The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-03
ELMoRE ADDRESSED To ME,

some of them very long and very minute,
intended to treat exhaustIvely every phase
of the Peruvian question, there is not
single reference of any kind whatever to
the Credit industrial; and yet, if were
to judge Gilmore by his statements
made in Randall's supplementary testi-
mony, l should infer that he came to
the United States as the agent of the
Credit Industriel and not as Minister
from Peru. He intimates that l gave
him letter to Noyes, our Minister to
ness of the Credit Industriel. Tue sub
ject was never mentioned or dreamed of
by me. Gilmore came TO me few days
after the shooting of the President and
| said he was going to Paris, and would
be glad if ! would give him note to
Noyes, stating that he had been received
by our Government. / cheerfuliy COM
piled with his request, and my under
| standing was Enough I do not say he
| directly stated it), that he was visiting
Paris to aid the Minister from Peru in
| securing recognition of the CalderOn
Government by France. By Eimore's
own statement, lie was simply going
abroad to aid Randall in promoting the
| interests of French corporation. The
| question of veracity is the last one to be
desired to raise it respecting any state
ment in Randalls supplementary testi-
mony, except where necessary to my
own defense, and even then perceive
theory which accounts for the strong
MISREPRESENTATION OF MY POSITION
made by Randall in his conferences
with me, which were not so numerous
as he thinks. for he mistakes his efforts
| to see me for actual interviews. The
talk was about the condition and pros
poets of Peru. To Randall's ears Peru
meant the Credit Industriel, and the ex-
preston of my desire to preserve the
autonomy of Peru meant to HIM the
adoption of the Gilliame program, a
proteclorate and all by the department.
| In short, my interest in the fate of Peru
he construed meant in interest in the
Credit Industriel. This or some other
error of judgment may account for Mr..
Randall's statement that was talking
to him about the Credit Industriel in a
| tone directly contrary to that which
was constantly using in my official cor
respOndence. The absence of all pos
sible motive for misleading Randall re-
lieves me from making any argument
on that point. have no recollection of
ever writing a line to Randall or re-
ceivIng one from him. Our intercourse
was always polite, always of his seek
! ing, was always unimportant, and was
never for single moment confidential
The respect I feel for Elmore prevents
| any further expression in regard to his
position than sincere regret that he
should, as Minister Plenipotentiary.
have so entirely identified himself with
the interests of private corporations
FOREIGN To HIS OWN COUNTRY,
foreign 10 the country TO which he was
accredited, and quite as ready, accord
ing to Montierrand, to aid Chill as Peru.
In writing what trust is my last word
on this tiresome subject, beg to re-
mind your honorable committee that at
the outset of this Investigation, pro-
longed and even vindictiYe effort was
made to prove that the Department of
State had fancied and endeavored TO
promote the interests of the Peruvian
Company. Many parts of my dispatches
were quoted, and forced and erroneous
constructions put upon them to prove
they must have been written TO help the
Peruvian Company. The effort. how
ever, broke down. The chief witness
Shipherd, became entirely discredited.
and five of his counsel, over their own
signatures, showed his testimony on
one important point absolutely false. As
soon as the charge in regard TO the Pc
ruVlan Company was practically aban-
doned, or at least totally disproved, the
accusation about the Credit Industriel
was started. It originated with the
same men, was piled in large part by
the same agencies, and with singular
identity of tactics. Dispatches thai a
little while before meant Enthusiastically
the Peruvian Company, were now per
ceived to refer without doubt to the
Credit Industriel. and though the two
interests were opposite and hostile, the
FLExBILITY OF THE DISPATCHES
could in the same paragraph accurately
represent either or both. Mr. Chairman.
two statements that conflict cannot he
true, but our lessons in logic teach us
that they can both be false. | submit to
you that in this case they have both been
roved false. All ask, and have the
pght to ask this, is that the foreign pol
icy OF the government when was at The
head OF the department of state shall be
judged by its official acts. its official dis
patches, its official records 4 ask that
the true history of the great question
shall not be determined by wayside
talk, by hearsay of interested parties. nv
erros of memory, by shreds and patches
OF idle gossip, by misrepresentation OF
the malignant, or by misrepresentation
Of the igaorant, am, yerv respectfully.
your obedient servant,
tSigned) JAS G. BLAME