St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-31
NAVAL OFFICERS TALK.
Chilians Conceited = Hate for
AmeriCans=CoaI Stations.


Americans-Coal Stations.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-s'It would be
a wholesome thing for the political
health of the entire South American
continent" said prominent naval Off
Ger, eff this country should turn in and
give Chill good, sound thrashng. They
have the most insane notions down there
about an international war, and they
really think that they could defeat the
United States without trouble. There
are about 2, 900, 900 Of them in the whole
country. few more than in the single
city of New York. They have not the
slightest conception of the magnitude
of this nation and its tremendous re-
sources, and are sincere in the belief
that they could successfully cope with
US in fight.
They are fighters from the first word
They will fight over anything, or at the
drop of the hat, as the expression goes.
They have just been through a severe
civil war. and their blood is up. The
masses are probably eager for brush
with the United States, and they are no
doubt urging their authorities on to a
defiant attitude. Their recent troubles
have but increased their thirst for
blood and the excitement OF warfare,
and l should not be surprised to see
6elligerent demonstrations before long.
The United States has been far too con-
servative in its attitude towards the rest
OF the globe, and even if Chill is small
and weak the spectacle of our whipping
her would produce for us all excellent
prestige abroad. Then, too, it would
iirmly establish once for all our suprem-
acy on this hemisphere
Another officer Snp0kIpO m fhQ SQmp
subject, said: 1.-The CHILEAN hates an
Amerlcau-that is, an inhabitant of the
United StateS-worSe than poison. He
distrusts him. and takes every oppor
tunlty to get whack at him. He will
fight one as soon rs he can get within
distance of picking quarrel. l should
like to see an affair with Chill, not only
for professional reasons, but also be-
cause think that the time has come
for this country to administer lesson
to some one. The cry goes up in Eng
land that the United States is very
brave in bully-ragging small countries.
That is all nonsense. Big countries
don't dare to give us the chance to
bully-rag them, and when it comes
right down to the matter there never
has been such blackguard bully among
little powers as England herself, and
the whole world knows it. A Gillian
is an awfnl opponent. though; he is
terrible fighter and will never give up"
Still another naval officer said: I'VE
have before us demonstration of the
wisdom of Washington's maxim-In
time of peace prepare for war. Some
of those who are now urging vigorous
and warlike demonstrations are men
whose care it should have been to pre-
pare us for such an emergency. The
navy department has been trying to
impress upon congress the importance
providing coaling stations in both the
Atlantic and Pacific. but nothing has
been done, and we are now without
means of coaling our vessels in those
waters. In case we go 10 war with
Chill all the countries between here and
Chilli will be neutral. There will have
to be line of coal vessels sent from
San Francisco to Chilli, and, if the Chill
ians could cut off our coal supplies, we
would soon be bad condition. More
over, it would be necessary for our yes
sells to sail back to San Francisco to
have their bottoms cleaned. The only
thing to do would be to capture a port
and establish coaling station"