Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-07
ABOUT RUN DOWN.
Senator Blair Declines TO Make Public
His Correspondence With Shipherd,
but Entertains the
Committee With His Views on the Mon
roe Doctrine and Other Subjects TO
While Away the Time.

WASHINGTON, May 6.-The examination
of Senator Blair was resumed. The witness
thought there could be no doubt but that
English influences predeminated CONNER
cialIy in South America and that Chilli
holds commercial relations almost ex-
cIusiveIy with the European nations, par
ticulsrly with England, from whom she has
received substantial financial aid. That Is
true of Chill ia respect to this trade
REPRESENTATIVE Biount inquired what wit
ness would suggest in the matterof the Mon
roe doctrine as applicable to this Peru
Gillian affair.
Witness was only too happy 10 accord
inform alton, and would be still happier if
his advice in the matter would be followed.
After a certain policy had been advocated in
this country for long series of years IN re-
gard to South American countries 1t seems
to me that the proper thing to have been
done when opportunity was afforded us with
out violating any obligation to an European
country was to have preserved peace between
Peru and Chill and made Peru a strong
commercial ally of the United States.
would have embraced the opportunity In
that way we would have secured the control
of the canal, which now seems in fair way
to pass to the control of European ma.
tions. Witness stated that Shlpherd placed
the amount of the Laudreau claim at $3.50,
600. 900. and that OF Cochet at 81 000, O00, 900
1t was always clear to him (witness) thai
they would not get a great amount OF IT
Shipherd indicated readiness to take il
settlement from Peru whatever might seen
fair.
Representative BeImont-Was not Their:
an idea of an American protectorate?
Witness-Not at that time; not until No
| vember Just about the time L severed ny
connection with the Peruvian Company.
Belmont said that as Blount h d gone owe
a good deal of ground he had intended Il
| cover his examination would be very brief
Wilson desired before adjournment to cal
| the attention of Senator Blair to the CORE
| spondence between himself (Blair) AM
| Shipherd. The latter had declined to pro
duce it. He (Wilson) thought the committe
would like 10 have 1t, and he called the sen
| ator's attention that he might produce !
Monday if it appeared to him proper I
do SO.
Blair replied that he had no correspond
| ence with Shipherd save such as was s.rictl
private and confidential and growing out G
| their relation as attorney and client, and
must decline to produce 1t.
Wilson stated that the object of the CON
mittee was to learn if it threw any light o
the subject under investigation, and whethe
any effort was made to influence the intel
| vention of this government or to prever
peace between Chill and Peru exceI
through the acknowledgement OF these claim
Witness replied that he knew nothin
Of the loss of certain state department p;
pers, nor of any government official int
ested in affecting the policy of this govern
ment in the interest of these claims, or I
any effort or expectation of securing arme
intervention of this government, or
any expectation or effort to prevent pea
between Chill and Peru unless these CLAIM
we're allowed. He recognized the fact tn
there were obligations higher and mo
binding than those subsisting merely betwet
individuals, and were he in possession OF ar
knowledge or any correspondence OF Il
character mentioned or sought under Il
resolution calling for an investigation
should consider it his duty to refuse to wit
hold anything under the shield OF profe
sional considerations.
Adjourned until Monday.