New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-27
WHAT NAVAL OFFICERS FAY.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WARMLY PRAiNrp
MANY APPLICATIONS FOR ENLlSIMtNr


Ar THE NAVY YARD.
thinl, there viii lie war - said Captain Erben'
copm.,dant of the Navy Yard yesterday. ""hy
notf Wby shouldn't fight If Chill refuses 10
occcde to our demands. Popular sentiment Is no"
at such stage that Chill must either hgbt or apooSc'
II res,s entirely with Chill. The course OF the io'
minIstntlon Is approved by every patriotic American
a,,ivon who cares for the uttcances OF few con
,or,nt,le Mugwump papers who abuse everything ana
ovrvhoav except Chilli! This affair IS something WIN
which politics has nothing to DO Everywhere o"'
side OF New-Yorll City the people ana the press "o
unanimous for a vindicat1on Of the NauolaI ho'o''
was M in the northern part Of the State Il lew DAYS
ago. and met number of prominent Democrats, cN
cellent PEOPLE all OF them. good old substantial dyed
I'm wool Den0crats-yes, aud many Of them eve"
David b. Hill Democrats. They approved the COURSE
of the Administration t. Il man. tliiR that TIE
Presidents message Is one OF the most HHiH'e'9 S
papers ever pcnned II meets the cohuiuo'S Va wv
CHILEAN trouble exactly. do not DeHeNe u'uo gu,
offer Of arbitration has been made by Elgmhu' o"O
am not prepared discuss thnt phase OF the mater
ave have no further details here at the Navy '"ru
,ovond what has been published in tho newspapers.
II vnt Is declared tho Navy will try to meet every
cmerppncy IL looks as though we would have m'h
enough Judging from the applications am receiving
every day. Many applicants arc soldiers oil Ior'"o'
Adventures who want chance 70 hght ioF sI"'''
They are men who have been everywhere M" nav
everything. HctcUlly IL hH'-i'ph'"n 'N''
made appllcatlon. He was n manly, sodlery French
man. He had fought in Africa; he lad trhVciIed III
over The world and could speak half dozen ian
cuaces He admitted without tho slightest heSita-
lion that he had dismissed from the French army
lie was gallant fellow for all that and II VIC uoh
get him. Chill Will
The course OF the Government IS the right one
said Rear ldpr; John NJ. Il. Clltz yesterday in speak
ing Of the Chan situation. 81 think, however tat
the pre,cnt dcultc, can be settled without recourse
Ia war | have spent time in Gillian waters,
and while have doubt that Chill can BE- conquered
in time there are many difficulties In the way. 'hu
il remote and so Inaccessible that It will take a good
deal Of time 10 cnch her with any considerable force
An expedition formidable enough to conquer the cOtn
Try could not be ported In less than fifty or sixty
days 1t would take twenty five days sieamlng to
reach Valparaiso from san Francisco and vessels going
by the way Of Cape Horn through the Straits Of
Magellan could not get near enough TO do good ser
vice in less than fifty sixty days The tine could
be lessencd by transporting troops across tie con
tnent 10 san Francisco. The neutrality Of the IsthmuS
Of Panama will make IL impossible 10 send roqp- across
that body Of land to Aspinwall. II Peru woum side
with the United STATES, her unirfendly attitude
toward Chill might induce her do, she would allow
us to coal vesses ut her ports. In return We would
have 10 protect Peru. The length Of time that war
against Chill would last depends upon what We wish
from her. The blockade OF the ports and tho
occupation Of the territory OF foreign country arc
easy matters. H0sultles would last longer thdn
Is commonly supposed.
In the event Of war think that England would not
take SIDES with Chill. From the first Great Britain
has tried to bring about reconciliation. am GER
tain that much injustice has been done to our
Minister Mr. Egan. have met many naval officers
who speak Of him In the highest terms, and am OF
tho opinion that lie has represented the United states
In "A proper and dguined manner
4 imminent officer OF the Navy the red
llst who has held Of the highest places In the
Naval force q the United states. and who has seen
con .idcrabe service IN Chnn waters was requested
1, express himself on tho course TINT this Government
had pursued In dealing with the Chilan question aud
In upholdns The dignity Of the navy ..,,,., .
suppose Ny interest iu the affair not great
r - a. rtircG 0nr.r o., tbn Nav Iy"uId b"ys
offered HI, services a. the Government immediately
the declaration OF war. know that should have
done 50 at any rate The PIc.idcnt. me,...se wa' IN
SAID nor no lcss than the occasion domnndcd
Tho evidence taken by Adrocate General Romy IN r.
street, ~ Valparaiso u To my mind true statement
Of facts, while the finding, OF the Gillian Judge Of
Il CHILEAN rbble. We Navy officers have all seen more
l,s,- service In south American water, aud under
stand the ~ the Gillian people the ~
our citizens do not. The lower classes in chm are
not To hc compared with the lower class in New
that they do not In way Get access 10 IN" daily
newspapers and keep themselves reasonably well in.
are far different from the lower they ara ~ pure
Castllian blood. Intelligent and well educated.
As FOR myself. think that the Ignorant animosty
Of the Chian Il the class will I'm spite
~ the efforts Of their official, until they have received
good thra,,Ins that Will lnstil in them wholesome
regard for IN" Uniform Of the United states Navy.
How do | think the Presidents will be
regarded abroad That f. matter Of no concern for
people. ! Imagine. Tho assault a most nm
pnrl0nablc outrage from first 10 last. and warranted
the strongest for the securing OF redress
Secretary rncy has acted I'm that must elicit the
admiration of all Naval officers, for his cotr,
has done much 10 hnild the Navy and establish
II the prestige which 1t should have had long ago