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) J. H. KSTILL, President.. I
PEACE WITH CHILE.
iiarrison Sends in the
Additional Telegrams.
PUBLIC MEN PLEASED.
A General Feelisi of Belief
Hat k War Is Otter.
WARFLANSOFTHENAVY.
A Chilean Fort Was to Have Been
Seized for a Base.
Heavy Purchases of Coal Made end
Ster.mers Chartered for Its Trans
portation Harrison’s Course Still
Looked Upon as a Little Hasty by
Many Members on the Democratic
Side— Reoreaentatlve Allen Adda to
His Fame as a Humorist.
Washington, Jan. 28. —There wa 9 de
cided feeling of relief manifested at the oup
itol to-day over the changed aspect of the
Chilean controversy. The conversation
among the senators and representatives
when it turned to this subject related not
to the prospect of strife, but to the way
in which the people would view the message
of the President on Monday, coming as it
did, so shortly before the announcement of
the concession by Chile of all that the
United States could ask. The domocrats
were nearly all of o.ne mind as to this ques
tion, b.ut they had nttle to say for publica
tion, excepting Mr. Breckinridge of Ken
tucky. The republicans who expressed
opinions to bo quoted generally thought that
the action of tbePresident had brought about
the satisfactory response received and were
deposed to commend his course. Wbat was
said with the knowledge that it might be
published was generally in the same strain
and expressive of tlie gratification felt at
the outcome. The Associated Press cable
gram frem Santiago, and the subsequent
confirmation of it by the Associated Press
dispatch from Washington, published yes
terday morning, had prepared the public
men in a gi eat measure for the announce
ment contained in the President's message
to-day.
THE REPLY MEETS AI.L DEMANDS.
Senators who were seen aftor the reading
of the papers had no special oomment to
make other thau that they regarded the
controversy as practically settled and that
thj thought the answer of Chile had re
moved the Irritation between the two gov
ernments. '1 hoy said that the nnswer was
rery straightforward and candid, and that
there was nothing mere that the United
states could demand. It was regarded as a
complete und unequivocal response. The
1 hef in the Senate heretofore has not been
that the probabilities of war were very
treat. Several democratic senators criti
cized the action of the President in sending
his message to before Chile’B reply
cal been received and one senator said
that the whole affair was a fizzle and a
farce.
Senator Sherman, chairman of the Sen
ate committee on foreign relations, said this
afte. .ioon that no further action on the sub
let will be takon by the committee, for the
Present at least, if at all. He considered
9 trouble as virtually settled. Senntor
oar ’ a * so a member of the committee, said
t at he had never felt that there would be
ff ar, and that he did not think a great
main persons thought eo. The committee
1 uot meet to-day, it being felt that there
no occasion for daily conferences, as
, a been the case since the receipt of the
resident's message.
ALLEN PUTS ALL IN GOOD HUMOR.
i-j.ic men who have been interviewed
aril !ouDl ‘ tbe * r utterances out of date
ra ‘appropriate a few pours later in the
c U cha ,geß of tho situation were not in
le|' I < * a^r t 0 <bscusi >the subject at much
gt , hut were content to express grati
,, ll,n at the latest development. In the
‘r'p.c this feeling was more evident after
siderahie Mississippi, who has cou
made ■ reputation as a humorist.
iterelontif P°®®*>ng himself of any of the
t [, ]B k , wh.ch hud led other gentlemen
Bader p rmt while the country was
SBt,i p -.„ H K , r . eat , Btrain to which it had been
he never *l declared, amid laughter, that
for the f„r° u ‘ and a ave been heard from but
Hep,,,. act that the trouble was now over,
of rrinnr- , . anoe to the private sentiment
from end am‘l P ', r , ljr colleague) by reading
-Sne,L„°T* oUtln l£ 011 au interview with
th e l i, ' 'r Keifer in which the latter said
"just in tPn!: , !. t ’ s -. h m< “ "as issued
Peat in tr thetV 1 bIS be em Phasized by re
side of- tor 7 ln ciroulatiou on that
field whn k Cb^nib©r about a harvester in the
j for tllo barn during a thun
tear t,h *. an< * ran unt *l out of breath for
Moled woull ‘ b ® “ver before be
’’dh lunirh 0 ) ba f“ - H * B colleagues roared
Joined i^ tenr ’ n which mauy republicans
to thiß hum WBy ‘ n which the House listened
ery srri.- ° r °?* spee °h on what had been a
* wc, r ,L sub J9ct showed, perhaps as well
feltat thf e *P re s<, the feeling of relief
The thß trouble has taken,
this innr, ,' 6 r° re, gn affairs committee met
Z j lq rcßular sessi -n but tho
Uilte,, its expected work on the
only ,•> ‘ . r K°ue, the meeting iasted
‘■ n b.iu , onnutes and the reference of a
done. J Bubco uimitteei3 was ail that was
8o^ S DISP ATCH RECEIVED TUESDAY,
litue of 'i? 6Stl0!1 bas l'®en raised about the
8 le ceipt of the dispatch from
The morning News.
Minister Egan to Secretary Blaine convey- I
ing the note of Mr. Perreira, the Chilean I
minister of foreign affairs. Private Secre- j
tary Halford was called upon to-night, and I
he gave tho following statement: “Minister !
Egan’s dispatch from Santiago was a long
one, and was received iu two installments,
as approved|by the copy which carne from
the state department, the first part being
dated Santiago, Jan. 25, and the second
part dated Santiago, Jan. 2d, the address,
“Blaine, Washington,” being repeated on
tho second part. A memorandum was on !
the first part of the dispatch to
the effect that it was received at
the department of state at 9 o’clock in the
morning on Jan. 2t! (Tuesday). The trans
lated copy did not come to the executive
mansion until during the meeting of the
cabinet, who were waiting for it. and that
must, have been between 12 and 1 o’clock.
The first intimation the President had of
of the receipt of the dispntch came from
Gen. John W. Foster, who called on the
morning of Jan. 2(5 between 10and 11 o’clock
about some other matter, and ho told the
President that a dispatch had come from
Minister Egan which was then being
translated.”
SANTIAGO QUIETS DOWN.
Special Dispatch to the Associated Press.
