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chile gives I
ill the Demands of This
Country Met.
V
HIISOS’S PAPER SENT IN
ill Bis Jingo Talk Knocked
Out at Night
OATES WANTED A FIGHT.
Seoies of Other Congressmen
Talked Patriotically.
LOTEHS OF THE DIPLOMATS
ill lie Correspondence Laid
Before Congress.
SIS DIEGO’S VIVID STORY.
The Result of the Inquiry
Also Sent In.
Chlls Bought a Cru sar In England—
■ Wains One of the Few Who Ex-
I presssd No Opinion on the Mesaasre.
■ Tbe S.tuatlon Becoming Very Lively.
I A Dispatch From Chile, However,
■ Smooths Out Orlra War’s Ruffled
I Front.
I Santiago de Chile, Jan. 26,2 a. m.—
I Tt Chilean government has sent a reply to
■ thf ultimatum of the United States. The
■ reply isiueffect as follows: Chile agrees to
■ withdraw the offensive note sent by
■ Sentr Malta to the Chilean ministers
HabraJ, and acknowledges that its issuance
I to an error of judgment. Chile
■ withdraws its request for the with
■ toiwai of United States Minister
■ E?an. la addition to this, the Chilean
■ government, ia ‘its answer,
I P r -poses that the aifair of the attack upon
■ the Baltimore’s sailors be submitted to tho
■ arbitration of some neutral nation. If this
Bpropositi mis not acceptable to the United
■ Sta.es, the Chilean government suggests
■ fait tue matter ho submitted to the supreme
■court of the United States.
■ fc'ARiIISON'S 2 RUMP CARD.
■ H * hieasage Loofced Upon an Very
■ Warlike in Tone.
■ h ‘! m f' T 0N ’ Jan ‘ 25 For nearly an
■/ .° - 7 President Harrison held the
■ 1 ‘ oa bhs Ssnate nnd t‘io House of
8.,ul. re t! 3t! ‘ tives * has not been held
loatitv reS^ent Cleveland’s tariff reform
r '” ul to 00 ngress. President
■av.. 100 " me,sa * 9 wai almost as much of
■ Prod UntlOlevelaud’s. Instead
■e, f, !" lio ‘ al a, 'J dispassionate review of
■B.ain.^i" 1 ’. wblcil u wa ’ sai l Secretary
■ititu f* lat j uce(l The President to sub
■<o ' r a war message,” it turn'd out
■htiuv war like as it could ever have been
■m„ v f tr? l?lever and comprehensive argu-
Icae f tße Uuit9tl State* in the pending
m han *°” d a writer as he is
a:|fl hlB "hatorio, unco i-
Bahuuq'i, 13 . t 0 Ktat ' , P a P ; ‘ rs . wtnoh always
B er tainb n . a ..i!" O:iVOJ ’ 13 of a P°P u!ar kind
* ,n lm P raß, i°n on the aver-
HbloodJ 1. “ W 33 not Arrange that a hot-
B>orariiva„H ng fellow frora Virginia tetn-
i„ ... ttS rßadi "K clerk in the House
Hk>fi-r ai | l ? K “Portion of the message
”, 11x11 ke y Rave left out in Ills
1 ltn Portant page of the docu-
Hmksthi.n'l *’ >n ' Cogswell had the speaker
Be o ‘ 9ltr ' a diug clerk supply. If there
■ hefora* tho House but the
B'-vtorso U h “ fl "otadmittoii that tho
Bt:Wif.'lfr: ,H ' ,ns ’ las ‘ request had not
8.-ds- ’ogress, if compelled to
4 cl m xllt have declared war on
aj rity ° f ltl ° made
BWat,." J* 8 republicans and many
p* Waii ' a PP* a uded the mes ■
B*’’ he r , 81lt ’ 8 message since the
appkuse m, Bpplßud * 1 - Hut
®ors th and not moan war
which *" d ° tLie w Arlike Inter-
V’butea to ti 9re S) Ireely eon
■* 1 Corn,' 9 Pr6 * B tO -night. Congress
■Hr p. B „' I Lougresi will wait
1 r ' } wt ‘ ioll Chile promises to
t L ' o, *gresi will find some way
I ®'on !( , rv ‘ OUOO ln “P‘- e of the war talk.
"y' 8 an 'l controlling element in
r -os hr° Dre cipitato war until every
9 e ; x! - u tol to avert it.
m.n* . Cb ' s - Patriotism.
, 1 -U . , Senate and House
itunr 9 ’’ Allia '' n , Gorman and
U ; ltut ‘ vw ‘ Crisp, Mills,
■ to-dav ? all tbe reit-who
B ’ President Harris
flip petaf.
son’s skillful eloquenoe and felt the
tinglmg in the blood which suoh an appeal
would make are first patriots and then pol
iticians. Alter indulging the thrills of
patriotism they began to think of the
PoUlioß ' “one of them
It ’ L hat musa ge was written with or*
eye on Smtlago and the other on Minneapo
lis, it is equally true that the comments on
it, which mos of them were so e.gsr
to make that interviewers had only to stand
still in one plaoe to get all the interviews
aesired, were also made with an eye to the
ooming month of June. If, as one of them
President Harrison would have with
held hit message until he received Chile’s
reply, promised forthwith, had this not
hen a presidential year and the conven
tions only four months away, it is equally
true that their interviews represent not. so
much real feeling as political maneuvering.
I nls must be kept in mind, otherwise the
real situation here will be misunderstood.
EACH PARTY AFRAID.
