St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-01
MONTT is ANXIOUS.
Correspondence to BE Withheld
in the Interest of Peace

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Senor Mont,
the CHILEAN minister, had long confer
ence with Secretary Blaine today. 1t
continued for more than an hour. Senior
Montt was not able to communicate to
Mr.. Blaine the names of the new GILLIAN
cabinet. and Mr.. Egan has not commu-
nlcated them to the department. The
CHILEAN minister is earnestly DESTROYS of
satisfying the demands of this govern
ment upon Chill, but according to all
reports he is not able to impress upon
his home officials the deSirab ility of
complying with them.
He is advised by a. number of diplO-
mats here, including Sir Julian Paufice-
fote, the British minister, that Chill
cannot afford to enter upon a conflict
with this country, and that she would
be wholly unwarranted in refusing to
apologize for the assault upon the Balti-
more's sailors in Valparaiso. Senior
Montt. it is said, is duly impressed with
the gravity of the situation and the
earneStness with which the United
States will press its demands for repara-
ton, bat finds himself unable to make
such representations as will satisfy the
United States government and which he
is confident ought to be made. His only
hope is in temporiZing until the Gillian
government can be brought to take his
view OF the situation, when All amicable
adjustment can be easily reached.
@The correspondence OH the subject is
voluminous. and is being prepared for
transmission to congress. The contents
of the communications are such that
were it to go to congress without an
accompanying apologize message from
the CHILEAN authorities, it would create
q
authorizing declaration of war would
go through the house with whlrl, even
without a request from the president.
Senior Montt has been advised of this
fact, and it doubtless has much to do
with influencing his opinion and course
of action. He does not want that cor
reSpOndence to go to congress without
some explanation. at least, from his
government to mitigate its present I'M
pleasant features.
With reference 10 the telegram of ex-
Mayor Grace, of New York, to the Chill
ian authorities that Mr.. Blaine alone
restraints the cabinet from sending an
ultimatum at once. it may be said that
it does not truly represent the case.
Secretary Blaine said today: 81 did not
know that l was war man. ] rather
thought was peacefully inclined. But
am for maintaining the dignity of the
United States government and its power
to protect its citizens and soldiers when
abroad. If that leads to war, then l am
for war: if it leads. as / believe it will,
{ to peace, then l am for peace"
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE Santiago De
Chill correspondent Of the Times today
affirms on what he declared to be the
highest authority, that Chill would not
feel Inundated in helping to the utmost
of her power to terminate peacefully
and in a manner honorable to both her
/ self and the United States the conflict
which. but for the lengthy and secret
form of criminal procedure followed in
Chill, which has allowed of constant
false reports hostile to a good under
standing to be propogated abroad, could
|. never have attained such exaggerated
proportions. The correspondent saws
it is evident that there are firebrands
who are anxious for the Inauguration of
a war which would be disastrous to the
best interests of both the countries con-
cerned. -