New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-01
THE MACCORD CLAIM AGAIN.
MR.. BUCK REPLIES TO THE PERUVIAN MIN
ISTER'S STATEMENTS.

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Washington. Aug. 3l.-Jrdge Pettis. the attorney
for Victor II. MacCord who's claim against the
Peruvian Government has now reached the stage
where a peTcmptcry demand for It's setteHeh' '''
been made by the State Department. to-day du-
dressed a letter to Secretary Sherman in regard 10
certain statements made by the Peruvian Minister
to the United States some weeks ago, when were
published in The Tribune Of July IS correction
Of some OF the statements 10y Judge PettS APP
peared in The Tribune Of July q. lie also au-
dressed note Of inquiry 10 Mr.. BUCK. VINO was
the United States Minister to Peru in President
Cleveland's first Administration, incosing copy
Of the Peruvian Minister'S statements and asking
for "A true statement of facts" in regard to the
case Mr. Buck promptly replied. and his reply
was transmitted to The state Department III MS
letter to Secretary Sherman to-day Judge Pettis
incoscd the following extracts from Mr. Buck
letter 10 him:
Extending 10 Scior Eguigurcn that credit FOR IN
tention, considered due TO a Foreign Mihlst'r 10
intcfyicw REPORTED in Thu N"W-York Tribune. July
&c. 1870. it should be esteemed kindness TO MN nh,
the documentary evidence on h.e at the state De
lion Of the Peruvian Governments side OF me
case may say his whole trssem ~, tTt - Trib
une is erroneous and misleading and isnorrs the
most pertinent ana wfGnty h n ~. s Of MIR
MacCOrd while United States Consul. Tor "hlch Ine
claim was chiefly made. and giving an appearance
ihat the claim was really only FOR the rccGv,ry OF -
so-,cImed fine OF 5000 imposed on ana paid ny
the railroad OF which MacCord was the MANAGE iI;,
ssTing that w MOI b@ an }T r cont contra the
official records contained in the case snow 'nat iI
Consular Agent. and stating ihat no f ga
Government when Il reading Of my note. No lz0 oil
November II. lS>s to the Peruvian Foreign enc;
siat t pcHarmf '7 in my 10 "a Of November 49,
l>sS. to it, would show that me Ci2m N LOT ,,,i
now to about o00C0-plHsh,d IN the United Stit.S
Scnates report OF ia'i. Wm!cn HJ't bn ."i rersGn
"a
of Mr. MacCord IGNORED IN The Mnif,c;H me-
f. excite tho Indignation o. all the consular rcpr,-
scntatives IN Arequira whtrc nc !".'' "''' i"''S
B, rs Isl from this brief reference TO the in
GryiG%s errorS % 70 laGiS UPON 6y the alleged
author II Il. which ere. AZ erroneous L6,b
GoTcr in so,icd by mo ana The great lapse
! of lime that interviewed between the events o'
t Mti 6f The claim in rs Apparently ihc inter
view confusos correspondence rcatiVe 10 tnr h,r
tons,,lar Ie,n, thcro in September ISIS with ID"
events on which E a@ %egqinF ~ N2, a., ' Arclp5
Tho MarC5rd claim based on m" Arcquip. inc-
men, Gi Trnscmi'I f. the FcruyMn For,sn
Ofcc in my 80. lln TO il Of AUGUST =. - ,, no,
explanations and in this not" !, vas stat'! ma
Mr. M,cCord had accounted satisfactorily 20 h,'
own Government, for thc delay ~ pf"S'. x,n
h,r ii ISIS no answer was over made Will" re-
m2nrl u win lima a. W Iak Leave Of Foreign Relations
Minister Artonor Areas who succ,ed'd MiniSy IT,,
\
urn 10 thc t'ritcd states / should say to ne
Secretary Of stat" that Peru desired T." sctt" nc
M o e'- p @p id a T proposSn on The
irct but De- replied ne was nor men pr - D
e., ~ rS s'yS. #, garlng the her claim
Mr. Buck nor Mr. Bayard considered f. Of any
mr9rs1ce ".f,rrsp5 i nc Soyc r,fcrr'a t.
acrossibic to an 49, tho Scuai" his published II.
needs Gy 10 ' not on Mr. iu,k Iu, Tie Tinted
states Government then. and So FAR a; know ms
,ior I'M. is for The Minister assertion
thnt his case was settled by IN" in way salts
T5ls case has never so fsr a. know-certainly
ho %g y oh nv in an pcrvir oaqe ti
al oa ronf,..su 81 iicas concerning 3; aud hc Mol
l| i, bsI been made OF considered rs made The
NS1iemi5 Cone,,.ar case relative 10 INC Outrage 81
rl,,on in any way u N" Iiaccorl case now pond
INK Bat 10 mlkf ihis point clear. = any gf"atyr
rlearncss Is wanted by even noe c l IN M
STATE Department. Let 81 Dee born. 10 MINI 'nn' ,ls
sG-GSi ,f Nan Y' 81 M1cc@r ~ m,rv auhors
A, Ar,uIi3a IN 49, In violation Of treaty pToNls",s
rights assured hy every principle oi Il'l In
tional or local ia" ana ne - r,sc1 an a
armand OF IN. United States Govcrnm'nt Tor an oit.
gc upon is dignity and nag IL ~m.n IT, 80
i'nl,cd states Consular officer. Was conm!itcI 'n
9at mi. cniTasT on or ,T noTd eS from ArcolPa
in lss by seizng WIKI an armed force the consulate
and IT, contents ,., .. ~
record luy indeed no doubt. according 10 l,'pH',
mem rules i'm the state Department. ana many oi
t.n hIN.. been published hy authority 81 80" Gov
eminent. Tn" appearance in leading n'"StAi'' -.
expressions authorized. n appears. hy ne l"fuN an
Minister 20 Washington. i"l1'lN" 10 UlS i,i"'''I ~
vnving an international - .hina'.on Wi'i''H ~
Government on an alleged settlement ~ nv Ihsuu-
mentality. when that allegation is an error, WAL
t1nts wil4f have writ and cannot j." r'sArd',
a. disclosing Diplomatic history uno1r "A.". ~ a.
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related - the Nlc'orl cds" in ''a."niAT ~. 20
~ the senate iu he lynn Congress, ana cN'cIlt'
| documents Nos { ard ~ tho same e.srlDn W''i''
on paros u 10 o. 81 the senate COMMITTEES report
are copies Of my cJrr"~I 'hdonc" In TINS cd-'.