Santiago, Jan. 28. —There is a much
quieter feeling here than was evident yes
terday and during the past few
days. Chilean ptticials, however, con
tinue to express surprise at the
ultimatum forwarded from President
Harrisou. Tho Associated Press correspond
dent in this city to-day had an interview
with one of the most prominent officials of
the Chilean foreign office. The correspond
ent was courteously met and tho eonveria
tion was free and oordial. In the course of
the interview it was shown very
plainly that tho foreign office would
not Hay in a direct mauner that
Ministor Montt had been deceived or had
been misled by any note or word received
by bitn from the American Secretary of
State; but it was evident that the offiolal
thought so. Ho said that Secretary Blaine
had all along given Minister Montt to
understand that a settlement of the serious
controversy betweeu the two republics was
being reaohed, and that Secretary
Blaine a month ago had proposed
a submifsion to arbitration of the out
rageous assault upon Ihe liberty men from
the United States steamer Baltimore, and
had also agreed to accept Senor Montt’*
turins for the withdrawal of the Matta tel
gram.
bgan's assurances in doubt.
It is asserted here that Minister Egan in
formed the Chilean government a week ago
that the questions at issue were being settled.
Minister Egan has declared that he said
nothing of the kind. On the night of the
reception of the ultimatum from
the President of the United ‘ States
a cablegram was received here
from Minister Montt advising the Chilean
government to stand firm, as was as favor
able at Washington. There is luteuse
anxiety here as to the outcome of the situa
tion. Every one, from the highest in official
station to the most bumble ci.tizen, wishes
to know if America accepts the terms of
Chile's reply to President Harrison’s ulti
matum.
HARRISON UNDER EIRE.
London, Jan. 23. — Several of the English
papers to-day print an alleged dispatch
irom Washington to the Dalziel agency, in
which it is asserted that President Harrison
yesterday informed the Senato committee
on foreign relations that the answer of
Chile to the ultimatum sent her on
.Jau. 21 was reoeived before his message
was sent to congress, but that he was
not aware ot its oontents, owing to the fact
that it was not translated into English until
after the massage had been delivered to
congress. Basing its comments upon this
assertion of the Dalztel agency, the St.
James Gazette this afternoon publishes an
article in which itsays: “If thesiorv isdrue,
Presldeu t Harrison is disgraced, ana has
mad e himself rediculoue. The story is not
given as gossip, but as a report of toe offi
cial proceedings of the Senate committee
on foreign relations, Snch a paltry trick is
inconceivable. ’’
SARCASTIC AT HARRISON’S EXPENSE.
London, Jan. 29, 8 a. m. —The Times and
Telegraph have sarcastic articles on Presi
dent Harrison’s disclaimer of official knowl
edge of Chile’s backdown prior to the
issuing of his ultimatum. The Times con
cludes: “Perhaps President Harrison has
more explanati ns to offer. They seem at
present very much needed.”
The Times' correspondent at Santiago
telegraphs: “Nothing has been received
officially from Washington. Everything is
quiet here.”
The Standard, in au editorial this morn
ing on the dispute between the United States
and Chile, says: “Senor Perreira, the
Chilean minister of foreign affairs,
cannot * be suspeoted of any
desire to make President Harrison ook
foolish, but circumstances mado up for the
absence of design. We are not quite sure
that the judgment of the managers of his
party will sincerely echo President Harri
son’s remark that the turn of affairs be
tween the two countries is very gratify
ing.”
ONLY NAVAL OFFICERS WANT WAR.
Special Dispatch to the Morning Newt.
Washington, Jan. 28. —Everybody, ex
cept a few war-loving naval officers, agrees
that the Chilean war is over. There may
be some regret in other quarters that it is
over so soon, when it bid fair to prove so
profitable, politically or pecuniarily, but
outside the Army and Navy Club this regret
is not expressed. The applause with which
tho House followed the announcement that
the whole subject, as carried by to-day’s
message with its accompanying correspond
ence, had been buried in the
committee on foreign affairs, was
a spontaneous expression of the
general feeling of relief and satisfaction
to which Chairman Sherman gave more
formal expression in the Senate. Ho glad
were the senators and representatives to
get rid of a question which promised to
make trouble politically for them that they
gave very little thought apparently to the
details of its settlement. No ono at the
capitol had any definite information to-day
as to exactly how Chile would finally make
whatever formal apology and money
reparation she does make. Every
body was content with the President’s
assurance that it would now come out all
right, in spite of the statements of naval
officers that the ind entions as to popular
feeling in Chile, and particularly the prep
arations for the great banquet on Saturday
night to demonstrate the popular affection
for Matta showed that the Chilean govern
ment might not be anle to redeem its prom
ises and that we would yet have to fight.
egan’h withdrawal expected.
One of the results of the Chilean difficulty
generally expected is the withdrawal of Min
ister Egan from Santiago and of Minister
Montt from Washington. Minister Egan,
is to bs recalled, it is said by administra
tion men, in order that he may be promoted
to a more important mission. It is even
said thut he may succeed Mr. Reid as min
ister to France, but it seems more likely
that he will get the mission to China. Still
the administration loves that noble Irish
man very dearly just now.
Minister Monti’s withdrawal is more
vaguely figured out, one theory is that he,
too, is to be promoted, another is that he is
no longer a persona grata to our govern
ment. Still another is that he is no lodger
a persona grata to hfs own government.
TRACY'S WAB PLANS.
A Chilean Port to Have Been Seized
as a Base for Supplies.
Washington. Jan. 28.— 1 t was openly
admitted at the navy department to-day,
now that there is no longer reason for
concealment, that this government was
fully prepared to enforce its demands
against Chile in case they Lad not been
secured by the more pacific method
of negotiation through diplomatic chan
nels. The entire available naval foroe
had been concentrated so as to bo able to
make an almost concerted attack on Chilean
ports. The Pacific squadron, consisting of
tbe Sou Francisco, Charleston, Baltimore,
Boston and Yorktown, would have been
speedily reinforced by the South Atlantio
squadron now at Montevideo, consisting of
the Chicago, Atlanta, Bennirgton and Es
sex and Philadelphia and Concord of the
North Atlantic squadron. The two
last-named vessels are now on their
way to Montevideo. The Concord
arrived at Bahia to-day and the Philadel
phia is probably beyond that port on her
way to Montevideo. Should she touch at
Bahia it is probable that she and the Con
cord will bo ordered back to-jhe West
Indies. The Mlantonomab, Newtrk. and
Vesuvius also were held in reserve for pos
sible war service.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR COAL.
