National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-25

suddenly there is Il diversion. Mr.
Blaine reads in the papers the text of
the protocol celebrated between Mr.. Tres
cot and Senior Balmaceda, Gillian Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, ms published in
the Gillian official papers in Lima" lie
reads as q part of the protocol various
things agreed to by Mr. Trescot, and the
following at its close;
Finally Mr. Trescot believed it necessary to telc.
graph to his Government and await instructions
us to whether he should offer the good Offices of
the United states in the form and under the con-
dilions previously expressed,
And yet Mr.. Blaine in published in
terview pretends not to understand that
Mr., Trcscot has signed any protocol.
What did he and Balmaccda do about
it according to the dispatch? They
"cCicJjdied u protocol That is they sol
emnized ii. With much formality they
entered into mutual understanding.
That it is to celebrate" in such case
THE dispatches are little confused"
says Mr. Blaine Where is the confll-
sion? Simply in stating something
which Mr., Blaine desires to confuse :?
lie thinks Chilli was alone in agreeing
(withhersclfl to the protocol, and that Mr.
TresCot tclegraphed the state Depart
ment to know if his good offices should
be used to secure the compliance of Peru.
lie understands that our State Depart
ment declined. Why does Mr.. Blaine
see confusion in plain and exact state
ment that his friend Trcscot and the
Gillian Secretary have agreed to pro-
tocol, and then find no question as to the
correctness of the document itself? Has
he private ,advices? He finds the State
Department less compliant than Mr..
Trcscot.
The substance of Mr., Blaine's interview
in the Post, which he has taken good care
should be tclegraphcd everywhere is, that
" the general result was precisely what
he had predicted when Mr.. Troscot's in
structions were revoked :" Peru is to be
despoiled - lrcscot WAS forbidden TO
say one word about it," Then, 10 prove
this, he quotes from Mr.. Frelinghuysen's
in no manner TO dicidie or make any au-
WOrddiue ullerance 10 either Chill or
Peru, The President recognizes Peru
and Chilli to be independent Republics,
to which he has no right or inclination
to d;ctatc." COZ COURSE" says Blaine,
"whcn Mr., Trescot was thus made pow
erless Chill and the English bondholdcrs
had it all their own way"
Does Mr.. Blaine mean to say that Mr..
Trescot should have been instructed to
"diciaic" and "make authoritative utter
ance?" If not, then he means nothing
but to play upon the public credulity. And
under what right should the United
States dictaic to two nations of another
continent at war with each other? On
this subject Mr.. Frelinghuysen in his in
structions added the following, which Mr..
Blaine omitted to quote;
Were the United States to assume an attitude OF
dlctallOn toward the South American republics
even for the purpose ofpreyonting war, the great.
est devils, orio preserve the autonomy Of nations,
II must be prepared, by army and navy, TO enforce
its mandate, and, to this end tax our people for
the exclusive benefit Of foreign nations
The Presidents policy with the South American
republics ana other foreign nations is that ex-