Each party is afraid to let the other seem
to exceed it in professing patrioiism, and
many of tho southern democrats,especially
toos who were in the confederate army,
feel that there is au especial obligation upon
them to pr.ites: moot 1 u.lly their patriotic
feelings. The Morning News correspond
ent talked confidentially with many sena
tors and representatives to-day of both par
ties. \\ ith few exoeptions, comprising some
of the more intlueutiai men. they felt that
the President had presented only one side
of the case, that they must investigate the
evidence submitted and find out the other
side for themselves, and that above all
Chile muat not be forestalled in any
desire she may have to make a satisfactory
response to the President’s request. The
President’s avowed object in presenting
the matter to congress and the oouatry is to
force a settlement, not to precipitate war,
and the conservatives in congress propose to
soe that peace is maintained unless Chile
forces war.
MINISTER MONTT REGRETS IT.
Honor Montt, who is the only person in
Washington competent to give the Chilean
view of the President’s action, will not of
course talk for publication, lie is known,
however, to think the President’s action
uufortu iate and regrettable _as making
it rnorb difficult for President
Montt to make the satisfactory
settlement he is disposed to make. Minister
Montt feels keenly, too, his own anomalous
condition, practically out of relations with
this government although diplomatic rela
tions between Chile and tho ' United States
have not yet terminated. Senor
Montt did not of course go to the cop.tol
to hear the message read. He was walking
down Fifteenth street this afternoon when
he met the newsboys crying the extras con
taining the message, and get his first glance
of it from them.
ALL CONGRATULATING HARRISON.
There were two places to-alght whore
the message received almost unqualified ap
proval. One was PoitmasterJOeueral Wana
maker’s beautiful home, where the Presi
dent and Mrs. Harrison were entertained
at a cabinet dinner, followed by a society
roceptioD. Almost everybody made a point
of teiling tho President or Bussell Harrison
or some member of the family ;all of whom,
except tho President and Mrs. Harrison,
had gone to the capitol to listen to the read
ing, how admirable tbs message was, sena
tors and representatives took pains
to a'sure the President, especially
some southern democrat?, that they would
support him uuwaveringly.and a number of
them reported to him, with a satisfaction
which he evidently shared, Watch-dog
Holman’s remark: "If the message is borne
out by the correspondence and war results
there will be no stints in the appropria
tions.”
AT THE ARMY AND NAVY CLUB.
The other place was the Army and Navy
Club. There the war fever, which has
been raging for weeks loaped to a greater
bight than ever. Most army and navy
officers believe apparently that warJ cannot
be averted; that Chile will not be intimi
dated, but will fight, and that the only
question is, which country will declare
war first. The conversation of the Army
and Navy Club runs on who will get the
command of the ships, who will be ordered
forward first, what retirements and conse
quent promotions will take place,and more
generally what the plan of attack will bo.
All the prizes of true military profession are
glittering before their eyes.
BLAINE’S OPINION OF THE MESSAGE.
And what does Secretary Blaine think of
the message? His real opinion on it, which
would be more interesting than that of
any other man in Washington, cannot be
had for publication, of course. Nobody who
knows what is going on in Washington is
deceived by the official announcement so
pertinaciously put forth that the cabinet is
a unit on this question. "Secretary Blaine
heartily approves all that the President has
said and done," is an official announcement
as technical as it is deceptive. Secretary
Blaine, having kept back the
President’s message by his argu
ments for delay. In which he
was supported, it is said, by Secretary
Elkins, to the particular dissatisfaction of
Secretaries Tracy, Rusk and Miilor, the war
members of the oabinat, finally let it go in
without resigning and appealing to the
country, as it wa9 feared by the Harri
sonians he might do.
WAITING FOR THE REPLY.
The next thing of importance expeoted
from Chile is the renly to the President’s so
called ultimatum of Jan. 2L It is the Presi
dent’s intention when this message is re
ceived to submit it to congress with a note
of transmittal, which will be merely formal
in its character if the message is favorable
to ihe demands made by the President. If,
however, the answer from President Monti
is as evasive as previous communications
have been, or it refuses to accept
the terms of the ultimatum, the
President will forward it to con
gress with the remark that the
situation justifies immediate and aggressive
action. Something of this sort was sug
gested for the sending in of to-day’s corres
pondence, but after deliberation it was de
cided that a review of the situation would
be more in keepiug with the relation of the
executive to the legislative departments.
The President is of the opinion, however,
that in the event of the continued inaction
of congress and the receipt of an
unsatisfactory reply to his final note
to Chile he would be warranted in present
ing to congress his recommendation in the
matter.
CHILE TO REPLY TO-DAY.
The state department this morning re
ceived a dispatch from Minister Egan stat
ing that President Montt is not at San
tiago. but has gone to a bathing resort, fhe
disoatch also says that Minister Pereirra
had informed him Ittiat an answer to tho
statement and demands of the? United States
telegraphed by Secretary blame Jan. 21
will be made to-morrow.
CHILE BUYS A CRUISER.
Authentic information was received here
to-day from England that the Chilean gov
ernment has just purohasedansworuiMr.
now being built at Armstrong ship yard
at Newcastle, and that her completion is be
fog rapidly pushed. This vessel is described
* high speed. 3,000-ton cruiser very
similar to the cruiser Twenty-fifth of May,
recently constructed by the same firm for the
Argentine Republic.
THE YORKTOWN AT CALLAO.
Secretary Tr .cy tonight received a dis
patch from Commander brans of the
SAVANNAH, GA., TUESDAY, JANUARY 26. 1892.
United States cruiser Yorktown, announc
ing she arrival of that vessel at Callao,
Peru. This is the port to which the York
town was ordered to oonvey the Balma
cedist refugees taken aboard the vessel at
Valparaiso. The secretary said he could
not make public the text of the dispatch to
night, as it was in cipher.