At tbe same time great stores of coal,
ammunition and provisions have been for
warded on both the Atlantio and Pacific
coasts so that the fleet should be amply sup
plied iu case foreign ports should lie closed
to them. Arrangements had been
made for tbe immediate use of a number
of transports and auxiliary cruisers, and
the steamship Ohio was to be fitted out at
Boston rs a repairship. Four steamships
were chartered from the Earn Line Steam
ship Company, laden with coal and sent to
Montevideo It is believed that one of
them has already reaohed Montevideo
and that tbe others will arrive
there in a short time. These
vessels were to be used as colliers and would
ply between tho naval fleet and homo ports.
The steamer Benito had been chartered for
similar service on tho Paoiflo coast and
other arrangements made so as to secure
the delivery ofgIO.OOO tons of coal
monthly at a point convenient for naval
vessels.
WOULD HAVE SEIZED A CHILEAN PORT.
Tho plan contemplated the early soizure of
a Chilean port for use as n base of supplies.
These preparations entailed a great ex
penditure, which is roughly estimated at
$2,000,000, The foregoing estimate includes
coal, the additional expense attending
the pushing of work on vessels now
under contract and the extra
work at the different yards and shops. Tbe
order of officers and men to the Ohio has
been revoked and the work of fitting her
out suspended. The department will now
be busy for a long time undoing many of
its preparations and restoring the naval
establishment to its usual basis.
BRECKINRIDGK’S DEMAND.
He Still Thinks the President Should
Make a Fuller Explanation.
Washington, Jan. 28. —Representative
Breckinridge of Kentucky, who on Tuesday
created considerable discussion in tbe House
by the introduction of a resolution calling
upon the President to transmit to the House
without delay all the additional diapatohes
received iu regard to the Chilean contro
versy since or before the transmission of bis
message to congress, was this evening asked
his opinion of the message and dispatches
submitted to-day. “Fl ora the correspond
ence submitted to-day,” said he, “my judg
ment is that the relations between the
United States and Chile ought to at once
become friondly, and that it is a mere mat
ter of detail as to the mode and time of set
tlement and the amount of indemnity. It
is evident that the Chilean government
always meant peace and not war. As to
the particular mode of settlement,
whether by arbitration or mediation,
or diplomatic negotiations, I am not pre
pared to say and do not think it specially
important which mode is pursued; but Ido
think it wise that under all the circum
stances our government should at oncere
call Minister Egan and send some minister
there with whom the Chilean government
may negotiate without auy sense of either
humiliation or irritation.
A FULLER EXPLANATION REQUIRED.
"The information printed in the news
papers of Monday morning, Jan. 25, and
Tuesday morning, Jau. 2fi, and tbe dates of
the correspondence submitted by special
message to-day, seems to require
from the administration a fuller
explanation of wbat dispatches have
been received, and of the exact date when
they were received. For it seems to me
evident that it was known Sunday night
that a specific and satisfactory answer
would be made, and President Harrison
owes to the oountry and congress and him
self to let it be known whether he bad this
information which the country had or
was ignorant of it.”
RUMORS AFLOAT IN CHILE.
Egan’s Recall Looked For—The Honor
to the Supreme Court.
London, Jan. 28. —The Times today
publishes a dispatch from Santiago de
Chile, saying that in reply to suggestions
Chile expressed her willingness to have
either Spain or Brazil act as a mediator in
her differences with the United States, but
that public opinion is in fav. r of submit
ting tbe question to tbe arbitration of the
supreme court of the United States.
The correspondent says that the Chilean
government is receiving messages of
sympathy from all parts of South America
and the United States.
He adds that the American residents in
Santiago publicly demand the canceling
of the exequatur of William B. McCteery,
consul of the United Statps at Valparaiso.
Reports from the United States reoeived
at Santiago declare that President Har
rison has decided to recall Mr. Egan, the
American minister.
ALWAYS BEATS ITS RIVALS.
The Associated Press News From Chile
As Uusual Ahead of Alb
New York, Jan. 28.—1 tis worthy of
note that the dispatches to the Associated
Press from its special correspondent at San
tiago de Chile, during the last few days have
anticipated all other intelligence from that
capital. Thus, on Saturday night last, the
Associated Press dispatob gave the
first conclusive statement that an
ultimatum had been sent to
Chile; 011 Sunday night tbe Associated
Press dispatch gave the first intimation
that Chile would promptly reply to Secre
tary Blaine’s note, and Monday night the
Associated Press correspondent cabled a
correct synopsis of Chile’s reply. No other
news association had this news until it was
in print in the Associated Press’ papers. Tbe
United States government itself received its
first intimation of the tenor of Chile’s
reply from the Associated i'mss dispatch.
The opposition news association simply
appropriated. The Associated Press is
universally recognized as the medium for
reaching the American public, and when
news of prime importance is to be bod it
secures this first of alb
SAVANNAH, GA.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1892.
POLITICAL EFFECT3 OF CHILE.
Bla'.ne'a Friends Confident That He
Will Be the Nominee.
Washington, Jam 24 Now that there
is no prospect of war with Chile, tho polit
ical aspects of the oase, and especially the
effects on Secretary Biaiua and President
Harrison of the parts they respectively took
are more openly discusse 1. it is now more
plain than ever that Secretary Blaine held
back President Harrison us long as he could.
It is also evident that President Harrison
broke away from him just in time to get in
bis stirring message, but t >0 late to make it
tell. In political effect it is regarded as a
boomerang. It was too obviously pre
cipitate, say the politicians, and at the saitie
time too late to be effective.
HARRISON’S INFORMATION.
