The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-31

UelOIo Tue CLOSE Oh Ol1cc uOulcs
boarded the Blake and steamed down the
river to the proving ground at Indian Head.
Ihe party Will remain there over night,
ana all day tomorrow, to witness the tests
of armor plate. Assistant Secretary Soley
Will leave washington, tomorrow morn
ing. for the same place. on the Vesuvlus.
Commodore Ramsey, in charge OF the Nayi-
CATION Bureau, without whose knowledge
not a naval ship moves, said that. so far as
he knew, there had not been single order
issued bearing on the Chiiian situation
during the past week. The naval officers
in charge of the various bureaus in the
n8yy-yards also stated that there were no
unusual preparations going on in their
respective departments. Altogether there
was an air of serenity and everyday hum
drum about the State and Navy depart
mentS which, no less than oral denials. at
forded an emphatic contradiction of any
turbances.
WHAT CHILLI MAY DO.
SHOULD there be hostilites," said one of
the diplomaues, to-day. 'and don't easily
see how they can now be avoided. you need
not look for any great naval engagement
In Chilian waters. Your enemy seeks loud
sounding glory. and he would send one or
two of his ships t0y0ur Pacific coast. No
one would know whether they had gone
until they appeared in San Diego or San
Francisco har bor and then there would be
trouble. You do not think men who are
not ignorant could be 30 foolish. but you
do not know these Chilians. Their brava-
do is something wonderfui-insane,l / grant
yOu-but nevertheless wonderful. Such
conflict could have but one result-ChIlian
arrogance would be laid In the dust-but
these hOt-heads would have caused infinite
damage to some of your coast cities, for You
have no fortticatiOns worthy the name.
4Ou have many fine war-ships though, and
to us who know those who desire to beyour
antagonists. 1t would not be surprising II
naval engagementin one of your California
harbOrs were to take place within sixty
days."
The following is taken from an evening
paper: ut would be q wholesome thing for
the political health of the entire South
American continent" said prominent
in and % Siys Chill o good SIu SOUND 'tS tbrsshina
Chilians have. the most insane notions
down there about on international war.
and they really think they could defeat the
United States without trouble. There arc
about 100000 of them in the whole coun:
try, few moro than In the single city of
New York. and they have not the slightest
conception of the magnitude OF this Nation
and it's tremendous resources. They have
them that we have 60.OOO. 900. and they are
sincere in the belief that they could sue
cessfully cope with US in fight. They are
fighters from the first word. They. will
fight over any thing. or at the drop of the
hat, as the expression goes. They have
just been through Q severe civil war, and
their blood is up. The masses are probably
eager for o brush with the United
States. and they are no doubt urging
attitude. Their recent troubles have but
increased their thirst for blood and the ex-
citement OF warfare. i should not be sur
prised to see belligerent demonstrations be-
fore long. / should even welcome such
mn no ook "a nf re- ha
navy. but for the good and wholesome effect
it would have upon the world at large.
The United States has been far too con-
servative in it's attitude towards the rest Of
the globe. and, even if Chilli is small and
weak. the spectacle of our whipping her
would produce for us an excellent prestige
abroad. Then, too, 1T would firmly cstab-
iish. once for & all our ; supremacy on at this
are the finest lot of people in South Amer.
lea. They are splendid specimens of man
hood. Their men are strong and vigorous;
and shrewd. and their women beautiful.
They are the result of very tine mixture
OF blOod-the old Spanish buccaneer and
the South American Indian, and they have
the sturdy qualities of both. They have
good notions of progress. and their country
Is we'll advanced. Yet they are quite blind
to our own greatness in comparison, and
we are"
Chilli HATES AMERICANS
Another officer. speaking on the same
subject, said: "The Chilian hates an Amer
ican-that is, an inhabitant of the United
States-worse than he hates poison. He
distrusts him. and takes every opportunity
to get awhack at him. He Will fight one
as soon as he can get within distance of
picking quarrel. do not know why this
is, unless because we have sent down so
many poor specimens of our race to trade,
and thus have deprecated our own stock
through our representatives. / should like
to see an affair with Chilli, not only for pro-
fessional reasons. but also because think
the time has come for this country to ad-
minister Lesson to some one The cry
States is very brave In bulIyragging
small countries. That is all nonsense
Big countries don't dare to give
us the chance to bulIyrag them and when
never mas been such blackguard bully
among little powers as England herself,
and the whole world knows 1t. A Chilian.
or Chilano. is an awful opponent He is q
best thing the United States can do is to
mass all of its available naval forces in
Gillian waters and give the little beggar q
chance to sec what great power this lie.
The navy can muster quite a fleet now, and
1t would be good time to make show,
even If nothing moro were attempted. The
thing should begin right now and cOnsum-
mated as speedily as possible"
Still another naval officer said: I'VE
have before us demonstration of the wis
dom of WashingtOns maxim: In time OF
peace prepare for war; Some of those who
are now arguing vigorous and warlike
demonstrations are men whose care 1t
should have been to prepare US for such an
emergency. The Navy Department has
been trying to impress upon Congress the
Importance of providing coaling stations In
both the Atlantic and Pacific, but nothing
J has been done, and we are now without
means of coaling our vessels in those waters.
We have neither coaling stations nor dry
docks in that vicinity. In case we go to
war with Chilli all the countries between
here and Chill will be neutral. There
will have to be line of coal
vessels sent from San Francisco to Chilli.
Our vessels cannot long remain in these
waters without getting their bottoms so
foul that all their speedy qualities will be
destroyed, and if the Chilians could cut
off our coal supply, we would soon be in a
bad condition. Moreover, it would be
necessary for our vessels to sail back to San
Francisco to have their bottoms cleaned.
The only thing to do would be to capture q
port and establish a coaline station.
A reporter saw Senator Cullom after he
had an interview with Secretary Tracy.
Speaking of the Chilian affair the Senator
said: The situation looks very ugly. Those
little chaps down there are very sassy
and 1 think we shall be obliged to give
them q lesson. If they do not change their
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