New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-04-27

was not a dispatch 70 be shown to the Chau authorities
to the Peruvian authorities. II dispatch for
guidance and direction of Minister and was, in
so far anything could he. aconidentia dispatch That
viii show 10 the committee the precise corrections nat
were ade in it, In the first place viii preface 1t
ue py SAVING tha aiter u Wis Iesol'ed ~ selu .I
Tresco 70 south America blocked out partly In some
detail and partly IN general direction. the Instructions
| under which wished him TO 60, and | salo 10 him
Now. NJ rrescot, you complete these Instructions;
written IN tul ana ne acged cohsceranle p"I,on
Partly from my manuscript and partly from his. clean
men and the aaDuscript. both OF Mr. Trescot and my
self vent into the waste basket This copy became the
draft OF the dispatch, aud ths draft was read to INC
iTcSlucut VIII inIlca'e tht corrections .nat 80,
made IN IL and they Will be 20 be very import
ant For instance the fourteenth page, the orlgha
dai read " II ou present Information Is eoIdoc i
medatey on the receipt Of that communication "HSn
was transmitted over the lines OF telegraph uhdTi ee
control 81 tile CHILEAN authorities they arrested IIesf
dent Calderon and thus Far as IN theI pO~e eA
than that indirectly accusation that the Chnih
authorities had tempered with official telegram OF te
Unite states and admit that IL was that ana d nm
tha Is wa intended TO mean that Laushttrl ana we
need not have been 80 delicate about H. because e'u I'm
| then the Gillian authorities have been ta perhg "itn
our malls PROBABLY the President himself wouu no p
sodcheate to-day about it, nasmuen as Uniteo s,rG
cep with and under the instructions OF ChI1hn
corporal W.Ie the Brtlsh mails ar brought Ga ann
British vessels 81 with banners flying ana u uhe
beating in the naIbor Of CalsO the vessels OF war Oh e
letter bag LANDED on board until it is thoroughly III
speoted by CHILEAN officials.
But the Presdept that time did not think that we
accusation should be made and, of course was .pe
servant OF the President and struck II Out siiuoh
Presidents bed chamber sitting in his bed cham
Der WI him when that was done. want 10 De sPooino
The chai1nann justice to myself T say mat at ny
inquiry was directed only TO me grnetdd pV' no, sish
Department but OF course the committee 1u.s Ho' "n
| to cneck MI Blaine III answering IN Ills own way;
Mr. Blaine lcourtcousiy)-l submit myself 10 the com
| mitt,e.
The charman-A the subject has been opeaed IT may
| well be finished.
MI Blaine lstl referring to the draft OF the dispatch
10 MIR. 1rescot-pn page 70 tn-Ie IS ulnms
lined. On page 27 the draft contained these sentences:
The annexation Of Tarapaca winch unoer proper ad-
paw large indemnify seems to us 10 be not consistent
with OF Justice. 1t might indeed be mis-,
of and the gratC aLiOn OF
revenge" lhe President desired TO have the las, sen
teace struck out and thought he was very correct IN
that respect The Language hitIe sharp. II the
President had not suggested IT'S being Struck out think
likely that on review OF II should nave struck
ont Ii was better rhetoric Than diplomacy.
an untrut6 II vas entirely truthful On page 81
VI the draft this sentence This Government
would suggest temporary which. recog.
| nizing the spirit OF our pending Intervention. would
Drlng Perm and Chill into amcable conference The
President thought that the word "inicryention was
4 little strong and the words pending nttryen-
non were struck out and the words present friendly
representation We're substituted That change Was
made at the Presidents suggestion Then al Ae end OF
draft sug sested myself cnauge which thonght
would relieve II rom al nablny to MISUNDERSTANDING
| added the following paragraph. which Ii writ ten on
different colOfed paper and is pasted on;
the co wen eGi OF the United S'n sa ne
should umpire In the Authorizations between
enOne Powers should an invitation 70 That effect be
extended you VIII communicate by telegraph for IN
ucOns. The single and simple desire OF tins Govern
Den Il to see just aud honorable peace at The car
day practicable and If any other American Government
efec iycly aid in producing TINS aus loious re
SUBJ tAe Chttd S'acs VII cordially sustain IL ana emo
such cooperation is the circumstances may demaAd"
mat q ne al the inst reading. The President
naturally desired that the dispatch should be read
second unc ana, ae. the lape Of twO"I three da! II
| length III the. handwriting OF Mr. Trescot The argu
men Of the dispatch al tue beginning oi Il was that te
ncn IN supposed compliance with the wishes OF chill
and ina! Cnl having IL that way secured tho aid and
dcsti Dyed that Government without some consultation
with or notification 10 US In ne original DRAFT Of the
dispatch material point lett out IN quO.ing
ulspa,ch OF General AHpaneA- which gave Tie words Of
baneseda. the CAlau Minister Of Foreign Affairs THIS
quotations put in at the eleventh page aud became
par Of Tue dIspach ami was read 10 the Prcsdeut at
which there is any dispute, and only mention IL in
order W ue exhaustive and precise in my testimony.
