The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-10-31

out foundation in fact Navy Department
officials evidently have no expectation OF an
immediate outbreak of war. Altogether
there was an air of serenity and everyday
humdrum about the State ana Navy DEPART
mpntS, which no less than the denlals
afforded an emphatic contradiction OF any
and all sensational reports oil WarllKe dlS-
turbance.
CHILE NEEDS A LESSON.
The Evening Star has this: st would he
q wholesome thing for the political health
of the entire South American Continent"
said a prominent naval officer, IF this
country should turn in and give Chile
good, sound thrashing. They have the
insane notion down there and really think
they could defeat the United States without
trouble. There are about 3,O00,000 OF them
In the whole country, and they have not the
slightest conception of the magnitude of
this nation and its tremendous resources.
They are fighters from the word go. They
have just been through severe civil war
and their blood is up The masses are
probably eager for brush with the United
States, and | would not be surprised to see
belligerent demonstrations before long. l
should welcome such a thing, not for the
sake of activity in the navy, but for the
good and wholesome effect it would have
on the world at large. Then. too, 1t would
firmly establish once for all our supremacy
on this hemisphere. The Chileans, in my
opinion, are the finest lot of people IN South
America"
DECIDED OPINION.
Another naval officer said: THE Chilean
hates an American worse than poison He
distrusts him and takes every opportunity
to get Whack at him. | do not know why,
unless because we have sent down so many
poor specimens of our race TO trade there,
and have thus deprecated our own stock
through orr representatives. l should like
to see an affair with Chile, not only for urO-
hnF oil | tbiDLr
the time has come for this country to ad-
minister a lesson to sOme one The cry
goes up in England that the United States
is very brave in 'bully-ragging' small
countries. That is all nonsense. big
country does not dare To give us chance to
'bullyrag' them, and when ii comes right
down TO the matter there never has been
suh bully among the little powers as
England herself, and the whole world
knows it,.
NOT PREPARED FOR WAR.
Still another naval officer said I'VE have
before us the demonstration of the wisdom of
| WaShingtOn's maxim, In time of peace pre-
pare for war Some of those who are now
! urging vigorous and warlike demonstrations
are the men whose care 1t should have been
| to prepare us for an emergency. The Navy
! Department has been trying to impress upon
| Congress the Importance Of providing coal
ing stations In both the Atlantic and Pacific.
| Nothing has been done, and We are now
without the means of coaling our vessels in
those waters The only thing to do would
be to CAPTURE a port and establish coallng
station"
DANGER TO THE PACIFIC COAST.
"Should there be hostilites." SAID mem
Der Of the Diplomatic Corps, we need not
look for any great naval engagement in
Chilean wat rs. Your enemy seeks loud
sounding glory. and he would send one or
two of his best ships to the Pacific Coast.
a Iii FlnEr
had gone until they appeared in San
Diego or San Francisco harbor, and
then there would he trouble. You
do not think that men who are not ignorant
could be so foolish; but you do not know
these Chileans. Such conflict could have
but one result-Chilean arrogance would be
laid in the dust. But these hOtheads would
nave caused Infinite damage to some of your
coast cities for you have no Notifications
worthy of the name. You have many hue
war-ShipS, though, and to US, who know
| those who desire to be your antagonists, it
would net be surprising if a naval engage
ment in one of your California harbOrs
were to take place within sixty days"
WHAT SENATOR CULLOM SAID.
The reporter saw Senator Cullom after he
had had an interview with Secretary Tracy.
| Speaking Of the Chilean affair the Senator
said The situation looks very ugly.
Those little chaps down there are very
sassy, and | think we shall be obliged to
give them a lesson. Ii they do not change
their tactics at once the only thing for US is
to send war-ships down there and give them
mischief"
THE CHILEAN VERSION.
Senior MOntt the official representative of
the Chilean Government, has just received
the following dispatch from the Chilean
Minister Of Foreign Affairs at Santiago:
IAN Investigation was instituted immedi-
ately and continues with all diligence, and
! is not yet finished. The trouble began in
! 0lave street and soon became a tumut. TIE
regular soldiers, police and special guard of
! the Iutendente restored order. OF the COM
batants, thirty Americans and eleven Chile
ans were committed before the judicial au-
thorties. They fought with knives. stones
and everything they could lay their hands
upon. There was one killed and several
wounded. 1t is estimated that 100 American
sailors from the Baltimore were on shore at
the time of the tumuIt"