CHILE AGREES TO ARBITRATE.
London, Jan. 25. —The correspondent of
the Timet at Santiago, to-day, telegraphs
to that paper that it is understood that Chile
has agreed to submit her entire difference
with the United States to arbitration.
TALK J WITH CON3RS-SMBN.
Every Member Bound to Uphold the
country’s Dignity.
Washington, Jan. 25.—Even President
Cleveland’s free wool message, whioh cre
ated a political sensation, was not listened
to with the close intense interest manifested
to-day in both the Senate and House when
President Harrison’s message on tae Chilea-i
situation was read. Senators ami repre
sentatives have heretofore frequently ex
cused themselves from being interviewed
with respect to presidential messages
on the ground that they really
had not heard them read, but
deafness would have been the only excuse
to-day for such a statement, for the senators
and members did not as usual, stroll about
their respective chambers during the read
ing, tiut sat patiently in their seats and
listened to it with eagerness.
TALKS WITH THE MEMBERS.
The Associated Press after the adjourn
ment interviewed upwar.d of 100 senators
and representatives. The senators were
much more cautious about commenting on
the mesiage and the nrobable outcome than
the members of the House. But it was evi
dent that party considerations did not bind
the members of either house in their
views, and that a decided majority
was willing to sustain the Pres
ident in upholding with firmness
and vigor the position taken by this govern
ment. Many of them in expressing their
views said it seemed to them that tho
United States had in some respects per
haps, not ae:ed altogeihpr in the right, but
they said they had uro doubt that tnuoh
should be done by Chile and that in the end
she would comply with the most of our de
mands . Of the message itself the opinion of
the democrats and republicans alike was that
it was a strong presentation of the case- A
question asked frequently was whether or
not the correspondence would bear out all
the statements made. Many congressmen
were of the opinion that it was an ox parte
statement and that its language might tie
stronger than the correspondence war
ranted.
TIIE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEES.
The members of tho foreign relations
oommittee of the Senate andjof the foroign
affairs committee of the House, were most
conservative in their views, and said they
desired to examine the corre pondonee be
- commenting freely on the affair. Both
the Senate and liousefcommittoes will take
up the matter promptly and the interviews
had to-day leave no doubt that they will
huve the support of their associates in a
vigorous p nicy, should tne statements mads
in the President’s message be borne out by
tne accompanying corresponde ce. The
members of tho several appropriations com
mitte-a wore agreed that in cue necessity
should arise (which they, and neirly all the
others seen, deplored), of enforcing our de
mands on Chile that money would be freely
authorizsd to be spout to make the demands
successful.
MINISTER EGAN CRITICIZED.
Egan’s conduct was criticized quite freely
and many representatives on the demo
cratic side thought that his actions had
given considerable provocation, but at the
same time these members said they did not
justify tho assaulting and insulting of
American ssamen.
The most warlike utte-ances came frora
a Dumber of influential southern stanch
democrats nnd from members of tho Massa
chusetts delegation. Gen. Cogswell of Mass
achusetts, in tho lobby of the H-use,
vigorously addressed half a dozen
or more members who, because of Chile’s
size deprecated hos.ilit.iee, nnd told them a
small country must take the consequence
of its actions the same as a large one, and
that Americans must be protected under all
circumstances from unjust assault.
A STRONG CASE.
Representative Catchings of Mississipoi
said: " I heard only a part of the mo-sage.
It seemed to me that tho President made a
very strong case. Will the House sustain
him* There is no question, and never has
been any question, about the House sustain
ing him."
Representative Hemphill of South Caro
lina said: “I think Cnile will either have
to back down or be whipped. She will
either have to apologize, or wo will have
to assert our rights and maintain our posi
tion amongst the civilized nations by pro
tecting our rights. If au apology be mado,
I tbink that would be sufficient, provided
reparation be given. The amount of in
demnity might be submitted to arbitration,
but judging from the message, there is no
doubt some reparation should be insisted
on.”
A FAIR STATEMENT.
Representative Herbert of Alabama,
chairman of the naval affairs oommittee,
said: "The President’s message seems to
be a fair statement of the case as I under
stand it, though, of eourse, the documents
and evidence accompanying it ought to be
carefully studied by the House and Senate
before a conclusion is reached. I ha.e
no doubt that congress will, without
regard to party, sustain the President in
tho course he is taking. The intimation by
the Chilean government that Miuister Egan
is not. a persona grata, cornea at a very late
day. That he was a partisan of ex-President
Balmaceda l do not know, but expect that
the evidence accompanying the message
will give us better means of deciding.
SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED EGAN’S REMOVAL
“But if he was.lt was the duty of the pres
ent Chilean government as soon us it came
into power to Intimate to the United
States, and if that had been done at the
time. President Harrison would,undoubted
ly have withdrawn hlm.aud would have sent
a representative more acceptable to the new
government. We were about the first gov
ernment to recognize the congressionallsts
after they got into power, and so far as I
know, nothing was heard officially at Wash
ington about the desire of Chile for the
withdrawal of Minister Egan until the com
plications over the Baltimore affair
arose. Certainly we cannot per*
mit a mob in the city of
Valparaiso to take a matter of that kind
into its own hands with tho connivance of
the local government and punish our
sailors in the oruel and brutal manner in
which they did for some supposed offense
by agents of the United Ktates. I am a
partisan democrat, but 1 am an American
first, democrat afterward. I have no
doubt tbat oongre-s will take every step
necessary to vindicate the honor of the
country and secure the safety or
our citizens In the future. I certainly
hope that we will have no war, and
I hope a firm and united stand on the part
of congress aiding the executive will con
vince the people of Chile that they must do
justice in this matter.”