| PRESIDENT ARTHUR NOT HELD ANswEEABLZ.
| have never believed at ALL and never cOntendcd
in the degree that the President ans@erabe
I'm The remOiesI manner for the iha. these in
| structious which were atcrward revoked had been
maze any way different from his desire That would
be nconceyabe In saying 40 am NOT speaking Of him
sipl, President with the responsibilities Of his great
position upon him but am speaking OF him between
gentleman snd anOthcI-as mere question of hon
identical dispatch word Tor word az he approved it, and
which afterward tOr rcasOns, OF course, satisfactory
hlms.lD he largely revoked.
For Presldots change Of mind am OF course not
responsible but that / inter polacd word, or a
line syllable, or an idea, IN that dispatch is ALSO
utely false any statement that made Just rs
The ,istcnert Which hHs gone over the cOuu,r that dur
ing Presidrnt'r Illness wac blocking great
clSn policy, ana prrcpuatns u upon tho counry be-
without the siSLtrst foundation 10 TACT whatever.
viii now he very glad 70 answer any questions which
| any gentieIna. may ask
The chal man l. there oiy further statement which
you desire to mike IN relation to tic South American
pO while you were Secretary OF Stale thai policy
rtapds connected with Minister iiurlbut, the Peruvian
Company, or win any South American interesif
ing Tor days Laushterl would be glad to have
qucruons made SPECIFIC, 80 as to give the sOne hing
directly To tie point
The cnairman-I specific questions that desire
to ask you at This time simply desire t. give you
Mr BaineI would ike, OF course, 10 20 those
topics 1u would Ike 10 20 over them in some classified
that would seem t. be talking toward "A direct
point N the direction which the committee would
| The chairman myself have 10 questions that
desire 10 put IL that connection vas willing to trt
wlcn he desired to refer will Low cal upou other
members OF the committee TO put inteITOsttores DO
Mr. blaine ] want To take IT nI only that ain waiting
member oi the commit ce 10 make 81
! inquiries. AIN very mach obliged to the chairman.
Tne chairman / think viii waive the formal rule
and let any member Of III committee pu such questions
Ar belmont thereupon proceeded to iuerrogate Mr..
o., ate Tier You made any personal examination
Of jbc tiilc 10 The CncAet claim against Pcrn and which
he Peruvian Company or NJ ShiPhrrds associates pro
Tess Ia hUldf a No, sir; | never die.
ORION whom did the Peruvian Company Mr.
III phcrls as7ociats profess 10 have received title to
the Cochet clam against Peru A.-SO far as they com
uuucated II ~ me, 1rOm us owner III Peru under
|
Q,--You do not know : A.-No, do not.
QWUud tie claim Of COchet, III youT opinion, against
Peru have been entitled 10 the assstahco VI this Govern
uent II pierenird ~ NocAei' ana N9cAct had been
uatuiaDzod L American citizen A.-ilIat would
| depend upon whether ING clam had accrued before
La uralization Or ait~rward.
Q.-Is thai yOnT auWcT A.Yes, II understand the
an stiou II lac had claim against Peru aitcT lie lad
0eoone American citizen and which had accrued after
became American cltlZen Of course, be would be
| aflgnf fni
same as II be had been q natlYcbOfn citizen
THE LANDKEAU CLAIM AGAINST PERU.
Q-Who II anyone, presented 10 you rs Secretary Of
State the claim OF J. {. Iandreau against Peru At