The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-01-29

he believes Riggin was killed by the
police or soldiers; and,
Third-That he is consequently COM
PEELED to carry the question back to tho
state in which it was placed by the note
OF the Hon. Mr.. Wharton, dated Oct.
25, and to ask for suitable satisfaction
and some adequate reparation for the
injury done the government of the
nited States.
The honorable secretary of state, Mr..
Blaine, regrets that the government of
Chile has not from the first duly appre-
ciated tho gravity of the question raised,
and that it had attributed to it no other
Importance than that of an ordinary
quarrel between saii~ss, adding that no
government which respects itself can
consent to civil or military persons en-
ployed in its service beng maltreated or
killed in a foreign territory on account
Of resentment for acts which it may
have committed or which may be i'm
puted to it, without requiring adequate
reparation.
The honorable Mr.. Blaine, in this con-
nection, recalls the fact that the govern
ment of the United States has volnn-
tarily recognized this principle, and has
acted accordingly, when any injury has
been committed by its people against
any one holding an official position of a
foreign country in consequence of acts
which had aroused resentment. In such
case the United States has never sought
words of little weight or ambiguous
meaning in order to make reparation,
but have condemned such acts in vigor-
GUS and energetic terms, and have never
refused to give other adequate satisfac-
ton.
Mr.. Blaine's Demands
The honorable secretary Of state, Mr..
Blaine, states moreover that it is not his
intention to discuss the details of the in
cident of Oct. 16, but only to set forth
the conclusion at which his government
has arrived. The honorable secretary of
state says:
We have given every kind of opportunity to
the government of Chile to offer explanatory
or extenuating circumstances, q1d we have
given due consideration to the fact that tho
government Of Chile during great part of the
time which has elapsed since Oct. IL has been
In n provisional situation.
Without any intention of opening a
discussion as to the facts referred to by
the communication which L have ex
tracted, and combining himself to the
first part Of the instructions of the hon
orable secretary of state, the undersigned
must state to your excellency the regret
with which the government of Chile sees
that his excellency the president of the
United States finds reason to continue to
regard the incident of October as an at
tack caused by hostile feeling towards
the uniform of the navy of the United
States. That unfortunate occurrence
took place on sudden, in district
where the sailors of the vessels lying in
the Bay of Valparaiso are in the habit of
assembling without distinction of ma
tionality.
Not Hostile to Americans.
From the nature of the incident it
would be impossible to prove that there
was no doubt as to the special cause
which served as its origin or pretext,
but the undersigned can assert that that
cause was not a hostile feeling towards
! the uniform of the navy of the United
States, because the people of Chile have
always esteemed and respected that uni
form ever since the time when it saw ii
figuring honorably in the ranks of the
soldiers and sailors who, in serious
struggle, gave it independence ard as
tablished the republic. The undersigned
admits that the occurrence of Oct. 16
was of greater gravity than those which
usually occur in the same district be-
tween the sailors which frequent 1t, and
the fact of knowing that two deaths
have resulted from it among the sixteen
wounded mon of the Baltimore has suf-
feed to give it an extraordinary charae.
4 ter, and to induce the government Of
/ Chile to hasten to adopt the measures
necessary to discover and punish the
| guilty parties, to offer i'll due time, if
there should be ground for so doing,
such reputation as might be due.
The preliminary examination ypnG
commenced on the morning which fol
lowed the night of the conflict, some
days before You presented your com
/ plaint, but the investigation could not
be finished with the rapidity that the
government of Chile desired, because
the rules of procedure in internal mat
ters which are established by our laws
are of slow application, and it was not
possible for the president of the republic
to modify or to set them aside.
Chile's Lament.
In view of your communication, and
considering that up to date it has been
7 impossible for the trial initiated by the
4 judge of the criminal court of Valpa-
| raiso to be decided, the undersigned re-
| CARDS as his duty to declare, once more,
/ that the government of Chile lamenta
/ the occurrence of Oct 16, aud by way oil
/ showing the sincerity Of his feeling and
the confidence which he has in the jus.
tice of his canse, he declares his willing
moss not TO await the decision Of the x
amining judge and proposes TO the United
States government that the case be sub
mitted to the consideration of tie SUI
preme court OF justice, at Washington
The undersigned would remind You,
referring to the conduct Of tle Ealpa.
raiso authorities, that it appears from
the preliminary examination that they
seat without delay TO the scene Of the
conflict all the forces at their disposal
belonging to the special guard of The
lntendeneia and 10 the police. Swan
son, Goge, Nichols, Darony, HOMES,
Cunningham, Williams, Talbot, Hal
lard, Hodge, Butler, etc, seamea be.
longing to the crew Of the Baltimore,
stated to the interpreter Of that vessel
that the object of the police in arresting
them was to shelter them from any at
tempt at attack by The excited people.
The undersigned thinks that the action
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