New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-03
JUSTTFYING MINISTER EGAN.
PRAISE FROM A CoNGREsSIoNALIsT ORGAN
us INTERVENTION IN BEHALF OF CAPTIVE AD-
IT,. HERENTS OF THAT PARTY DURING THE
Wharf.-The PERUVIAN NAILS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TEIDUxE.l

San Francisco, Nov. 2.-Chilian and Peruvian
newspapers received here to-day, throw llght upon
Minister Egans actions, and furnish clear PROOF
that the accusations of unfaTness made against 'he
United States Minister by Senior Montt and other
Congressionalists are unfounded. A strong article
appears in La Libertad Electoral, one OF the
most influential OF the CHILEAN Journals, when
paper is published in Santiago and is regarded as
IN organ of the Congressionasts. 1t was written
by "a Congressonalist leader, and has oil the more
force because ii appeared early last month, before
the present trouble broke out. The article aftef
reviewing the difficult position of the American
Minister SAYS: 1--WE have further TO say that the
limited States Legation has not shown hostility
10 the sacred cause we have defended, and that
it was always its earnest desire to alleviate the
evils of war Our respect for the truth puts us
under the obligation TO correct mlsapprehension
that is general and that arises solely from the
want of care with which Admiral McCann inter
preted the opinions of the American Minister"
rbe writer goes on TO show how the rumor was
soread that Mr. Ecan declared The Government
&c Balmaceda cannot be overthrown' What he
say was that if the army of 10000 men remained
true it would seem impossible that Balmaceda
should be overthrown. In this same letter TO
Admiral McCann, Mr.. Egan adds: You may
assure the leaders of the Opposition that the
Minister of the United States is disposed TO inter
&c IL in the most sincere and energetic manner,
with the object of putting an end to the war;
whenever these gentlemen think it would be
we'll"
Continuing, the editorial says Mr.. Egan, in
a long private letter TO us, manifests no feeling
of antipathy to the cause of the Opposition, and
how could he, when during those eight SAD
months of tyranny and persecution he did not
neglect TO take any step and to make any sacrifice
to alleviate the afflicted condition Of those who
were prisoners prosecuted for the crime OF
being Of the Opposition? On every occasion he
was at the service Of the weak, and on many
occasions. we had the pleasure of seeing that his
intervention saved suherngs and misfortunes
already recorded from the 'Moneda.' We can
affirm that the conduct of Mr.. Egan in all the
affairs of his official place. has been strictly
correct and that his earnest desire was to bring
peace on conditions honorable to the chiefs of the
Opposition"
The Editor OF "The Peruvian MAIL" published
in Lima, who is an Engshman. corroborated this
view of Mr. Egan in an editorial printed Octo-
Der 80. He says that. as an EngliShman, he has
10 disposition TO whitewash" Mr.. Egan. but he
believes in fair play. He continues An the re-
ports from Chill go TO show that MIR. EgaI eXerted
himself manfully To rescue the Congrcssionalsts
from the tyrannical cruelty OF Balmaceda, and that
at times the American Legation WIS hIled with
rcvOlutionists who had sought asylum under the
American flag When the abortive effort was
made il June. TO arrange a peace, the congress
siona party demanded, one of its conditions for
a truce. that the American Minister should be one
OF the peace commissioners and our readers Will
remember that the humanitarian efforts of MI.
Fgan in company with the French and brazilian
Ministers, were frustrated at that time by an I'M
fortunate explosion of bombs in the streets of
Santiago"