New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-28
THE DEMAND ON chilli.
WHEREIN THE VALPARAISO RIOT DIFFERS
FROM THAT AT NEW ORLEANS.
how THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT BEHAVED
TOWARD SPAIN WHEN AN AMERICAN MOB
ATTACKED SPANISH CONSULATE
PRESIDENT HARRIsON's FIRM
AND JUST POSITION.

AND JUST POSITION.
Washington, Oct. 27.-It has been suggested
that the United States are embarrassed in max
ing demands on Chilli for rparation and indemnity
for the Valparaiso mObs attack on the American
sailors because of the attitude assumed by dar
Government in the New-Orleans affair Presi-
dent Harrison is reminded by those Democratic
newspapers opposed TO the upholding of Ameri-
can honor and American rights abroad that when
Italy demanded reparation and indemnity for
the acts of the Newt Orleans mob he claimed that
1t was local affair; that he could not coerce the
judicial machinery Of the State of Louisiana, and
that he could only admit the principle of an in
demnity in case the persons injured were really
Italian subjects and lawfully within our borders.
II is hinted that Chill employ these excuses
10 avoid compliance with our demands.
But the cases are in no sense parallel In
iuneS inflicted upon official foreigners as popu-
lar expression of animOsity 10 TIE country tiey
represent are Of an entirely different class from
injuries upon private foreigners inspired by
motives That in no way concern their nationality.
The New-Orleans mob did not proceed against
the Italians as Italians, but as members OF a
secret murder society. It's action was in no way
whatever an insult to Italy. All that it did II
would have done had the objects of its wrath
been Americans instead of Italians as indeed, all
but two Of them were. 1t is we'll settled that
unofficial persons temporarily residing in foreign
country are entitled to no other protection Except
@ II may be specifically guaranteed by treaty.
azn is afforded by the country they are visit
Ing to it's own people The element of deliberate
stront 10 the flag and nation Of the injured for
sgsrs, which is the especial point of our demands
On cili. was wholly wanting in the New-Orleans
affair
All the collateral issues, too, are different. The
Italians at New Orleans had given great offence TO
Tie people They were thought TO be murderers,
kagued in a secret criminal society whose terror
Ism over the agents Of the law had been so long
md 50 UNANIMOUSLY eXerted as to render the or
dlnary operations of justice impossible. The
American sailors at Valparaiso were absolutely In.
Offensive, sober. unarmed and engaged in no occu
patton other than the innocent one Of walking
about the city The mob at New-Orleans over
lowered the laws officers wno TO the extent OF
tnelr ability, defended the Italians. The mob at
valparaiso, on the other hand, were to some en-
ent, composed OF policemen whose Dayonet
'hfasts are recognized among the weapons used
upon the American sailors The very men who
snouid have interposed to rescue our people were
.e@aers In the attack against them injury on
ne part Of the Chilian authorities was added to
ene Injuries of the mob by the violent and wholly
unnecessary arrest Of thirtyve of our sailors, who
were dragged by horses to prison and detained
"e'e until their release was peremptorily de-
.dnoed by the captain of the Baltimore. These
onuasts are heightened by the fact that Chill ex'
p,'sSed no regret for the affair. offered no eX-
r~ua'lon and allowed many days TO pass before
.A'u.uung an inquiry. The New-Orleans outrage,
"a 'ne other hand, was not two hours old before
% u government had formally expressed it's sorrow
,.S Iu h'fror TO the Minister Of Italy declaration
40 'n was promptly followed By full inquiry
A.. sn oner, under proper conditions, Of in
4 ~ tne circumstances of these two cases, there
parallel. nor. although mob violence upon