New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-17
THE GILLIAN REVOLT.
WHAT A FRIEND OF BALMACEDA SAYS.
BASIS OF MISLEADING REPoRrs-Dip rlsl''A
DENT BALMAcEpA VIOLATE THE OoNSii-
rUr1oNi-THE CoAMuoNIsTs ohAli
usEp-1Ts LEADERS ARE Elk.
coxnpt,esN fFN--WHAT THEY

WASHINGTON, April 10 (oPeo@V'A" w - "a
recent conversation WIN a 49, Co..
Tho tribune. O spapish-American VINO was Ti
r,r in the diplomatic service OF one Oh ho
contS American republics, who is thoroughly famiiat
with the Language, laws and pohtcal lhsuVu,inS Vi
those countries and whose opportunities 10 OBTAIN "
opent and correct information are eNceheht' uooA up
the cudgel in behalf Of President Baimaceua Oh Oi
m vigorous style. At the outset he remarked:
Al e., rncb Of the information published in foreign
..,'aners about South American affairs Is untrust-
.,hv and misleading. l attribute this more |" ~
onco than TO malice bad faith, as rule, DuI IA
snoct to the present trouble in Chill have DO ooupO
that many Of the publications have been inspreu ~
malicious as well interested persons, IN orucr !"
sorve their own unworthy purposes. The insuricc-
| .,ano,, rartv. or Coadonsts, as they arc Detter
r in Chilli seem to be so conscious Of the inJusuce
"a .ho,r attacks upon President Balmaceda ana MS Au
n,inistration that OF them are ready 10 IeeoE'
opv means to bolster their prctenslons sOioa" anu
| encourage their partsans at home
az, nust be borne in mind, order to understand
certain facts respecting the Gillian troubles maU te
Fnropean jobbers will not forgive Chh INC hrih anu
dIrnlaed course followed by tho Government III eBaru
N the settlement of the international questions grow
Inc ont of the late war with Peru and Bolivia nor
u they forgive II Its stanch opposition to the con-
TRACKS proposed TO Peru by the Engnsh Dohuhouers,
nor the rejection of the Dreyfus clam' nor Ie failure
NJ the efforts lately made 20 secure the reahNuon Vi
it,o
| King, And on the other hand, the Coalition VIII
MAYER forgive President Balmaceda the exposure on us
refnrious Intriges and the defeat Of It's ambitious
| MANS However the ,Coallticnlsts pretend TO make
believe that the insurrectionary movement opeys the
imnulsion of The Congressional majority (WHICH eoeS
TO prove by the way, that it is not popular up
rslnv) without taking in consideration mat II INC
Coalition had been, 1t Is claimed, the mistress
Of the situation on the legal ground the revolt against
Tho executive power would have been fortoi, an u-
caIIed-for display OF law1essness and violence IN
decd IL Is self-evldent that the unwafrahtaOie
pretensons Of the Coalition had been but the genuine
and peaceful manifestations Of the aspirations Oh uc
neonle the chief OF the executive power woulu nave
been unable to resist the demands OF the national WILL
without resortng to violent measures that would nave
wondered him tpso facto subject TO be impeaced anu
nrosecuted by Congress under the provisions OF the
| Constitution.
