National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-23
Tint Gunno Policy.

SeCItluN Ol Stale WIN Drllilant Tor
eign policy" lie had an eye on Chill
and was determined that she should not
take Pcru's guano-beds away from her.
And his Minister, Mr.. Hurlbut pro-
claimed the policy. And Calderon, pro-
visional President of Peru, said Chill
should not have an inch of Peruvian ter
ritory. And war was about to be precipi-
tated between Chilli and the United States
because Calderon could not sustain him
self in Peru and at the same time defy
Chill, which was then, as now, occupying
that conquered country.
Chill demanded Tarapaca and S20,000,-
600. Cochct and Landreau demanded q
thousand millions. II was asserted that
individuals near our Government had
manifested q clamorous interest in be-
half of CoChet and Landreau, and
that Chill had been notified that
if she took any Peruvian territory
she would find it hopelessly mort
gagged to these enterprising discoverers.
The policy was to warn Chilli off. Peru
was TO be placed, as it were, in the hands
of q receiver who should be acceptable to
the claimants. This receiver would be
called the Peruvian government, though
Peruvians were not to have any voice in
the selection. Chill, for herself, and the
United States, for the guano claimants,
were to struggle against each other even
to the extremity Of war, TO determine
which should dictate u government for
Peru.
Then President Arthur asserted him
self Secretary Blaine's resignation was
accepted. The President assumed the
friendship instead of the hostility of
Chill; disclaimed any right to dictate to
her terms of peace with Peru; warned
ourspecial envoy, Mr.Trescot Mr. Blaine's
friend and trusted counselor), while on
his way to Chilli, that his mission was to
be a peaceful one; revoked his authority
to decide as to the character of Chili's
reply to the demand for an explanation
of the Calderon arrest countermanded
the order that he consult with Chili's
enemies on his way home, and COM
pletely unraveled the whole network
of contrivance and indirection which
seemed to envelope the so-cailed South
American policy.
Mr.. Blaine went into the newspapers
and roared at the President like an en-
ragged bull. Mr.. Trescot commenced ne
gotiations in Chill. Mr.. Belmont COM
menced investigation in Congress. Mr..
Shipherd has told his story 1t is laughed
at. Mr. Trescot signs his protocol. II is
an echo of The Mipherd story.
The President succeeded in circum-
venting the brilliant policy" against
chill; but it is still left for him to cir
cumvent the guano policy against Peru.
Mr. Blaine's friend Trescot appears to
have succeeded in becoming like sworn
brother to the Chilian Minister of Foreign
Affairs. These two have framed pro-
tocol for treaty of peace between Chilli
and Peru. 1t is as follows:
/. Chill meant no oficnse to the United
States by the arrest of Calderon.
.. No armed intervention by the
United States, and no mediation unless
asked for by Chill as well as by Peru.
3. The United States may use its good
Offices to induce Peru to accept Chili's
terms of peace. If Peru declines them
the United States must cease to act.
4. If the United States agrees to these
conditions Mr.. Hescot is to be allowed to
give legitimacy to whatever authorities
or individuals" in Peru he may see fit to
recognize, excepting only Calderon.
3. The fifth stipulation we give entire.
Fifth-The bases upon which Chilli
viii csiG siGi5tS G5G,tSS psaee, duly reserving all of
her rights and liberty of action should
they not be accepted by Hfru, are as fol-
lows: l. Cession to Chilli of af Peruvian
territory south of the Camarones i@ei-
rada. .. Occupation of the Department
of africa and Tacna for ten years, at the
expiration of which term Peru will pay
$2O,OOO,0O0. Should the said $4,000, 600
not be paid to Chill at the expiration of
the ten years, the territory of africa and
Tacna will remain ipSo fdctO ceded to and
incorporated with the Republic of Chilli.
Peru may fix, in the terms of peace, a
longer term than ten years, but always
| sNDJcCl W VIC Sduic CoHNlllOllS' 'uOulu
africa return to the dominion of Peru it
shall never be fortified g. ChW shall
Occupy Me Lobos Islands yhjle g,tanO re-
mains on them, and the nd proceeds Of Such
guaao, as also Of that from he deposits
wtich are knoum and being ,vorked Ia Tara
paca, shall be EQUALLY DIVIDED BE-
TWEEN CHILL AND THE CRED
lTORS OF PERU"
In December last we likened Peru to
Little Nell" in the hands of the two
tramps, "Codlin" and Short" each hun
CRY for the reward that would be paid
for her return TO friends" Remember
now, its Goblin that's your friend, not
Short" And so Peru had been told to
beware of Chill. Her friends would save
her from amputation, even if they had to
subject her TO eviscertion. And now we
have aphilanthropic proposition by which
the Creditors" (among whom, presum-
ably, are Cochet and Landreau) are to
share with Chilli equally the proceeds of
Peru's guano and nitrate beds 1t will
be observed that the creditors share is to
be one-half in perpetuity, and not simply
until their claims are satisfied.
If peace shall be made on the proposed
terms, Shipherd and his associates ought
to be able to realize all the dreams o.
guano conquest hitherto INDUCED in by
| them. We have no information as to tho