The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1891-12-10
CLOAKS AND JACK ETS.
CLOAKS AND JACK KET

an .officer of the court the vessel was
foreibly wrested from his control and
put to sea. 1t would have been incon-
sistent with the dignity and self-respect
of the government not to have insisted
that the Itata should be returned to San
Diego to abide the Judgment of the
court. This was so clear to the Junta
of the congressional party, established
at Iquique, that, before the arrival of
the Itata at that port, the secretary of
foreign relations of the provisional gov
ernment addressed to Rear Admiral
Brown, commanding the United States
naval forces. a communication, from
which the following is an extract
The provisional government has learned
by the cablegrams of the Associated Press
that the transport Itata, detained in San
Diego by order of the United States for
taking on board munitions of war, and in
possession OF the marshal, left the port,
carrying on board this official, who was
landed at point near the coast, and then
continued her voyare. If this
news be correct, this government would
deplore the conduct of the Itata, and as
an evidence that it is not disposed to sup
port or agree to the infraction 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 as she is
within reach of our orders his government
will put the Itata, with the arms and
munitions she took on board in San Diego
at the disposition of the United States.
A trial in the district court of the
Sfofa fnr faf
of California has recently resulted IN a
decision holding, among other things,
that inasmuch as the congressional
party had not been recognized as bel
ligerent, the acts done in it's interest
could not be violation of our neutral
ity laws. From this Judgment the
United States has appealed, not that the
condemnation of the vessel is matter
of Importance, but that we know what
the present state of our law is; for, If
his construction of the status is correct,
shere is obvious necessity for revision
and amendment.
rendered Good Ofices.
During the progress of the war in Chill
this government rendered its good Of
fees to bring about peaceful adjust
ment. and it was at one time hoped that
good result might be reached, but in
this we were disappointed.
The instructions to our naval officers
and to our minister at Santiago, from
the first to the last of this struggle, en-
Joined upon them the most impartial
treatment and obsolute non-interfer-
ence. am satisfied that these instruc-
tions were observed and that our repre-
sentatives were always watchful to use
their influence impartially in the inter
est of humanity and on more than one
occasion. did so effectively. We could
not forget, however, that this govern
ment was in diplomatic relations with
the then established government of
Chill, as it is now in such relations
with the successor of that government.
Right OF Asylum.
The collapse of the government OF
Balmaceda brought about condition
which is unfortunately too familiar IN
the history of the Central and South
American states. With the overthrow
of the Balmaceda government, he and
many of his councillors and officers be-
| came fugitives for their lives and ap-
| pealed to the commanding officers of the
foreign naval vessels in the harbor OF
Valparaiso and to the resident foreign
ministers at Santiago for asylum. This
asylum was freely given, according to
my information, by the naval vessels OF
several foreign powers and by several OF
the legations st Santiago. The American
minister. a. well ~ his colleagues. act.
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