No one now thinks that President Har
rison had anything more on Monday than
a notification through Minister Egan that
the Chilean government would teply on
Monday to the ultimatum of Thursday
whloh it received on Friday, but thi3 was
enough, say the Blaine republicans, aud
most democrats, to restraiu bun. On the
other hand, tbe Harrison republicans and
sonte democrats say it was the Harrison ulti
matum, if not the Harrison message,
which brought Chile t> terms ami
not Secretary Blaine’s diplomacy, which
would have allowed Chile to gooa indefi
nitely.
BLAINE’S FRIENDS CONFIDENT.
Secretary Blaine’s friends, who have been
conferring here for several days, think that
the signs point unmistakably to the nomi
nation of Secretary Blaine at Minneapolis
and to his acoeptance of the nomination.
His own actions furnish them with the
foundation for this belief. His oourse iu
the Chilean matter, winding up with his
adroit announcement Of poacti yesterday—
peace which his diplomacy secured—seeui9
significant to them, 80 doe* the elaborate
reciprocity 6peech of Senator Hale, Secre
tory Blame’s chief friend iu the Senate, to.
day on a resolution introduced by him, but
believed to have been prepared by Secre
tary Blaine, calling for all the fa’o's about
reciprocity agreement* made under the
Harrison version oX the Blaiue amendment
to the McKinley bill.
THE MESSAGE.
Transmitting Additional Correspond
ence to Congress.
Washington, Jan. 28. The following Is
tho President’s mes.-age transmitting addi
tional Chilean correspondence to congress:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I transmit herewith additional eorrrspondenoe
>betweeu this government and the government
of C.iite, consisting of a Dote of Mr. Montt. the
Chilean minister at tnis capital, to Mr Blaine,
dated Jan. 33; tho reply of Mr. Blaine thereto,
of the date of Jan. 27, and a dispatch from Mr.
Egan, our minister at Santiago, transmitting
the response of Mr Perreira, tbe Chilean minis
ter of foreign affairs,’ to the note of Mr. Blaine
of Jan. 21, which was received by me on
Jan. 26. The note of Mr. Montt to Mr. lilalne,
though dated Jan. 23, was not delivered at the
state department until affer 12 o'clock meridian
of J an. 25 and was n.ot translated aud its re
ceipt notified to me until late in the afternoon
of that day. The response of Mr. Perreira to
our note of the 21st withdraws with acceptable
expressions of regret the offensive note of Mr.
Matta of the 11th ult., and also the request
for the recall of Mr. Kgan. The treatment of
the Incident of the assault upon the sailors of
the Baltimore is so conciliatory and friendly
that lam of the opinion that there is a good
prospect that the differences growing out ol
that serious affair can now he ad
justed upon terms satisfactory to
this government by tho usual
methods - and without speciol powers from con
gress. This turn in the affair is verv gratifying
to me, as lam sure it will bo to the congress
and to our people. The general report of the
efforts of the executive to enforce the just rights
of the nation In this matter has given an in
structive and useful Illustration of the unity
and patriotism of our jieople Should it be
necessary, 1 will again communicate with con
gress upon the subject.
Benjamin Harrison,
Washington. D. C., Jan. 2B - 1893.
montt’s note to hi.AIN e.
Mr. Montt’s note to Mr. Blaine reads:
Lkuation of Chile. I
Washington, Jan. 23. 1892 f
Sir— l have had tho honor to receive your
note of yesterday as an inclosure, in which you
were pleased to transmit to me the instructions
sent to Mr. Egan on the day previous. In the
numerous conferences with which you have
been pleased to favor me. I have informed you
that immediately after the occurrence of the
events of Oct. 16 at Valparaiso, which my
government most sincerely deplored, the
judicial authorities initiated the in
vestigation necessary to throw light
upon the facts and detect and punish the
guilty parties. From antecedents which the
government of Chile was able to collect at the
very outset, it appeared that tbe disorder of
Oct, 16 began bv a quarrel betweeu drunken
sailors, which assumed considerable propor
tions, owing to the condition of the locality in
which it originated, and that the police per
formed their duty by re-establishing tranquillity
and placing the persons who seined to have
been concerned in the disorders at the disposal
of the court. The government Chile of lias no
data authorizing it to think that the quarrel
was due to auy dislike of the uniform of the
United States, or that the police failed to per
form their duty. On the contrary, it is a well
demonstrated fact that sailors get iutoxie&ted
when they go ashore, after having been on
hoard of their vessel for a long time. This is
also quite natural. The intoxication of seamen
and the disorders to which it gives rise,although
they may assume serious proportions and occa
sion very lamentable offenses, as was unfortu
nately tbe case at Valparaiso on the 16th of
October, cannot constitute an insult to the na
tion in whose service are tbe men who have
taken part in the disorder, although they cer
tainty do not justify offenses committed during
the disorder. The government of Chile could
not, however, form a final opinion concerning
the nature of the occurrences in question, or as
to whether the police had or had not improp
erly participated therein, or had failed to
perform its duty, until the determin
ation of the Judicial investigation,
which had been initiated without delay and
which was pushed forward as speedily as was
compatible with the provisions of tho law with
the obligation of collecting all the elements of
proof that it was possible to collect in order to
throw full light upon the matter, and with the
necessity of promptly punishing the perpetra
tors of the offense which had been oommitted
and which had been in part suffered by persons
in the service of a friendly nation. It was the
desire and the duty of the government of Chile
to discover the truth in order to make its future
proceedings conform thereto, and in order that
the United States government might be satisfied
that nothing was neglected in
order to do fuil justice. Your were pleased
with your high sense of rectitude, to remark to
me that this proceeding of the government of
Chile was correct, and that although you de
sired that the judicial Investigation might he
brought to a close with as little delay at possi
ble, you un eratood that it was necessary that
the ordinary legal proceedings (which were not
ns rapid in Chile as In the United States) should
1* held. I havu taken occasion at sundry times
to inform you of what tho Chilean authorities
were doing to bring the investigation to a close.
