The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-12
SAYS M'ADOO SNUB
ANGERED ALL PERU
Mining Engineer From Lima
Describes "Visit" as Really
q Slap in the Face.
SCARED OFF BY PLAGUE

uhe more Raymond Guyer, MINING
engineer. Of Lima. Peru. lets his mind
dwell on william Gibbs McAdoo. Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, the madden he
Eets. Mr.. Guyer's estimate Of Secre-
taY McAdoo's diplomatic ability and
common sense is simply UNIT for publi-
cation.
Mr.. Guycr has lived In Peru for twelve
years and returned to this country yes
terday on the United Fruit steamship
Almirante. lie says he ummariaes the
opinion Of 900 American residents OF
Lima, Callao and other Peruvian cities
when he asserts that the unnecessary
snub Secretary McAdoo gave To the
Peruvian Government and to the people
Of Peru on the occasion of the visit to
Ca1lao Of the ar1nored cruiser Tennessee
with the International High Commas
sion on Uniformity of Laws did more
to hurt the relations between Peru and
the United States than anything that
has occurred In a quarter Of a century.
mfr McAdoo's discourtesy to the Pc
ruvians was unpardonable.' said Mr..
Guyer at the Waldorf-Astoria last night.
II practically slapped in the face one
OF the most courteous nations on earth
when he took advantage of "A uuaran-
tine excuse to avoid being entertained.
He has gotten MS Americans in Peru
into a fine mess, W. had just arrived
at the point when i'eruvians were be-
ginning TO think that We Americans
really liked them and wanted to he BROTH
erly and were not down there to grab
their last dollar when along came the
Tennessee and McAdoo and upset all
OF the good work We had been doing
for years.
Tells story Of Visit.
"All one CAN hear nov in Peru is
the comment: ooh. it's Just what we
expected. We tried to be courteous to
the Ainericanos and they gave us a
kick. IL merely shows they have no
manner and do not like us
'The story OF the Tennessee's visit
to Peru has never been old continued
MIR. Guyer. with tn, members of the
International High Commission aboard
the armored rulsc arrived at. cal
lao at ? A. NJ. on April 70. In honor
OF the distinguished Americans a holt
Gay had been declared in the cities.
Callao and Lima were gay with banners,
the intsrtwined flags of Peru aud the
United States. In Callao garden parties
and teas had been arranged In Lima
ar elaborate breakfast was To he served
1T noon. More than $1,000 had been
spent by the FeruNianS getting ready
tc attend the McAdoo party. 1t was "A
big thing down there aud II was "A
mighty important thing for the Ameri-
Can residents.
well. the Tennessee dropped anchor
and the port doctor went aboard. lie
promptly Informed The captain OF the
ship and Mr., Mc.Ndoo. as was his for
NAL duty. that there were six cases OF
bubonic plague In Callao. Tie McAdoo
party promptly developed cold feet. Now
anybody who has ever been IN the tropics
knows that tlere H. ~ ltt.c likelihood
OF "A white man getting III" bubouic
plague a. there IL of catching leprusy in
this city. BESIDES Mr.. M,Adop and his
companions would not have been taken
through back alleys. Where they would
have gone WAS as safe A. Riverside
Drive.
II they had anded at 'allao IL would
have meant only ono days extra quar-
sntinlng AZ Panama. and surely that
would have been d small rTic" to pay for
the great honor waiting for them in
Feru Rut. no, sir. Til, Mc.\doo outfit
wouldn't land.
NcNdOO Goes Alone.
The Peruvian Secretary Of state and
our Minister. Benton McMillIn. went
aboard tho Tennessee ana argued the
matter. pointing out that II might be
we'll TO cable to Washington for instruc-
tons, and suggesting that the Tennessee
could be taken 20 the hcaltnful port OF
Ancon. ten miles north of csllau. No
use. Finally the secretary Of State and
our Minister gave w ard went ashore.
over At Lima. eight miles from cal
lao. the breakfast patty waited IN vain.
Some Of ~ Americans VINO woro there
slipped away. seeing IN" anger rising In
the eyes Of our good friends. 1t was no
place for Us. Then, To- our alndZement.
Mc.Adoo came ash>rc alone. hurried 10
Lima and had "A brief cnat with Presi-
dent jose Parda of Peru AT the Gov
ernnien, palace. II he could land alone.
why not the others? WI! couldn't they
have appeared at the breakfast and gar
den party? Why was il. that Mr.. Nc
Adoo could hestridc tho quarantine regu
lation and nubbdy else could These are
questions We have been asking ourselvea
ever since.
The Tennessee didu't lc, We Callao
until ) T.. ". .Ait"J .Ac got 10 sea Me.
.Adon renewed to President ltarda hy
wireless his eNousoS f"l failing 10 APP
pear at the affairs. \ lot OF
good that did The I'oruviauS knew they
had been shabhilv treated and they arc
not goiuG TO forget IT very soon. The
whole thinC has got Us back lmnleas'
urahly. And the cruise Of the Ten
ncssec Nas Tor the purpose, We were told
OF establishing better feeling
The Peruvian newspapers were more
than NICE about tho Whpl" unpleasant
business. La NrcHsd and ~ 'oW'rciO
the two papers Of Lima, gay" the fact:
merely. without comment Rut anybody
could read The story between the lines.
"Therc were SON. good Democrats
AFt.- .Aa.. AL.,. clio. yAa Gt Inn NJ Il
Peru hcfor. Nc \doo came. bur If there
one left ! miss my guess. They are pray
ing for a Republican Ii ndslidc. ! though
was u fairly hot Republican, before thu.
happened. Now I'm burning, just burn
Ing"
Mr.. GuNer observed that Peru sym
pathizes strongly with the Allies, There
l. much pro-German feeling la Chile
however.