Talk:Itata Incident

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[edit] Marshal Gard the Chase and the Multinational Force at Iquique

I fail to see any reason for the removal of any reference to any of the above. These 3 things are the basic incident, which was, a military action, and it is clear from the logs of the US Ships which anyone can read at NARA DC, that this was in fact a military intervension, that was later cleaned up and hushed up and swept under the rug and is now called a "diplomatic incident", which is at best only just a part of it. Maybe it is hiding behind the Baltimore Crisis, but it is the reason for the Baltimore Crisis, and Chile a few years ago was begining to make a fuss on the web through the use of one of their operatives who was a prof at one of the U of C colleges. We acted OK as a nation if you are trying to hush it up you just make it worse. John5Russell3Finley 15:36, 13 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gage v. WH Taft

Something here is eluding me, and it may not just be that I haven't read all of the sources necessary to understand this thing.

1) WH Taft was solicitor general at this time, that means that he was "in charge" of prosecuting the cases against the Itata, and that's what's in the Department of Justice Files at NARA DC, that because he was there visiting his father that he was going to handle the matter.

2) The additions about Gage read like he was in charge and like the President actually appointed him specifically to do the prosecuting of these cases.

So, was there an argument between Gage and the Tafts ? I know WH Taft's father was there too, what role did he play ? I know that the Atty Gen specifically asked in one of his cables to WH Taft about WH Taft's father, and I have been under the impression that he may have had some input. Are we to be left guessing that this messyness may have it's origin in some sort of a posturing or a vanity in Gage's autobiog ? John5Russell3Finley (talk) 00:06, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] link to 1908 election in the 2d to last section

I'm not clear how it got there, and I'm not clear what the purpose is for it, so could whomever put it there explain why it is there ? I'm not saying it doesn't belong, but the section to which it links has no mention of the Itata in it.

John5Russell3Finley (talk) 00:54, 5 December 2007 (UTC)