The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-08-27
CIIILrS NEW MINISTER


Introanessl % thf Prosidoul-lll REingu =
aIs.saEo Of arlisl Glnl prellng and
Admiration for the pnllad etetps-lPrelis
dsnt aIrKiniry'' Rrplf.
WASHINGTON, Aus. sl.,-ssnor Vic
una, the new minister ffum cha to
this country was accamPaHilr' 10 the
white house to-day BY selary Day
and preserted TO the Prg g9enl There
was the usual exehanga = eip.omatie
greetings incident to ths reqqpiion OF
new minister.
Senior Nlcuna on preaeltng his Gre
den;lRls, said In part:
Mr. Presldent:-Tha mifsibn which
has been conhded to me has for Us
principal object as Is expflllad In the
text OF my credentials % maintain and
draw closer day by day me emlcable
relations which happily exist between
the two republics. n
'Srhe people and goVefnm9nt OF Chile
behold IN this great untloH 9 model
worthy OF being initiated IA ~ 5ust and
liberal institutions, IN itg 1pifif Of AM
pie tolerance and general ton OF pop
ular culture, in the uhtrlnf activity
and tenacious energy With which u pro-
ceeds within even Course n all the
paths OF progress, 0mazlng the world
With It's prodlglous and rhpla heYelop-
ment.
Chile has experienced the earliest
years OF her Independent llia the eih-
cacg Of the influence of this powerful
republic to preserve peaea Or 70 restore
II when Il has been Interrupt el--not ons
ly between states of this cohti1ent aud
European states. but elED between the
American states themselves
"The treaty OF indefinite truce nego-
tlated between four South American re-
publlcs and Spain in 1870 N this same
city OF Washington under the auspices
OF this government; the treaty which,
having been negotiated Through the In
termedlaTy OF the ministers Of the Unl-
ted States in Santiago and Buenos
AVres, furnished In lSSt The means TOT
a pacific solution OF the question OF
boundaries pending between Chile and
the Argentine Repubiic-are q proof Of
this beneficent influence.
'The financial and commercial rela-
tlons between this country, the empor-
ium OF every class Of prOdnetlons and
wealth. and Chile have scarcely been
Initiated and are. in the opinion OF eX-
pe-ts, susceptible OF immediate and con-
siderable development. Ny instructions
charge me TO bring about this develop
jment and / will do so with the zeal
aroused in me by the conviction that
economical Interests are constantly ac-
qulring greater preponderance IN inter-
national relations.
'I trust, sir, that I Will meet from
your excellency and F0ur government
the favorable welcome and the benev-
oIent assistance Indispensable for the
successful discharge ana accomplish-
ment Of my mission"
The Presidents reply IN part was
as follows:
"Mr. MinisteF:-That You viii accom-
pilsh the object Of Four mission In
drawing closer the friendly ties that
have long existed between your repub-
lie and ours, I cannot permit myself TO
doubt, inaBnluch as the Saina high pIE-
pose inspires the government OF the
United States and to that end can as
sure vOu Of the hearty co-operation or
mySelf-Rud Of my associates in admin
istratlon. In faithful frlllment Of the
win Of the people Of the United States
to dwell in peace. in friendship and In
close community OF interests With their
neighbors on the great western oontl-
nents.
you agreeably recall oecasions when
this cordial spirit OF our government
and people had been manifested toward
the commonwealths OF South America
In the interest OF peace and good Will
among them and between them and
foreign states. springing as Il does
from wholly impartial motives OF
friendship that friendly disposition can
not but continue In the future ns in the
past whenever fitting occasion FOR lts
expression may arise without Initiative
or solicitation on our part
The enlargement OF the economical
and commercial ties between the states
of this hemisphere. 10 which you ad-
vert, Is O matter OF very kindly feeling |
on the part OF this government and |
people whose existing legislation looks |
to a share In this benehcent and pso-
gressiVe movement on the basis OF mu-
tual accommodation and equitable rec
iprocity not merely with the American |
states. but with all countries OF the |
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