The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-01
AT WASHINGTON.
The Government to Show Our Naval
Strength n CHILEAN Xat

The Government to Show Our Naval
. Strength in Chilean Waters.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-There is nothing
indicative of change in the Chilean situa-
ton to-day. So far as learned there has
been no further exchange of dispatches be-
tween this Government and its representa-
tives in Chile. There was little occasion to
make the Chilean situation the subject of
discussion in the Cabinet yesterday, and it
was not discussed at length. The Presi-
dent. Secretary Blaine and Secret ary Tracy
are attending TO the matter and not seeking
the advice of other Cabinet officers in re-
gard to the minor details, which are all
they have to consider at present. Secretary
Blaine rather enjoys the excitement of hav-
ing so lively controversy on his hands at
the outset of his return TO work. He feels
fully capable of taking care of it and is re-
ceiving little advice except warning the
President to 60 slow and treat the ChlleauS
with forbearance.
A NAVAL DEMONSTRATION.
The truth is, that while the ground is be-
ing looked over with view to having plenty
of vessels in readiness for an emergency,
few unusual preparations are being made.
Our Government is disposed TO make a
certain display of naval strength in Chilean
waters to assist diplomat: negotiations,
.butit is not expected that there will be any
until after the permanent Government of
Chile Is established, unless some new out
RACES are perpttrated in The meantime.
The belief of the Chileans that We have no
navy worthy OF the name may well be modi-
ned oy showing them few OF our new
cruisers in the Earbor o. Valparaiso. This
is the chief purpose which is to be served
by ordering the Philadelphia and Newark
to be COB ready and the Yorktown and
Boston to hasten their course toward Chile.
THE CHILEAN ENJOYS VIEWS.
.Senor Montt, the Chilean Minister at
Washington. desires TO state upon informa-
ton i'll his possession, that the reports pub
listed recently of ill-feelias between The
Chilean -peaple and the America IS domi-
cHeG among them are sensational and alb
Soint-ly without foundation in fact lie
holds thatt Baltimore incident Is uuduly
.magnihed, aud sees no reason to doubt that
it settlement of the QueStioas"at issue be-
tweer the Governments of Chile and the
United States will be reached III u manner
honorable to both sides =: :. : :,
A RUMoR DENIED: =: =. ::
The rerort telegraphe1 ffotl New York
this afternoon that Secretary :Bl Lines liad
promised Senior Montt that the: u lrited
Stales Legation would be pjli In ;charge$of
its Secretary fails to find. Confirmation here.
On the other hand, the State DelaafiMent
officials mention tie fact that no Secretary
is attached to the United States LesatfJn, at
Santi ago. : -. -. =: - +:
+. ENGLAND BULLEED vE;JtszU EEA& ..
AS the English press continues: Ia gr ticize
the attitude Of this .GoverliiIfent Respecting
Chile and contrasts it wiiif:the fprbsa rance
exhibited by England in like eases, tile .f0 I
lowing incident is cited as Illustrative oil the
British method of adjgIicaiing :Slniiiar
differences with smaller IatEuIls. In 1857
The Governor of tile British; coi1uy at
+: Trinidad wrote to the GoveFAinent of Nene-
Zuela requiring payment ofrtbe- claims UfitMo.
British vessels which had been seq d: by the
Venezuelan Government for AN aileSe SlO-
latiOn of law, notifying Nenezi{ela that tin=;
less payment was. made III: seven. dtys:
measures would be. taken Ito collect the
money. The Venezuelan Minister, II For
eIen Affairs called together: the diplomatic
corps, appealing TO them tetexeTt Ihelr good:
Offices TO prevent the enfDFer ment:Qf this
claim in such summary MANNER before it
could he properly examined and AdjuGficated.
The diplomatic corps decFt1id tO;ipterfere,
saying the matter must be: ARRANGED between
the two countries interested Meanwhle
the British squadron maaepreparations
enfere the demand, Whef1lfpoi' the VeIie-,
Zuelan Government, protesting: against 1he
Injustice: OF the Claim and appeal ing pub
licly to the nations of the syoIltt againsrthe
summary methods adopted BY Great Britain,
paid over $4,000 yfeldings as they said, <; I'd
superior strength aud not to reason or. jas
tice. =" - :: i :.