The morning call., 1892-01-26
THE CALIFORNIA DELEGATION.
The Dignity and Honor OF the Country
Must BE Upheld.

The Dignity and Honor OF the Country
Must BE Upheld.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-SOme correspondents
and local reporters who have sounded the Sena.
tors and Representatives In Congress on the
Chilean imbrOglio, the prospect OF war, etc, an
nouuce that they have found a great many DEM
ocraIs who are not at all IN sympathy with the
action Of the Administration to bring on war
with Chile, and that II the measure were intro
duced in Congress enough Democrats would be
found 10 defeat IL In the House. This does NOT
agree with the sentiments expressed 10 other
correspondents. There appears 10 be an almost
unanimous feeling IN favor Of backing up Presl-
dent Harrison, aud II may be said safely that
declaration OF war would be sure TO pass Con-
gress by an overwhelming majority.
Representative Loud said tonight: 81 do not
believe there Will be a war with Chile and l
hope there will not be. / think that Chile Will
make proper amends. or course thete Is only
one thing for our Government to do. We must
uphold The dignity OF our county and serve
noIice on the little thrd.rate South American
nations that they cannot insult us with impunity.
The uniform of our sailors should be protec-
lion 10 them. AS matters stand now American
officers, II they are TO be treated cIVIy, must
doff their uniforms and appear in disguise l am
not I'm favor OF war aud would be willing TO 60 as
far as any one to avoid II, but there come times
when il is unavoidable. liked the Presidents
message. Its tone was manly and dignihed."
sUsTAINs THE MESSAGE.
Senator FELTON, said: There Will be no war.
chile will make the araende honorable. We do
not want any war, neither does Chile. 1t would
be bumiliating for us 10 whip Chile. such an
affair could not be digniiied by the name OF war.
II would only be a chaslsement such as a father
would administer TO bis son with strap. The
Presidents message was good. 10 pleased me.
Those smalliTy South American nations must
be taught TO respect the United States While
there may be a few Democrats who on account
Of political bias would oppose the President in
any OF his recommendations, believe that the
great majority of Senators and Representatives
in Congress would vote 10 support President
Harrison In any war measure that might become
necessary. AT any rate this IS the way have
sized up the situation"
WAR a NECESSITY
REPRESENTATIVE Bowers was not radical Ia his
expressions IL know what it Is TO 20 tu war"
said he. II had four years OF II, and don't want
any more OF II, If can help it. But l don't be-
ueye i'm letting n little 'snip' OF "A country run
away with the Idea that The United States can
insuIted without resenting II. There are times
when war is an absolute necessity. It always
has been so from the very beginning, as history
proves and VIII always be So no matter TO what
bOasted CIVILIZATION We may attain. l think
Chile Will make proper PREPARATION. but
n she don't | am Ia favor OF giving her
alfred good licking. The most that we could
do, probably, would be to shell ValDar also and
perhaps take possession Ell IT, On account OF
lie mountain Businesses OF Chile her land de-
Tense would be almost impregnabe. The Chile
ans are a savage, ferOcious people, aud cruel In
warfare They would give us pretty hard
fight In the case OF hOstilltes neither San Fran
cisco nor san Diego would be in danger OF bonn.
baldment by Chilean war-shlps Their coal
would NOT last long enough for them 10 come up,
lombard our cities aud get away again. The
coal is the Key TO the whole situation. We could
nave a cOaling station at CallaO Peru.
Representative Mckenna's views agreed with
those OF Messrs FELTON,, Loud and Bowers. He
noped that there would be peace, but agreed en-
tlrely with the others that our Government
should show It's manhood. He did not look for
war with Chile.
WAR MAY BE AYERTED.
REPRESENTATIVES Geary and Camnetti thought
war would be averted by Chile making proper
amends, as II should do. They believed lEat our
Government was not altogether bamele>s In The
way 1t had conducted the Chilean matter through