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A trial in the District Court OF tho Omitted
states f'r the southern Dis riot Of Californis
has recently .esuited In decision holding
grsssionai % ~ had not been rec enilsd a. a
belligorsnt. the acts done In it's interest could
not DO violation Of our neutrality laws. Prom
this Judgment the Unitol States has appealed.
not ! ~ the condemnation of the vessel IL
matter OF Importance. hut that We may know
construction OF the statute Il correct there Il
obvious necessity for Revision ana amendment.
During the pregrtss OF the war IA Chill this
Government teuoered its good Offices 70 bring
about peaceful adiu tment, and It was at one
time hoped that good result might be reached !;
but IN this We were disappolntea-
The Instructions 70 our naval officers and 10
our Minister AZ santiago from the nrst 20 the
last OF this struggle. enjoinsd upon thm the
most impartial treatment aud absolute non
Interference. l am satisned that these instruc-
lions we're observed and that our representa-
tyes were always watchfui 70 uso their indu-
once fmpartially In ths interest OF humanity,
and on more than one occasion aid 90 effect
lively. We could not forget however, that tLfs
Government was In diplomatic relations with
the then established Government OF hili, a. IL
Is now In such relations with the succ sssor
OF that Government. 1 am quite sure that
Presidcnt Montt. who ha under circumstances
OF promise for the peace OF Chill been insta ed
as Pr.eident OF that Republic, win not desire
Z at, la the unfortunate event OF any revolt
against bis authority, the policy OF this Govern
ment should be Their than that which We have
recently observed.
No Official complaint OF the conduct OF our
Minister or our nnva. ofllccrs during tbs strug-
81 has been presented 10 this tiovernlns mt, IA
Il Is n matt,r OF regret that 80 many OF our peo-
Pie have give gar 20 unofficial q argos and
complaints at Inanitestiy had hoir origin ia
lationa Of tho United States with Chill
The col apse OF The government OF Balmacoda
brought about condition which 10 unfortu-
natoiy too familiar Ia the history OF the Central
and South American States. With the over
throw OF the Balmacedn Government. he aad
many OF his councillors and officers became at
once fueitivee for their lives and appealed 70 the
commanding officers o. tho foreign naval vessels
ia tho harDor OF Valparaiso and TO the resident
foreign ministers at Santiago for asylum. This
asylum was freely givcn according To my infor-
nation, by the naval vessels OF several foreign
powers and by several OF the legations Mt San
tiago.
The American Minister. as well IA his col
leagues acting upon the impulses OF humanity.
extended asylum 10 political refugees whose
lives were in peril 4 have not been willing 70
direct The surrender OF such OF those persons as
are still IN the American legation without suit
able conditions.
IL Is believed that tho Government OF Chill Ia
not in a position, IA usw OF the precodonts with
which A. has been connected, 70 broadly deny
I
once has not thus far presented any tuch de-
niaL The treatment OF our Minister for timo
was such as TO call for n decided protest. and IL
was very gratifying 10 observe that unfriendly
measures. which we're undoubtedly the result OF
the prevailing excitement, ware at once rcscind-
oil or suitably relaxed.
On the 10th OF October event occurred In
Valparaiso serious and tragic in its eircum-
stances and results ae TO very Justly excite the
Indignation OF our people and 10 call for prompt
and cCided action on the part OF this Govern
mont. A considerable number of the sailors OF
the United States steamship baltimore, then IA
the ha Dor OF Valparaiso, being upon shore
leave and unarmed, were assaulted by armed
men nearly simultaneously In different local.
ties In the city.
one petty Officer was killed outright and
seven or eight seafnen were seriously wounded,
one Of whom has since died.
80 far as have yet been able 10 learn no
other explanation OF this bl ody work has been
suggest ed than that IL had it's origin IN hostility
! 20 these men ms sailors Of the United States,
/ wearing the uniform OF their gov rnmcnt, and
/ not In any indiy ual act or personal animosity.
! The attention Of the CHILEAN government was AZ
once called To this affair, and statement Of the
facts obtained by the investiga' ION we had con-
/ Quoted Was submitted. accompanied by re-
! quest TO be advised OF any other or qualifying
facts I'm the possession OF the CHILEAN govern
ment that might tend 10 relieve this affair OF
/ the appearance OF an insult 70 this Government.
| Tue CHILEAN government was also advised that
/ II such qualifying facts did not exist this Gov.
eminent could confidently expect full and
IL IL TO DO regretted that the reply OF the Soc
rotary OF Foreign Affairs OF the provisional
government couched I'm Offensive tone
/ To this no response LAS been made. Our Gov
eminent IL now awaiting the result Of an in-
veetigation which has been conducted by the
/ Criminal curt at Valparaiso. 10 IL reported
unoficinliy that the stiRation IA about com
| plotted, and IL IL expected that the result will
soon be communicated 10 this Government. to-
gethcr with some adeq uate and salts fnctory re-.
sponso 10 the note by which the attention oi
1 Chill was called 20 this incident.
| IL thes IT expeo atoms should bo disap.
pointed or further needless delay intervene.
! WILL by spoci MESA q, bring this mat "a
again 10 the attention OF Congress such
action as may be necessary The entire zorro
spondence with the Government OF Chill w.ll al
an early day be submitted TO Congress.