The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-12-11

ity laws. While in the custody OF an ofncer OF
the court the vessel was forcibly Nvrested from
his control and put to sea. 1t would have been
inconsistent with the dignity and self respect
of this government not to have insisted that
the Itata should be returned to San Diego to
abide the Judgment of the court. This was sc
clear TO the Junta of the Congressional party.
established at Iquique, that, before the arrlval
of the Itata at that port, the secretary OF Tor
eien relations of the provisional government
addressed to Rear Admiral Brown, command
ing the United States naval forces, a comnuni-
I cation, from which the following is an extract
1.-THE provisional government has learned oy
tie cabegrams of the Associated Press that
the trsaisi ,aisi ,sse, detained ia San Diego by
opsierof the CIHted States for taking on board
mupitiors OF war and IN possession of the mar
shall left the port, carrying on board this ofii-
cial. who waslapded at a point near the coast
and then continued her voyage. : y : If this
news be correct, this government would de.
plore the conduct of the Itata, and, as an evi-
dence that it is not disposed TO support or agree
to the attraction of the laws of the United
States. the undersigned takes advantage of the
( personal relations You have been good enough
to maintain with him since your arrival in this
port to declare to you that as soon MS she Is
within reach of orr orders his government vii
put the Itata, with the arms and munitions
she took on board in San Diego, at the dispo.
stion of the United States.r
A trial in the district court of the United
| States for the southern district of Caiifornis
has recently resulted In a. decision holding
among other things TINT. inasmuch as the Con
gressional party had not been recognized as s
beIligerent. the acts done in its interest ceule
| not be q violation of our neutrality laws
| From this judgment the United States has ap
| pealed, not that the condemnation of the yes
| sci is matter of Importance, but that we may
| know what the present state of our law il; fol
CT MI he Ct trfp c
| there is obvious necessity for revision ane
| amendment. "a fef
! During the progress of the war in Chill Thu
government rendered it's sood Offices to bring
| about peaceful as.sustment and it was at one
| time hoped that a good result mig hit bereached
! but in this we were disappointed
| American Officials Were Impartial.
The instructions to our naval officers and tt
our minister at Santiago, from the first to thu
last of this struggle enioined upon them the
| most impartial treatment and absolute non
| Interference / am satisfied that these instruc
.tions We're observed and that our representa-
tives were always watchful to use their influ
| ence impartially in the interest of humanity
and, on more than one occasion. did so effec
lively. No official complaint of the conduc'
| Of our minister or of our naval officers during
| the struggle has been presented to this govern
ment; and it is a matter of regret that so many
of our own people should have given ear to I'm
|
testify had their origin in rival interests and IL
| wish to pervert the relations of the United
| States with Chilli.
The collapse Of the governmental Balmaceds
brought about a condition which is unfortu
nateiy too familiar in the history of the Cen
| trail and South American states. With thu
| overthrow of the Baimaceda government, h,
!, and lannyof his councillors and officers be
| came at once fugitives for their lives and ap
pealed to the commanding officers of the for
eign naval vessels in the harbor of Valparaiso
/ and TO the resident foreign ministers at San
| tiago for asylum. This asylum was freely
! given, according to my information, by tn,
naval vessels of several foreign powers and b,
| several of the legations at Santiago. Thu
American minister,.as well as his colleagues
acting upon the impulses of humanity. extend
ed asylum to political refugees whose live
were in peril. | have not been willing {,
| direct the surrender of such of these persons
as are still in the American legation withou
/ suitable conditions if.islf' fls Pr
The treatment of our minister for a time wa
such asto call for a decided protest, and it wa.
very gratifying to observe that unfriendl,
measures, which We're undoubtedly tue resul
of the prevailing excitement were at once re
scinded or suitably relaxed.
The Massacre of. A merican Sailors.
On the 10th of October sailors of the gnitcC
States steamship Baltimore were assaulted b.
| armed men nearly simultaneously in dilleren
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hiiio'' paViisiit ani SEVEN OF elit seliiieh were
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oieo
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l1sy 10y ~ . ooaiu ~ vnicers ol tne baluiuoTe
aneI .l,el iero.' SLOWS 'iae enese assault
weie eli''' our men were conduct
ing themselves ~ d pes'ce@uie ana orderly
manner, anu sn s S"ine u tne ponce OF tl'
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iuii anu p.uiAipo eps', a'ion.
Sn'ii ""sc @iVe oaeasiacuon.
IL Is 10 De regretted llis' the reply OF the sec
Rotary LOT foreign alIalrs OF the proVlslona