Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-02
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
So Mr.. Tracy Said Today After a
Talk With the Chilean Minister.
SENIOR MONTHS BUSY DAY.
Morning Visit to the Navy Department
That started Groups Taiking-A subse-
quent Conference with MT. Biaine-Chile
Supposed to Have Asked FOR the Documents.

A new mystery was added 20 the Chilean
situation this morning by the appearance Of
Senior Montt, the new minister from the hot
headed little republic in the south. at the Navy
Department
He called at the Office of the Secretary
and was Immediately admitted TO the
presence Of Mr.. Tracy. There they
talked for about half an hour. while
naval officers who had important business with
their chief paced up and down in the ante
room and waited impatiently.
What the conference was about can only be
surmised. as both the parties to 4. were dis
ereetly silent later. Ills Pretty certain. how
ever. that the senior called to talk 10 the
Secretary about the last cablegram from Capt
Schley. which threw some rather sensational
light upon the fight in Valparaiso.
1t is to be guessed that the minister desired
to know if the press had been correctly in
formed on the suljuct and it there had been
anything more received.
VISIT To THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
At all events. after the half hours talk the
Secretary and the minister went over to the
State Department and saw Secretary Blaine,
who had dropped in TO see the President as be
went 10 his Office from his house.
thus the conference WAS w,,iened in its scope.
and the mystery became thicker thAa ever.
THEORY.
1t has been suggested that possibly Senior
Montt went TO the Navy Department for the
purpose OF assuring the Secretary that all the
chilean government wanted was 10 lie given
sufficient material for 4 thorough investigation
o. the case by the officers of the iunJa.
This means that she m.aisi,r would like 20
be furnished with copies Of all that Capt
Schley has sen: 20 this government in relation
TO the aiflay.
1t seems that an officer of justice called on
capt Schley for copies of his report to iacili-
tate the investigation into the case. ana he
was courteousiy told That the papers
were the property of his government
ami could not be communicated to any one
withou. permission from Washington Then.
the theory goes. the Chilean department u
justice cabled Senior Montt to try TO get the
papers from Secretary Tracy.
Icing new an diplomacy. the story built
on ihis theory goes. the minister. with a man
ler mat was almost chlIdilke Ia its innocence
and ignorance OF ministerial etiquette. went
directly 20 Mr.. Tracy and arhvd his auc.-
ton. whereas the custom here as for a foreign
envoy 10 deal with he Amercan government
only through the Department OF State. 10 be
sure this Is a smqll matter. but it serves TO in
crease ihe uncertainty OF the situation.
Mr. TRACY SAYS THERE is No CAUSE FOR ALARM.
"nea Secretary Tracy was seen by a reporter
after the interview with Senior Montt he re-
fused 10 say anything about the mature of the
minister's errand. He stated emphatically.
however. that the case was not alarming.
There is absolutely no ground Tor any ap-
prehension or anxiety on the part OF the pub
lie, he said. land there is not The lcaat foun-
cation foc the sensational stories that are in
circulation"
WAITING FOR CHILE 10 ACT.
Whether this statement is the result of Senior
Months morning cal or springs from a desire
to keep the public cool is an open ques-
ton. Still, il is quite eSidont that
The officials here have drifted into the
attitude of waiting for Chile to
pronounce finally on the case before taking any
decisive steps. Indeed. the general opinion of
officers and others about the departments today
seemed to be that the crisis has been passed.
There is a weil-defined belief prevalent that
Mr. Elaine Is finding in Senior Montt an excel
lent ally and that both working to pre-
serve peace. There is 10 doubt that Senior Montt
sees tie futility of Chilean stabbornaess and
has advised the junta to be wisely liberal in its
view of the situation.
He is very anxious to kee- the matter out of
the range Of guns and 10 les the difficulty be
adjusted by judicial means.
SENIOR MoSTT GOING AWAY
Senior Don Pedro Montt. the Chilean minister.
will leave Washington tonight for New Orleans
Ia be gone antil next week.
He declined this afternoon to say anything
respecting his visi. to the State and Navy De-
partments, but expressed the belief that mat
tiers were progressing satisfactorily. and again
deprecated the publication OF sensational and
trouble breeding stories.