New-York tribune., 1882-03-10
THE CHILI4y MINISTER IN NEW- YORK.

Marcial MARTINEZ, the Chilian Minister to the
United States who Is staying for few days at the Iio-
tel Brunswick, seen yesterday by TRIBUNE re-
porter SenOr Martinez is IN middle life,
who looks like n Spanish don, with his dark, hand
some features erect bearing and cOurtly man.
ncrs After some preliminary conversation he asked
If he was willing say anything about the present state
OF affairs between Chill and Peru.
"There nothing" said he "to state beyOn what the
world already knows. / cannot even tell you when
a treaty of peace will be signed. One thing Is certain
Chill will exact her terms as she has right
TO do, and Peru will ultimately be Obliged 10
cedc the narrow strip Of desert which Chill demands 1t
not only belongs OF right to Chill geographically, but
thgee-fourtbs of it's inhabitants Chians. The
sion viii not. therefore, any unpleasant results
such as would attend the ccssOu OF real Peruvian
province"
"Are you willing to say anything about the present
condition Of your own country 2"
MY country is In most prosperous condition. It's
people are full Of enterprise and industry. while the
people lazy, indolent Peru has great natu-
raj resources, but her people have failed to develop
them On the other band the Chians nre progressive
send our young men to your schools of technology
in ali Kinds Of minerals, especially gold silver, copper
and coal with our mBa B4' Bas Sas aPcy
excel as a manufacturing and commercial pe0
pie our trade is with Europe and the South American
States Our imports and exports are Dy sea aud by inc
passes In the COrdileras. We have many coasnng
StennCr5. our merchant navy COHnlslS uoout
thirty steamers and sixty sailing vessels. We
are connected with Europe by telegraph, and
all our most important towns connected by rail-
The railroads are nearly all owned by the Government
and re operated what is known the Belgian sys
tenn Our public and private buildings are beautiful
though following the spanish rather than the American
type. Our hotels however. are managed Ola the Aneri
system"
:" How Americans liked by the Chilians T.
SenOr Martinez became very animated In answering
this question "Oh" said he, - the Americans are what
you call most popular with usthe most OF any nation
We have the greatest admiration for your
people and nation. Since / have been accredited
to Your Government, have visited al your summer
resorts and am delighted with them and with the Amer
leans whom have met. This remark also applies 70
New-York and Washington, in which cities 1 nave
been privileged to meet your best soSnieQ..
only wish l spoke English more 1uentyi
speak rather imporecty, though Ieaa ana uHuc W
stand 1t with groat The reason that am IN New
York now is that wished to escape from the iaSgang
cares Of official life for lew DAYS, ana uAe
my daughter to the theatre and opera umortupately
we have great CITY IN our country, lAlpa
raiso is most nearly like II, being entirely c0sm0
poitan But then IL Is a metropolis. Santiago, our
enpitn ia beautiful city, but II Is spanish In its Ideas
and habits expect to go back TO Washington IN teY
dnys rested and refreshed by what l have seen ana
leurd."