| Show CHILEAN FANCIFUL omnipotence IN the form of an interview with captain paul boynton the chicago mail has a long article on chile during the war between that country and peru in 1880 1 captain boynton was waa engaged in torpedo service for the peruvian government and learned a good deal about the tha characteristics of the south americans to show that the ill Ili feeling on the part of chile towards americans americana la Is not of recent growth he details the circumstances attending the fall of lima in that city at the time there were some foreigners representing english french germans italians beegi ana and americans americana when the chilean troops marched into the foreign quarter of lima the foreigners hoisted the flags of their respective nations over their housed all flags were respected but the american which were torn down and trampled on captain boyton was present in march 1881 at the fall of lima and describes the acts of the chilean soldiers towards the peruvians if one half of what he says to is true they are a barbarous cruel and bombastic crowd he says that the average chilean can not be convinced but that his navy could come inlo into san francisco cap ture that city and in a short time conquer the united states on the other band he says the peruvians always cherished a kindly feeling for americans and manifested respect for them if the chilean is so arrogant presume thousand fancifully omnipotent it may be the right thing after all for uncle sam to spank him a little and open his eyes to his true size and standing |
