The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-31
Comments on Chilis Rep!ys.
Especial to THE HERALD-Examtaer c.

| Especial to IHE HERALD-EXamlaer Cable I
LONDON, Oct 3O.-In commenting upon
the Gillian situation the Daily telegraph
this friday morning says: The in
telIigence that matters between the United
States and Chilli have reached such a pitch
that at any moment war may be declared
will be received in this country with feel
1ngs OF surprise and regret 1t is lament
able that so grave an outcome of the recent
massacre of American sailors at Valparaiso
should become possible although il must in
all harness be admitted that President
Harrlson's advisers would be perfectly
JUS iii q In demanding explanations with q
/ peremptoriness taat might almost amount
! TO menace. Yet 1t may be considered
tolerably certain that the government of
the United States will not act in so serious
an emergency without full information.
1t would be singularly rash, as well as un-
worthy its traditions and its strength. if
the republic were to have presented an
ultimatum to Chilli without giving the
! Gillian government an opportunity of in
/ curing into all circumstances, and of of
terlng redress If foun to be a case where
redr SIS was needed.
ION behalf of Chill much may be pleaded
in excuse for any otfense against interna-
tIonal law which 1t may have committed
! We have to remember that President Har-
rlson's advisers are perhaps rather too in
Glued TO forget that Chill has lust emerge :
from one of the most Caamitious civil wars
/ that the South American continent ever
witnessed. A nation which for months
past has been struggling to be free cannot
be expected to regain its cOmposure within
a few weeks. If this be what is expected
from the government at Santiago by the
United States minister then some sympa-
tny will be felt throughout Europe for the
unfortunate holders OF power in the former
country it they lind themselves brourbG
suddenly face TO face with an inter
national difficulty TO add to in ternai trou bles
from which they are gradually emergin =.
OF the esuit OF war between the United
States and Chilli, there could be no doubt
whatever. But there is no reason in the
world why The Gillian ministers should
adOpta defiant attitude and decline to MAKE
proper inquiries. or TO punish the men
guilty of the recent murders. II they re
fused this reasonable satisfaction, they are
acting under the impulse of an inseusate
pride; and it will unhappily be necessary
Tor the United States 10 give them q
salutary lesson. That the government of
Harrison should be reluctant 10 draw the
sword IS only natural, considering that the
/ United States is ever the champion of
arbitration, yet even u peace losiug power
can hardly allow It's sailors to be- killed and
Itself to be lnsulted without laying itself
open to worse outra2es in future. we
hope, however, that common sense will
prevail, and that the danger of a recourse
to arms may be ayerted."
This (Frday) mornings Times makes
the following editorial comment upon the
Gillian situation: minister Egau,s ex
tracts from the Chilian reply to Secretary
Blane's ultimatum do not, we admit. re-
veal conciliatory disposition, though
there is much excuse for the irritated tone
OF it, for it cannot be reasonable TO antici
pate the findings OF the judicial inquiry
now in progress Even if the government
at Santiago should repudiate ali RESPONSE
bility for the lamentable results of q chance
collision, such reputation might be ac-
cepted at Washington If it were accompa-
MED by an expression of regret for the
unfortunate event. We need not 1nsisr
further on the fact that the United States
government itself lecentiy declined m
ADMIT its responsibility for the much more
serious and deliberate lynching of Italian
subjects in New Orleans, nor is it necas-
sary to point out in any greater detail it's
harshness in dealing with the CHILEAN
government III too exacting
spirit, when that government
is endeaVorirg to reconsGitute its admins.
traJion after going through a terrible
ordeal of lawless tyranny, anarchy and
civil war. Mr.. Blaine may find that he
has somewhat over done his appeal to ma
Tuesday. We feel tolerably certain that
he will not be allowed to go beyond the
limits fixed by the prudent traditions of
American craftsmanship, although there
may be more tall talk perhaps for which