In the criminal trial held at Valparaiso, not
oly have landsmen been hear", but also sea
men of the Baltimore Botu have been con
fronted with each other, reports of physicians
and experts have been called for, the opinion
of the surgeon 0/ the cruiser
has likewise been invoked, and, in a word, noth
Ing has been neglected that could tend to bring
the wbole truth to light. The seamen of the
Baltimore made their statements with the as
sistance of an interpreter designated by them
selves. who was an officer of the cruiser, so that
the oath taken by the witnesses, their con
frontation with each other, the reports of ex
perts concerning tbe cause and nature of the
wounds and the nearing granted to both Chiio
ans and Americans, so that all might present
their complaints and charges and be hearJ in
their own justification, give inoontestib.e au
thority to the trial held at Valparaiso, in the
course of our conferences we sometimes con
sidered the case in w-blch the government of
the United States and that of
Chile should fail to agree when the iuveitiga-
tion should be terminated, and the two govern
ments should have formed their final opinion,
and we agreed that arbitration was the host
means or settling the difficulty, and, advancing
farther In tnis conciliatory spirit, we even
forma It agreed tuat differences that might
arise should be submitted to arbitration. This
agreement to accept arbitration has be -n the
basis of several of our oonterenoes, especially
that of the 18th mst., and no antecedent of
fact interfering therewith Los 00 me to my
knowledge. On the contrary. I took occasion
to inform you, on the first of January, that uiy
government authorized me to con
clude au agreement looking to arbitra
tion, and my government snhso
quently approved tho agreement concluded
by me with you, of which I also iuformed you.
As the criminal trial initiated at Valparaiso has
no; yet come to an end, my government has
not yet been able to reply to the demands made
by that of the Unfted i-tates. The various dc
uments and antecedents to which 1 have called
your attention in my foregoing eommunica
ttone, were destgued to inform tne United Stoles
govt rnuient of th'e progress of the judicial in
vestigation and of the facts thereby elicited;
they do not, however, constitute a teply, vFbieh
can only be given when the facts are definitely
brought to light by the sentence which must be
pronounced by tbe ootirts. The testimony
which the government of the United Slates has
caused to be taken in California from the 01 ew
of the Baltimore, cannot taka the place of the
trial which is being hell at Valparaiso,
where the offenses were committed. Tills testi
mony may be useful for dis ipiiuary or admin
Istrative purpose* in the United Stales, but it
cannot serve aa a basis of Judicial sentence
either in Chile or the United States The copy
l have to-day had the honor to send you of a
statement made bv one of the seamen of the
Baltimore at Valparaiso shows that the sea
men made no charge Hgains - the police. The
charges which are mAde here in the absence of
tlie ucoused parties, in contradiction of his first
statement, can have no va uo, either in law or
your enlightened opinion. It is to be observed
moreover that the statement made by this *,-a
nian at Vaipataiss io attested by a Judge, by the
signature of the seanrnn himself and by that of
the interpreter who was officer of the Baltimore
"’ho had been appointed for t re express pur
pose of inspiring tho deponents with confi
dence.
You were pleased to state In yottr instructions
to Mr. Egan that the undersigned lias not coin
nuiiCAted to tiie United States government the
note that was addressed to him by Mr. Matta
on tlie 11th of December last. The first time
that the honorable Secretary of State saw fit to
call my attention to the aforesaid note of Mr.
Matta. t told him that that note contained itt T
st ructions addressed to me hr Mr. Matta, and
that as 1 had not been directed to communicate
it officially to the department of state, there
was no reason why the honorable secretary
should taka cognizance of it. I further re
minded you that It was a doctrine establish ’d
by the American government that documents
exchanged between the President and cougress.
or betwaen the department ot state and a dtp
'lomotle representative of the United Btnte in
foreign countries, could not form tlie subject
of discussion for foreign governments. 1 also
took tho liberty to remind you of the case of
the illustrious Webster and the representative
of Austria in 1850. The Austrian government
coinplaiued at that time because it considered
the instructions sent to the representatives of
the United States an Injustice or disrespectful
to Austria, said instructions having been pub
lished in tho message of the President, who
seutlttothe borate ‘This department,” said
Mr. Webster, "has on former occasions in
formed the minister of foreign powers that
a communication from the President to
either house of conn-ova is regarded
as a domestic communication, of which ordi
narily no foreign state has cognizaoo*. and. hi
more recent cates the great impropriety of
making such communications a subject of cor
respondence and diplomatic discussion has been
fully shown.” The circumstances ot publicity
did not change the charaoter of a communica
tion in the opinion of Mr. Webster, "because
such is a common and usual mode of proceed
ing.” iu tlie communication of tbo President
ami Senate. It was therefore, in the nature of a
note, and on no other reason than that [ based
my abstention from ooimnunlcatinc to you the
instructions which Mr. Matta had sent to me on
the 11th of December, and I had the
honor so to inform you. I added
however, that it was far from being the purpose
of my government to act In a manner at all
offensive to the President ot the United States,
or to any member of his cabinet, and that Mr.
Matte's note, if rightly interpreted, admitted of
bo such construction. 1 afterward had tlie
honor to inform you that! had recelvod mstruc
tio .8 from my government to inform that of
the Uaited States that considering tho views
expressed by Messrs. Buchanan ana Webster in
1849 and 1850. that messages sent by the Presi
dent to congress are domestic communications
which cannot serve as a has s fur interpretation
for foreign powers or their representatives. My
government had no objection to striking out of
the note of Dec. 11th such words as might be
considered disagreeable by the United States
government. On 18th Inst, an official tele
gram was published which bad been addressed
by the cominanderof the Yorktowti to tho ec
retary of the Navy. It was couched In terms
that w -re offensive to the government of Chile,
and in view of w hat we had said concerning the
note of Dec, 11, I deemed it my duty to call
your attention to that telegram. The lofty
spirit of justice which characterizes yon did not
permit you to hesitate to tell me that the word
ing of said telegram was improper and objae
lionable. This declaration on your part, winch
was Impartial as it was just, t*rroinated t o
incident. Since tbe early part of the month of
October, when I had tho honor to be Invited
to unofficial conferences with representatives
of the department of state (as the credentials
which accredited mo as the minister of Chile
had not yet arrived), it has been repeated to
me on various occasions by United States gov
ernment that if the representative of United
States at Santiago was not persona grata to the
government of Chile, it was sufficient for the
government of Chile so to state, aud that said
representative would be succeeded by another.
