The sun., 1892-01-14
MORE GILLIAN WAR TALK.
AN ARMY OFFICER PREDICTS WAR
WITHIN SIN UEEkS
Democratic Congrc .smcn Growing Restless
Over the Delay OF the Pre- csident In Sead.
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Ing the Correspondence to Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. - Many Democratic
members OF Congress arc growing restive
over tho delay OF the President in communi.
eating the Chilan correspondence to Con.
grcss. and some of them believe that the
timo has come for Congress to tako some
action. Representative O'Neill of Massachu.
sctts called on Chairman Blount of the For
eign Affairs Committee and told him that
he had 1t in mind to introduce n rcsolu.
tion asking the President to inform the House
whether tho press representations OF COL
Remy's investigations on tho Baltimore had
been officially authenticated. and declaring
that II they had been casus beli existed be-
tween tho United States and Chill. Mr. Blount
cautioned Mr.. ONeill to be careful. reminding
him that war was serious thing, and declar-
ing that the initiative ought to bo taken BY
tho President rather than by Congress-
Mr.. O'Neill replied that ordinarily the Presi-
dent ought to tako the initiative. but that
while ho had faith in tho patriotism OF Mr..
Harrison, he believed that he was surrounded
by nsidious influences tending to restrain
him from properly asserting the dignity OF the
United States. He said that he. for one, and
many other Democratic members Of Congress
believed that the time had como for the United
States to declare before tho world that her flag
and her senmcn were to be respected in every
part of the world. Ho significantly asked how
long Great Britain would havo delayed exact
ing satisfaction for such an outrage upon her
scamen. Mr.. Springer. who stood by while Mr..
O'Nel was talking with Mr.. Bount. was asked
what he thought of tho situation. He dnlo-
t%nk %raksay css rssfs; mr. Hrsat many Democrats
csv1S ,sp from r Of the the wc ns e
Valparaiso yesterday said: In six weeks u
Gs Sa Seeye @SyHs
.tnl hap
% for Just W What IS the sentment oi tSs
people Of Chill us manifested to tho officers. Of
paraiso. par and is Undoubtedly honest in the eX:
prsSions made Ind yet It nay hs said that
affairs. as vie Viewed a from an % ofca standpoint.
change Or Or which Sarrants tho officer Quoted
despatch has been sent to Minister Egan con.
yyth ss Defi fes
is ready to precintate a conflict while negoti-
s Rendng aRd % th such in
As to the second it is not tho practice in dip.
lomatic corresrondence to betray any
snes Gr ros and 1t wGd S. ns1 Rsas
men conducting tho negotiations for tho
United ,, States are not typos in the art Of
Of the correspondenee that has been furnished
kept up closely day by day. He is going
through it rs a trained LAWYER would to pre-.
pare q brief for presentation to the court. It
Is said that no has analyzed 1t SO far as to be
convinced OF the insincerity of the Chilian
Government in its dealings with the United
States. and the presence Of an intense anti
American feeling. as has already been made
manifest on the part Of Chill.
The President desired to have the case be.
Advocate General Remy was sent to San Fran
cisco to conduct the examination OF tho Baltf-
more sailors upon the riot and assault upon
them. Tho testimony thus adduced It Is said
with the Judge Advocate-Genorars findings
based thereon. will form an appendix to the
correspondence when it Is sent to Congress.
II this is tho case. tho budget will not reach
hemy WIZ not reach Washington before
Of tho evidence has been telegraphed
tho President every day during the
inquiry. It has not been decided BY the Presi-
dent whether his comments on the corre-
spondence will take the form OF u message to
Congress or a ,despatch to Minister Egan. In
either case his friends expect that no will
make dgnifled but forceful presentation OF
acceptable to the country. Should 1t be sent
to Minister Egan for presentation, to the
Chilian Government. it may be considered BY
tho officials Of that country as an ultimatum.
Senor Montt and Secretary Blaine have had
no conference for two or three days. A report
tonight. credited to a close friend of Mr..
Blaine. says that the Secretary has become
convinced that the Chilian Government does
not intend to apologize, An effort was made
sent word to the reporter that he had nothing
TO