The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-08-20
DO THE cHILrANs LIxE Usr
E,idenccs OF FrieIsil, Sentiment Toward
The United states.

To TIN EniTO. OF TUE SiS NHt ~
an attentive rader Of TnE Srs | haN" a
complete Gle sent 10 follow me ON my IRE
guen, trips abroad. On a resent voyage
from Buenos Ayrcs ! read In your iSu"
Of March ~ an cNtended articlc under III"
heading. . Latest Move 81 Chile. which
i. ha-Ni upon n misappreh"nsion OF con
ditionS prevailing In that country ana IN"
attitude 81 N" Government there, which
I am sure IL will he n mach your pleasure
Ia the cause 81 fair play 70 correct, a. u II
a pleasure TO me to communicate tho ia''S
from personal observation I'm u long ana
very intimate relation both In business and
socially with the peopi" ~ that distant
country. | nave lived among them Tor n
number 81 years and even az n tim" whom
the alleged antipathy to our people was at
its hcight. aud know that no greater c"uf-
t.sv or attention could Ice shown I" any
people than ,o the citizens Of the Great
Republic. M they call It's
To all those who have ths Irivil"g" 81
knowing the Chilean people at home Iced
not cay that for an intelligent. prosressiv"
and pluckv people they sand In tho Tore
front, 1hey fully apprcciat" the impor-
lance Of the friendship 81 the United States
and are disposed 10 cultivate u 10 the fullest
extent.
INSTANCES have unfortunately arisen In
tho pns, 20 cause many there 20 believe that
this friendly feeling was not reciprocated
on our part They are matters OF tn" past,
however. and scarcely worth while 90 dwep
upon. although for n fuller appreciation Il
NAV he "a well TO cite them briefly.
In tho first place. n tho conclusion oi
the war bet wcen Chile on the one part ana
- II l-n...- "a sh. aNInE taFf MI
Tresco,, and MIR Walker Blaine were sent
10y our Government A. Commissioner To
end,avor 60 ameliornte the conditions OF
peac, No doubt, the hest motives in
durc-i The late Mr. James q Blaine TO under
take this mission. hut " the same effort
had t.,cn made on the part 81 any European
power a, tho termination ~ our war with
spain. we should certainly have miscon-
strucd n.
Tho, The incident did not live IN tho
memory ~ the Chilean Government. how
eyer i hcst evidenced by the desire OF
the late Mr. Balmaceda. when President
81 Chile, 20 promote relations between
his country and our. lie gave the prefer
! ence to nm American company in a contract
e. extend tho Government, system OF rail-
ways This was a mos, unfortunate con-
tr1c, for our prestige IN Chile. however
A. the character Of mon which tho North
aud South American Construction Com
panv scn' there 10 carry out the work left
a very had impression and the company
failed in its undertaking
shortly after this. and In the height OF
the conflict betwecn contcuding factions
in Chile. our cruiser san Francisco. being
in tho Bav Of VALPARAISO. went 20 the ad-
iacent port 81 Quintcro- "a witness the de-
harkation Of the troops coming from lquique,
and the commander on his return 10
Valparaiso sent the particulars 70 IN" de-
pstttnrnt here through tho censor In Val
parai-o. thus giving Information which
tho Congressional party considered un-
friendly to them After this occurred
the doplnrahle incident 81 the Baltimore.
when Admiral Schlcv applied for and gave
shore leave 10 his men ] am confident
that tho grave consequences ensuing we're
deprecated a much by the authorities In
Chile as they were by all Americans. and
the fullest reparaupn was made by them
although, from the best evidence ] could
get In Valparaiso on inquiry into the sub
Jsct. the trouble had no connection what
ever with political feeling
You viii remember that during the Chi
lean conflict the steamer ltata TOUGHEST AT
NNlA lNlfEN. " o lhi NbalH aAA W. "'ha"'
fully detained therr. - shown by the sub
s.,glcnt decision Il Our federal Court
recall that TWE SUS was tho one journal
a. that tim" 20 cypress the opinion after-
ward sustained 10y the court When tho
steamer arrived nj n Chilean por'. how
over. she was scnt back 10 California with
her cargo 81 arms loaded at ssa, In defer
ence 10 Tho request ~ our authorities.
All ~ these circumstances have given
r-e Ia the belief Of an unfriendlines- on
81, t.aVf q fllg toward ~ mat % j. n ca ~
~ knowing tho cau-" and assuming the
.nsc'
know nothing Of IA" negotiations re-
ported for a Chilean cpaliug station on
the coast 90 Salvador, but II seems 20 me
entirely gratuitous Co assume that such
negotiations would L." al at OF hostility
or unfncndlincSs toward us thile has
established and now maintains one 81 the
most Compact and Complr'" nnvics Tor its
sizp In the world She has, a. W. have,
n long coast linz 20 prutect, and In tho
natural course her ship viii IT, sent so visit
distant ports of IA" world. II would lie
Just A. logical, therefore, 90 assum" that
In. desire Of the I nited states for coaling
stations in different parts 81 the world was
an act II aggression or hostility Ia neigh
toring countries a. To attribute that motive
o. Chile.
Chil,. ike all south American countries
encounters an uufrirndlv feeling from
some Of her ucighhnr- but a very friendly
feeling from uthc-s The article II March
Il. 10 which refer, docs no more than
Justirc h. describing her peoplc a. strong,
forceful. eucrgctic and ambitious hut IL
see.u- t. me there l. nothing 10 apologize
for IN the possession ~ any one Of these
Qualities. certainly nothing that our people
can find exception to.
II l. no mnrr han natural hat Peru
and Bolivia should feel ChagTined over the
result of their war with Chile, but tho com
merclal relation between the respective
countries have lo.. hz-nn established on a
very friendly bl-is, ard | challenge the
imputat.on II hatred which l. ascribed Ia
them Tho one unfulhlled condition 81
the Treaty 81 ANON Il the plebi-cite pro-
Vidcd for 90 determine the sovereignty
~ the Tacna district The question a.
- the ~cous'rIcjiuu 81 this plebiscitc has
intrrferrd With IT, ulhlmcut. Peru CON
- ting that only the original residents
49, uid hav" n vut. Will" Chile contends
that all 81 the actual residents should pass
upon tho question
That Chile - maintaining her army and
navy on a footing commensurate With her
Importance and standing among the south
American republics j. not 20 - wondered
~ nor cpni"mnel That she derives the
n.S~.~sary revenues from ,he provirc-
taken ~ n war indemnity l. not. moreover.
n cau-" of rrptuach A. a matter 81 tact.