Nevertheless 1t is the so-caled majority OF Con-
yress which, trampng under foot its own oaths' mas
r.voted against the law arOgatng not only the rght
"a interpret the letter and spirit OF the Consutuoh III
accordance with It's own interests and views Dut aIso
the right to enforce It's own interpretations IL wou"
Ia n matter OF laughter, not the destnies oil
natior nj stake to hear the talk about Congressional
DoIecoes, CONGRESSIONAL Army and Navy dictator
| CHM and other things equally untrue, when IL Is
known full we'll that the whole affair Is conihea 10
desperate struggle for power started under the auspices
and for The exclusive benefit Of gang OF pohuc1' "u
vcnturers Have they forgotten that the CohSu'uuo"
&c eGually binding upon ALL and that 1T expressly Pro
;fbits any branch of the Government any person. of
op,, assembly of persons, from attrbutlng 10 ltSei
oyer under pretext Of extraordinary circumstances
any authority or rights other than those expressly co
ferred upon It by the laws. All acts In cohtraVeh'o
% tbis article are null and void Surely the wrongs
and abuses Of authority imputed to I'resdept
do not Justify in the least the arbitrary anu OMNIBUS
~
Congress for it must be remembered tiat thlS
Concressiona party has It's leaders members OF
ropc which Is no longer in existence Inc ne"
Congress which was elected this month has not ScV DC
am 70 cxercise its functions and viii not do so until
lime /. unless sooner convened In extraordinary SeS
| sion.
| aAcan the Government OF Chilli IS not based upon
Tho parliamentary regime as laid down by the radicei
| doctrines consecrated by the French Convention
bnt on the sound and orderly principles Oh inc rep
raeortatve SYSTEM which the political creed VI
tho modern Liberal school. Thus, among tne specii
mowers assigned the President OF the kepuohc O5
tho CHILEAN Constitution Is that OF appointing @i'u
diminishing ut his will the Secretaries OF state anu
mcors NJ tho Departmeuts, the Councillors OF state
~ his own selection, the Diplomatic and consular
,cents and all other agents accredited abroad, the
Governors Of DEPARTMENTS the Intendants of Provinces
Tho Judges the clergy, the nrmy and navy ohcers le
commandments OF place, down. as somebody mas sau 10
tho doorkecpers Of the public Offices THIS aihoS'
unlimited p)wer as 1t be readily seem secured 70
the Chief OF tho State up to the PRONUNCIATION OF tue
Law Of Incompatibility" Of which President Bama'
coda bas been one OF the warmest advocates, the
absolute right TO put into practice at his pleasure the
| famous American maxim TO the vlctors belong the
spoils.'
awhat arc the principal charges against President
Balmacedal"
DWELL. at It's last session the Gillian Congress re-
fused TO pass the annual budget and the President
resolved TO provide for the most urgent needs Of the
pubc service at home and TO meet the engagements OK
the Nation abroad. In making charge against PreS
dent Bamaceda on this ground the Coaltonists nave
not shown high degree Of shrewdness, In view Oh inc
clear and precise requirements of the Constitution
The duty OF the Executive In regard to the Dudge u
der the Constitution, has been performed when ne
has submitted to Congress, within the first hIteeh
DAYS Of the ordinary session. the general account OF the
income and expenditures of the preceding year. TO-
aethcr with the plan scheme of taxation pFoposeo
for the ensuing year. Upon Congress- therefore, de-
wolves the constitutional duty Of studying and voting
the budget after amending or approving It,
OF course after the budget is voted becomes the
duty OF the President, under the Constitution 10 col
Ic the taxes and imposts authorized by Congress and
IN expend them In accordance with the laws. l sup
nose no intelligent man will combat the idea that o
budget law is useful and indeed necessary and Con
cress aid other legislative bodies will never show too
much zeal in the preservation OF the fruits OF one
of the greatest conquests of modern civilization.
And yet 1t 10 be most unjust to denOunce as
crime on the part Of President Balmaceda an act
which was done by several Of his official predecessors
Did the Gillian Congress take no. action in those
casesl"
"None whatever. Why, think most Of tho Gillian
Presidents have done including Bamaceda himself
and mt o time when Of the most conspicuous
members Of the present coalition, including Messrs
| rdu zuriz nd 1t high
honor to themselves to be counted among the Minis
ters They have governed the country, In many In
stances without regular budget law, with the knowl
edge and consent of the whole nation, and without the
slightest protest the part of Congress against such
violations Of tho letter of the Constitution, the Pres
den OF the Republic being allowed to act to the best OF
his ability In the interest Of the people, and under
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