Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-26
LONDON PAPERS SHEER.
They Do Not Think That the Correspondent,
Justifies the Message.

They DO Not Think That the Correspondence
Justifies the Message.
Ali the morning daily papers of London pub
| lished long editorial comments this morning
in regard to the Presidents message, explain
ing the present status of the dispute between
Chile and the United States.
The Ne,cs regarded the message as "electiou
buster, but says that it is hard to see how
Chile can possibly deny that the circular OF
Foreign Minister Malta was offensive to the
United States government "No false PRIDE 81
| says the Ne,rs, should restrain the Chileans
from disavowing this act of an indiscreet min
lister, and so paving the way for a settlement Of
their own scores against America"
The Chronicle says: after hearing the Ian.
guage President Harrison felt justified in using
toward Chile one cannot help wondering why
| Mr.. ESan was not recalled The coming cleo.
tions probably account for the animated Ian
guage of the message. Mr.. Harrison's declara.
ton that America does not covet territory
| ought not to be taken as a pledge, but rather
| as an ingenious device to allay suspicious 10,
wholly groundless. 1t remains to be seen what
the Pan-Americanism OF Mr. Blaine and his
| friends will DO content with"
The Daily Telegraph says: Nothing has oc.
| Cured to justify the alarmist rumors of a re-
sort to hostilities. Mr.. Harrison carefully
abstains from any words calculated to en-
bitter diplomatic relations. Impartial Arneri-
| cans must acknowledge that Chile has some
| Justification for its irritation. President Har-
rison defends Mr.. Egan in terms not of I'M
| mixed appreciation. 1t is extremely unlikely
that Chile will venture to defy the power Of
America. There only needs to be little ex-
| tension of tho spirit of compromise and re-
Cancellation which Chile has already exhibited
| to remove the differences between the two
countries speedily and peaceably."
The Times says: "Ihe weak point in Mr.
Harrison's argument is the absence Of anv evil
dence that the attack upon the American sail
ors was anything else than a sudden outbreak
of mob fury. Although q specimen is given OF
the manner in which America can apologize
upon occasion it 10 not rendered altogether
clear in what respects the Chilean formula Of
regret misses the essential virtues on the
American formula. The request Of Chile for
the recall of Minister Egan had something to
In the meantime things look decidedly awkward,
although comfort may be sought in the know
ledge that the exigeacies Of electioueeriug are
many and mysterious"
The Standard says: ''The plain truth 10 Mr..
Harrison has been to infinite pains to spy out
provocation. He has cultivated quarrel that
might easily have been composed The Chilean
statesmen could not reasonably be expected to
make an abject apology. They have made the
frankest and fullest admission that the Incl
dent is deplorable. We are not aware that
America has gone nearly 80 far to soothe Italy
for the New Orleans affair. Tho judicious in
quirer will, however, seek an explanation in
tingency that Italian ironclads will lombard
New York than an American army will land in
Chile. Meanwhile il the mere contemplation
Of hostilities brings home to the minds of the
American people the inadequacy Of their arma-
ments. something win have been achieved"