The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-26

which is sure TO be put d0wnIIn little while.
They point to the fact that the insurgents
occupy no territory south of COquimb0, and
that the great provnces-Valparaiso, San
tiago, Valdiya COnception-wlth all the
territory south of them. still acknowledges
the authority OF Balmaceda They assert
that the bulk of the army is faithful to him,
and that he is in undisputed possession OF
the capital ana the chief seaport. After
nearly six months of fighting the insurgents
have been unable TO dlslodge the President
from these points Of vantage, nor do they
seem to have gathered to their standard over
one-fourth of the population OF the republic.
On the other hand, the Constitutionals as
sert that though they control smaller ter
ritory than the dictator, it is the best terri
tory in the republic, comprising all the cop
per and silver mines and the nitrate and
guano deposits. They add that area OF ter
rtory counts for little in a country of which
only is per cent is or can ever be made pro-
ductive, and 50 per cent is and must remain
desert. Then they say that while their ma
tive adherentS are fewer in number than
the followers OF their enemy. they comprise
among them the best people in Chile, the
chief merchants, all the members Of Con-
greSs, the Judges, nearly all the officers OF
the navy and number of officers OF the
army. They admit that their forces are not
as large as those of Balmaceda, but they
claim that their army consists Of Chlleans,
while the dictator'S army has been recruited
in the seapOTts and consists largely OF for
eigners and soldiers of fortune looking out
for plumber.
But Don Pedro Mont appears to rest his
case mainly on the fact that he represents
constitutional liberty in Chile, while Bal
maceda represents military despotism.
What he asks is that the President shall
live up TO the Constitution and not violate
it through pretended fears that Congress
intenIeS TO set it aside; so that on the 18th
of next September the Chileans shall hold
q free election, and place in Balmaeeda's
chair President of their choice. 1t seems
to be generally believed that the present
Executive has executed the laws or yio-
lated them as it suited his pleasure; that
he has suppressed newspapers, closed
courts of justice, imprisoned and deSpoied
citizens without trial, put men to death
on suspicion, levied forced loans, and con-
Quoted himself generally as an irreSpOnsi-
BILE despOt does in the country which ne
swayS. If these accusations can be sub
stantiated by evidence it will be difficult for
the Dictator to win sympathy in this c0un-
try, and equally difficult for tine discreet
officers of Government at Washington to
prevent the growth of sympathy for his
opponents.
1t did not enter into the purposes OF the
promoters Of Pan Americanism 10 en-
courage interference by one American
State in the affairs of another. No person
whose opinions carry weight would advo-
cate armed Intervention by the United
States in the quarrel in Chile. But SYM
pathy is free, and Americans are quite at
liberty to give TO either side their moral
support. That is worth having. 1t was
dispatch written by ex-Secretary Bayard
under a Misrepresentation of facts, and
mutilated in transmission by the telegraph
operator at Libertad, which led to the bat
tie in which Barrios lost his life; the Sal
vadorians went out to fight on the strength
of belief that the United States were OPP
posed to Central American union. In the
Spanish American countries much respect
is paid to what is thought in this country.
If Don Pedro is wise he will concentrate
his efforts on trying to create a friendly
feeling for his cause among Americans.