Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-03
A BRITISH SOLUTION
OF THE REASON FOR THE TROUBLE
AT VALPARAISO,


cuses Americans in Chile of Connivine
at Various Peculiar Political Schemes.
LONDON, Nov. 3.-The Times Valparaiso
correspondent thinks he has solved the
problem why 'the United States, contrary
to national traditions, should have sup
ported the cause of despotism in Chile. y
Regarding the statement that Minister
Egan sought to negotiate reciprocity
treaty with Balmaceda, he asks: "What
kind of treaty could it have been to oc-
! cupy them at such critical moment,
especially as under the Mckinley act, the
exporters of only few American articles
could benefit thereby"
The correspondent proceeds: "The United
States Admirals have not displayed the
diplomatic talents of the French Admiral
Gervais. McCann gave Egan away by sup
plying the Congressional Government with
copy of Egan's letters, and Admiral Brown
has shown at least the greatest imprudence,
while Gherardi exposed the State Department
at Washington to ignominious defeat and
damning publicity at Hayti by declaring
Hippolyte bound to fulfill his verbal prom
ises and cede the Mole st. Nicholas to
the United States for a naval station. Part
of the bargain was that aid should be given
to Hippolyte to overthrow Legitime.
Business and the State Department.
minister Douglass supplemented this
by declaring that the object for which the
new feet of the United States was armed,
manned, equipped and supported by the
American nation, appeared to be in order
to overthrow one government in friendly
state and erect another willing to sell
its birthright and independence to
the United States He added that
there was an agent of New York
business house who appeared to be more
fully initiated into the secrets of the State
Department at Washington than he was.
practically, this policy adopted by the
United States toward Haiti was identical
with that followed in the case of Chile, the
discussion of the treaty proceed
ing secretly and Balmaceda in
tending to initiate Hippolyte
and deny verbal promises if it suited him,
meanwhile accepting American support.
Both Egan and Blaine we'll knew that the
Congressional Government would scorn to
entertain such treaty, as they recognized
that the American fleet must needs be pros
tituted to the defense of despotism
against liberty. Worse even than in the
case of Haiti have been the private interests
which this policy was intended to serve.
Egan is openly accused of having made
enormous contracts with Balmaoeda, while
Egan's son openly states that he, not his
father, was the contractor. Comment is
unnecessary.
Interests in the Nitrate Fields.
"In order that the magnitude of this in
clearly shown to the civilized world, it
must be borne in mind that after the failure
TO carry out the dictator's official order to
destroy by fire the great foreign interests
in the nitrate fields, owing to
the capture Of Tarspaca by the Congress
Balmaceda endeavored to obtain
0 loan from the United States upon the ST.
curity of the nitrate fields. This was an at
tempt at robbery, in which private
American interests 80 crudely exposed
by Mr.. Douglass would participate
Where those private interests would begin
and end the American nation is best able to
Judge. Had Balmaceda fulfilled his part in
this nefarious project, the United States
WOuld nave naO Qust tnrOWn In Unelf eyes
BY the acquisition of naval station in the
Pacific. This would have served as blind
% the private and darker side of the
picture.
Escape Of q Bogus Balmaceda.
"Other civilized nations are supremely
in knowing whether the people
IF the United States approve the applica-
cation of its new and formidable
navy to the support of this anarchical
policy. 1t will be remembered that
i supposed drunken sailor, believed
20 be Balmaceda, was hustled into the Ad-
niral's quarters on board the Admiral's |
1agship. AS American bluejacket uniforms |
10 not strew the streets of Valpa- |
-aiso, I have investigated the mat |
;er and have learned on good |
that the largest sailors
inform on the flagship was previously Sc
ected and sent ashore, and that in this dis
,uise Vidaurren, Balmacedist official who
vas implicated in the cold-blooded mas
acre of Chilean students at Locanas, was
,nabled to escape.
'T understand Admiral Brown has since
regret that he saved Vidaurren,
,ut it is generally believed here that his re-
ret proceeds from the fact that he intended
aving by means of the big uniform Bal
aaceda himself, whose height was excep-
ional."