ATTITUDE OF THE SOUTH.
In answer to a question bearing on tbe
attitude of the southern people in case of a
conflict, Mr. Herbert said: "It goes with
out aying am-mg people who know the
spirit and temper ot tbe southern people
tbat if war does come they will sustain the
government as heartily as any other section
of the oouutry, and be quite as ready to
volunteer for defense of the flag."
Senator Sherman declined positively to
express an opinion on tbe subject.
TO BE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED.
Senator Gray, member of tbe committee
on foreign relations, said tbat the force of
tbe message depended very much on the
testimony which accompanied it; that
would have to be weighed aud fairly con
sidered; that tbe message wa* one whioh
demanded and challenged the patriotic at
tention of every senator, aud that so far ts
lie was concerned, it would have such at
tention in the oommittee room and in the
Senate chamber.
Senatir Morgan, another member of the
oommittee, expressed himself in somewhat
similar terms. The message, he said, was a
very important dooument and would have
from the oommittee on foreign relations,
the grave and careful attention whioh It
deserved. He could not tell when the oom
mittee would begin its consideration of the
subject, but supposed it would not do so
uutil after tbe message and documents
were printed.
FRYE THINKS IT ADMIRABLE.
Senator Frye, who is also a member of
tbe committee to which the message was re
ferred, thought the message admirable in
every re-poct. It was clear, unmistakable
ln its utterances, patriotic, exceedingly
effective aud pointed, aud it was certalu to
meet with the approval of tho American
people.
Benator Gibson of Maryland thought It a
nnn-polltical question and said ha would
stand by the President in tne matter.
Seuators Aldrich, Davis, Cockrell, Berry,
Palmer, Uorman, Gordon and Proctor were
ajked to give tbelr views on the mosage,
but deolmed, principally for the reason that
they desired to peruse the document thor
oughly before advancing any expression of
opinion on it. Particularly was this true
of members of the foreign relations com
ini tee, to which the message was referred.
Nearly all the seuators interviewed, how
ever, regardless of political affiliation
agreed that the message was au able docu
ment.
BLOUNT DECLINES TO COMMENT.
Representative Blount, chairman of the
House foreign affairs committee said: "I
prefer not to make any comments at
present. I think it important that the com
mittee on foreign affairs should express no
opinion on the question which has been re
ferred to them, and which they have had no
chance to examine. Any other course would
impair tho confidence of the
House aud country in any con
clusion the committee might reach."
Repreaeuta ivo Blount said he was think
ing of calling a speoial meeting of tbe
committee for the purpose of giving the
most speedy consideration to the case.
OATES FOB WAR.
Representative Oates of Alnbama was
for war. He said: "I think ths message .3
well timed aud conservative in tone. 1
tbiuk tho President is exercising commend
able forbearance, and is commendable, too,
in tbe forbearance and reasonable
ness of bis demands. If the de
mands are not complied with and suitable
reparation made he is right to broak off
diplomatic relations, and not only that, I
say tho government ought to send a compe
tent force there aud compel them to respect
our fiag.Rn utierlng this, in my judgment,l
am uttering the true sentiments of the old
rebel element in the south. The old south
ern soldiers respect this flag as our flag, and
If insult- are offered, are prepared to fight
like devils for tho maintenance of tbe honor
of the country. Of course, war is a serious
thing aid ought not to be entered
upon; if It can be avoided by
peaceable means. I tbink the President is
taking a peaceful and conservative view,
and tbat Chile will see the justice of it aud
make suitable reparation. If not, she will
have to take the consequences. I don’t be
lieve in a government any more than an in
dividual playing the bully on the one hand,
nor the coward on tbe other. No doubt
Oapt. Schley obeyed the law and exercised
groat forbearance; but if I had been there
in his stead, 1 would not have been
so prudent, but would have torn the Chil
ean town to pieces. If Chile doss not apol
ogize we ought to send enough men and
vessels down there to whip h—l out of her.”
Representative VYheeler said: “I approve
of the message. The House will sustain
tbe President. Ho could not have said less,
aud he said what he had to say in a digni
fied aud proper manner.
EX PARTE IN ITS STATEMENTS.
Chairman Springer said: “The Presi
dent’s message seems to be entirely ex parte
in its statements and doos not disclose the
case presented by tbe Chilean government.
I presume the case of Chile will appear ill
the correspondence, and after all tho facts
are known, the probabilities are that the case
will be presented in a different light. In
any event tha facts arodisputed, and wtnlo
they are in dispute we would not be justified
in goiug to war without further investiga
tion. There is no necessity for haste,
and I’m satisfied that wiien this
investigation shall have been mado and it is
found that tho Chilean government is to
blame, that government will make ample
apology aud reparation. If the facts can
not be agreed upon a casi for arbitration
will be presented and tho iuterveation of
foreign powers should be invoked. There
should be no resort to war until all efforts
have been exhausted to secure a peacoful so
lution of the situation.”
Representative Breckinridge, Kentuoky,
said: “I think the President’s mes
sage is an able and acute docu
ment —an excellent presentation by
an admirable lawyer of a case he is
prosecuting against an adversary. I hardly
thing it is a statesmanlike message to a
great and free people to talk about the
question of war with a very small country
iu the throes of a civil war, attempting
to throw off the yoke of a dic
tator and re-establish constitutional liberty,
especially where the cause of offense grew
out of a belief, whether just or not, that
our minister and navy had sided against
them in their struggle for liberty. I don’t
believe that I ought to have expressed this
opinion , but it is provisional and my judg
ment will depend upon a oaref ul examina
tion of the papers as soon as they are
printed."
