The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-30

servative members of the Cabinet favor
taking no decisive action in the Chilean
matter until the new Government recently
elected is established; to pay little heed to
the Junta, and to give the Government
ample opportunity to investigate and make
reparation. There Is little talk In official
circles of actual trouble.
A NAVAL OFFICERS VIEWS.
Captain Erben of the navy-yard in Brook
lyu has made this statement; =" 1t is the
opinion at the yard that the trouble between
our Government and Chile will not 90 so
far as to necessitate the sending to Val
paraSO of the cruisers. Nothing official
relative to the course of the Government
has been received here. In case it should
become necessary to send part of
the navy to South America not more
than four ships Will be needed to carry
on operations against Chile. There are not
more than three or four war-Shlps In Its
navy which could offer resistance to our
cruisers. 1t is hardly probable that En-
gland, Germany or any OF the great powers
of Europe would interfere between the
United States and Chile should a war re-
suit, and if it should be considered neces-
sary to send our navy to the South Pacific
there would be no need of holding
back war-ships to protect tie coast in
anticipation of trouble with European Gov
ernments. As far as Germany is concerned,
the Admiral of her navy has stated that he
sailors was an outrage, and the United
States Government had a right to rrpara-
ton. England, however great may be It's
commercial and financial interests in Chile,
will never take sides against the United
States III trouble arising from the recent
outrage
THE wAR-SHIPS IN READINESS.
" To get the cruisers and other vessels
now here In condition for Il voyage would
take but few days. The ships now at the
Brooklyn Navy-yard are the Philadelphia,
Atlanta, Vermont, Concord, Bennington,
Miantonomah, Terror, Petrol and Chicago.
The Boston has left for the South Pacific
station and the Yorktown is on the way
there. The Newark is at Boston and is
ready for sailing orders. the Charleston,
tire flagship of the Aslatic Station, is in
China. The NeSuvIus is expected here
from Washington in day or two. and the
torpedo-boat Cushing is at Washington.
The San Francisco is on the Pacific Coast
and the Baltimore is at Valparaiso.
The heavily armOrededouble- turreted
monitor MIautOnomah was put in commits
sion Monday noon, and is fearful antagOn-
ist for any war-ship. She carries four 16-
inch guns, six twO-pounderS, two three
Founders, two machine guns and two
Gatiing guns, and is ready TO leave on no.
tice The cruisers of the first class have twin
screws and can make the fastest time. They
are the Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Newark and san Francisco. This tremen-
dous naval force is in full coalition and
could be assembled against Chile in a little
over a mcnth. but they would find no
vessels approaching them in power
along the whole Pacific Coast within that
time"
AT no time recently has our navy
been in position to place so many OF its
best war-ships at the front in so short
time" said a naval officer to-day. land we
should not need troops in Chile, for our war
vessels, with their complement of marines
aud sailors, would be ample for the purpose
of subjugating Chile should it ever come to
that point, which l very much doubt"