Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-31
ChiIi's REQUEST Also shelved.
CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.
The Report of Egan's Intended Recall
Chill q Buffer.

The Report of Egan's Intended Recall
Chill q Buffer.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3L-No informa ton
could be obtained here last night concern
ing The report that Minister Egan has
been recalled from his post in Chill by
the United States government Secretary
Blaine was not in during the early part
OF the night and when he returned to his
house he retired for the night He stated,
however, earlier in the evening that
nothing concerning Gillian affairs would
be made public by the state department
last night. A broad smile overspread the
faces Of the state department officials yes
tsrday, after reading in the newspapers
l1rid statements as to our naval strength
as CON pared to that of Chill and predio-
tions as TO what war with Chilli would
mean. Few if any of them believe that
there is remote probability of war with
Chilli.
Has No Thought of Figqiing.
An official of the state department who
was recently at the seat of government of
Chilli, and is familiar with Chilian charac.
teristics, says:
Chill L ever had fight with foreign power
and never will have one. 1t has had internal
war and combats with the little republics about
il, but il knows better than to fight such q peo-
pie as those of this country. They are bluffing
US. 1t is their policy and their nature, They
invariab y abruptly refuse an overture from
o foreign country, and talk war and show
ugly disposition when anything of an interna-
tional nature Is provoked, willie at the same
time they mean to acquiesce The junta has
at time thought of fighting us or refusing
what we have demanded in regard to the
trouble at Valparaiso. 1t wants to make US
believe that ii would fight merely to impress
s--l-l.
fight If Necessary. 1t couldn't Withstand q
single boInbardment from our man-of-war,
Baltimore. now in the harbor at the seat of
trouble. 1t has neither the financial nor moral
resources to make or maintain war with any
body.
Valparaiso Owned by Foreigners.
Another opinion TO the same effect is as
follows:
Chili's only vulnerable point is Valparaiso
casual 81 udy of the interests which go to
make up Valparaiso will convince any one
that a war is altogether improbable and could
not be permitted even if the United States
government were disposed to go to war. Nine
tenths of the capital in the city of Valparaiso
Is owned by foreigners, OF whom the German
and English predominant. Ten years ago it
was estimated in official way that the
British interests in Valparaiso were seven-
tenths of the entire capital. Since that time
there has bee Ia a large influx of German capt.
tai, and it is probable that the relative
strength of the British possessions has been
decreased, but they are still large enough ard
Efficiently powerful to control or influence
the Gillian government
England viii Touch the Button.
When the proper time arrives to impress upon
Chill that the demand for PREPARATION made by
the United S-ates is imperative the British
commercial IL terests in Valparaiso will merely
touch the button and Chill will make the
amende honorable. bombardment of Val
paraiso, which would be the sum total and in
evitable result of a war between the United
States and Chi would result in the destruction
Of q large amount of British property, and,
while the Cbilans would dee to the interior
and remove the mselves from the scene of car
mage, British and German interests would be
the only ones IL at would suffer.