It is a rule bared upon the nature ot diplomatic
relations and designed to make them frank and
cordial that the repres -matlve of a nation must
be a persons grata to the government to which
he is accredited. In the conference witli which
rou were pleased to favor mo on the 20th inst
had the honor to state that the representative
of the United States at Santiago was not per
sona grata to the government of Chile,
which would be very glad to re
ce ve another representative from the
United States, you were pleaded to
acknowledge that tho government of Chile had
a right to ask that a change should be made.
Afterward having your notice, I addressed to
you in writing the eame communication I had
made to you verbally I have deemed it my
duty to state in this note the foregoing facts,
which show the friendly and cordial purpose of
our conferences, in which you took a most Im
portant part. With sentiments, etc.,
Pkdiio Montt.
To Hon. James O. Blaine, etc.:
BLAINE TO MONTT.
Mr. Blaine’s note to Mr. Montt reads as
follows :
Department of State, [
Washington. Jan. 37. 1892. t
Sir—l have the honor to acknowledge your
favor dated the 23<1 inst., but not received by
me until Monday, the 25th. I beg to comment
on two or three of its recitals. I think from
zeal for your country you have made some mis
take! which I shall proceed to correct. You
are right in saying that I considered tbe pro
ceedings of the government of Chile in making
a judicial investigation of the unhappy
affair at Valparaiso entirely prai e
worthy, but you will remember that
as early as the 25th of November, I complained
of the length of the judicial proceedings and
from time to time renewed the complaint, say
ing to you very lately that the court had al
ready been eighty days in session considering a
miatter which iu the United States would have
baen wholly disposed of in two or three weeks.
You replied that the Spanish law was slow in its
pr. cesses, but exact in its conclusions, and
with your statements I had to be content,
though impatient for final judgment. Your
offer of arbitration was never uno mdltional
and exact. Had it been I would have insisted
on your reducing it to writing; for it would
have been my duty to lay it before the Presi
dent for consideration, but I was un
able to report a mere verbal exchange
of views between us as au agreement to arbi
trate. You did say to me several times that in
the distant future when the Chilean court
should render Its judgment, if the United States
should not be satisfied with it. tlie two coun
tries should arbitrate the matter, and even then
you always maretained that C.ille would not
voluntarily propose arbitration herself, hut
would do so when requested by some friendly
power to take that course. On one occasion you
mentioned Spain os a nation likely to iurervene
with Chile most effectively. Your mention of
arbitiation was always as a method to be
adapted in the future, if we were content, as I
have said, with the judgment of the court. You
remarked that to adopt It before would be
discrediting the judgment of the court In ad
vance. you always looked to the future for tho
proposal aud acceptance of arbitration. You
sav 1,1 your note: '*l took occasion to inform
you on the first of January that my govern
ment authorised me to oouclude an agivetpcnt
looking to arbitration and my government tub
aequently approved tne agreement concluded
by me " And yet you do n>t pretend tua* a
won! was er r written of the agreement which
you any we maJo between u It H imo ssihle
that I over a night to bind the government of
the United btates in that way. It would have
been In the highest degree imprudent for me to
do so.|
In regard to the Malta u..te, which was the
subject of contentioh between us, you sum it up
by the following declaration: *T added, how
ever. that it was far from l>elng the purpose of
my government t) act In a manner at all offen
sive to the President of the United States or to
any member of his cabinet, and that Mr. Matta**
note If rightly Interpreted, admitted of no such
construction. 1 afterward had the honor to in
form you that I ha i received
instructions from my government to
Inform that of tho United Staten that, consider
ing the vi-wa expressed by Messrs Buchanan
and Webster in 1849 aud 1830, that message*
bent by the President to congress are domestic
communications which cannot serve us a bests
for the interpretation of foreign powers or their
representatives. My government had noobjeo
ti >n to striding out of the note of Dec. 11 such
words as might lie considered disagreeable by
the United States government."
By your own statement you evidently con
templated to justify the Matta note. I certainly
could not accept your language, and never did
accept language of that kind as an apology suf
ficient for the case. The Matta note was highly
discourteous to tho President and secretary of
the Navy, imputing to thrm uutruth
and insincerity, Such language docs
not admit of tho con dt lon or
contingent apology, which you offer'd. It
could be apologized for only by a frank with
drawal S' ou always contended that It was a
communication between officers of your own
government, and that it was not proper for
this government to take any cognizance of it.
You quoted the well known declaration in the
Hulsemann case In regard to the message of a
President to congress not being subject to criti
cism in a foreign country. You did not see tho
great difference Involved by your government
sending the Matta circular to all tho locution*
of Chile and requesting Us several ministers to
Eubllsh it, so that Chile was not only rwsponsi
for tho discourteous language
hut for its publication throughout
the civilized world. That you did
not comply with Chile's request to publish it
here was the strongest proof of your own
disapproval of the note. In regard to Mr. Egan
you complftt ed many times and v.-ry bitterly
to me. Es, eel ally was ho deserving of censure,
you thought, for not communicating to this
government the brutal murder of some young
men who were slain by order of Malmaceda.
When on the next day I showed you a dispatch
from Mr. Eagan speaking of the incident In
severe and proper terms you acknowledged that
you were mistaken. 1 thought you would bo sat
lifted, but you again spoke disparagingly of Mr.
Egan, ami I said somewhat Impatiently, "why
do you not demand bis recall instead of con
stantly disparaging him," intending thereby not
to favor his recall, hut to put a stop to
the frequent mention of Mr. Egan's name. In
referring to the question you reman ed, "you
were pleased to acknow-edge that the govern
ment of Chile had aright to aslc that a change
should be made ." Undoubtedly sne has that
right, provided she assigns a reason You are
too well skilled in diplomatic usage to tie re
minded that when a nation is pleased to de
clare. that a minister Is a persona non grata she
Is expected to assign a reason therefor. We
have twice had occasion to ask Great Britian to
recall her minister and In each case we gavo a
reason why the minister had ceased to
be useful. It in hardly necessary
to observe that t ie conditions which we com
plied with ourselves would likewise be exacted
of Chile. I have thus frankly endeavored to
correct some misanprebeuHions of yours In or
der that the record of the state department of
the United States shall be kept exact, arid in all
its proceedings shall be proved consistent. Ac
cept, sir, renewed assurances of my highest
consideration. JamihU, Blaine,
To Stnor Don Pedro Montt , etc., etc.:
EGAN TO BLAINE.