A DEMAND FOR STRIFE.
"The message,” said Senator Colquitt, "is
a demand for decisive action—strife. Be
fore I express my opinion I must read the
testimony.”
Representative Enloe of Tennessoe said
the message seemed tojhim to be In the nat
ure of tho argument of a lawyer who was
trying to make out a case against Chile that
would seem to require congress to make a
declaration of w c r. “I think,” he said,
"there is equally asj much, as if not more,
domeslio than foreign politics in the message.
If congress treats the matter with due
deliberation there will be a peaceful soln
tiou of it found. There is no occasion for
baste in rushing into war.”
Representative Patterson of Tennee
see said: "A strong message. but
1 believe this thing will be settled by
diplomacy and will not result in war.
War is the last resort of civilized nations
and it not to be the last resort where the
consumers of the country piy aU the ex
pense, but when that extreme necessity
•rises we ought to take care of the honor
and flag of the country. If the
United States goes to war there is but one
thing to do, and that is to whip Chile. Tbe
Unite-1 State* must succeed in whatever (he
undertakes.”
FULL AND STRONG.
Representative McCreary of Kentucky,
the second member of the foreign affairs
committee, said: “I think the President’s
message a very full aud very strong pre
sentation of tbe trouble between the United
States and Chile. The applause of the
democrats and republicans after the mes
sage was read lndlcat and very strongly that
both parties in this House would be ready to
supp >rt the President in upholding the
dignity and houor of our oouatry. The
committee on foreign affairs will, as early
as practicable, give to the maesage and the
aooompanying documents that oaref ul con
sideration which the gravity of the situation
requires. While I hope and believe there
will be no war, yet I am satisfied the House
will tie ready to take suoh action as will
maintain our self respect and uphold the
honor of our flag.
AN ABLE ARGUMENT.
Representative Andrew of Massachusetts
said the message was au able argument and
summary from that side of the case.
W bother or not a thorough examination of
the correspondence would bear out the
statements made, be could not say, aud as
he was a member of the committee on for
eign affairs, be did uot wish to express any
opinion with regard to the trouble until be
bad examined tbe whole case.
Representative Hooker of Mississippi,
also a member of tbe oommittee, said be
bad listeued to the message with groat at
tention and many things contained in it
mot with his hearty approval, hut be would
express no opiniou on the situation uutil be
bad thoroughly examined the evidence.
THE SITUATION SERIOUS.
Representative Raynor of Maryland,
another member of the committee, said that
the situation was far more eeri ms than bad
been anticipated. It certainly required
that something should be done. The United
States could not let the matter res ;
whether it would result in a declaration of
war aud reprisal on Chilean commerce and
vessels, or in a simple withdrawal of diplo
matic relatious with Chile, remained to be
soon. The message did not contain the cor
respondence between the Chilean miuister
and state department.
HITT LIKES IT.
Representative Hitt, of Illinois, leader Jof
tbe republican min rity lu the foreign com
mittee, said: "I l.ke tbe message very
much, Its tone, its spirit, its full
ness, its vigor, every part of It is admir
ably put. 1 hope the [louse will stand by
every part of it. The House should ex
press its concurrence with the President by
a resolution, to supplement the military or
uaval force. That action should be taken
with the patience which has been shown in
tho affair thus far aid which will be exer -
cißed in the future, I think the trouble will
be settled without war."
Ropresouiative O’Donnell of Michigan, a
member of the oommittee, said: "The mes
sage is very patriotic and shows high re
gard for American citizenship and Ameri
can interests. Its positions are well taken
and admirably expressed. The message is
worthy of the executive, and I am in faror
of it"
"I am in favor,” said Representative
Herman of Pennsylvania, another member
of tho foroign affairs oommittee, “of re
quiring under every condition due respoot
for the flag and the rights of American
citizens under that (lag w herever they may
be. If our oountry can receive repara
tion and satisfaction without tho awful
consequences of war I would avoid it, but
not at the sacrifice of the Bag and the rights
of our citizens.”
A great number of the House not on the
foreign affairs committee were seen. Re
presentative McMiliin, of Tennesieo, de
clined to say anything relative to the
situation until he had examined the docu
ments transmitted. "But,” he added,
"whilo the message js in a b-lligerent tone,
I think we shall, without dishonor or dis
credit, settle the matter without war.”
SIMPSON OPPOSED TO WAR.
Representative Simpson of Kansas wa9
opposed to war unless this country were in
vad-d by a foreign foe. He thought it
ridiculous and a disgrace for this oountry
to go to war on the pretext given in the
evidence, ash understood it. All the
trouble could be settled by arbitration. The
message sounded line a special plea to get
the Irish vote. He thought tbe President
was desirous of getting up a hurrah In order
to secure a renomination if he could not get
it by other means. A groat nation like
the United States should not go to war. It
was a natiou of Christian* enrolled under
the banner of the Prince of Peace. Tbs
proper course to pursue was to send a com
mission of three persons to investigate the
whole subject. After the commission had
reported it would be time enough to declare
war if it were necessary.
Representlve O’Neill of Massachusetts, a
democratic member of tbe House com
mittee on appropriations, spoke of tbe
Matta dispatch as a deliberate and vin
dictive insult to the Amerioan people. It
had been sent to every country in Europe
where Chile has representatives wttn in
structions to have it published. "If the
Chileans do not disavow that dispatch,”
ssid Mr. O’Neill, “I would blow
them into the Pacific." He was in favor
of peace, but first of all was in favor of the
protection of American citizens wherqver
they be. If peace could not be bad without
dishonor he was in favor of war.”
