National Republican., 1883-01-04


6. The governments Of Guatemala and tho
united states Of Mexico agree to ratify this
treaty in the city of Mexico within six
months from the present date.
The Gudtemaldteco of December 12 publishes
a translation Of contract signed in New York
on October @ last between Gen. Barrios and
Gen U. 5. Grant, president Of the Mexican
Southern, Railway company under which, in
return for certain concessions, this company
undertakes to build 250 miles Of railway in
Guatemala within two years after the Mexi-
can Southern line reaches the Guatemalan
frontier.
WHAT MINISTER LOGAN SAYS
In long letter to the acting president Of
Peru, Montero, United States Minister Logan
SAYS; ut is within my knowledge that
Chilli, for reasons connected with hor own
policy, is willing to mako a truce with
Bolivia, though she will deny it to Peru.
Under the general laws of nations allies arc
bound TO protect each other in tho making of
peace TO q certain extent; but IL Bolivia, in
view of the absolute hOpelessness of continu-
ing the struggle, can be made TO believe that
Peru is sresisting the inevitable, and is thereby
likely TO bring utter destruction upon both
nations, she will find a strong justification
in breaking the alliance. In the event of the
alliance being broken by the withdrawal of
Bolivia, Peru will doubtless be compelled to
submit to very severe terms Of settlement
/ do not assume TO speak from official lSnowl-
edge in what am about TO say, but simply to
give you my opinion of the consequences of u
failure of Peru TO accept the Chilian terms of
peace within very short time / have OBJ
tanned from the Chiliau government bona
flde offer to pay Peru Sl0000,0OO cash for
Taona and africa. This offer was obtained for
Senior Calderon's immediate acceptance. But
1t is not a standing offer Of peace. On the con-
trary, have every reason TO believe that IL
no settlement is reached until the Peruvian
congress assemblies in March next that
Peru will be compelled TO cede Tara
paca and Tacna and Africa without
the payment of any money indemnity
Mt all. If Senior Calderon could at once be
legally empowered by your excellenoy to ac-
cept these terms Of peace, believe the
Chilian government would feel itself under
moral obligation to me to pay this amount TO
Peru. If, however, the war is prolonged for
four or five months, Chill will undoubtedly
claim q just right to increase her demands.
As further resistance upon the part of the
allies would seem to be entirely useless, from
u total lack of all resources with which
TO CONTINUE THE WAR
successfully, and as it seems certain that no
belligercnt interference by outside nations
is TO take place, IL appears to me, your excel
lency, that every motive prompts to the im-
mediate acceptance of terms which / sin
cerely believe to be more favorable to Peru
than those which will be offered later, when
it is demonstrated that the allies must of ne
cessity accept any conditions offered TO them.
Your eXcelency will excuse me for the
franknoss with which i speak. am labor
ing for the interests of your excellency's peo-
pie; and if it were only the question of say
ing Sl0,000,000 TO the Peruvian treasury, it
would be powerful motive for action
IN THIS TERRIBLE CRISIS.
But when we consider the personal suffer-
ing of the people and the utter ruin staring
them in the face, il seems to me there ought
not to be a moments hesitation about closing
tho struggle at once. My government has
constantly maintained that it would be better
for the ultimate interests of both Chilli and
the allies to settle the question at issue upon
the basis of a money indemnity without the
cession of territory. The government of Chill
does not concur in that opinion, and such
being the fact, it is useless to discuss the
matter. The practical question at issue is,
Have the allies the power to resist the de-
mand for territory? As there can no longer
be q doubt that they cannot, then the wiser
plan is to accept the inevitable and TO obtain
us many advantages as possible. By an I'M
mediate acceptance of the Chilian terms the
sunerings of the Peruvians from an army of
occupation will cease at once, and the sum of
S10,000,000 will be
PLACED IN THE PERUVIAN TREASURY,
which it is my fear will not be received if the
settlement is postponed until the meeting of
congress. The United States stipulated to pay
Mexico for the great and rich territory in
which are embraced California, Texas, and
New MeXicn, the sum of $l5,000,000. The
district of Tacna and africa has but little in
trinsic value-no guano, no nitrates, and but
small agricultural possibilities 1t is not even
important to Peru as a military point in the
protection of her territory, yet Chill offers to
pay for 1t two-thirds of the sum paid by the
United States for territory incomparably
greater in extent and richer in resources than
Tacna and africa.
COULD HAVE MADE PEACE
nearly two months ago if Senior Calderon
would have accepted these terms. How much
personal suffering has been endured, how
much more Peruvian wealth has been lost in
those two months your eXcellency can judge
as well rs l. TO Senior Calderon's unwilling
ness to comply with the sale of Tacna and
africa there is now added the other difficulty
herein alluded to, viz, the feeling of the
celency's proclamation there is nothing to be
gained by treating with him. But one way
out of the difficulty presents itself, which is
for your eXcellency to Immediately send a
formal power to Senor Calderon to accept the
Chilian terms / beg leave to earnestly
recommend this measure to your eXcellency
as the representative of government which,
throughout this whole struggle, has most
anxiously desired to lend its aid toward a
satisfactory settlement of the difficulties di-
viding them; and as one who has studied the
whole situation from an impartial standpoint,
l do not hesitate TO place upon record my
recommendation to this effect.
DEPARTMENT. DOINGs.