Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-15
HIS MIND MADE UP
The President Bound TO Force
Chill 10 Terms.
AFFAIRS ARE At A CRISIS
Re Wm Present the Csss ofnSisi'y 10
cenCess Soon, and AK fes
Power TO Act

has F<zctieally determined on the form
OF his special message concerning Chill
which IL is now expected he viii send 10
congress rot later than next Monday
There Is no doubt that this message,
together with . review Of all the cor
rsspondenee in the case. would have
been sent to congress last week had IL
not been for certain private advice
which the president q. that t.ae re-
eeived from Valparaiso.
Aasthsr Rsvsiutisa IhniasnL
This information wss to the effect
that Chilli was then on the brink Of an
ether revelation. and that for that
reason it might DO as we'll for
the United States to defer an
appeal TO congress for at least
few dayA This the president de-
cided to do. That the information ne
then received of the probability of an
other revolution was authentic was
shown by still later information re-
ccivsd by mail 1t appears that the
new administration in Chilli distrusts
the army and that some Of tho ox-olli-
GERS OF Balmsceds believe that they
can raise . revolt as soon a. an oppor-
tunity occurs.
VIII Appeal to Congress.
The president improved the delay in
snalyzing the correspondence. compil-
Yng the evidence as to the anti-Amer-
lean feeling in Chilli and collecting
various impudent and undiplematic
phrases used by Chill in the correspond
ence. This matter has been prepared
for publication. The president Is
now merely waiting for Judge Advo-
cate Remy TO forward his report. This
will form an important portion CT the
collection which the president will pub
Iish next weex. II is understood that
the president will point out in his
message that the executive branch OF
the government has gone as far in its
dealings with Chilli as it can under the
constitution, and that tho president
viii in direct terms ask congress to
give MIN power 70 take such further
action as may become necessary.
No Party Opposition.
There is little doubt that the re.
Spouse to this request Of the president
will be prompt and willing. 1t is un-
derstood that such prominent DEM
ocrats as Mr.. Blount of Georgia,
chairman Of the committee on
foreign affairs; Mr.. McCreary, of
Kentucky, who has seen much serv-
ice on that committee: Mr.. Chapman.
OF Michigan, another member Of the
foreign relations committee, and Mr..
Holman, chairman Of the appropria-
ton committee. have within the last
weel. assured President Harrison that
they would be ready to UPHOLD his
hand in whatever action he might see
fit to recommend. Apparently. there
fore, there viii be NO party OPP
position to whatever programme the
president may indicate. Nearly all the
Democrats who have been named, as
well as many others who have not seen
any of the correspondence with Chilli,
are outspoken in thsir declaration that
the United States can better afford a
war than 70 accept . dishonoratle
peace.
In congress it has been decided that
no resolution shall be introduced call
ing for tho CHILEAN correspondence
This is the advice Of Chairman Bleunt
of the foreign affairs committee. He
says In substance that such q resolu-
ton might increase the chances of hes
tilities aud that the president and Sec
rotary of state are in the better posi-
ton to Judge when the attention of
congress should be formally called to
the matter.
Concentrating the Navy.
In view of the crisis which Is evil
IDENTIFY approaching 1t is interesting to
note the gradual concentration of the
new navy in the direction of the Pa.
cifc waterA The gunboat Benning-
ton has Just arrived at Montevioeo aud
the Atlantis will reach there to-
day. The flagship Chicago, the Essex
and the Yautic are already at
Montevideo Tho Philadelphia, Con-
cord and Kearsarge are now in the
West Indies ready to sail southwark at
Any moment In the Pacific the San
Francisco and Charleston are ut San
Diego. the Baltimore and Mohican at
Ssa Francisco, the Pensacola at Homo
lulu. the Iroquois at Samoa. the Bos-
Ton u S3uo0 anu the orhtOWu u n
paradise.
Facts Against chill.
vALLxye,, Cal, Jan. 1A-The Balti.
more inquiry was completed late
Wednesday afternoon. II has lasted
six days and every aspect Of the
affair has been fully investi-
gated- The FIRST four days were
taken up with testimony Of the
men. who related their individual
experiences during the riot BY these
the facts were clearly brought cut that
the attack was premeditated End that
the police and soldiers aided the mob
In their deadly work. The hfth day
the medical ollcers Of the ship testified
IS 20 the wounds received by the Dslti.
more men aud as TO the criminal neg
lect of the wounded sailors in the
Valparaiso hospital. the authorities re-
fusing to treat the men Themselves
or allow the Baltimore's surgeons 10
de 50. Wednesday several senior OH
GERS testified - 70 the legal proceed
ings in Valparaiso. bringing cut clear
IL the utter failure Of the Valparaiso
court 10 establish anything TO the det-
riment of the sailors. and the care
which the judge exercised in avoiding
any questions that might bring forth
reflections On Tire Valparaiso police
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DEATH ~ Respected eoess.
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