Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-27
BLAINE, OF MAINE.
Another Interesting Day in the
ChiIi-Peru Investigation.
A War of Words Between the Ex-PremieI
and Mr., Eelmont-Fit Scenes for a
Police Court-Spectators Con-
yuIsed with Laughter.
NOTHING OF INTEREST DEVELOPED,

WASHINGTON, April 26.-The Foreign Al
fairs Committee resumed the examination
of Blaine, this morning. He said he had
eysmined the diary of the late President,
xho had been in the habit, for years, OF
keeping minute account OF his daily trans
actions, and found that neither Shipherd,
nor Hurlbut, nor the COchet claim, or the
Peruvian Company are mentioned. Neither
does his private secretary remember to
ever have heard him mention them. None
of these South American dispatches were
prepared during the Presidents sickness.
Blaine mentioned the fact of certain dis
matches which were blocked out before the
President was shot, but which remained in
statu q,to until after the succession OF Presl-
dent Arthur. In explanation OF
President Garfeld's Views
upon the subject, Blaine said: President
Garfield, in conversation with me, said:
'Mr. Lincoln directed Secretary Seward to
bring all foreign matters to him. and not to
the Cabinet unless he so desired, con-
timed Mr.. Elaine, "and from that forward
| never submitted anything to the Cabinet
which involved the permanent policy or
| change of policy, and no step which would
| involve change of po'icy on the part Oh
this Government was ever taken by me,
without first submittil : it to the President
and receiving his entire approval and d.
reCtion."
Blaine alluded to the efforts which had
| been made to fix upon him, lBlalne,) the
responsibility Tor a certain policy towards
| II A Ssntn VI l.
| culated TO inv olive this country seriously,
| and continued, Il do not desire to assume
| that President Arthur is responsible Tor
Any Such Effort.
| I acouit him entirely, but desire at this
| time to place this matter before the COM
| mittee correctly" Blaine then produced
! the original draft of instructions which
| were given Prescott, which he read and
| pointed out the corrections which had been
made by the President, some of them at his
| (Blaine's) suggestion, and commented upon
| the corrections and their wants and demer-
| its. He added, 81 do not, by any means,
find fault with the President for changing
his mind, but this is the original draft OF
the instructions to which President Arthur
gave his assent and which following prece'
| dent kept. | desire to state, most sol
| emnly, that the assumption that | ever in
terpOlated line or syllable in the dispatch
after it was agreed to by the President is
| As False n the Lie
that was circulated Over the country that
was, during the Presidel 'ic.@2eSs, block
ing out foreign policy OF my own.
At this point Belmont proceeded to pro
pound a series of prepared questions main
" directed to inquiry into the policy OF the
department in the Peru-Chilian trouble
and the instruction given Trescott.
Witness in reply to questions stated he
had never made an examination OF the
merits OF the Cochet nor landreau claim
rs he considered them res adjudiCatl. Bel
mont then propoSeda a series of questions in
regard to the terms good Offices and of
| fiCially," and a somewhat lively tilt ensuec
between the examiner and witness, which
was suddenly brought tOa climax by blaine
| remarking with some emphasis; Il hope
| Mr.. Belmont
You Will be n Gentleman.
! shall be one, and treat you as such. an
not in a police court TO he badgered.
must answer my questions in my own way
and you must not undertake to correct me.
Belmont disclaimed any lack OF courtesy
or desire to badger. lie entertained the
highest respect for the witness, both on ac
count of his age and the high position h(
had occupied.
The examination, for some time, was pur
| sued in the direction OF repartee and re
tort, the examiner perSiSling in putting
his own construction upon the tenor Oi
Blaines dispatches, while the latter as per
siStently insisted upon their meaning as
written. Blaine, addressing the chairman
said: II must confess that this seems tC
me very
Extraordinary Examination"
Witness then explained, at some length
what instructions were given to him IN re-
latiOn to the l.andreau claim; that he would
simply use his good office for securing &
hearing for iandrean in the courts o.
Peru. II was adventurssOme enough
added Blaine. ITO ask a foreign government
\ to give an American q hearing in its courts
The cause was not fairly arbitratcd and
the property has gone the way of all the
world. England has GObbled up guano
in London, worth probably $4,000 900.
blaine continued, with much ealneStness
The English bOndholders put up the jol
! Of war upon Peru, and il was for
Loot and Booty
They make q mistake who speak OF this wal
as a Chilian war. 1t was an English war IN
Peru and | take the responsibility TO SC
put il, and dared ask that hearing bt
given an humble citizen of roy ernmen
that hardly dares TO be out over night, anC
my.foreign policy, - quote an expression
would have driven this country into wal
with Chilli had it not been thwarted Why
is il believed all over Chilli that the Uni
ted States got out just in time tC
save her a second thrashing: that her hair
Drained Secretary of State was Just about tC
involve her in war, when she was saved by
his removal. and we are
I,uphad nj and ('nrfnonah
in their papers. A little gathering OF 800,
600 people On the west cost of South Amer
lea. would have given US terrible thrash
ing, so we let the dismemberment of Peru
20 on, and allowed England to bag the
spoils.H Pausing. and adding with much
emphasis: History will hold the United
States responsible for it.
| The examination proceeded for some
time, and lapsed into continuous rattle oi
repartee and counter retort, which fire.
quently Convulsed the spectators with
laughter, and left it matter of some doubt
which was examiner and which witness.
Blaine asserted neither the Lardrean
claim nor COchet claim had anything more
10 do with the policy of this government
towards the South American Republic;
than did barnacle on the bottom of the
ship which bore Hurlbut 10 Lima.
belmont had not concluded his cxamina
tion when the committee adjourned til
tomorrow.