on the
| bottom of the ship which bore Hurlbut
to Lima.
Belmont had not concluded the ex-
animation when the committee ad-
JOurned until tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-Before the
| foreign affairs committee this morning
Belmont resumed the examination of
Blaine, but before making much pro-
gress Blaine said: "Mr. Belmont ex-
hausted two hours of the time of In
committee yesterday in travelling in 4
circle. He repeated his questions six
or eight or ten times over. Of course
he has the right, but it is all based on
the fact that he made two Interpretations,
absolute, palpable Interpretations, and
in this course of his to establish his
| justification in doing that, he has not
touched upon the real question. While
have the largest possible stock of
patience, would rather that he came
directly to the point. There are many
| things l would like to be heard upon, but
iteration and reiteration of questions in
order to vindicate Belmont for having
made the blunder to misquote me IN two
particulars, is little too exhausting. He
has made two palpable Interpretations
and has made no explanation OF them
when, as gentleman, as l understand
him to be, he ought to state frankly that
he did it."
Blaine, who had been standing and
speaking with a good deal of excite
ment, here took his seat, and Belmont
Jumped from his chair and said:
"Of course, Blaine's object is plain
enough, and that is to avoid direct
ISSUE"
Blaine, rising and striking the table
angrily with his clenched hand
t"What issue?'
Belmont-"The Issue which must be
met"
Blaine-What issueg'
Iolvannf olan riSin1 and ip
striking the tablet will not answer a
tsingle question that you ask from this
time to the end of the examination. You
have stated what deem 10 be entirely
incorrect. You have attempted ia
place me in a false position
In this you will not sucreed
The commencement of this examina
ton this morning relieves me of the
consideration / mentioned yesterday
which intended to observe to a mar
who had held the Office of secretary oil
state. You have placed yourself on a
level with any other witness and VIII
examine you as such"
blaine angrily-"What do you
: mean?''
Belmont mean this--that yoU
have been before committees before this
that you have endeavored 10 threaten"
Wilson, interrupting--"I submit this il
, not in order"
Blaine-"This is intoIerabie--the
insolence of this young mar
, is intolerable."
Belmont-'You have brought it OF
YOURSELF
II have no more regard for your in
science" retorted Blaine, ''than / havi
for that OF a boy bn the street"
Belmont-"mr. Blaine has had dur
ta~nnrfanNn hofOro 4,
! has endeavored to threaten them Fl,
has done 1t for the last time. He will
: not do il TO me now"
Biaine-"This is too trifiing; hop
the committee will protect itself
, have no power"
After some confusion quiet was re
stored and Belmont resumed his nnes