The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-27


country cannot afford to go to war with
such diminutive country, where there
is no glory TO be won, even in victory
against all this higgling, stands the in
superable necessity Of maintaining our
dignity and station among the nations
of the world and provide an essential
barrier against future insults to our
citizens in foreign lands.
The Chilians hate an American with a
I fierce and unreasonable hate, which is
all the more dangerous. Captain Paul
| Boynton, who became thoroughly con-
versant with the characteristics of the
people during the war made by Chill on
! Peru in 18S0-S1. sit is useless for them
TO say that the acts of certain American
officials during the recent revolution in
that country aroused this enmity," says
Captain Boynton. "They have long
/ looked upon Americans with contempt,
and from conversations have had with
CHILEAN officers know they are possessed
with the idea that they can sail up to
Frisco any time they please and capture
this country. They have gained that
opinion from the representation of the
United States on the water and the
namby-pamby character of our foreign
policy.
''Ihe New York Sun calls them the
young whelps of the Pacific. They have
justly earned the title of the wolves or
sharks of the Pacific. went to Peru in
1880, having been engaged by Don
Nicholas de Perola, then dictator of
Peru, for the torpedo service, and con-
sequently saw the struggle made by
Peru against the CHILEAN buccaneers.
After the fall Of Lima [ was taken
prisoner, but, among many others, was
released on parole. One day in my
rubber suit, I padded out to the Ameri-
can man-of-war Adams, that was
anchored a short distance from slore,
carrying a small United States flag with
me. On my return l was hauled :, be-
fore the general commanding, who, in
towering rage, informed me til if was
caught carrying that flag again he would
have ME placed in the dungeon.
"There were about 40, 900 foreigners in
Lima, composed of Americans, English,
French, Germans, Belgians and Italians.
They were, generally speaking, among
the wealthiest inhabitants. Most of them
owned villas at either Miraflores or Char
illOs, resorts on the coast near Lima.
When the CHILEAN horde advanced on
these places the foreign residents hoisted
the flags of their respective countries
over their houses for protection. These
emblems were all respected except the
American flag. They sought out those
flags, tore them down and trampled
them in the streets, while the property
sought to be protected by their folds was
tiendishly destroyed.
cat the battle of Chorillos, where, by
the way, the Peruvians held them al bay
for over four hours, although outnum-
bered five to one, and the number of the
Gillian dead was 5000, just equal
to the original number of the defenders,
the Chilians finally captured the town,
and the first thing they did was to break
into the liquor stores, and soon there
was not a sober man among them. They
then shot and otherwise brutally muir
dered their prisoners. During the night
they burned and destroyed all the
houses from which the American fac
was flying. This was on the night of
March, 10, 1881. On that same night
DIR. Mclean, 50 years of age, who had
remained in town to take care of the
British minister's house, was wautonlv
by the Chllian soldiers. who
thought they had a 'gringo.' as they
contemptuously designated Americans,
in their hands.
"On March Il. 1881, they triumphantly |
entered Lima. The city at that time !
was quiet, owing to the action of the |
foreigners in forming guards and res
training fugitive soldiers. No sooner |
were they comfortably settled, however. /
and the Chiliun flag floating
over the capitol than they be-
gan systematic course of /
plumber and cruelty never before wit /
messed in civilized warfare. The nation |
u 'A~A"A was OOttA bitttsN StIilpSu, ana 4
and the surgeons were authorized to /
plumber the college of medicine. The 4
custom house at Callao was plundered in /
broad daylight, the CHILEAN officers pre- /
tending not to see il. The geological /
gardens We're thoroughly Quilted. the an.
imals boxed and shipped TO Chill, as were
also many shiploads Of property belong
ing to non-combatants. Notwithstand-
ing all this authorized plundering thew
imposed tax on the city of Lima of l.
600. 900 silver dollars monthly. An Of
hcer said to me that they could get more
than that if they would go up and take
San Francisco. There was a great num-
Der of Americans at that time in Lima,
and the CHILEAN soldiers We're savage to
sack their houses, bat for once the offic-
ers were wise and restrained them. The
cry of 'Morto los Gringos' to the
\ ankees-was heard every night from
the CHILEAN soldiers.
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Russian immigrants IN America NAV
not know much about the constitution br,