Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-12-19

competent for congress to mako onenscs
against tho treaty rights OF foreigners doml'
cilcd In the United States cognlzable In the
federal courts This has not, however, been
done, and the federal Officers and courts
huve no power In such cases to Intervene
either for tho protection OF foreign citizen
or for the punishment Of his 'slayers II
seems to mo to follow In this state OF law
that the officers of tho state charged with the
police and judicial powers In such cases
must, In tho consideration OF international
questions. growing out of such Incidents, be
regarded IN such sense rs federal agents as 20
make tsis government answerablO for their
acts In cases where II would be answcrable u
the United States had used its constitutional
power to define and punish crimes against
treaty rights.
CHILEAN AFFAIRS.
Tho civil war In Chill. which began In
January last was continued, but. fortunate.
" with lnfrequent and not important armed
collisions. until August Is, when the con-
gresslonal forces landed near Valparaiso
aud, after q bloody engagement, captured
the city. President Balmaceda Rt once
recognized that his cause was lost, and
provisional government was speedily es'
tablished by the victorious party. Our
minister was promptly directed TO recog'
nlze and put himself In communication with
luis KOVcEHtnbnb 80 BOOu u ~ hoNO
established It's dc facto charter. which was
done During the pendence OF this civil
contest frequent Indirect appeals were
made to this government to extend belliger-
ent rights to the insurgents aud TO give
audience 10 their representatives
This was declined, and that policy was
pursued throughout, which this govern
ment, when wrenched by civil war. so siren
uously insisted upon on the part OF Europe.
an nations. The Itata an armed vessel
commanded by naval officer Of the insur-
gent fleet. manned by Its sailors ana with
soldiers on board. was seized under process
of the United States court at San Diego. CAL,
for violation of our neutrality law. While
In the custody of nm officer OF the court the
vessel was forclbly wrested from his control
and put to sea. 1t would have been incon.
sistent with the dignity and self.respect OF
this government not to have insisted that
the Itata should be returned to San Diego to
abide by the judgment OF the court. This
was so clear to the junta OF the congression-
al p lrty. established at Iquique, that, before
the arrival of the ltata ut that port. the sec.
rotary Of foreign relations of the provisional
government addressed to Rear Adm. Brown,
commanding the United States naval forces.
communi cation, from which the following
" an extract:
1.-THE prov isional government has learned
BY the cablegrams of the Associated press
that the transport 1tata, detained In San
Diego by order OF the United States for tax
Ing on board munitions Of war and in pos.
session of the marshal left the port, carry.
ing on board this official, who was landed ut
pointNear the coast, and then continued
her voyage. II this news be correct. this
government would deplorc the conduct OF
the Itata, and as an evidence that IL Is not
a a.A MI nRn n Re
ton OF the laws of the United States, the un-
dersigned takes advantage OF the personal
relations you have lcen good enough to
maintain with him s nee your arrival In this
port to declare to you that as soon US she Is
within reach OF our orders this government
will put the ltata with the arms aud mum.
tions she took on board in san Diego. ut the
disposition OF the United States"
A trial In the district court of the United
States for the southern district OF California
has recently resulted In decision holding,
among other things, that. inasmuch as the
congressional party had not been recognized
US q belligerent. the acts done In Its interest
could not be violation OF our neutrality
laws. From this Judgment the United States
has appealed; NOT that the condemnation OF
the vessel Is a matter of Importance, but
that We may know what the present state OF
our law Is; for. II this construction OF the
statute is correct, there Is Obvious necessity
for revision and amendment.
1t is believed that the government OF Chill
Is not in a position, In view OF the prece.
dents with which II has been tonnecteu, to
broadly deny the right of asylum, and the
correspondence has not thus far presented
any such denial The treatment OF our min
lister for a time was such as to call for de-
cided protest, and II was very gratifying to
81 IN irs.a which
were undoubtedly the result OF III, prevail.
ing excitement were ut once rescindcd or
suitably relaxed.
On the 18th Of October an event occurred
IN Valparaiso so serious and tragic In Its
circumstance. and results us to very justly
excite the Indignation Of our people and TO
call for prompt and decided action on the
part OF this government, A considerable
number OF the saio OF the United States
steamer Baltimore, then In the harbor OF
Valparaiso, being upon shore leave and un
armed, were assaulted by armed men nearly
simultaneously In different localities In the
city, One petty officer was killed outright
and seven or eight seamen were seriously
wounded, one OF whom has since died. So
sayage and brutal was the assault that sew
eral OF our sailors received more than two.
and one Us many rs eight stab wounds An
investigation Of the affair was promptly
made by board OF offi1ers or the BLIti-
more, and their report shows that these as
saults were unprovokrd that our men were
conducting themselves in q peaceable and
orderly manner, and that some OF the police
Of the city took part In tho assault and used
their weapons with fatal effect, whilo few
others, with some welI.disposed citizens,
eudeavored to protect our men. Thirty six
| of our sailors were arrested and sonlS OF
them, while being taken to prison, were
cruelty beaten and maltreated. The fact
that they were oil discharged, no criminal
charge being lodged ag inst any one OF
them shows very clearly that they were In
nocent OF any breach OF the peace.
So far as have yet been able to learn no
other explanation of this bloody work has
been suggested than that II had Its origin In
| hostility to those men as sailors of the
United States, wearing the uniform OF their
government, and not In any Individual act
| or animosIty. The attention OF tho Gillian
government was at once called to THE
| affair and statement OF the facts Obtained
by the investigation we had conducted
/ vva a anhnIttad accOmDnnl0d bV n request