The following cable is from Mr. Egan to
Mr. Blaine, the telegram being received
Jan. 213:
Santiago pe Chile, Jan 93, 1892.
To Blaine , Washington :
I have to-day received the following reply to
my note of tho 2*2d mst:
Sir—The undersigned has had the honor
to receive your excellency's communica
tion dared tho 2Sd inst., received
in this department on the sttd, and duly
authenticaro l copies of tho instructions which
the-honorabje Secretary of State of Washington
has foot to your excellency by cable, under
datosof 21st inst. and 23d of October, iflQi.
In his instructions of the 21st inst., the honor
able Secretary of State informed your excel
lency that his excellency, Mr. Harrison, after
carefully examining all that has been submitted
to him by tho government of Chile, with re
spect to the eveufc wh.eh occurred in Valparaiso
on the evening of the Ifilh of October,
and taking into consideration tho testimony
of the officers and crew of the vessel Baltimore,
aud of others who witnessed the event, has
arrived at the following conclusion:
1. That with regard to that assault there lias
been no change whatever made in tho character
given to it by the first report of the event, to
wit: That f. was an attack upon the uniform of
tho navy of the United States, which had its
origin and motives iu a feeling of hostility to
ward that government aud not in any act of in
dividual sailors belonging to it.
2. That tho public authorities of Valparaiso
evidently did not do tlieir duty In protecting
those sailors, and that part oif the police aul
some Chilean soldiers and sailors of the United
States before and after the latter were arrested,
and that he b dieves that Biggin was killed by
tb(3 police or soldiers; and,
3. That he is consequently compelled to carry
Che question hack to the state Iu wbidh It was
placed by the not© of the honorable Mr. Whar
ton, dated Oct- 28d, und to ask for suitable sat
isfaction and some adequate reparation for the
Injury done the government of tli©
United States, The honorable Secre
tary of State, Mr. Blaine, regrets that the
government of Chile has uot from the
very first duly appreciated tho gravity
of tho question raised, aid that it had
attributed to it no other importance
than that of an ordinary quarrel between
sailors, adding that no government which re
spects itself can consent to civil or militar y per
sons employed in its service bom* maltreated
or killed in foreign territory, on account of re
sentment for acts which it may hare committed
or which may be imputed to it, without requir
ing adequate reparation. The honorable Mr.
Blaine iu this connection recalls the fact that
tho government of the United States has volun
tarily recognized this principle and has acted
accordingly when any injury has been com
mitted by the people against any one holding
official position of a foreign country iu cons©
quence of acts which had aroused
resentment, and in such cases
the United States have never sought words of
little weight or ambiguous meaning in order to
make reparation, but have condemned such
acts in vigorous and energetic terms ami have
never refused to give other adequate satisfac
tion. Tho honorable Secretary of State, Mr.
Blaine, states moreover that it is not his inten
tion to discuss the details of the Incident of
October, but only to set forth the conclusion at
which his government have arrived. Tne hon
orable Secretary of State says: "We have given
every kind of opportunity to tho government of
Chile, which, during a gn at part of the
time which has elapsed sine© the 16.n of October
has been provisional situation.'* He then
adds that ho is directed by his excellency, Mr.
Harrison, to say that ho has boon compelled to
take notice of the instructions sent by Mr.
Matta, minister of foreign affairs of Chile, to
tho minister in Washington under date of Dec.
31, beca ise, although they wore not officially
communicated to this government, they re
ceived the greatest possible publicity, and that
consequently ho demands tho immediate with
drawal of said instructions, or those parts which
he considers offensive, an i adequate satis
faction in order that diplomatic
relations botween tho two nations
may not be interrupted. Without any intention
of openiug discussion as to the facts referred to
byj the communication which I have extracted,
and confining hi nself to tiie first part of the
instructions of the honorable ; ecretary of
State, the undersigned must state to your excel
lency the regret with which the government of
Chile sees that His Excellency tho President of
the United States finds reason to continue to
regard the incident of October as au attack
caused by a hostile feeling toward the uniform
of the navy of the United States That unfort
unate occurrence took place on a sud len im
pulse, in a district where tho sailors of vessels
lying in the bay of Valparaiso arj in
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the hatat of assembling without distinction of
nationality From the nature of the incident It
would b impossible to prove that taere was no
doubt os to the special cause which served as
its origin or pretext; but tho undersigned can
assart that the caue wan nut a hostile feeling
toward tne uniform of the navy of the United
States because tho people of Chile have always
esteemed and respected that uniform over since
the time when they saw it figuring honorably in
the ranks of soldiers and sailors wl o in til*
glorious struggle gave it independence and
established the republ c. The uuderigued ad
mits that the occurrence of Oct 16th was of
greater gravity than tb ae which usually occur
In the same district between sailors which fre
quent the inns and the fact of knowing that
deaths have resulted from it among the sixteen
wounded men of the Baltimore
has sufficed to give it an extraordinary charac
ter. aud to induce the government of Chile to
hasten to adopt the measures necessary to dis
cover and punish tho guilty j ar ties, and to offel
in due time, if there should lie ..round for so
doing, such reparation ae might be duo. The
preliminary examination was commenced op
the morning which followed the night of the
conflict, some days before you presented your
complaint, but the investigation could not b<j
ffnisho 1 with the rapidity that the government
of Chile desired, because the rules of proced
ure in criminal matters which are
established by our laws are of slow
application, ami it was not possible for the
pre-ident of tho republic to modify or set them
aside. This delay, which was inevitable owing
to the independence with which tb© judicial au
thorities must act, has compiled the government
of the undersigned to delay, greatly to its r©
gret, a settlement of the difficulty pending with
your government, and a spontaneous offer of
reparation for the Injury done the sailors of the
Baltimore and that might be attributed tl
Chilean soldiers or aailor.4, or that might affect
the responsibility of chile. In view’ ofyoug
communication and considering that up to*
date It has been Impossible for the
trial initiated by the judge of the criminal court!
of Valparaiso to be decided, the undersigned*
regrets it as his duty to declare once more that
the government of Obfie regrets tho occurrence
of Oct 16 and by way of showing the sincerity
of his feeling and the oonftdonoo which he has
in the justice of hie cause he declares his will*
iugliest not to await the decision of the examin
ing judge and proposes to the United Htateo
government that the case be submitted to
consideration of the supr* me court of justice al
Washington, to the end that tl at high tribunal
with Its learning and impartiality may deter
mine without appeal whether there is
any ground for reparation and in
wliat shape it should be made. The
undersigned would remind you. referring to tbs
conduct of the Valparaiso authorities, that it
appears from the preliminary examination that
they sent without delay to tho scene of the
conflict all the forces at their disposal belong
ing to the 8( ecial guard of tho imendencia and
to the police. Swanson, Cose, Micholls, Barony,
Cunningham. Williams, Talbot. Holland, Hodge.