HILL NON-COMMITTAL.
Senator Hill is in New York. In an in
terview telegraphed from there Senator
Hill said: "Well, I oamiot quite see that
this means war, and anyhow I don’t be
lieve I had better express an opinion. When
I left Washington yesterday it was under
stood, no matter what the official cor
respondence, that the matter would be Im
mediately referred to the proper congres
sional committee tube reported by the n to
congress. I don’t pretend to say that the
matter will be settled by arbitration, but
It certainly can and may be
even yet. I canno* give my
personal views in the matter until I have
had euffleient time to look over all the offi
cial documents and carefully consider the
executive recommendation. There is un
questionably a strong war feeling in many
quarters, and yet I fail to see wherein would
be tho glory of thrashing Chile. 1 There are
in Washington to-day,” he continued, "a
great many naval officers who have never
been able to earn their salaries
and who would joyously welcome an op
portunity to do so. and there are southern
ers who are anxious to show their loyalty
to the country; but If It oo nes to a ques
tion of notional honor,” said the senator,
tapping his glavses ou the table, "our con
stituents will find tbat we representatives la
congress are Americans, first, last and all
tha time.”
REED HAD NOTHING TO SAT.
Ex-Speakor Reed said he bad nothing to
say, and so did Representative Bynum of
Indiana.
Honator Hawley thought the message
able, strong, clear and terse, and liked it
very much. It was a comprehensive review
of the situation.
Senator Allison considered the message a
terse and vig irous statement of tbe situa
tion. The President had thoroughly ex
amined all the facts and seemed to make
only just demands of Chile, which would be
accorded by the Chilean government sooner
or later.
Senator Pfeffer, the alliance senator, was
pleased with tbe general tone of the moa
eage. It was patriotic and American.
He did not understand it to advise a de
claration of war, nut merely maintenance
of the honor of oar government and the
rights of our people. He thought a declara
tion of war against Chile under the existing
ciroumstanoes would be a grave mistake
and that everything In the issue oould
be fairly and honorably adjusted.
Furthermore he believed the Ameri
can republic ought to affirmatively
teach the doctrine of poace. The senator
had not heard all of the message read and
for this reason he declined to give hie views
at length.
THE SITUATION A GRAYS ONE.
Representative Hatch of Missouri re
garded the situation as a grave one. It hud
been set forth by the President with groat
forco and dignity. If it became necessary
tor the United States to sever diplomatic
relations with the government of Chile.
Chile mutt take the consequeucee.
"1 think it a very maul) message’’ was the
comment of Representative Cummings of
New York delivered in au emphatio tone,
"and I think that the House will support
whatever action the committee oo foreign
relations may take upon it."
LONDON’3 COMMENTS.
Many of the Papers Bee a Little Elec
tion Jingo ln the Message.
London, Jan. 26, 5 a. m.— All the daily
papers In this city publish long editorial
comments this morning in regard to tbe
message sent by President Harrison to tbe
Amerioan congress explaining tbe present
status of the dispute between tbe govern
ments of Chile and the United States. The
A Vic* regards the message as electiou
bluster, but says that it is hard to
see how Chile can possibly deny that the
oircular of Foreign Minister Malta was of
fensive to the United States government.
“No false prido," says the .Veins, "should
restrain the Chileans from disavowing this
act of an indiscreet minister and so pave
the way for a settlement of their own
scores against America.”
EGAN’S RETENTION WONDER AT.
The Chronicle says: "After hearing the
language President Harrison felt justified
in using toward Chile, one cannot help
wondering why Minister Egan was not re
called. The coming elections probably ac
count for the language of the message.
Prosilu.it Harrison’s declaration that
America does not covet territory ought uot
to bo taken nn a pledge, but rather at an
Ingenious device to allay suspicion* not
wholly groundless. It remains to bo seen
what the pan-Americanism of Secretary
Blaine and his friends will be content
with."
ALARMIST RUMORS GROUNDLESS.
The Daily Telegraph says: "Nothing
has occurred to justify ihe alarmist rumors
of a resort to hostilities. President Harri
son carefully at stains from any words cal
culated to embitter the diplomatic relations.
Impartial Americans must acknowledge
tbat Chile has some justification for its
irritation. President Harrison defends
Minister Egan in t rnu not of unmlxed
approbation. It is extremely unlikely that
Chile will venture to defy the power of
America. There only needs to boa little
extension of the spirit of compromise nnd re
conciliation, whioh Chile has already exhi
bited to remove the differences between tbe
two countries speedily and peacefully.”
AN ALLEGED WEAK POINT.
The Times says: "The weak point in
President Harrison’s argument is tbe
absence of any evidence that the attaok
up m the American sailor* was anything
else than a sudden outbreak of mob fury.
Although a specimen ia given of the man
uer iu which America oan apologize upon
occasion, it is not rendered altogether clear
in what respects the Chilean formula of
regret missus the essential virtues of the
American formula. Ihe request of Chile for
the recall of Minister Egan bad something
to do with hardening the presidential at
titude. In tho memtime, things look de
cidedly awkward, although comfort may
be sought in tbe knowledge that exi
gencies of electioneering are many aud
mysterious.”
CHARUED WITH SEEKING TROUBLE.
The Standard says: “The plain truth is
President Harrison has been to infinite
pains to pry out a provocation. Ho baa
cultivated a quarrel that might easily have
been oomposed. Tho Chilean statesmen
could not reasonably be expected to make
an abject Japology. They have made the
frankeit and fullest admission that the inci
dent is deplorable. VYe are not aware tbat
America has gone nearly so for to soothe
Italy for the New Orleans affair. A
judioious inquirer will, however, seek an
explanation in Amerioan politics. It Is a
more probable contingency that Italian
iron-dads will bombard New York than
that an American army will land la Chile.
