The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-12-17
UNCLE SAM AND CHILL.

President Months REPLY to President
Harrison's Messsgs-Conhdent of an
AmioaLle Settlement OF the baltimore
AFFAIR.
VALPARAISO, Dec. IL. - President
Jorge Mont has sent the Gillian min
listers in the United States and Europe
a reply to President Harrison's mes
sage to the congress of the
United States in relation to the
assault on the sailors who landed from
the cruiser Baltimore He declares
that the Gillian uthorities have never
attempted in the slightest particular to
evade any responsibility for which the
country may be justly held, but he in
sists that the proper and ordinary
forms of Gillian procedure must be OBJ
served.
President Mont consented to be in
terviewed relative to Mr.. Harrison's
message, which is regarded by many
prominent people in Chilli as being in
tended to prepare the American people
for hostile movement against this
country. President Mont said that he
was fully convinced that in the end the
American people would judge the Bal
timore affair without bias. There was
no doubt in his mind that the congress
of the United States would act witch
fairness in the matter, and that justice
would be done by the governments of
both the United States and Chilli.
1.-The closing sentences of Mr.. Harri-
sons message" said President Montt,
''show that he will wait the conclusion
of the investigation now being made
before taking aggressive action. SO
believing, have not the slightest idea
of any trouble between the two coun-
tries. We are DESTROYS of cultivating
amicable relations with all countries,
and have no desire for any difficulty
with the United States"
Though Mr.. Harrison says in his
message that no demand for the recall
of Minister Egan has been made by
Chilli this looks like direct slap at the
American representative. If Mr..
Egan should be recalled by the United
States government no objection would
be made by the Gillian authorities, but
the initiative will not be made here,
that is assured.
There is no doubt that the Gillian
government is highly indignant that
President Harrison relied, in making
the statement in his message concern
ing the Baltimore, upon the ex parte
testimony of the officers and men on
board the cruiser. Chilians think he
should have waited for the full re-
suit of the trial before making the
charge to the world that their
government has attempted to evade its
responsibilities The fact that Secre-
tary Malta ordered the intendente at
Valparaiso to make an investigation
into the killing of Seaman Riggin ten
days before the official notification
from Minister Egan was received
shows, they contend, that no such eva
sion was intended.
LONDON, Dec. 12.--The Times CORE
spondent at Valparaiso says:
president Harrrison's message is certain to
produce a painful impression The small
American colony here is highly indignant at
the action Of the American representatives,
which they declare to be due to personal
motives gambling in exchange, etc.
Nobody had the slightest idea that
such misrepresentation as those sent to
America By wholesale at the end OF October
could have been transmitted much less in.
dorsed by President Harrison. 1t is hoped
that congress will demand all Of the docu-
ments, when the real trnth will come out, and
message Of apology from President Harrison
will be necessary"