The daily gazette., 1882-01-31
SECOND EDITION
Mr.. BLAINE'S DEFENSE
How Chill Despoiled Peru of Her
Great Riches.
mr.. Biaane's Policy OF Prevention,
the Moral Force OF the
United States, mos
War,


errand. What did you mean by thai?
A. meant that there seems no possible
need Of Mr.. Trescot being 10 Chilli If he
Is simply there to he helpless witness
Of the utter spoliation of Peru. That
could have taken place without the pre-
sence OF special envoy of the United
States, who, forbidden to protest, ac-
tually appears as aiding and abetting in
the spoliatiop. What msan by spolia-
tion appears plainly enough from Mr..
Trescsts official despatch published ln
Saturday mt rnings papers. lie says
Chill demands the absolute cession of
the entire province Of Tarapaca, and be-
sides that, twenty millions In money,
payable in sixteen years, during which
time africa is to be occupied ey Chill,
and II the twenty millions are rot paid
africa is TO be absolutely annexed to
Chill. Besides sll this, Chill appropria-
les the guaDo deposits of the Lobos
Islands. MIR. Trescot adds that IL Peru
refuses these conditions Chilli will then
decline the further mediation OF The
United States. In other words, Chilli Is
Wiling and glad TO accept the mediation
OF the United States ifthat mediation
can be used TO induce Peru to submit
quietly to destruction. Bot II the United
States special envoy cannot be used for
that END Chill will have no more to do
with him, aud be eau pack up and come
home In the meek and lowly frame OF
mind that would befit such q returning
journey. The demand of Chilli 10 equiv
alent TO the destruction of Peru, for the
reason that il takes from the latter coun
try the great body Of her guano and all
her nitrate beds,aDd thus depr,ves her Of
her sources Of revenue What Chlllis
taking from Peru lie relatively a far
greater loss TO Peru than the loss I the
eleven seceedlngStates would have been
TO the American Union. Far greater
than that; greater, indeed, If the Pacific
coast had joined the rebellion and gone
out forever. That would haYe taken all
the cotton lands, ell the sugar lands and
ali the precious mineral land from the
United Statas,And would have destroyed
our power asd our very existence. Pre-
cissIy that fate is to be inflicted upon
Peru, and Chill now permits The United
States to mediate obly on condition that
she will permit this wholesale destrue-
tion of friendly republic, destruction
as complete and a. cruel as this partition
of Poland. G. But ii Peru pays S20,00U,-
600 in the next sixteen years, 10 not
africa to be redeemed, and perhaps lso
the Lobos Islanc? a. do not precisely
understand from Mr.. Trescots despatch
whether the Lobos Islands are subject
to redemption. But no matter whether
they are or not, Peru is not left with the
powder 10 raise 10000, 900 cents. Chill
evidently wanted territory, not the
money. The Lobos Islands would sell!
at auction for twice S20,00O,000, and
Chill will derive a very large amount
from their ownership, africa and the
Lobos Islands will be as complstsly in
her possession as Tarapaca.
OF course Chilli is entitled to war
indemnity, and all the instructions sent
out from the department while | was
Secretary recognized that fact in the
fullest degree. She is entitled, as the
old phrase went, to Indemnity for
the past aud security for the future. +"
But Peru ought to have been allowed
to pay a cash indemnity and ought not
to be subjected to destruction of her
nationality. The territorial indemnity
demanded is very valuable. The Prov
ince If Tarapaca contains the wonder
full beds of nitrate of soda, which are
capable of producing an enormous
revenue. Under Judicious manage
ment this province is estimated to be
worth from $50, 900, 900 to SAC, 900, 900
a year. Besides this province Chill
takes the region of AFRICA and the
Lobos Islands, beth OF very great
value. The Lobos Islands are not
seized by reason of contignity or for
military defense. They are three lit
tie islands off the coast of Northern
Peru, estimated to contain several
million tons OF guano and worth a
very large sum in ready cash. Hung
boldG, when he visited Peru in 1904
| declared it to be the richest country
on the face of the globe in natural
| wealth. Blu: Chill will leave it among
| The poorest. She is taking all the
rioh slices as an epicure carves the It'd.
bits from a piece of game. She vii
| lake the guano and the nitrates and
leave to Peru the desert and the noun
tains.
@. BOW has Chill been able tC
make such a complete conquest oi
Perus A. Peru was exhausted BY
her extravagant outlays on railroads,
amounting in the aggregate to more
than $500 100000, and she had nc
navy, and only a disorganized army
Chill got iron-clad ships from Eng
land and material of war from the
same source. Chilian soldiers marched
to Peru clad in uniforms of English
cloth, with English muskets on thsil
shoulders. English sympathy hal
stood behind her at every step in hel
conquest, and English commercial in
terests receive tremendous impulse
from Jhili's aggrandizement. l thinl
the result of this Peru Chilian war de
stroys American influence on th
South Pacific coast and literally wipe
out Americas commercial interests Il
J that vast region.
INTERESTS OF ENGLISH BANKERS L
PERU.
@. DO you blame England for tn
result A. To blame England woul
be childish. England is always boo
! energetic and vigilant in spreadin
her commercial power. | admire be