The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-02-18
THE. GILLIAN AFFAIR.

tory adjustment in the main; the
menacing war cloud no longer
marring the serene beauty of the
austral sky, it may not be amiss to
try for glance behind the veil,
and discover, if We may, something
of the strue ipwardness" of that
affair, s'oMNEM coRUscARE, ArRuM
NON EST" is time honored max
i'm which is, by Interpretation, "All
is rot gold that glitters. 1t is in
no sense certain, and IN view of
the facts of the case, as they ap-
pear in the published correspond
ence between the two governments,
reasonably probable, that the pres
ent administration has gathered
from 1t golden honors to the Uni
ted States. The effort has been
made, and is still continued, with
unusual energy, to furbish up the
whole transaction, and impart a
surface luster so brilliant as to
dazzle the eyes of the people, and
conceal the underlying reality from
sight. But the attempt will fail.
Tinsel will not hold its luster, and
very soon betrays the substratum
of base material of which the pre-
tended golden structure Is built up.
Primarily; it was not in the
highest degree creditable to the
United States to assume so offens-
;vely hostile an attitude towards the
weak Republic of the Southern
Continent. From the start, the
manner of the administration was
arrogant and oppressive; bullying,
not diplomatic. But Chill is weak
and the United States are mighty,
and therefore the bullying policy
was entirely safe, even though not
entirely respectable. But in very
recent misunderstanding with Eng
land, concerning the Scaling bust
ness in the Behring Sea, the dis
cussion was conducted with the
utmost gravity. courtesy, patience
and moderation. That was right.
There was no bull ylng In that mat
ter, England would not stand that,
and Mr.. Harrison ET AL, well knew
it. John Bull never Lacks pluck,
whatever else he may lack, and has
never been renowned for the chris
tian virtue of meekly turning the
left cheek to an assaiiant after be-
ing hit on the right. On the con-
trary. he always doubles his fist
and wickedly hits back, straight
from the shoulder. Hence it would
not do tc bully him, unless intent
upon a fight. Besides with his
usual prudence he had prepared
somewhat for the contingency of
war in the event of the failure of
diplomacy, and accordingly the
adjoining seas were soon swarming
with British war ships, command
ed by reliable fighters. Conse-
quently Mr.. Harrison, and the rest
of them, abstained from all POM
posity of manner, and were as
mild as missionaries in heather
land, while dealing with that pow
er. We find no fault with this.
Courtesy and moderation are al
ways right. But while it was
proper to be courteous to England
in that controversy, it was not
right to be arrogant to Chill. The
weak are quite as deserving of
courtesy as the strong, and for the
very reason that they cannot COM
pei it, the great and strong ought
to generously give it.
But this is not all. Chill was
not the first to give offense. The
recent civil war in that country
was life and death struggle. 1t
was the attempt of people be-
trayed and outraged, to recover
their liberties, and release them
selves from the clutch of as vile a |
scoundrel and tyrant as ever reign
ed or fell. And it is notorious,
that thoughout that contest Mr..
Egan, U. S. Minister to Chilli, |
openly favored the cause and gave
such "aid and comfort" to that ty-
rant as he could. As the declared
friend of Balmaceda, he was the
enemy of the people, and was SO
by them, and only his Of
fetal character saved him from
their vengeance. His conduct is