The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-13
The United States Declared to
Have No Grievance.
ATTACKS ON EGAN REPEATED,
Official Information Sent to Washing
ton City Pronounced False.
a Request to Mr.. Blaine to Get Advices
From More Trustworthy Sources
Hostility to American Sailors-The
baltimore Sails From Valparaiso.

Special. "A circular letter prepared by
Minister OF Foreign Affairs Motto for dis
trlDutlon among the Chilean legations in
Europe and America gives Chile's side of
the difficulty with the United States, grow
ing out of the Baltimore outrage. 1t says,
in part;
With reference to the report of the secretary of
the navy and the message of the president of the
onlted states, l think IL opportune to say that
the information upon which the report and
message are grounded is erroneous or deliber-
ateiy incorrect So far as refugees are con-
cerned, they have never been threatened with
cruelty, nor has any one attempted to take them
from the legation. nor has delivery been or
dered. nor has the house or person of for
eign minister been molested, in spite of daily
ing and Intentional provocation. This is proven
by the eleven notes OF September, October and
November
CONCERNING the sailors of the Baltimore, there
is a want OF exactness and frankness in the
statements made in Washington CITY, The al
Tray took place In the bad quarters of the city,
the "main top of Valparaiso and among peo-
pc by no means models. When the police
and other forces interfered and Gained
down the tumult, there were already
several hundred men engaged aud il had
spread TO distance of ten blocks or more from
the place where it commenced. Mr.. Egan pur-
fV7SAs 10 the HlttU states n note
III aggressive and violent language ON October
26 as shown by a copy and note which was an
swered October q. The Valparaiso court on
october Is began summing up, which was sus-
pended on account OF the n-appearauce of
the crew OF the Baltimore and on account OF IL
legal pretences and denals by Egan.
There has never been any provocation com
menced or accepted by this department, and it
always maintained an attitude OF firmness and
nFudpupp IT has hai m
icy and will never approve a humiliating one.
Notwithstanding the fact that interested par
ties may try to make their conduct appear hon
est and try to dodge the issue by erroneous ac-
counts; notwithstanding what may be said or
may have been said in Washington City, the
kilograms, notes and papers sent YOU contain
the truth, aud the whole truth, about what has
happened in regard to this affair, and the ill
will and subsequent differences and pretensious
have not proceeded from this department
Mr.. Tracy aud Mr.. Harrison have been led
into an error concerning our people and govern
ment Their instructions of impartiality and
amity have not been complied with They are
not now, or have they been before, and if no
complaints have been made against the minis
ter and sailors 1T is because they are pub
lie and notorious i'll Chile and the United
States, and could never have been made use
OF by our confidential agents. even when well
established. Balmaceda's demands and con-
cessions were made in June and July The
whole ltata affair: the San Francisco in Quintero
bay, and the matter of the cable company are
proofs of it. 1t has been purposely misstated
that North American sailors were attacked Ia
various localities at the same time. No final
summing up having been concluded, it remains
unknown who and how many are the guilty
parties.
Your excellency should take my note of No
vember 9, i'll answer TO Minister Egan, as well as
the other note asking for evidence, which he did
net like to give, although he had said he had
proofs of who were the murdcfers and other
guilty parties of October 16: aud also all other
notes. Your excellency should have them
translated and published. In the meantime,
please deny all that appears to the contrary. We
are sure of the right and propriety of Chile's
acts and of the final result in spite of the in
trigues that descend so low and threats that
come from so high in this contingency.
Senator Conaderillas asked last night for
an explanation from Matte of his letters
to the American government referred to
by President Harrison in the message as
an insulting reply.
Matte replied that there was not the
least truth In the characterization. He
never penned an insulting reply to the
United States administration. On the
other hand, Egan's letters to the
Chilean foreign Office are insulting
in a marked degree. Matte then
went on to maintain the truth of the data
contained in the circular letter to the
Chilean legations in Europe and America.
lie added in vehemency that Chile would
act in every way with strict justice, and
scored Egan and Consul McCreery for the
alleged withholding of evidence neces-
sarv To arrive at clear understanding
of the merits of the Baltimore case. lie
said nothing would prevent Chile from
fully investigating the affair or of punish
ing those found guilty in accordance with
the law of the land.
Herr Gutschmidt, the German minister,
is doing all in his power to stir up ill-feel-
ing against the United States government.
II is said that he promised the Chilean adj
ministration the support of the German
fleet in the event of war between Chile
and the United States. The entire CORE
spondence between the United States and
Chile on the political refugee and Balti-
more outrage questions is published today
in the official organ.
President Montt, when interviewed by
the Herald, said he was fully convinced
that in the end the American people would
Judge of the Baltimore affair without bias
There was no doubt in his mind that the
congress of the United states would act
with fairness in the matter, and that
Justice would be done by the governments
of both the United States and Chile He
continued
The closing sentence of Mr.. HarFis0n's mes
sare shows that he will await the conclusion of
the investigation now being made before taking
E..Tfs s.xrr~N -
slightest idea of any trouble between the two
countries We are desirOus Of eultiyating ami
cable relations with all countries, and have no
desire for any difficulty with the United states
No acknowledgment has been made Of
the receipt of letters sent 10 the Chilean
government on November 9, asking for
copies Of the testimony OF witnesses in the
investigation into the Baltimore affair
six days ago a reply was sent 70 a letter Of
SECRETARY Blaine TO Minister Pedro Montt,
at Washington City, IN which the
American secretary Of state SAYS
that safe conducts we're granted
refugees who were in the Ger
man and French legations, while
that privilege was denied those ho
sought asylum in the American legation.
The reply sent 10 Secretary Blaine d.
clares that no such permit has been
granted, and that no safe conducts had
been issued 10 any refugees in any foreign
legations. and that Mr.. Blaine can keeT
himself seli informed through the Ch4L
can legation ST Washington City.
NEW oRK. Dec. IL Special correspon-
denee OF the Associated Press from VAL