Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-21
But ONE RESULT
Can Follow if the United States
and Chilli Go TO War,
And That VIII Be She'll Be So Ever.
lastingly Licked
That She viii Have to Take a
Seat Away Back
AMONG HER SISTER SOUTH AMERI.
CAN REPUBLICS.

such is the Opinion Expressed by Senator
Hale, "a Close Friend of Secretary
Biaine--Our Navy VIII Soon BE One of
the Best in the World-We See the
Mistakes of the European Powers in
Building Navies and Take Advantage
Thereof-Secretary Tracy Denies Some
False Reports.
NEW YORK, Jan. 21,-A Washington
special to The World gives an interview
had by its correspondent with Senator
Hale, close friend of Blaine. He said
he did not expect war with Chilli. He
thought there would be a proper recog-
milton ON the part of Chill of her fault:
that the affair would be properly adjust
and that an apology and reparation
would be made by her. He thought
that thA present government of Chill was
embarrassed by the popular sentiment
down there against the United States,
winch makes the task of the Chilian gov
ernment very difficult.
Continuing, Senator Hale said:
If the Ckilian government is coerced
by public sentiment into hostile acts
winch leave us but one course that
course IS War-fortunately we are i'll a
condition OF preparation entirely differ
ellu from what our condition was a few
years ago. We have got at least four
teen formidable ships that can be con-
cehtrated IN Chlllan waters. and we
nave got ia guns against thirty-six Of
the entire Chilian navy. There is no
reason to believe that in the end the
lssne would be doubtful,
"lf ii comes to war" he add. "it
should be prosecuted with the utmost
Vlgor and o. course, but one result con
Iol00W. Ihat IS the crushing defeat of
Cillh, the entire humiliation of her
navy, ana the lndennification of the
United states for all our expenses out of
the valuable property i'll the control of
the Chlllan government. Peru wou'1
form an alliance with us and Chill
would take a very secondary place in the
South American continent"
We Benefit by Their Mistakes.
The senator, i'll conclusion, said that
in half dozen years from now we
would have, not the largest and most
expensive navy in the world. but the
best cruising ships. the best light-draft
smaller ship, and the best war ships in
the world, without the expenditure of
one-fth of the money that European
powers have expended on their navies.
Senator PeGer's Views.
"'War with Chill would he an absurd
ity, an ineycasable folly" said Senator
PETER. "It IS something not to be seri-
ously thought Of by sensible people. The
is perfect foolishness. Let
the president and the state department
handle the matter cautiously and with
proper delih ration. and in the course of
time believe we could arrive at an ir- |
understanding. Later we
would ask for indemnity, and it seems
to me that any reasonable request for
financial reparation to the fa1ni-
lies of the men killed would be
fayorably responded to. The statement
that 60,0O0.o00 of people-the bigge,t,
richest and most prosperous nation on
eartb-shoud entertain the idea of war
with little country like Chill is an alb /.
surdity. We know better, and orr
knowledge should be apparent in or
actions. Les us set the little fellows a
good example"