Meanwhile, if more 00. templet ion of hos
tilities brings home to the minds of Ameri
can peoplo tho inadequacy of tbelr arma
ments, something will have beea achieved.”
TEXT OF THE MESSAGE.
The Document With Which Harrison
Fanned the War Feeling.
Washington, Jan. 25. — Following are
oopioua extracts of tbe message sent to
congress to-day by President Harrison on
the Chilean embrogUo:
To the Senate and House of Representative:
In my annual message delivered to congress
at the beginning of the present season, after a
brief statement ef facts then in possestion ot
this government touching the assault in the
streets of Valparaiso. Chile, upon tailors of the
United States steamship lialtimore, on the
evening of Oct. 16 last, I said: "This
government Is now awaiting the result of
an Investigation which has be -n conducted by
the cilminal court at Valnnral jo. It is reported
unofficially that the investigation is about com
pleted, and It it expected trat the
result will goon he communicated to
this government, together with some
adequate and satisfactory response to the note
by which the attention of Chile was called to
thie incident, lr these just expectation!, should
be disappointed or further needless delay inter
vene, 1 will, by special message, bring this mat
ter again to tho attention of congress for such
aotienas may be necessary.
In my opinion tbe time has now come when I
should lay before congress and the country the
correspondence between this government and
the government of Chile, from the time of the
breaking out of the revolution against ex-
President Balmaceda. together with all the
other facta in possession of the executive de
partment relating to this matter. Thediplomatio
correspondence is herewith transmitted, togeth
er with some correspondence between the naval
officers for the time in command In Chilean
waters and the Secretary of the Navy, and also
tho evidence taken at the Mare Island navy
yard since tho arrival of the Baltimore at Ban
Francisco. I do not deem it necessary in this
communication to attempt any full analysts of
the correspondence, or of the evidence. A
brief restatement of the international ques
tions involved, end of the reasons why the re
sponse- of tbe Chilean government are unsatis
factory is all that 1 deem necessary.
EOAN B COURSE INDORSED.
It may bo well, at the outset, to say that
whatever may have been said in this country,
or ln Chile in criticism of Mr. K.gan, our minis
ter at Santiago, tbe true history of ills exciting
p- nod in C’hil an affairs from the outbreak of
the revolution until this time, discloses no act
on tbe part of Mr. Egan unworthy ot his posi
tion or that could justly be the occasion of
serious animadversion or criticism. He lias, I
think, on the whole, borne himself In very try
ing circumstances with dignity, discretion and
courage and has conducted ihe correspondence
with ability, courtesy aud firmness. It ia worth
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while also at tbe beginning to say
that the right of Minister Egan to
give Bbeiter ln the legation to certain
adherents of the Balmaceda government who ap
plied to him for asylum has not been denied by
the Chilean autnorlti-s.nur bos any demand been
made for the surrender of these refugees. TnaS
there was urgent need of asylum is shown*"by
Mr. Egan’s note of Aug. 24, IWI, describing thu
disorders ibat prevailed in Santiago and by th*
evidence of Capt. Schley as to the pillage an 4
violence that prevailed at Valparaiso.
The correspondence discloses, however, tbsl
the request of Minister Egan for safe con luo.’
from tne country in behalf of theee refugees,
was denied. Precedents cited by him iu the
correspondence, particularly in the rase of the
revolution in Peru in 1965, did not leave tae
Caileao government In a position to deny the
right of asylum to political refugees ana
sremed verv clearly to support Minister Egan’*
contention tbat safe conduct to neutral t-rntorr
wax a necessary and acknowledged incident of
asylum. These refugees have very recently
without formal safe conduce, but by oo*
quiescenoe of the Cbiloan authorities, beeq
placed oil board the Yorktown aud are no#
being conveyed to Callao, Peru.
TUB WATCH OH THE EMBASSY.
This Incident might be considered wholly
closed but for tbe disrespect maidfetted toward
thl government by the close and offensive
police surveillance of the legation premise*
which was maintained during the most of the
period of the stay of the refugees therein.
After the date of my annual message and up to
the time of the transfer of the refugees to tbe
Yorktown the legation premises seem to
have been surrouuded by police in uniform,
and police agnits or detectives, in citizens’
dress, who offentively scrutinized persons enter!
lug or leaving the legation, and on one or more
occasions arrested members of the minister's!
family. Commander Evans, who, by my dL
ruction, recently visited Minister Egan at San.
tiugo, iu bis telegram to the navy depart,
meet d-scribed the legatlou as "a veritable
prison" aud states that the police agents or de
teotives were, after his arrival, withdrawn*
during his stay.
TH* LEO ATI ON INVADED.
It appears further, from the note.of Miniate*
Egan of Nov. 20, 1891, thatonone occasional]
least tljese pollen agents, whom he declares to
be Known to him, invaded the legation prem
ises, pounding upon its windows and using In
sulting and threatening language toward
persons therein. This breach of the right oC
the minister to freedom from po Ice espionage
and restraint seems to have been so hagrane
that the Argentine minister, who was dean ot
tbe diplomatic corps, having observed It, fell
called upou to protest against it to the Chilean
minister of foreign affair*. The Chilean
authoritlee have, as will lie
observed from the correspond -nee,
charged the refugees and inmates of tha lega
tion with Insulting tho police; but it seems to
me incredible that men whose lives were in
Jeopardy and whose safety could onlv be
secured by retirement aud quietness,
should have sought to provoke a
collision which cou and only end In thele
destruction or to aggravate their condition b j
iutensifyiug the popular feeling that at cue tiui t
so threatened tbe legation as to require Mil,lst
Egan to appeal to tho minister of foreign
affair*.
