The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30
WHAT CHILE THINKS OF Us.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE FRIENDLY
AND SOME HOSTILE.
of Sympathy and Hope That Amer
lea VIII Make short Work Of the
Spaniards and Set Cuba Free.

The sentiment among the people in the
present war varies greatly. Interviews
with passengers who arrived in Seattle
yesterday on the steamer City of Columbia
bear out that statement. The City of CO.
lumbia arrived from New York, making
the trip around the Horn. after 4 voyage
pected accidents and circumstances. vas
obliged - tie up at n number of ports on
the South A1.r:can coast. two OF the
passengers interviewed were female mis-
sionaries from San Diego. Chile. .ho went
aboard the steamer at Valparaiso. An
other passenger talked 10 was A. Y. Part
ridge. of Lowell. Mass. who was on the
boat from the beginning TO the ending OF
the eventful Journey. These missionaries
were Miss Alice Fl. Fisher. who was iden-
titled with the Conception college. at Con-
cepiion. Chile and Miss Ruth Van Dcren.
who was a. the Santiago college at San
tiago. These young ladies have been mis-
sionaries in Chile for Ave years. having
been sent there by the Methodist Episcopal
church, and they are now on leave OK
absence. which they Will spend in Pennsyi-
vania. They remained In the city until
o'cieck In the afternoon and then started
for the East over the Northern Pacific
railroad.
In an interview with Post-Intellicencer
reporter AT the Hotel Stevens yesterday
afternoon Miss Fisher said:
"'rhe sentiment of the peop'c os Chile
on the war between the United States and
Spain is with tho Americans. notwl.h-
standing the fact that 1t II Roman Cath
Ollie country. and the people there are
nearly all Spaniards. TIE Spansards In
Chile are not in sympathy with their moth
er country on the Caoaa issue. but on the
other hand they pray that the Tnised
State. will make short work OF the Span
iards and free Cuba. The Chileans are
awake TO the fact tina. the Cubans have
been subjected TO cruel treatment, that
men, women and children have been muir
derei outright. starved 10 death and tor
tered. and if Il was within their power
they would take part in the Eosssitses and
assis. IN freeing Cuba. The chiieans arc
very sympa .het.c toward Cuba. Cor The
reasons have stated. ard are therefore
anxious 20 have TIE United States lover
.he Spanish co.o-s.
I'VE are much ir<s.lsted With u1.Ss.on-
airy work In Chne and viii return there
rus. a. soon as our vacation expires. We
are accomplishing much good, although we
are missionaries seat by a distinctly Prot
es:art denomination 60 a Roman Catholic
co-r.-v While we were there we were
successful n converting many spaH'a-is
to our sa..a, among he lower ard higher
classes. Schools c. learning are also con-
duc.ea In conjunction WIZ our missionary
work. ard shei- superiority 20 the rafo-
CHA. o. Roman Catholic schools "a reHcs-
r,zei ~ many people w&o Go no. se.!ow
.se sane religion as we do oG- SENSES
are xeN-szstair.ar ard ;ta. speaks wea
eo- Their h.ga s.a1e.=g = CH..e II e.
de- TO Is Sustaining 1: - necessary -has
ire schools 90 attended By re children o:
parents o. Roman cstholse .s:f5."
TIE other passenger interviewed was ~.
Partridge. of Lowell va. w!:h ire o;asr
passengers. vas oh.iged 70 Fsa's'-i n va
na-aJso forty-sevsa days. TIE tine REQUIRED
10 secure money from New YORK city TO 10
pair the damages sustained oy tas soas.
Mr.. Partridge evidently came n contact
with another class az chilsans than
those who associated with the missionaries
According 20 his statement the people ae
talked 10 were filed with ecstasy when
they heard that the Maine had been Blows
u, By the spaniaras Ar. Partridge. IN
talking Il, reporter said:
Tire Syaasarxss net while IN Valparaiso
we're over5oyei when they beard Of fhs
destruction Of the Maine. ard szid they
would IKE 70 see every American warshsp