The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-18

Sanstagc Minister WTs5- expressed %
the minister ot so-sig1 affairs his sapre-
cia.son % Tia prompt acsion % rhe In<gE1-
csnse ard his officials. Had he pics sa--
cee3si = would have beer difficult Sc< ne
government TO hare sStssFa @toT4iy sxp.ain-
s6 rs ac--coansctio.s WIKI I, and a great
deal % credz; Should Be given - Minister
Wilson and Consul Capses Eor thelr px2Ips
action.
Our Minister to- Chile.
I find that Henry =. Wilson the United
States minister here. = doing rnucA 20 bet
ter tie relations between Chile and The
United States Il = largely through his
influence and his quiet diplomatic way of
treating things that The tone ~ tae Chilean
press has changed, and several % tha san
ttago "a :sers have become 2IEs4se Yankee
supporters n iaear editorials tie has pgo-
ducea an excellent impression N the ofT.Sal
circles ot Jha Chilean capital and ;.1.1za
he - an ardent American ne seems % es
a1und5Etly 26,e % hol1 his cwn and npt
offend the sensitive. pro-SpaaisA Cal.eans.
At the same time, he has organized the
consular service O. tae country 80 that fuN
reports og ala SesSe<s likely - * used
against the United States are Sent % Rim
as soon IS they enter The various narh1rs
OF Chile. watch reports are al once for
warGed - Washington. Mr.. W.ssoa = enc
C4 ne N1GEl@ 4sSA II fke Et4taN2saS f4C ser
vice. Hs 5 just - and his present Office
"a the first ne has ever held. He Is q
hE0iher o. United States Senator John =.
Wilson, an IUd.2Dlap ~ oirta. his father
having been = member u congress ana -
the time Of MS death United States 1a-ass-
ter 10 EenszUsia. After studying lag- n
indianapolis ana acting for a time - the
proprietor and manager or Iae Lafayette
Journal Mr.. Wilson went 70 Washington
IL banking. ard within a few years made
q fortune. lie suffered reyerses. however.
during the recent panic, and had Just be-
gun the making q 4 second fortune when
President Mckinley asked MIN - represent
the United. States here. He lives very nice
y IN Santiago, having = large house ~
the most fashionable part Of the capital.
His wife and mother are wiki him and he
has three little children. two OF whom 50
70 the American school.
He Played the star-Spangled Hammer.
In connection with the pro-Spansh feel
ing here a rather amusing incident occur
red in one OF the Catholic churches the
other day. The interpreter OF our legation
is a fine orgauist and his services are in de-
mard at several Of the best churches OF
Santiago While he vas in attendance AT
one OF them several weeks ago. when the
war spirit was Al It's height. the priest de
livered = sermon deaounc.ng the United
States and praising the Spaaiayds. The
Yankee orsa1isI could not u course reply
in words. although his soul was filled with
indignation, but as the congFe cation rose 70
go he played the star Sp2nglel Banner
with ali tho force that ne aad the great
organ could supply. / do not Know ;hat
tie tune was a familiar one 20 the priest.
bat ii tbs writing the interpreter si4ll
draws his salary as the oTSanist.
America and Chile.
The feeling here against the Yankees. as
they call Us. is largely due 10 the ignorance
% the raileans rs 10 OUT people, and 20 the
remembrance that Chile had 10 apologize
FOR :he outrageous treatment OF our sailors
III the Baltimore affair. The Chileans are
intensely patriotic. They have right -
be proud % their long. Eitle country. and
they think SO much Of Il that. as I have
said, the masses OF them fear that Ne want
to conquer Z for ourselves. They cannot
imagine war that Is not wage1 for con-
quest or revenge. and they laugh at the
idea tina; the United States has been fight
ing Spain. not from a desire for Cuba. bat
for the sake OF humanity. On the other
hand those Chileans who have beer. 10 the