The daily gazette., 1882-01-31

Il
pecially do l dislike to see England
winning great commercial trump phs
in field that legitimately belongs
to the United States and which the
United States could readily command
IL she would. Chili's victory throws
the whole Peruvian business into
English hands. The export OF guano
and nitrate is alreadytnearly 100, 900
tons per annum, and will rapidly in
crease, all from Peruvian territory
all now absorbed by Chilli.
English bankers will furnish
the money, English merchants will
transact the business, English ships
will carry the cargoes. Oyer 800 ships
are already engage in the trade. Chill
will gain from 1t IN two years more
than the entire cost ofher war, and
England will absorb the business as
she absorbs the trade of Portugal, of
Egypt, of Australia or of Bengal.
Upon being asked whether the In
structions to Mr.. Tresc0t contem~
plated war with Chill Mr.. Blaine
said: "The United States surely
never intended to make war on Chilli
and | cannot imagine that any one
was afraid Chilli would make war on
the United States. The instructions
aimed at the triumphs Of peace, not
of war. If with our so, 900, 900 of peo.
pie and our continental strength we
consider ourselv in any possible or
imaginary danger from Chill we
should at once look to our defenses,
But the whole talk of war with Chilli
is very absurd. / scarcely have patti
ence to bestow a word on such non,
sen Sc.
rREcEDENTs FOR MIR. BLAINE's
POLICY.
q. But was not your policy new
departure from the conservative
methods of our country A. On the
contrary, it was directly in the line
OF our safest precedents laid down by
our most distinguished and con-
servatlve Secretaries of State. See
the steady influence exerted by Mr..
Seward to reestabish the authority
of Juarez in Mexico. See how by the
moral power of the United States
the French were expelled, Maxi~
milan overthrown and republican
government, with Juarez at its h cad
restored. 1t would not have required
as great an exertion Of the moral in :
fiuence of the United States to save
Peru from destruction and make Peru
and Chilli both our friends.
In 1876 when Mr.. Buchanan was
Secretary of State England was
endeaVoring to extend her influence
in Central America. with the
view of obtaining control Of
the State of Panama. Mr..
Buchanan, one of the most con~
servative of Secretaries. Immediately
made treaty with Colombia, in
which the United States guaranteed
positively and efficaciously the owner
ship of Panama to Colombia. 1t
would not have been necessary to
guarantee Tarapaca to Peru; it was
never intended. 1t is wise diplomacy
to use only the means required to
the end. The steady moral pressure
of the United States would have
saved the nationality Of Peru as 1t
did that of Mexico. do not think it
was necessary to go half so far asMr.
Buchanan did in the case ofPanama.
@. Was not the earlier practice of
the Government against such
course as your instructions indicated
A. On the contrary, Mr.. Adams,
when Secretary of state under Presi-
dent Monroe, and Mr.. Clay, when
Secretary under President Adams,
both took bold stand in recogniz-
ing and aiding theSpanish American
republics when at war with Spain.
At that time we had only ten million
people and revenuein a year scarce
ly so large as we have now IN
week. But we did not then say that
contests in South America are of no
interest to us. Mr.. Adams and Mr..
Clay thought differently, and spoke
boldly, and patriotically extended
the influence of the United States in
aid of suffering American republics.
We cannot afford IN our power to
do less than we did in our weak
ness.
PERU's APPEAL TO THE UNITED
| STATES.
@. What first induced you to use
the moral power aud influence of
the United States to save Peru
from destruetion2 A. Peru appealed
earnestly to the United States to
save her. She sent special envoy
!, to Washington to request,t to implore
\ to supplicate our aid. She did not
ask military interference;she merely
asked that the United States, speak,
ing by her great authority, would
save her from destruction. She felt
the heavy hand of England on her
at every turn.
| Q What will become of Peru
after Chill has taken all herYaluable
territory? A. She will either fall
into anarchy or be kept IN subjec-
lion by Chilian army of occupation
to be supported from the property
of which Peru is despoiled. Either
result will be sufficiently wretched
and the end will be an absolute
domination of English influence in
both Peru and Chill.