The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-03

lHdt SplEeEllo1 you VIII examine ana
report 10 tits department promptly any
plans which may be suggested" HurI-
but never understood il to be his duty o
UPHOLD or FAVOR
that company. Extracts given from
Hurlbet's letters are, Blaine says, in
conflict with the position assigned to
him by Randall and Eimore, and he
adds: The written statement OF man
| must stand against the recital OF a
chance conversation reported after he is
dead" Blaine says the only reference
10 the question of providing q money
| indemnity for Peru contained ia the in
strucnons to Prescott was in the follow
| ing words: aft negotiation be assured
| the ability of PER- 10 furnish indemni-
~ will be a matter of direct interest.
| Under this subject We have no informa-
ton upon which definite instruction can
now be based. While you will carefully
| abstain from any interposition in this
closing instruction" Blaine continues:
81 directed the minister to carefully alb
STAN from any inte-positioB, and still
left any plans for providing indemnity
TO be suggested by Peru, and to be re-
ported TO the department of state.
| did not send out the Guillaume pro-
gram from Washington ready made, to
be urged upon Peru, as Randall and Ell
structions to Hurlbut and Prescott did
not differ on this point. The extracts
have now given present every word l
ever sent
BY TELEGRAPH OR MAIL,
referring directly or by implication 10
the Credit IndustrieI If there be the
slightest Inconsistency or change, from
beginning To end, l am unable, after
careful review, to procure it. In every
way possible l guarded the government
against being committed to guarantee
that foreign corporation, or to the
idea an American protectorate as en-
braced in the Guillaume program pre-
sented by Mr.. Randall At the same
time l always expressed good will to the
corporation and the hope that its agen-
cy might be beneficially employed for
the relief of Peru, if Peru could devise a
plan to that end. 1t seems TO have been
Randall's misfortune that he could not
draw a distinction between wishing
success to u corporation and becoming
responsible for its acts. By Randall's
mode OF reasoning, to wish a man pros
perity in business is to offer to indorse
his notes in bank and guarantee him
against loss. Blaine then refers some
what contemptuonsly to the interpreta-
ton put by Randall and Elmore upon
his application to the navy department
for information with regard to the naval
strength of the United States in the
South Pacific, and quotes letter from
Walker Blaine 10 show that these in
quiries were made simply to ascertain
whether United States ships were avail.
able 10 transport Hurlbut from Panama
Ia CallaO and Prescott from Panama to
Valparaiso. when the list of vessels
was brought me-" Blaine continues
1 i Aa1I nj !.
partment, and some remarks were made
IN an amusing vein about
OUR GREAT NAVAL STRENGTH
on the South Pacific coast, contrasting
it with the seven English ironclads on
the same station. The fertile magma
ton and defective memory of Randall
end EimOre have invested the incident
with Significance for which there was
never the slightest justification. But
the covert intention OF Randall and Ell
more in this narrative of imaginary in.
cldents was probably to create the i'm.
preston that l was contemplating the
; possibility of a war in the South Pacific
{. IN which the United States might take
part. Our naval strength in those wa
, tiers was precisely the same when | left
the department that it was when PTesi,
dent Garfield was lnaugurated. But rs
this foolish war rumor has been enter
tanned in higher quarters, have asked
Prescott his views on this and on some
; other issues involved in this investiga
ton. l append Trescot;'s reply touch
ing the South American policy, all ol
which he saw. Note-Trcscott's letter
l was published this morning. Blaine
: then concludes his statement as follows
"From the joint statement of Randall
and Gilmore, it would seem that these
gentlemen were in prolonged and con
! slant intercourse with myself, as secre
tary of state, touching the Credit Indus
triel. Our memories differ feel quite
/, sure that 1 never exchanged word Will
s Elmore in regrrd to the Credit Indus
t triel while was in the department o
I state. My recollection on this point i
strengthened by the fact that in all let
tiers which
: FIMORE ADDRESSED To ME-