The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-14
admitting the general accuracy Of the AS

Hatheu tnat the courts OF justice anu Official
committees permitted witness to revise
parts OF their testimony. Blaine further
wrote; II have little desire, and have 10
right or power, TO interfere with the ap.
pointment or removal OF your agents but |
protest against the assumption that was
accorded any privilege with my testimony,
save that which has always been given Wit
nesSeS and which is essential to Justice
and fair DEALING The letter concluded
with the request that it be given to the
press. Blaine went on 20 say that no notice
had been taken of this letter, but he had
understood that instructions had been given
to the Associated Press reporters not TO
permit him to see the report made of his
testimony. Appealing to the reporter for
voriiication Of this statement, the reporter
replied that he had no special inStruc
tons in regard TO Blaine's testimony.
Blaine thereupen asserted that during his
twenty years in Washington he had never
made speech of much Importance in the
house or senate or ever appeared as wit
ness without having notes ofthe Associated
Press report submitted TO him, and he pro-
tested that any instructions preventing such
opportunities for correction of errors would
be entirely unjust.
Chairman Williams called Blaine's atten.
ton to passages in the printed testimony
OF Robert Il. Randall, relative to the Credit
Industrial company. Blaine, in Substance,
stated that Randall, who was an utter
stranger to him (witness) first approached
him in February 1881; sent him (wtnessl q
card in the senate chamber and began a
conversation on the assumption that he
(witnessl was to be Il member of President
Garheld's cabinet. He (witness) waived the
assumption, however, and, as far us posi-
BILE, the conversation. Witness had no
N Lpt lnIt ,,3,
tionally misiepresent but no conversation,
as he (RandalD had testified to, had taken
place. He (witness) did not look upon
Randall as person with whom to discuss
the affairs OF the Credit Industrial company.
Count Duniout Fcrrar, q gentleman of
high standing was their direct representa-
tive and both he and Starry had been very
persistent III pressing the objects of the
company upon the attention of the state
department. Blaine then gave the purport
OF his iiIst interview with Count Dumont
Ferrar, III which the latter stated distinctly
that the Credit Industrial company pro-
posed TO furnish money to pay any indem-
nifty which might be demanded of Peru by
Chill, and to satisfy the bondholders of Pc
ru, provided that the United States would
accord protectorate which should glaran-
tee to the company the undisturbed right
to ship from Peru the products of the guano
and nitrate beds Tor term of years,
This, said Blaine, was the plan of the
Credit Industrial company. don't think
1t has been fully understood by the people
OF the United States or by the newspapers,
which have been continually complaining
that it thwarttd the plans of the company.
don't see how any American citizen cou d
advocate the adoption of such policy by
the government. | told Count Dumont
Ferrarthat the action which he desire Il this
| government to take was wholly inadmissa-
Bile. ! assured him that this government
did not desire to obstruct his company,
| if they could succeed in their Of
fort; that the United States would
he glad to see il accomplished Mr.. Blaine
then read letter addressed TO Evarts and
| signed by Count DumOnt Ferrar aud Suarry,
in which the plans of the company were
plainly stated, namely, TO pay an indem.
nifty of $3.50 sterling per annnm for Il term
of yeaTs, and aud also the bondholders oi
| Feru, ,wh,.s claims cmpunlej 10 65, 900.
900. These bonds, SAID M DIelnt
were held by citizens of Holland Belgium
France and England and their idea of a pro
teCtorate was salwaysadyanced in connection
with the purpose Of the Credit Industrial
company. The United States was asked
to reach out in the dark and guarantee pro.
lection to the company in iurthering tn,
ments, when it could exercise no contro
whatever over the operations of this com
pany." Blaine fatty contradicted many
OF the statements made by Randall. III,
said lie (witnessl snever asked Randall /
Hulburt, as minister to Peru, would be nc
ceptable to his company, and never init
mated TO him (Randall) what instructions
would be given to Iurlbut or to Trescott
lie asserted most positively that the stat,
department never for moment
countenanced the idea Of an American
protectorate. The idea was never takei
into consideration in the instructions which
were given to Hurlbut and Trescott; il
fact, 1t never had lodgment in the state de
partment. Such policy would have beer
u terrible blunder on the part of this gov
rernment. Mr.. Blaine took occasion TO say
that in his opinion peace would ere thi
have been established between Perm ant
Chill, had not Trescotts instructions beer
revoked; that permanent peace never vii
be secured except through outsid,
pressure that either the United States mus
intervene or let some European
power intervene, that in his (witness) opin
ion the United States will soon be com
PEELED TO take much more decided yrount
than he (witness) took; that the Unitct
States can't play dog in the manger ant
say VI won't intervene or let anyone elst
either" Blaine was asked ii he desired /,
make any further statements, and replict
that he desired TO say in reference to hi
former testimony before the committe,
that in his allusion to English influences h,
did not mean the English cabinet but Eng
lish influences in the sense of British inter
ests. lie thought the action o
the British minister at Lima, Sir Spencer
81. John, was rcprehenshle In the highes
degree, and such rs, II he had been M
American minister, wonld have cost hin
bis position, lie then stated that the con.
duct to which ho referred, was the repara
ton by Sir Spencer st. John, of bogu,
. treaty between the United States and Perm
which he sent TO the Chilian government
and which greatly increased. them agains
uurlbut and the United States, and tha
lurlbut called him to task for It, and h,
replied that II was merely a Joke. "Thi,
reply says Mr.. Blaine, "HurIbut properl,
characterized as q very frivolous and in
decent way Of getting out of a dishonorabl,
Transaction Blaine then then added
There is one other point in my previous
, testimony upon which | desire TO make ,
correction. lappear 10 have spoken of In,
dirty democratic press; | should have sait
: the dirty portion of the democratic press.
because all the better elements of the dem
ocratic press In discussing this subject hay,
taken high and patriotic grounds, II hat
said the dirty portion Of the democratic
press and the dirty portion o