St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-26

would have the government assume en-
tire control and regulate the employ
ment of its resources in a systematic
and economical way The facts ought
TO be fully understood and the scheme
considered on its real merits.
HARRISON'S WAR ESSAGE.
President HARRISoN's long-delaye ed
CHILEAN message has been laid before
congress, and Secretary BLAINE has at
tached his signature to a vigorous ulti-
matum. Until reply is received from
President MoNTT here the matter rests.
In the absence Of the latter from San
tiagO BLAINE'S note has been given to
Senior PEREIRA, minister of foreign
affairs, who requests few days delay
before making answer.
Meanwhile, and pending action OIL the
ultimatum of Secretary BLAINE, our adj
miniStration has been automatically in
formed that Minister EGAN is persona
non grata in Gillian official circles.
This, together with the late ignoring of
Minister MoNTr in Washington. and
opening of direct communication be-
tween Secretary BLAINE and President
MoNTT, places both EGAN and the
CHILEAN minister to one side, and, per-
hapS, clears the decks for action.
President HARRIsoN's message throws
but little light upon the question. Prac
llr n rofi
corning his belfigerent attitude toward
the Chilians, but il affords us no clear
insight into the true status of the affair
other than has been published from
time to time i'll the daily press during
the past six weeks. The message SkipS
lightly enough over the facts antecedent
to the attack on the III sailors Of the
Baltimore in Valparaiso. The part that
PAT EGAN played during the CHILEAN
revolution resulting in victory for the
Congressional party is most gingerly
treated. Much that has been given the
press from authentic CHILEAN, English,
Spanish and German sources is sup
of the president the fullest indorse-
ment, and his Conduct. judged by the
tone of the message, is above criticism.
Divested of verbiage the message, vir-
tuallY, is plea to congress for
aid in sustaining the acts of Min
lister EGAN. and, incidentally. the
HARRISON administration, without &C.
cording us full and fair perspective
of the present ominous condition. The
president, it is believed, miSjudges the
temper of the people if he imagines that
anything short of perfect understand
ing of the prologue, as well as the cpl
logue. of this casus beIi will be at all
satisfactory. 1t is not IN the nature of
American sense of justice to proceed
directly to war with vastly inferior
power when we, ourselves, may have
been placed in error by the indiscreet
actions Of our minister. If he has vic.
lated the tenets of neutrality, the United
States can hardly sustain him in an act
for which we exacted S15,000,000 from
England at the close of our civil war.
The attack upon the III sailors was not a
spontaneous uprising of people fresh
from the taste of blood in recent sue
cessful rebellion. There was power
full motive for the apparent hostility of
ChilianS shown to men wearing the
cloth of the American navy. The sail
ors Of other natlonalitieS have, so far,
met with no assaults or insults from the
people of Valparaiso. Why, then,
should President HARRISON, in his
message to congress, so laboriously
strive to conceal even the charges of
the Gillian government against EGAN;
and how does it come that EGAN is per-
soma non grata upon so slim preteXt
as is limited at in the presidents mes
sage? The close of the war of the Re-
| bellion found US, as a nation, keeniy
sensitive to overt acts violating the laws
| of neutrality. From such rebellion
Chilli had but recently emerged when
| PAT EGAN began to mismanage diplo-
matte affairs in Santiago. The GLOBE
believes that President HARRISON will
yet be forced to disclose more of the
| official conduct of his pet minister to
Chilli before congress will ask the ma
ton to go down into its pockets to pay
war taxes.