, 1892-01-26

WASHINGTON, Jan. ga majority of
the members OF CONGRESS we're interviewed
soon after adjournment today. Below is
given the various views expressed upon
the situation of tho Chilean American
embroglio.
Harmer Of Pennsylvania, another
member Of the committee, said if our
country can receive PREPARATION and salts.
faction without the awful consequences of
war he should avoid it. but not at the sac
riice of the flag and the rights of our
citizens.
NcMillin of Tennessee SAID that while
the message was in a belligerant tone, he
thought We should be able to settle the
matter without war.
Sockless Simpson of Kansas thought IL
ridiculous and a disgrace for this country
to 90 to war oil the pretext given in the
evidence. The message sounded like a
special plea to get the Irish vote. He
thought the president was deslrous of get
ting up a row to secure a denomination if
he couldn't get it any other way. The
proper course to pursue was to appoint a
commission to investigate the whole sub
ject.
Springer of Illinois said: THE mes
sage seems TO be entirely exparte in its
statements and does not disclose the case
presented by the Chilean government. L
presume the case OF Chile will appear in
the correspondence and after all the facts
are known the probabilities are the case
will be presented in a different light. In
any event, the facts are disputed. and
while they are in dispute we would not
be justified In going to war without fur
Their investigation. There Is no necessity
for haste and [ am satisfied that when
this investigation shall have been made
and it is found the Chilean government is
to blame, that government will make
ample apology and PREPARATION. If the
facts can't be agreed upon the case for
arbitration will be presented and the in
teTvention OF the foreign powers should
be invoked. There should be no resort
to war until all efforts have been exhausted
to secure a peaceful solution.
Breckenridge of Kentucky thought the
message an excellent document, an ex-
cellent presentation bv an admirable law
yer of a case he is prosecuting against an
adversary. He hardly thought it a states
manlike message to a great people about
q question oil war with a very small
country in the throes of civil war, es-
pecially where the cause of the %offense
grew out of the belief that our minister
and navy had sided against them. He
didn't think re ought to have war but
this opinion was provisional.
Oates OF Alabama was for war. He
thought the message well timed and con-
sentative in tone If the demands are not
complied with and suitable reparatlon
made, he is right to break off diplomatic
relations, and not only that, but the gov
ernment ought to send a competent force
there to respect our flag. I'm uttering
this, said Oates, lin my Judgment | am
uttering the sentiments of the old
Southern rebels. Old Southern soldiers
respect this flag as our flag and if insults
are offered 1t they are prepared to fight
like devils for the maintenance of the
honor of this country. If Chile doesn't
apologize, We ought to send enough men
and vessels down there to whip hell out OF
her. Capt. Schley of the Baltimore ex-
ercised great forebearance. If l had have
been there in his stead [ would have torn
the Chilean town to pieces
Representative De Witt Warner of New