Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-18
THE ,H LEAN TROUBLE,
A Peaceful Solution May Yet he
Found.

WASHINGTON, Jan. i0.-The Nom.
beers OF Congress are awaiting with In
terest the publication Of the Chilean
correspondence. There is u belief en-
tcrtained by some members that n
peaceful solution will DO found, and
that, while the situation Ia grave, war
Will not result. IL IL understood that
tho position assumed by the United
states Ia that an apology must be made
by Chile, anu there win then follow
the question Of indemnity. Some foar
II entertained that Chile Is asserting
her Independence aud freedom from
outside pressure, and that she may by
prOcrstination bring about n state OF
things which will terminate in a
rupture OF the relations between the
two countries, and hostillties may then
eDsue. Though this latter IL regarded
unlikely and improbable, the members
who express themselves In pacific
manner also intimate very plainly,
however, that they Will not be back.
ward In unfolding the Administra-
ton In steps necessary to maintain tho
National dignity and self.respect.
One Senator called attention to tho
intense national pride OF tho Chilean
people As accounting for the delay Of
the government In making repaTatlon.
He said that President Mont was IN a
position beset with difficulties. No
doubt his disposition was 10 make
amends for the Baltimore" outrage,
but TO do 80 without cautiously lead
ing his people TO believe that he was
not saorihcing the national dignity,
which would bring down on his nd.
ministration the wrath OF sensitive
nd A. ait.sH K,.snF.1.s ..,I
another revolution. "rhey have to
talk to tho galleries down there lust as
we do here said the senator,
Diligent Inquiry at the war depart.
ment falls TO disclose any warlike pre-
paration Ia the army. Men are at
work on the Notifications around San
Francisco, but this work was begun
last spring, before there were any sug-
gcstions Of war with Chile.
FOR THE COMFORT OF cAIIFoRSrAss
who were represented as defenseless, IL
may be stated, on the authority OF ord
nance officer, that tho Golden Gate Is
defended by tfteen'inch guns, which,
though smoothbores, are yet most for
mldnble weapons. Experiments msdo
at Sandy Hook with guns Of this size
have shown that tho powder charge
may be largely increased, compared
with what was regarded rs safe charges
during the war.
The improvements Ia slow burning
powder made this possible, and now y
tifteen-inch smoOthbore with = charge
OF 1880 pounds OF powder will throw q
proloctile weighing 45O pounds dis
lance OF nearly four miles. At 100
yards, the usual naval fighting dis.
lance, this heavy shot will penetrate
ten inches Of armor, and the Chlleans
have rs yet no vessel that could with.
stand such proiectiles.
A curious outcome OF the present
agitation was the publication by the
war department TO-DAY Of n convention,
framed AZ long ago us 1864, 10 which
the United States and Chile have
since signiied their adhesion. In
view Of the allegations made to the
effect that the Chileans practice In
human bRrbarities in war, such as mas
sacring prisoners aud wounded men
and muiIlAting dead bodies, II may be
reassuring TO our soldiers TO know that