New-York tribune., 1902-12-06
CHILL TO BACK COL"MBLA.
A POWERFUL RIVAL TO THE UNITED
STATES. SAYS BOLIVIA'S CON
SUI. GENERAL.

Senior Gerardo Zalles. Consul General of Bo-
livia in this city, writing for The Independent
has this to say, among other things, about the
ambitions of Chill:
The republic of Chill holds to-day position
dominating the entire west coast OF south putin iad
with Colombia and came only recently .,D 10 IIls
grants to Chill rights and privileges and COM
merciaI concessions equal to those enJoyed Dy SIe
tween Colombia and her northern neighbor. The
United States has now. in the Southern c9ntneht- @
treaty-in all interests which converge upon tne
Isthnus of Panama and upon any canal that may
whoever should seek to forecast the. conse-
With Coornbis Would be ambitious OF prophecy
beyond the prescience which belongs even to genius
in craftsmanship. But whoever understands the
policy OF the republic of Chill in this hemisphere
during It the last gIsTfeT rp OF of & century ye may wen
While Herr Konig was tearing Bolivian sI hopes IN
the dismenberment of her naked body. representa-
tives of Chill making treaties of commerce
Peru. In any quarrel over boundaries between
Peru ana Ecuador the Cnlllan navy; III return do tUr
This is matter of common knowledge through
out South America. and the belief is that Ecuador
has Chill for ally. with all her strength I'm any
possible quarrel on every possible pretext which
GantraI I sme-ics tyestes OF recproca trade and
vador. The Galapagos Islands. west of Ecuador.
the the United Unite states for the location in some safe
harbor of a coaIing station which shall serve as
canal It would be ChiIi's policy to block the way
the concession by Ecuador OF any such privilege.
The means thus far taken promise to be efficient;
The object of this course of diplomacy is Obvf-
GUS It IS CnihS purpose to control the commerce
canal comes to be built by the United States. Chilli
the actual power with which the United States
will be compelled to deal This condition of affairs
Nicaragua than of Panama Chill was be
fore close friend of Colombia. which was rather
incl rn h ERIrr
definition Of the policy Of the United States in the
of the treaty between Chill and the Isthmian
public; which bound the two so closely together
of her establishment pledged herself TO fur
nish Colombia with the warship for which the
IN word, the construction Of the Isthmian canal
will bring the United States face to face with
that is opposed to it almost every point of ma
tional economy and political ambition
Frederick A. Beelen. Consul General of Chilli
when shown the article appeared much amused.
He said The whole thing is ridiculous and i'm
possible from start TO finish. / wouldn't take the
trouble TO answer it
He consented. however, to talk a little about the
subject, and denied almost every statement in de-
tail. He said THE idea of little Chilli. with its
three and half millions setting itself up
rival to the United States in the matter of that
canal is ridiculous. The supposition will cause
nothing but amusement among those who are IA
miliar with South America. In the first place, the
treaty mentioned never got beyond the hrSt draft;
it even offered to Congress. Chill has
had no alliance with any South American country
for years. Her present attitude is due largely TO
the fact that she wanted votes at the congress in
Mexico
And then Chill has always been most friendly
to the United States and to the Monroe Doctrine as
interpreted by President Roosevelt She is. too,
cutting down her forces selling her batteshpS and
doing all she can assure herself of peace with
her neighbors She has neither desire power
to oppose the United States. That article falls of
its own weight There is absolutely nothing to it,