Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-10-31
The Juniha Act as though Nothing Short
Of War with the United States
will Satisfy Them.
THE CABINET TAXING THEIR TIME
DISCUSSING THE SITUATION.
The Naval Officers Wonld Rather Fight
than Negoiiaic.--Niy tho Imprisoned
sailors ESoueraied tue Police.
"o"'h 'hii"An Vessels do pamnge On
lnn ranlnr ana.iT


M many eases nnuiieitly absurd stories
were tticgmphcd 10 Washington from
uther cities IN this country and Euruue
Ior confirmation OF contradiction. Ia
thr lhtlcF category was H startling an-
houhccmcut CaOied ~ iurope hy a
sensation ,muug.ring news agency that
we ilt7ldcnt and cabinet had decided
TO declare war on Chile; that ali our
navy yards had been ordered 10 IRE.
ltio vessels 10 leave Immediately.
When this story was brought 10 IN,
attention Of Tire officials oil the state
department, they were pfuus.d, rather
lhhh indignant, 1T the invcutty.
hecuniiiy shown by the news agency,
which has been for some time
dlthafi,d from ucceHs % the news
given out by the department i,aulG one
OF the assistant secretaries, after char.
hclcrising tie story as absurd, re.
nhtkrd that the author had overlooked
ihc fact that, under tie terms Of -uciion
+ Of the Constitution, The Congress of
ne United States alone has the rowcr
w dtclafl war, and that the President
hnd cabinet had no share ~ this
POWER. 80 TOO, the story that Minister
hf'n had Teen recalled wa. declared
An invention WITHOUT foundation Ina
] TACT.
In the navy department tho ofllclsle
evidently have no cxprctaiion on np
/ Immediate outbreak otwar. Altogether
/ there was nn ain uf serenity and every.
cay humdmm about the Stale aud
] navy departments, which. no lefa than
/ tue dcullis, afforded an emphatic con.
/ unulc,iun % any and all sensational
I rppoTts of war. like disturbance.
The EtcHinV Ngr has thiH. "it would
| be n nholcsOme thing for the political
health OF the ontirB SOuih.A maricln
/ continent" said prominent naval
oiicer, ~ this country should
turn IN and give Chile n good,
sound ulfanlilug. They have the
most Insane notions down there, aud
[ really think they could defeat ths
I United States without trouble. There
arc about 3,ulO,UO1 Of them IA the
I whole country, aud they have not the
| slightest conception of the mngnitud,
7 Of this nation aud It's tremendous fr.
sources. they are fighters from tho
word 20.
"rhcy have Just been through a
! severe ciVil war, and their blood l. up.
lhr masses are probably cpgrT fora
I brush with thc United States, Rnd I
should not surprised o. foo belllger-
ont demonstration before long. And
should welcome such n thug, not
Tor The sake Of activity In tho navy.
lui iof the good and wholesome effect
/ 10 would have on tie world at large.
/ Them too, u would firmly establish
I once FOR all our supremacy on this
/ hemisphere. The Chiltans, In my
opinion, are the Finest lot VI people la
/ South a muricn."
Another officer said: "rho Chilean
/ hates m American worse than poison.
I lie dislfusis him, and tAkcs every OPP
| pottuuily 10 get whack ut him. do
| not know why, unless because We
have sent down too many poor speci.
I mems Of our people TO trade, aud thus
/ deprecated our own stock through
/ our representatives. / should Ike 10
/ see Az affair with Chile. not only for
| professional reasons, hut also because
/ | think the time has come for this
county ~ administer n Lesson 10 some
l one. The cry goes up In England that
| the United States (. very brave In
| hully-nglng small countries. That II
all nonsense. Tho big countries do
/ not dare give IN q chance 10 bully.rag
thom; and when It comes right down
| % the matter, there never has been
such blackRuard bully among the ~.
] tie powers IA England heuclL and tho
/ whole world knows It,"
Stlll another onicer said. ave have
\ before W. u denomination Of tho wis.
uom " Washinglon'H maxim, In
I time Of peace prepare for war; Some
| Of thusO who are now urging vigorous
| and wnFlikc dcmonstrstlons are men
/ whose care II should have been 10 urr.
| pare No for an emergency. The navy
! department has been tryluk g. In.
! pres upon Congress the Importance "
| providing coaling stations ia both the
] Atlantic and Pacific, hut nothing has
I teen duuc, nnd we are now without
/ the nezus u c0aling cur vessels IN
| these waters. The only thing 10 do
would he 10 capture port aud os,nb-
iiah u cogling station"
"Should there 10 hostililles, - said n
member u the diplomatic corps, ''yuu
nogd not look for any great naval en-.
gagument In Chilean waters, Your
enemy seeks loud.soundlng glory
and he would send one or two Of his
| hest shiIs 10 the Pacific coast.
No one would know whittier
/ they had gone until thuy ap-
/ reared In San Diego or san Francisco
| harbor, and then there would bo
| tfuuble. You do not think that men
/ who are no, ignorant could be foolish,
| hut you don't know these Chlleans.
| such conflict could have hut one re.
suit Chilean arrogance would be- laid
| IA the dust. But these hot.heads
would have caused infinite damage TO
some NJ your coast cltics, Tor you have
no Qualifications worthy the name.
/ You have many fine war chips, though,
| 10 us that know those who desire ~ DO
your antagonists, II would not be sur
rrisug n "A naval engagement In one
OF your California hArbors were to
take place within sixty days"
A reporter saw Senator Cullom after
lac had an interview with Secretary
Tracy. Speaking OF tho Chilean
affair, tho Senator aald;
UThe situation looks very ugly.
rhusc little chapa down there are very
sassy aud | think we shall be Oh.
ngcd 10 give thrm lesson II they do
not change their tactics Mt once. Tho
only thing for us IL 10 send war ships
down there and give them mischief"