New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-29
chill STATES HER C1SE.
EXPLANATIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TERMS

EXPLANATIONS REGARDING TIE fiOI''i@D 'i-''-D
OF PEACE-wnY CALDERoN WAS DEPosED
Panama, Jan. 1S.-The Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs OF Chill has addressed circular to the dipio-
matte agents of the Republic abroad. II is dated
December q. 1881, and after reviewing the cause
| of the war with Peru aud Chill il says:
enotorious truth of the facts admits OF the following
statement: 80 -,;oh s,o
derived from guapO and COMPROMISED hei circuit 10 'l
amount hundreds of millions OF doI"I'' WHO" opou
Sccond-Tha; The scarcity and pr2HiInate cxhauIo 81
OF euano drove Perm INTO i 1ne e Pl.73 % iOO''
TAir5-That protection 10 hGr Gi9aS. , ,reet
actions Perm celebrated 10 our dcilmen secret lIeE
~ alliance vim bolivia and sought alliance with the
Agenine Republic, imagining shc might pront pS 'nS Nv
ma sons aroused in the discussions over the queSoh OF
F@s,"TRa through third parties Peru oht9Incd pos-
FiGILTIat Peru melted Bolivia in her Ourages on the
Anfofagasta Works, which made lively competition
1Geh-Tnat she offered her friendly mediation while
she making warike preparations, ana lurnls i
that Peru the clandes,ine ally Of an enemy ana
SereHt-raat Peru and Bolivia have been unjust ag-
gresso.. ana are solely responsible Tor the msaSIonS
calamltios of the war
The mediation of the United States during the
term of President Hayes is thus referred to:
The Government OF the United States offered 10 the
beccrents mediation in the form OF good Offices and
il was accepted. We accepted ia" mediation of the
United States because desired peace ana because the
traditional policy OF mat STATE us 1uits .S u n,a
constant nOnft difference IN all contests when M,
iected not s own secariiy ana even l9e coG
dencc In October ESQ on board Inc M
The wflLknown conferences took place between our
Observation-Disclosures and those Of the enemy We c$acleu
there aggrandZemcnt of territory Tor t"o calai re"
.-,
Fi'st-A lust and proper war indemnity der and
Bolivia lacked sufficient resources with when 10 cover
the adiudged indemnify. It's credit was Worthless even
before the conflict. The only country where al any
time coud negotiate respectable loan, Nis mr.
loan whose service Of payment was susehuu a"7' 10
IL fXrgHt Itp
Perm had been deprived Of credit which it had abused
unttl owing nearly $500 900 whose payment had
sources nor in those country did IL possess means
of obtaining the sum necessary TO dcnnihcaton
A war Indemnity pad territory was imposed by the
fatal ana unavoidable Law OF necessity me socuIS vi
Chill also cOunselltd territorial aggranuzeheIt o iea
sons as evident legitimate. The saiipetre dsrcl Oh
Antofagasta and the satire ritory OF IaIapaca
the real and direct causes 81 the war 10 ~. t
to the enemy the dominion OF the very causes OF 'he
struggle after trumpns an tne oa.es.oh ol In91
territories, would have 1eon an nluSI.Hdo,e UH
absolute lack OF knowledge as regards questions
OF State.
