New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
,fIsTNFoRMAT1oN REGARDING THE ATTITUDE OF
THE UNITED STATES.

Now that a climax has been reached, as shown
in an editorial of yesterdays Tribune in regard 10
the question Of arbitration ct the approaching ran
American Congress at Mexico 1t may be appro-
pirate to translate a few more extracts from t"e
South American newspapers on the SUBJECT Ihey
will show that the incorrect kilograms sent all over
South America by the Chilian minister at wash
ington stating that he had induced the American
Government to admit the principle OF mutha'eo
arbitration convinced the Chilians of the superior
ity of their diplomats over those of the NashlhG-
ton government whom they consider as having
been the unconscious instruments OF the alleged
triumph of Chilian diplomatic ability HeaA-
while ali the other South Americans deudeo INTO
the belief that the was really such as repre-
sented in Senior Vicunas kilograms, have been sadly
shaken in the admiring opinion they entertained or
the lofty spirit guiding the United States IN It's IN
ternational dealings. The great Chiliap newspaper
"El Mercurio" said on August 2, 1900:
We believe that the United States is the nation ion
pretensions of Peru. for the powerful reason thas @
The situation Of the bai ef Sh than
with any other South American republic. and on
Jh5 @ 5 IN bettar 1nf sdcoTd With h an with any
other nation Of this continent In TACT nm ana ana
which had wars and have had 10 accept territories
in payment OF indemnify
"El Mercurio" affects make q parallel between
the Spanish-Arnerican War. made for humanitarian
principles and the Gillian Peruvian Bolivian war,
made to conquer nitrate districts. Moreover, there
is no comparison between the Spanish-Anerlcah
Treaty OF Paris, freely discussed. and the Ancon
Treaty, forced Peru, the third clause OF whlch
has not yet been executed by Chill, question
which the latter is afraid to discussed at the
Mexican congress as a fit subject for arbitration
The expectations of Eel Mercurio'' having not
been fulfilled, despite the assurances conveyed IN
the too affirmative kilograms OF Senor Ficuna that
paper ard It's Chilian contemporaries reverted 10
their former system OF attacks on the United
States They stated that the Secretary OF the
Navy Of the United States OF America was push
ing successfully the negotiations for obtaining
coaling station in the Galapagos Islands This
was intended 10 excite against the government at
Washington the people of Ecuador where the
Chilians own a newspaper, Eel Tempo as they
own one at Asuncion, 'El Paraguay and some
others in several South American cities. Inc
..Tielnpo'' published a violent article about the
indemnity paid by Honduras recently TOT the I!uF-
der Of Mr. Pears American citizen The article
was headed What a Yankee Costs" and said,
when mentioning the amount OF $loV" Has NOT
the value the Yankee been rather dear? An
other pro-ChiliaA DR. Don Ricardo Becerra' in
work on Spanish America, says that Chill thanks
IN ,ts naval and military strength. has been the
bulwark Of South America, when. "apropos OF the
incident the Baltimore. the Yankee hhbusterlsin
conceived the idea OF becoming owner or the
nitrate deposits of Tacna and Antofagasta In
Santiago the newspaper La Luy on hearing OF
the telegrams. exclaimed: 1t is announced that
Chilian diplomacy has just obtained triumph Of
great importance" Another, Ell Mercurio, said;
At first sight that means the triumph Of
our policy in our dealings with the United States
country with tenacity by Peru and Bolivia
Is it the disappointment caused by the denial
that limited arbitration had been accepted in the
programme OF the congress which has brought
sehoreg Casal and Irarrazaval TO repeat in the
Chilian Chamber of Deputies the attacks against
the United States already heard in the Senate at
Santiago? Anyhow. the official report Of the ses-
sion Of j ne Il. 1901. says
senor Casal confirms the accusations made IN the
OF the freight cars for railroads recently purchased
in the United States. He demands OF the Minister
tecedentes, dtNuments and facts. which relate 10
sehor IrarrazavaI Zanartu demands also
munication OF an documents relatiYe to the non
acceptance OF the proposals Of Chilian manufact-
The press in the other South American countries,
whose opinion has been translated here, which
countries trusted that the United States would
favor the unlimited OF the arbitration principle
was sorrowfuy surprised learn by the incorrect
dispatches that its expectations had been shattered
.'E1 Pals" OF Buenos Ayres said:
The modification Of the programme proposed By
the Chilian Chancellerie, and accepted with light
places in jeopardy the meeting Of the congress.
God will that our confidence IN the prudence
and ability of the government OF the United States
shan not be deceived and permit thus the assem-
luTiOns VIII result continental policy, bro;hery,
assuring peace.
20 I'alz" Of Rio Janero the paper Of Quintino
Bocayuva one Of the founders Of the Brazilian Re
public publishes article entitled Brazil and
Arbitration in which he recalls that the Wash
ington Congress. organized by Blaine in $780,
teen Hations adhered the principle OF arbtra-
tion; Call withdrew her representatives. Other
papers have been rendered unjust toward the
United States for they believed that their In
the latter had been wrongly placed: and that as
"Sehor Vcuha. the Chiian Minister. who Is not
sleepy, mad catechsed ard convinced Mr.; McKin-
Icy and his Chancellor" causing them TO introduce
notifications in the programme OF the Mexico Con-
gress. II seems, however. that this very in
exact information. though transmitted all over
South America, by the Chilian Minister.