Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-11-15
UhiIi's DIsmemberment Of Peru.

WASHINGTON, November ia
good deal of feeling has been excited
in official circles here by the informa-
ton which has reached the authori
ties, that the Chilians are deliberately
attempting TO befool the United
States opce more, and TO make the
American Government worse than
ridiculous in connection with the
active peace negotiations which have
been going on for two months past
through the captive President OF
Peru, Senior Garcia Calderon, at
Santiago, aud Angoii-the latter
being the remote frontier town in
which the amiable and honorable
Gillian Government confines the
Peruvian citizens whom it has caused
to be carried of violently from their
homes and families in hope of thereby
coercing Peru to accept scandalous
and intoleraole terms. 1t is now
known that about the middle OF
September, President Garcia Calderon,
after earnest solicitation from the
Gillian government, consented to go
to AIgol with the United States
Minister, Mr.. Logan, there to confer
with his captive fellow citizens as to
the possibility Of accepting any OF the
conditions Of peace which Chill was
disposed to prefer. After full consul
tation, all the Peruvian exiles, repre-.
sentiDg the wealth. character and
ability Of Peru, agreed to abide
absolutely by any decision reached
by President Calderon, Pres
ident Calderon, having learned
from Mr.. Logan fully the views Of the
United States, frankly offered either
to make peace on terms agreeable to
the American government or accept
and stand by the arbitration of the
United States. The Chilian authori.
ties positively refuse to permit the
opinions Of the United States to be
considered in the matter. Tl.ey de-
msnded not only the cession of Tara
paca and all the guano deposits of the
South, but absolute possession of the
Peruvian cities of africa and Taena
with the great province in which
these cities are situated, and
threaten if these monstrous demands
are not acceded to, to send President
Calderon into confinement at Angoli.
They also announced that it was their
intention if President Calderon
persisted in declining to sign away the
integrity and the future of his coun-
try 10 deal directly with the ex-Dic-
tator Pierola, with whom. it was al
most openly announced at Valparaiso.
the Chillian Ministry were Holding
communications through a well known
American house, which formerly
acted in the United States as the
agent of Peru, and which has re-
moved its headquarters since the
defeat of the Peruvians to Valparaiso.
This house is now in control of the
cable system Of the West Coast, at
Callao, and is apparently engaged in
modifying the news sent from that
point to suit the views aud purposes
OF Chill. The impression in official
circles here is that the ex- Dictator
Pierola will not permit himself
TO be used In this manner, when he
discovers, as he must before long, that
the Chilians have not the slightest
intention Of helping him to regain any
real positive position in power.
Pierola, who is now in New York, is
expected here shortly, according to
Mr.. Godoy, the Chilian Minister here.
who, in a highly festive mood the
other day, gave it to be understood
before the arrival of Pierola in the
United States that be had entir,
control Of the Pierolists 10 Peru, and
that the recent demonstration OF
lglesias bad been made in accordance
with orders issued by the CHILEAN Ad-
miral Lynch, at Lima. There is
good ground for asserting that when
the recent.dispatches Of Mr.. Logan are
called for, as they are likely to be.
upon the rrasselObling Of Congress,
the revelations made in them of the
insolence and contempt with which
Chilli has treated, aud is treating.
every effort Of the United States to
bring about peace and order and con-
stitutional government on the west
coast OF South Americs, will excite a
feeling of public indignation not at all
wholesome for Mr.. Godoy, or for his
government.