Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-27

The Observations Of an American
Diplomaf.

Within the past few months sher
has been considerable speculation i
the American press in references 10 ID
future Of our relations with the reput
lie Of Chill. IL IN generally understoo
that the peeple Of that country are il
tsnseiy hostile 20 the, United States. an
that they desire nothing better than a
opportunity to destroy San Frauciso
with their powerful navy. As the sub
iect Is really one of importance to th
people Of the United States. aud espe
cially 20 70 the people Of the PasEh
Coast, PosT IsTELLIGEScxa reporte
took occasion TO obtain the views o
Hon. Clement Carpenter in regard Il
the feeling il Chill toaards the UuiteC
States. Mr.. Carpenter, it will be re
membeEed, passed through Seattle OF
Monday evf ming. He has been fol
several years Secretary of Legation a
Santiago, and having rece 1tly beer
suecesded by gentleman appointed
BY President Cleveland. ID on his wa,
70 bis home In Ohio. He came to Port
Townsend from Santiago on the BARI
Emerald, and expects to RcsEast by way
of the Northern Pacific. He is evidently
cisse observer and IL 10 probable thai
be understands the people Of Chilli q.
wsll a. one OF another people could un
derstand them. @
After a few preliminary remarks tho
reporter stated the real object Of ths
interview by saying: "Mr. Carpenter, II
10 generally understood that the peopls
Of Chilli feel very bitter towards ths
United States. Is that the case ?''
Well, yes. Their feeling toward q.
II not 80 friendly as might be desired
OF course, during my absence from the
United States have not kept myself
very well informed az TO what the Amer.
lean newspapers are saying. but l have
on doIb that they have given exaoger.
ated accounts OF this unfrIendliuess
Still, there ID some ground for What
they report. The CkilenOs do nos like
us"
To what do you attribute this un-
friendly feelingf
There are several causes for 1t. The
most important, however, is the EnR.
lish influence in Chilli. As you are
aware fully eighty per cent. OF she for.
eien commerce of Chilli Is in English
hands. The commercial relations be-
tween the two countries are very close,
and the English merchants, principally y
for the purpose of orowdinQ cut COM
petition, lose no opportunity 70 preju-
dioe the Chilian people against the
United States. II il were not for this
constant effort, the feeling, | think.
would soon die out: bat there are other
causes which tend TO make the work of
our English friends easy. There is an
opinisn very prevalent among all Glasses
in Chill that in the recent war With Peru
the sympathy and moral influence of
the United States was entirely on the
side of Peru. You can readily under.
stand the feeling to which this opinion
gives rise. IL Is muoh the same as the
feeling In the United states toward
England Immediately succeeding our
eiyil war. The Chilenos think our at
titude unreasonable and uujust 30 them.
Ehis feelinR may wear OF IN time, bnt
10 is very strong at present.
How 10 their hostility exprsssedf
You can see 10 cropping out iC the
conversation Of the people. aud espe'
cially of army and navy officers; you
can zee Ii in the newspapers In head
lines and editorial comments; you can
see IL everywhere II you only keep your
eyes open. You know the thsusand sad
one ways in which a general feeling ,an
oe expressed by people.
IL has been stated by persons return
ing from Chill, aud by Others. that there
is danger Of Chill seeking some pretext
for quarrel with she United States In
order 10 levy tribute on San Francisco
and other Pacific coast cities, and that
the ChiIenos are perfectly confident of
their ability to defend their country
against the United States, IL our Gov
ernment should chance TO resent bonn
bardment Of San Francisco. Do you
apprehend anything Of the kind?
Nonsense! No; the Chilenos are not
30 foolish as to imagine that they could
wsRe a suocessfel war against the
United States. IL is true that they have
what you might call the big head, bat ii
is not 90 bad AZ that. The feeling con.
cerninR the United States 10 as much OF
fear as of hostility. They have not for
gotten the Mexican War, which they
regard "a an inexeusable war waged by
the United States for conquest and ter
ritoriai agRraudizement. They have,
no doubt. that the yankees" oovet all
spanish America and that they wonld
especially like to take away the inde-
pendence Of Chilli. This belief, absurd
as IL 10, 10 a general one, and our Eng
lish friends lose no opportunity 70 Goa
vince she Chilian populace of its truth.
A war with the Bnited States would
create the greatest CONSERVATION
throughout Chill. lt would be aniver-
sally regarded as being fraught with
danger 70 Chilian Independence. re-
member q recent expression In Santi-
ago newspaper which shows how anx-
ious the people Of Chill are TO avoid q
conflict with the United States. The
newspaper said that however great a
splash the Gillian safdine might make
in ias own waters, n had better keep
away from the meath OF ths Yankee
whale. F8##k
Then yea do not think war among
the probabilities
Not war begun without cause by
Chill. or course complications might
arise which would provoke hostilities.
The Chilenos are q proud and sensitive
people. and With the present feeling one
cannot tell what may happen. Bot /
have little apprehension OF war. 10 ls
scarcely auong the possibilities, much
less the probabilities.
How was the south American Com
nilsson Fessived In ChiliT
Very coldly. The people thought Il
meant something. You see they did NOT
understand the general uselessness Of
Amarican commissions. The Commits
aioners did their work faithfully, ou'
,hey were met on all sides By the query
what do yoa want, anykoaf" Many
merchants added, IF Won want ouI
trade. manufacture better goods and
cheaper goods than 9th srs cen DO. and
Won shall have u. Bat We cannst -.
uhst your Oonmission has 70 do VIII
the unasssr.s Amekc the more igncfanl
Glasses tha<e waa . general itnpresstot
that the cemine Of she Commtssien va
the preoursor 70 demand Tor a eoeslor
OF territory. They thought that tht
Americans wanted q foothold on theii
snil. and were quite excited about u
Oar English friends are responsible fol
this feeling also.
Ds the Chilenos make good soldisrsl
There are none better. vas gotns
TO say that they we're brave; h0s they
are mere than brave. They have Al
actna, contesnps for death whteh ts q
difficult to understand as it y 10 De
sarfha gThes are wildly rerkieas. ans