Referring TO the deposition OF treSldtht CaIueIoH'
| the circular says:
During MANY months in which Garcia Caldcron re,
maued LOYAL TO the anteccdcns anu me eAcrPtohal
situation which gave birth 20 his Government M S'nU
y did not extend beyond tie radius dtoeI!peu Nv "
bayonets And when mis- power passed IhiN nm, no
TO raise his cOuutrymen against Cnll ana aGdlhHt re
roa III the OF a supposed Intervention Vi tue
TGe rare conjunction of diplomatic accidents. OF
police and OF war after the capture Oh Lima mas
| cput 70 lowing results:
FiryIThat Picroia not form serions Govern
ment onaide of Lima and hnaly fell Ovellhr"Wn y Tue
int CUES of Clderon and the rebellion OF Us spi9IS
SecondTha Garcia Calder3n, at ;he he 5iL NM "aS
Gisnosrd TO come 10 an understanding with Chil ana
directed his nduc TO the regeneration of Peru ana 10
give stability to his Government, accepting thcreNoca
bic consequences Of our victories ana
Thi,Ti-ihat Garcia CalderOn abandoned In a short
time his first compromsS, ornt yea imsioI intr
yenton ot a powerful state. ,, oo Mil,
Inu. 1t is that Chill could not conclude peace win
Pirroa who after bis defeat at MiratloIes could not
establish Government nor with Garcia CaldeI"h Wio'
lacking authority the first period. aud who, wheh be
IT,rvanTion irrecnncilable with the honor and the
sovereignty Of nations such as tniii ana me Ul'rd
States The las acts Of Garcia taldeToh' MS puDIl9
declarations against the capital conditions 0i peace ana
inc abuse agan, Chill ana Peru OF ~nich lie was guilty,
encouraged supposed lorcgh lntrrh ",srl our
military authorizes TO make an end Oh me "tithPt at
government maze by Garcia CalueIoh "i FEBRUARY
We nave exacted territorial cesson an inevitable
means OF payment ana aiS e mrmit,yr r mi
Of security M,,ed On ,h ano ,iro..n Powers
10 deyjae III tuc iutcTna Ond CJnhcis, from TINS law
OF destiny and oil the SAFETY of hunal' aSSocihons
The territories required as partial Indemnify ana as
sacguard TO anu future peace arr situated
on the scaboard ana enec:uaIy 1Tphfa,eu rom Fe.u-
eCLtct.'' 10 ~ i,n'se yii,Irrss nd tii. CnrIera of
he Andes. And lately the popua;lOnO O, those territories
| consists mainly OF Cnliians, ana their in
TIE rigorous necessities OF war compel rs To maintain
the occupation OF the Bolivian coast aud oil considerable
PORTIONS o. Peru Tus occupation Is from day to DAY
| ,nndr Greater ADVANTAGES 70 commerce IN general.
From Area southwark, commercial ACTIVITY Is superior
10 that OF the btst knOw pcIlUdS III thc past ana from
Auca Inward WITHIN The radius OF our lorccs there
is greater security HE ana property jan Is 2h'rdcd
by the socalcd Governments of Per1, now wandering
about ana engaged IN Plagng ana marau ing on their
| soil
The time of settlement Will come when Peru and Bo-
yia shall have convinced that the luchess pro-
yokrr> viii not nd any allies mediaOrs or protectors
| Id seek repaIatlUn TO the detriment OF manly ana
.traiCut forward nation ike Chill Tor the disasters Wh'c
have UeIdeu two peoples lacking regular institutions,
uubc credit s,ratlOn, ald VINO are NOT tHlIed
o uV COMPENSATION for the losses o. war thty secretly
plotted in violation % public faith aud 81 most solemn
| treaties.
Ne have sought allies nor meditdOr-, nOr have we
collected abroad tue money spent N the struggle III mas
suced Us labor lis savings, rom the .iDOT-
cr their hands, from the people their coincidence ana
from one all their patriotism, TO accomplish tAe TASK
f sacrifice and cue 20 our justice ana our rights
We went to gedHded ana In me exercise OF our
Sovereignty and. within sphere o. our Legitimate M
ernatiOnal freedom alone snail bring II 10 an end l
hose that the npartialy and Wisdom 81 tAe Government
10 which Your L1ccllcncY Is accredited VIII ice made
manifest in the future the past, ~ the observance
OF Ac most tict neutrality towards all Tie DcaetcuIs
on the Pacific
The circular Is signed by jose Manuel Bilmae, da,
and the Chian ministers dire, ed TO commune
cate it to the Governments TO which they are re-
spectively accredited