Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-29
THE CHILEAN AFFAIR.
Naval Ofhcers Think We Shall Yet Have
Trouble With That Country.


1t seems to be honestly expected by officers
Of the naval service that there will yet be
trouble with Chile. They have little or no
faith in he stability Of the peace, and predict
that the Chilean feeling against the United
States viii soon burst the bonds of diplomatic
restraint and show itself in some overt act of
antagoniim- Said an officer Of high rank to-
day:
ASAyAL OFFICERS VIEWS.
"The aatagonism felt by Chileans toward the
United States is only stimulated by this sub
mission TO our demands. and / honestly look
for a rupture between the two countries before
many months are over. 1 venture to say that
il Bobby Evans goes back there with the
Yorktown and stays any length Of time at Val
paraiso there will be trouble aud come one will
get hurt. The news that there is TO be din
ner given to Senior Malta in appreciation of his
attitude In the case is the surest Indication of
the feeling that exists down there"
FUTURE MOVEMENT OF THE YORKTOWN.
II is not surely known whether or not the
Yorktown will be sent back from Callao. but
there seems to be q feeling that she viii be
kept there until the first burst of resentment
on the part of the Chilean populace has passed.
No orders have yet been sent to either tho Dos
ton or the Yorktown.
MR.. ASIA BUnUAGA's RETURN.
Mr.. George Asia Buruaga, exchange daft
flares of the Chilean legation in this city. has
returned to Washington from New York,
where he has been spending the past week or
20. He says that he was kept busy explaining
che true state OF things in Chile to the news
paper men there. who had some remarkable
ideas of the country.
DOESN'T BELIEVE THE STORY.
The statements published this morning that
it was being said in Santiago that Secretary
Elaine mislcd Minister Montt in the negoti-
ations receives varied degrees of credence In
governmental circles. 1t would appear that
the dispatch from Chile is based largely on the
surmises OF an Official OF that government. who
apparently has no direct knowledge of the
facts he asserts. A Chilean. ROW resident here,
who takes liberal view of both sides, said this
morning:
Il do not believe the story. or course your
view of the subject is a patriotic one from your
side, as is mine from my side, yet everything
considered, do not believe the story. see?
Take a balance and put Mr.. Blaine on one side
and Senior Montt on the other and watch the
pointer. See which way it will turn. That is
all, and he swung on his heels with lady or
the tiger air" that left ample room for specu-
lation.
WARNER DENIES THE INTERVIEW.
The attention of Mr.. Dewitt Warner, q
member of Congress from New York. WAS to-
day called to certain articles which have ap-
peared in the London Times and Daily Teie-
graph criticising President Harrison for COM
ulunicatlnb me Cnllean message 10 COnSr6S
after having been informed by Minister Montt
that Chile TO tender an apology. The
Times and Telegraph base their articles on
purported interview with Mr.. Warner cabled
to London by the Dalziel agency, in
which tho New York Congressman stated
that he had it from reputable authority
that Mr.. Montt, the Chilean minister. had
informed Secretary Blaine and Presden.
Harrison on Saturday that an apology would be
rendered by Chile.
That is not true said Mr.. Warner, decisively
after reading the cable dispatch alluding 20 the
purported interview. Il have given out no
such interview that and, 30 far as have
stated OF heard, the facts are not as suggested,
though, of course. l do not know what may
have occurred. This is the first intiInation |
have had that anything was definitely known
on Saturday last TO Chile's intention to
apologize"