New-York tribune., 1891-08-30
THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.
rprENDs OF THE CONGRESS PARTY JUB1-
LIANT.
TALKS WITH RICHARD L. TRUMBULh' r. o.
nrrx-,, .,-n OTHERS,

BEELEN AND OTHERS
Richard L. Trumbull, one OF the eh'o'9 u Wv
Chilian insurgents, who has been In TINS co"ius ,
March, was seen at No. 154 West ThirtSiourens~ s~ W
a Tribune reporter yesterday. Inc nc"a i''e ii,
Cb,,, ON Friday he sad had been of the most satis-
factory kind to the Congress party AT hrs' te
.s a creat surnrse 10 him. az knew our men, nc
continued 9were filed with courage ana pa'eio'is'
bt had no idea that they would do the puohS ',1H
that they did. 1t wonderfully veh'urcSon
Marty only had 5000 men, and they were Ianuo" s'V
in the heart of Balmaceda's territory. Az 'ap"aSo
he had 10000 men, and they were all mos''u "eS'"'
orr small force. The odds were against u.s. OF conre
-, IN ,ovor would have surrendered II Balnacehds
force had been double what it was. Ihe Only way
T can account for the victory IS that our men "ero
possessed of indomable courage ana fought iAo ncu
Ralmacedas soldiers were halfhearted' Ihcy "'uiu
gladly espouse our cause. and / have no ooup. uio
assertions from their ranks have sweled our force 10
over 10000 We have always counted on ueSer"'n9
from Balmaoedas ranks to help u.s. His soldiers haVe
tccn kept IN line only by the power OF money ana ho'
by the spirit Of patriotism.
9Ths victory means the dissolution OF balniaceud
Government. I believe that week VIII ho. nav nav,
PASSED before the usurper and the curse Oh INN
will have fed the country. Why' oaeN III
March before I came away from Chill. Gen
a.a, Cortn who is in command of our forces, said
THE dny we have 5000 in Santiago that day our
| Marty will be triumphant That day Is IN to near
| future according to my Judgment. suppose eN1,,
thing Is in confusion there. Our people must DO WIN
with 10y. In day so the excitement VIII Suo'iu'
| and then we Will get the whole story"
| Mr. Trumbull was asked II he would remain mere
| aNo he said aI am going to Washington on
Tuesday TO consult with my colleagues Seniors Moui'
and Foster had made my arrangements 10 start M oi
San Francisco to-day, but this news has intefefed WI"
| all nv plans You see, my case comes up Ior tna
at Ios Angels on September 16. rather expect now
;odo ifp1v nfrStO
,s all founded upon the alleged evasion Of the laws
| ~ neutrality in shipping arms on the ltita~ why
! that was nothing but an ordinary commercial ,rahs
action Arms have been shipped from this country 70
| France and other countries time and again. Inc
United States never made any objection, ana 1here
not nrecedent TO be found for the case brought aeans
me as the agent Of party. 1t has been repor'eo
that the money furnished for the enterprise came ro
American sources want 10 say distinctly that every
cent of the money furnished by Chiiians aiono
clam sorry the Government Of the United States mas
not given our party the recognition that we VIII nave
the right to domand before long. Our people reel
very sore concerning the attitude the Uned eUa'e'
has assumed. know the sympathy Oh 'he Peopie
In this country is for and the success OF our party
Rut we look upon the United States great country
and as the guardian of the Western Hemisphere MY
narents are American born. / was graduaud al
Yale the leader of party, NJ J. lrrazayac' "aS
Graduated from Georgetown College In Washington, ant
MANY prominent ana 1nnuental peoPf0 navy
close business or family relations with people IN n'
United States The naval officers Of the United states
ms well as those of Germany France and England hav
maintained strict neutrality in Chill while our con
test has proceeded. 1t would have been an easy mat
ter to have given aid. They have oil refralnen
They knew however, that Balmaceda was unpopular
that he adjourned Congress- made laws for HIMSELF an'
| looted the treasury"
Mr. Trumbul was asked what would be the probable
| fat a Balmacpda OF his capture.
aWell,n he replied, our people are not cruel o
: blooithrsty. / don't believe Bamaceda will b
tortured or abused In inhuman way, although
, Heaven knows that he has caused enough misery 3
deserve the most ignomlnous death suppose that h
win be tried by Congress when elect one. Doubt
, less he will be executed But am quite sure he
not calculating on being captured. He has stole
81 900 900 from the Treasury held In reserve to pa
! the paper money Of the country This sum was take
on British manof-war to Montevideo, and suppos
is now in the custody Of the ChliaD Minister Their
Ralmacedas family is also there, and II is highl
probable that he wants TO go there too II he does
will have to leave his property, worth abmt S2OOoo
There is only way for him to escape. He can't g
over tho mountains lie must get board one Of Il
two ships he has and sail for Montevideo.'
"what reforms will your party establish NJ
' TrumbullI'
Q ain the first place we win modify the constitution
so far as the Presidents power is concerned. We wi
pass election laws which will establish justice and fa
h ncss in voting and we viii firmly establish the rlg
of self government in the various provinces and the
a | many divisions. AS IL Is now the Presde
:; has the power to appoint almost every officer
the whole country. II Is an immense patronage, or
y that Is how Balmaceda has retained his power and
n party has controlled the Government for so rnnr
:, | wears our constitution may be faulty in those T
Il spects but we think II is improvement that
., the United States especially far the inelle
y bllty OF the President to second term is concerne
"To show you how popular our cause is in Chilli,
n want 10 state that the of two Of most ilu
~ trirs Presidents Pinto and Errazurs, sid
Young Pinto has been in prison, under sentence
os DEATH but supposed he was released last night
" Mr. Trumbull IS about thirty -one years old, C