THE ATTACK ON THE SAILORS.
nut the liieit serious incident disclosed by
the correspondence is that of the attacg upon
the sailors of the Baltimore in the streets o|
Valparaiso on Oot. 18 last. In my anneal mes
sage. speaking upon the information then lnniy
possession, I said: "So far as I have yet been
able to learn, no other egplanation ot this
bloody work has been suggested than that It
had its origin lo hostility tothe.se men as sailor*
of the United rttates wearing tho uniform
of their government, and not In any
Individual act of personal animosity."
We have now reoeived from the Chilean
government au abstract of the conclusions ol
the fiscal general upon tbe testimony taken by
the Judge of crimes in au Investigation wtilca
was made to extend over three mouths. I very
much regret to be compelled to say that this
report doss uot enable me to modify the con
clusion annouuoed hi my annual message. 1
am still of the opinion that our sailors were as
saulted, beaten, subbed and killed, not for auyj
thing they or any one of them uud done, hut
for what the government of the United State*
had done, or was charged with having done, by
its civil officers and naval commander*.
BECOMES INTERNATIONAL.
If that be the true a-peot of the case, the in
jury wa* to the government of the United
States, not to these poor sailors, who wers
assaulted In • manner so brutal end so
cowardly.
I.EOAL ASPECT OF THE CASE.
Hefore attempting to give an outline of tba
facts upon which this conclusion rests, I think
It right to sav a word or two upon the legal -<
pot of the case. The Baltimore was in the
harbor of Valparaiso by virtue of that general
invitation of which nations aro held tbextend to
war vessels other powers with which they hava
friendly relation*. Tills invitation, I tnlnk,
must lie held ordinarily to embrace
the privilege of suen communication witt*
the shore as is reasonable, necessary
and proper for the comfort and convenience ol
the officees and men of suoh vessels Capt,
Schley testifies that when ids vessel returned to
Valparaiso, on Hept. 14, the city officers, as I*
customary, extended the hospitality of the oity
to his officers and crew. It is not claimed that
every personal collision or injury tn which a
sailor or officer of such naval vessel visiting the
shore may be involved, raised an international
question; but I am clearly of tbe opinion that
where snob sailors or officers are assaulted by
the resident populace, animated by hostility to
the government whose uniform these sn lors
and officer* wear, and in resentment ot aot
done by their government, not by them,
their nation must take notice of the
event as one involving an infraction ol
its rights and dignity; not in a secondary
way. as where a Oit.tzeu is injured and pre
sents his claim through bis own government
but In a primary wav, precisely as if its minis
ter or consul or flag Itself had been the object ol
tho same oharaoter of assault. The officers anil
Bailors of the Baltimore were ln tho harbor ofi
Valparaiso under order* of their government,
not by their own choice. They were upon shore
by implied invitation of the government
of Chile and with the approval ol
thoir commanding officer, end It does no*
distinguish their case from that of a consul tha*
hit stay la more permanent or that he hold* sx
press invitation ef the local government to jus
tify his longer residence. Nor doe* it affeottba
?uestion tbat the Injury wa* the act of a mob.
f there had been no participation by the polled
or military in this cruel work and no neglect oil
their part to extend protection, the caee
still be one, lu my opinion, when it* extent and
character are considered, involving interne
tional rights.
INCIDENTS OFTH* AFFAIR.
The incidents of tbe affair are, briefly, as foU
lows: On Oct. 16 last. Capt. Schley, command}
ing the United btat- e steamshiu lialllmore, gav
shore loave to H 7 petty officers aud sailor* oE
nlss ip. These men loft the snip about l: ld
o'clock p m. No Incident of violence ocourred*
none of our men were arrested; Jo complain*
was lodged against them; nor did any collision
or outbreak occur until about 6 o'clock p. m,
Capt. Schley states that he was
himself on shore and about the streets of tho
city until 5:30 o'clock p. m.; that he met very
many of his men who were upon leave; tha*
they were sober and were conducting them
selves with propriety, saluting Chilean and
other officers as they met them. Other officer*
of the ship and Capt. Jenkins of the mer
chant ship Keweenaw, corroborate Capt-
Schley as to the general sobriety ant*
good behavior of our men. The Sisters of
Charity at the hospital to which our wounded
men were taken, when inquired of, stated that
they were sober when received. If the eituation
had been otherwise, we must believe tbat th*
Chilean police authorities would have made
arrests. About 6 p. m., the assault began, and
it is remarkable that the inve toration by the
Judge of crimes, though so protraoted, doe*
not enable him to give any more satisfactory
acoount of lte origin than is found in
the statement that it began between
drunken sailors. Reiieatedly Tn the corre
spondence it i* asserted t at it was Impossible
to learn th* precise cause of the riot, lb 3
minister of foreign affairs, Mr. Matta, in hi* tel
egram to Mr. Montt, under date of Dec. 31,
state* that th* quarrel b tgan between two sail
ors in a tavern and was continued in the street,
persons who were passing joining in it.
STORY OF AN APPRENTICE.
The testimony of Talbott, an apprentice who
woe with Rlgzin. is that the outbreak in which
they were Involved began by Chilean sailors
spitting iu the fa eof Talbott, which was re
sented by a knockdown. It appears that Rig
gin and Talbott were at the time unaccompa
nied by any others of their shipmates. Thes*
two men were immediately beset by a crowd of
Chilean citizens and sailors, through whioh
they broke their way to the street car
