Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-07

the war and navy departments, and do
the work OF both.
The past twelve months have given
the vessels Of the navy
MORE ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT
than they have seen Tor many year.,
especially In the Pacific. Tire demand
ON the fleet has been numerous nui
constant. The secretary details the
work OF the various vessels now IN
commission.
TifE VALPARAISO INCIDENT.
Coming down 10 the assault on the
"Bhltimoren men In Valparaiso, tho
secretary details the story, a. II has al
ready been told In this country, and
Gays that the sailors during the attack
wofe without arms, and, therefore, dc.
fcnreless. on tho men arrested aud
examined, all were discharged, there
being no proof ofany violation OF the
peace on their rafi. A judicial investi-
CATION Into the conduct Of the men
failed TO chow single one found
drunk or disorderiy. IL IA clear that
their only oflense lay In wearing the
uniform Of the country to which thuy
belonged. Whether the attacks upon
tho baltimore soamen were pfccOn-
ceived or not, their real cause eau only
be found In the bitter hostility VI the
ChileAns towards tho United States.
The feeling IL largely due TO the false
and malicious accusations which had
been put forth at lquique, aud later At
Valparaiso, In reference 10 the action
Of the United States during the pro.
gress OF the revolution. II Is due TO
the navy 10 state that 70 far from
having given cause Tor such feeling,
its conduct under the instructions of
the department IN every respect has
boen fair, Just and temperate.
The secretary then gives a copy OF
the
LETTER or RESTRICTIONS
sent March 10Th last, to admira, Nc
Cam, and afterwards 20 Admiral
Brown. after receiving through the
State Department advioes from Bal
maccda's government representative
In Washington OF the result ofa diyis-
lou Of the Chilean navy, declaring IL
outlawcd, etc. This
LETTER,oF INSTRUCTIONS
declared In part: Tho iusurgent vos-
seis, although outlawed by the Chilean
government, are not pirates, unless
aus ~ IANNAls tNatA
strict neutrality, take no part In the
troubles further than 10 protect Amerl.
can Interests, talu whatever measures
that are necessary 10 prevent Injury hy
the insurgent vessels 10 the lives or
property Of American uitizons, in.
Guiding the American telegraph
cables, endeavoring 70 DELAY lombard
inent by the insurgents until American
citizens and their property are re-
moved, using force n necessary, only
Us last resort, and when serious In.
Jury Il Threatened. American vessels
seized by the insurgents, " ithout salts.
factory compensation, are liable 20 be
recovered i0fcibly, hut you should In
vestigate the matter fully before taking
extreme measures, hnd Uss every pre-
caution 10 avoid such measures u pos.
slble:
Tho instructions continue at much
length 70 define the course 30 he pur-
suoi by thg admirals, enlarsing on
tho points mentioned above.
Az 10 the granting Of asylum 10 p0.
litical refugees, the Instructions say:
The obligation 10 receive political
refugees and afford them asylum h In
general one OF pure humanity. 10
should not be- continued beyond the
urgent necessities OF the situation aud
shOuld la no ease become the means
whereby the plans o! the contunding
factions or their leaders are facilitated.
You are not 10 invite or encourage such
refugees 10 come ON board your ship,
but, should they apply 20 you, your
actions viii be governed by cOnsidera.
| lions OF humanity and the oNigencirs
Of the service upon which you are en-
| gagged. When, however, IA political
refugee has embarked, IN the territory
| " n third pOwer,on board an American
| ship as "a passenger for purposes Of IN.
nocent transit, and II appears upon tho
entry Of such ship into the territorial
waters that his lie Is In danger, II 10
your duty ~ extend to him an Offer OF
/ asylum.
la closing the instructions say;
| In all cases whore IL becomes neces-
anry 10 take fotclble measures, force
| win only be used ~ n last resort, and
! then only to the extent Necessary 10 ei-
feet tho object IN View.
THESE Instructions, gays the report,
which were prepared In the navy dc.
partment, and carefully considered by
the Cabinet, show conolusiyely that II
was directed 10 preserve au attitude II
absolute
FAIRNESS AED nirARTIALirY.
In these instructions the implied as
sumption by the Chilean government,
that the lnsurgent vessels should be
regarded rs outlaws, was repudlatsd
and strict neutrality was commanded.
so careful was tho department TO pre-
vent any erroneous conclusion that
might be drawn by the officers as to
the character Of these vessels, that II
expressly revised and corrected Its
regulation for tho treatment OF ships
Of war acting without a regular COM
mission,
TOUCHING On THE "ITATA" Incl.
| DENT,
the secretary quotes the letter Of
| Foreign Secretary Errazurlz OF the
! Chilean Junta to Admiral Brown OF
May 18th, i've days aftUr the "ItataD
slipped away, doplorlnH the action
OF the vessel, and saying that she would
bs given up upon hor arrival, wi III
her cargo. "It was thus, "says the ra-
port, ''that the Iquique government
itself, which, within i've days Of the
occurrence, disavowed the act Of the
'qtataO and stated its intention TO put
her with the arms she had taken on
board, at tho disposition OF the United
States, A want Of clsarness In refer
euce TO the arms 10 be- restored
lei TO brief correspondence, and az
soon IA this point was settled, no time
was Lost by the Navy department In
r.voking the "Charleston" orders. a
message from Admiral Brown h
/ 49,. Il tha s.FaNln-