Butler, etc , seamen belonging to the crow of
the Baltimore, stated to the interpreter of that
vessel that tho object of the police in arresting
them wag to shelter thorn from any attempt
at attack by the excited people.
Tho undersigned thinks that tho action of tho
police in this matter should bo considered with
duo allowance for the civil war which had re
cently been brought to a close. The body was
not yet properly organized, nor did it hays tbs
force that was required to put down a disorder
of such proportions in a short time. In thH
connection it is proper to recall the words used
by the honorable Secretary of State at "Wash
ington In his note address 'd to Marquis In*
perial, and boaring date of May 21, 1801. ••There
is no government, however civilized if
may be, however great may b*
the vlgtlence displayed by It* police and
however severe its criminal c:,do may be, and
howover speedy aud inflexible may bu its ad
ministration of Justice, that can guarantee Its
own citizens against violence growing out. of in
dividual malice or sudden popular tumult. ’*
This watt precisely the situation of the adminis
trative authorities at Valparaiso on tho occas
ion of the occurence which took place In Octo
ber. Too undersigned hopes that the foregoing
will convince the honorable Secretary of 3ta‘e
that the government of Chile attaches dus
importance to the qu stlon now under die.
Cuss ion. that he dooa not fora moment hesitate
to condemn in vigorous terms, the act com
mitted on the 16th of Oetober, or to offer such
reparation as is just and that he . as not neg
lected opportunity to expr as those sentiment*
before uow, since on various occasions, anil
through the plenipotentiaries of both countries,
he has forwarded explicit declarations on the
subject to Washington. The undersigned take*
the liberty to recall tho fact that five days a'tel
he had fa ken charge of the department of foreign
relation, he addressed to the minister of Chile
in thnjgUnited States a telegram which
iu the part relating to this mattel
says: •‘Express to the United States govern
ment what has already been stated, adding all
the data that are known in the most correct and
amiable form. Express to the United States
government very s ficere regret on < ccount of
this unfortunate incident, which although not
strangrt in the ports of the world, this govern
ment doubly laments, owing to its sincere
desire to cultivate friendship with the United
States." If the United States govern
ment should not accept the foregoing ex*
nlanations as satisfactory, notwithstand
ing that the judicial authorities hold
the guilty parties responsible for the disorder
of Uct. 16, the undersigned must recall the cir
cumstances that tho government of Chile,
through the medium of its minister In Wash-4
Ington. has expressed the desire to submit any
misunderstanding (dispute) to decision by arbi
tration by any power or tribunal which may b
indicated, and. in fact, arbitration was sug J
gested in conference with the minister of Chile
in Washington on the 30th of December, whea
th© government of tho undersigned declared Its
good will ami its resolve to accept arbitration/
after final judgment, which would not be fur
ther delayed many days in furtherance of its
purpose to give speedy solution
to the incident In the most friendly terms. The
government of tb© undersigned called upon its
minister for a definite reply on tie 11th inst,
and on tho 13th Minister Montt reported thal
notwithstanding certain observations made by
the American state department with respect to
tho opportuneness of resorting to arbitration ht
had nevertheless agreed with the honorable Mr
Blaine that If any divergence of views or disac*
cord should supervene alter tne verdict or th©
judge at Valparaiso, such controversy would
yield to arbitration. The undersigned hastened
to doclaro that he would fully accepl
cuch Agreem nt; for which reason the
government of Chile * deems that a case has
arisen for submitting to arbitration in terms &i
ample as those above indicated any difference
of views which it may have with the govern*
ment of the United States concerning the
incident of tho Baltimore. There is, therefore,
submitted to the honorable Secretary of State
of the department of foreign relations of
Washington the designation of either the
supremo court of justice of the United State*
or a tribunal of arbitration to determine the
reparation which Chile may have to make for
that lamentable occurrence.
As for the dispatch addressed under date of
the 11th of December to the Chilian minister m
Washington by the minister of foreign rela
tions of the provisional government, the un*
dorsigned submits that thero could not be on
tne part of tho government of Chile a purpose
to lnffict any offense on tne part of the govern
ment of the United States, with which it desires
ever to cultivate most friendly relations. Con
sequently t:ie undersigned deplores that
in that telegram there were em
ployed through error of judgment
expressions which are offensive in the judge
ment of your government, declaring in fulfill
ment of the high duty of courtesy and sincer
ity toward a friendly nation, that tho govern
ment oCChile absolutely withdraws said expren
sions. The undersigned trusts that this frank
and explicit declaration, which confirms thal
which had already been made to the honorable
Secretary of State in Washington, will carry to
to the mind of his excellency, Mr. Gar
rison, of his government that the people
of Chile far from entertaining a feel
Ing of hostility, have a lively desire to
maintain the unalterable good and cordial re
lations which, up to the present time, exist be
tween the two countries, a declaration which
is made without reservation in order that it
may receive such publicity as your government
may deem suitable.
With regard to the suggestion made touch
ing the chang- of the personnel of your lega
tion, to which the instructions of
the honorable Secretary of State re
ferred, is incumbent upon the undersigned
to declare that the government of Chile
will take no positive stop without the accord of
the govern ment of the United States wfih which
it desires to maintain itself in friendly under
standing.
The undersigned brings this already long
communication to a close in the assurance that
he has tnerein net forth everything that cat
fully satisfy your government. The govern
ment of Chile cherishes a conviction that its re
lauons with the government of the UaiteC
