The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-03

the cause of despotism in Chile. Regarding
the statement that Minister Egan sought to
negotiate reciprocity treaty with Bal
could it have been to occupy them at such
critical moment especially, as under the
Mckinley act the expectations OF only few
american articles could benefit thereby?''
The correspondent proceeds: The United
the diplomatic talents of tine French
Admiral. Bervais McCann gave Egan
away by supplying the Congressional Gov
ernment with copy Of Egan's letters, and
Brown had shown the greatest impudence,
while Gherardi exposed the State Depart
ment at Washington to ignominous defeat
and damning publicity at Hay ii by declaring
Hyppolite bound to fulfill verbal promises
and cede st. Nicholas to the United States
for naval station. Palt of the bargain
throw Legitime. Minister Douglass supple
mented this by declaring that the OBJ
iect for which the new fleet Of the
United States was manned. equipped
and supported by the American nation
appeared to be in order to overthrow one
Government in friendly State and erect
another willing to sell its birthright and in
dependence to the United States. lie
added there was an agent of New York
business house who appeared more fully
initiated into the secrets of the State De-
partment than he was.
THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Practically the policy adopted by the
United States toward Hayti was identical
with that followed in the case of Chile
the discussion of the treaty pr ceedngs Sc
cretly, and Bamaceda intending to initiate
Hyppolite and deny his verbal promises If it
suited him, meanwhile securing American
support. Both Egan and Blaine knew
very well that the Congressional
Government would scOrn to entertain
such treaty, so they recognized that the
American Haat m Dpats hp nr0sffIitaf
the defense of despotism against liberty.
Worse. even, than In the case of Hayti have
been the private interests which this policy
was intended to serve. Egan is openly ac-
cuSeu of having made enormous contracts
with Balmaceda. while Egan's son openly
states that he, not his father, was the
contractor. Comment is unnecessary. In
this infraction of intern ational con-
ity may be clearly shown to the civil
lized world, it must be borne in mind, that
fire the great foreign interests in
the nitrate fields owing to the capture of
Tarapaca by the CongressOnalists, Balma-
United States upon the security of the
nitrate fields. This was an at
tempt at gigantic robbery, in which
private American interests, so crudely eX-
posed by Mr.. Douglass. would participate.
Where those interests would begin and end
the American nation can best judge. Had
Balmaceda performed his part in this
nefariOus project, the United States
would have dust thrown in their eyes by
the acquisition of naval stations in the Pa
cfic. This would serve as blind to the
private and darker side of the picture.
Other civilized nations are supremely
interested in knowing whether the people
of the United States approve of the appii-
cation of its new and formidable navy to
the support of this anarchical policy.
n
1t will be remembered supposed drunken
sailor, believed to be Bamaceda. was
hustled into the AdmiraPs quarters on
board the Admirals flagship. As
American blue jacket uniforms do
not strew the streets of Valparaiso
/ have Investigated the matter and learned
on good authority that the largest
sailors uniform on the flagship was
previously selected and sent ashore
and i'll this disguise Vidaurren, a
Balmacedlst officer, who was implicated
in the cOld-bl0oded massacre OF the Chilean
students at Locanas, was enabled to es-
cape. l understand that Admiral Brown
| has since expressed regret that he
saved NidaurreD, but it is generally
believed his regret proceeds from the fact
| that he Intended saving. by means Of the
big Uniform, Balmaceda himself, whose
| height was exceptional.
CONSUL CATIONS VIEWS.
! DENVER, Nv. 2. "A San Francisco
! specia! to the News says: ". d. Cation,
| the Chilean Consul here, makes some Sc L.
satonal statements over his own signature.
| He makes every effort to defend the Chilean
| Government and says: "There is evidently
| much more noise being made over the mat
ter than the facts justify. In Chile these
affairs are being discussed in calm and
| thorough manner. Chile does not seek
| trouble with the United States, but merely
| insists that this so-calied serious affair
needs to be thoroughly investigated before
any reply can be given to the
dispatches sent by the State Department.
II Chile is wrong she will so admit, but she
will not be hastened any more than would
| be the United States under similar circum-
stances. Chile is naturally hurt that so
| great a nation as this should have shown so
| great hostility during all OF their troubles
| In fact the whole action of the United
| States for years has been against Chile,
while the latter has always done everything
to harDor kindly feelings the newspaper
articles to the contrary notwiths tand ing.
The writer knows for fact that Minister
| Eyan was a strong partisan OF Balmaceda.
This Governments undoubtedly responsible
for the loss of many lives in Chile. Had
not the Itata been forced to return to this
| country the war in Chile would have been
ended long ago. This Government is wrong,
and if the question was left to popular
vote it would be almost unanimous in favor
of Chile"