New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-03
THE CHILEAN FUSS.
President Harrison's Message on the
Trouble With the Chileans Goes
to Congress,
With It's Proof That the United States
Has Been Repeatedly lnsulted
by Chile.

with Its PROOF Ihat the United States
Has Been Repeatedly Insulted
by Chile.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The following is
che full text of President Harrison's mes
sage on the Chilean trouble sent to congress
to-day:
To the Senate and House OF Representatives:
In my annual message. delivered to congress at
the beginning OF the present session. after brief
statement OF the facts then in the possession of
this government touching the assault in the
streets of Valparaiso Chile upon the sailors of
the United States steamship Baltimore on the
evening OF the 10th OF October last. said:
This government is now awaiting the result
OF all investigation which has been conducted by
the criminal court at Valparaiso. 1t is report
ed unotlicially that the investigation is about
completed. and it is expected that the result
will soon be communicated to this government.
together with some adequate and satisfactory
response the note by which the attention Of
Chile was called to this incident. If these Just
expectations should be disappointed or Further
needless delay intervene will by a special mes
sage. bring this matt again to the attention of
congress for such action as may be necessary
In my opinion the time has now come when
should lay before the congress and the country
the government OF Chile from the time of the
breaking out'of the revolution against Balma-
ceda. together with all other facts i'll the possess
sion OF the executive department relating to this
matter. The diplomatic correspondence is here
with transmitted together with some CORE
spondence between the naval officers for the
time III command on Chilean waters and the sec
retary OF the navy and also the evidence taken
at the Mare Island yard since the arrival of the
Baltimore at San Francisco. do not deem it
necessary in this communication TO attempt
any full analysis of the correspondence or Of the
evidence. brief restatement OF the interna-
tional questions involved and OF the reasons
why the responses of the Chilean government
are unsatisfactory is all that deem neces-
sary.
EGAN's ACTIONS APPROVED.
1t may be we'll at the outset tosay that,what-
ever may have been said in this country or in
Chile i'll criticism OF Mr.. Egan. minister at
Santiago, the true history OF this exciting period
in Chilean affairs, from the outbreak OF the rev.
oluoion until this time, dlscoses no act on the
part OF Mr. Egan unworthy OF his position or
imadversions or criticisms. He has. think. on
the whole. borne himself in very trying circum-
stances with dignity. discretion and courage and
courtesy and fairness.
1t is worth while also at the beginning to say
that the right OF Mr.. Egan to give shelter in the
legation to certain adherents Of the Balmaceda
government who applied to him for asylum has
not been denied by the Chilean authorities, nor
has any demand been made for the surrender OF
these refugees. That there was urgent need OF
ASYLUM is shown by Mr.. Eean's note OF Aug. "a,
1891, describing the disorders that prevailed in
Santiago, and by the evidence of Capt. Schley
as to the pillage and violence that prevailed at
Valparaiso: The correspondence discloses,
$'conduct from the country, in behalf OF these
refugees, denied, The p:ecedents cited by
y
OF the revolution in Peru in 1865. did not leave
the Chilean government i'll a, position to deny
the riShs OF +, asylum to political refugees and
seemed very clearly to support Mr. Egan's con-
Gtention That safe conduct to neutral territory
was necessary and acknowledged incident OF
the asylum. These refugees have very recently,
without formal safe conduct, but by the acani-
escencc OF the Chilean authorities. been placed
on board the Yorktown and now being con-
Weyed to CallaO, PERU This incident might be
considered wholly closed
BUT FOR THE DIsREsPECT
manifested toward this government by the close
and offensive police surveillance, Of the legation
premises which was maintained during most OF
the period OF the stay OF the refugees therein.
After the date OF my annual message and up to
the time of the transfer of the refugees to the
Iorkton. the legation premises seem to have
been surrounded by police. in uniform, and
police agents or detectives. im citizens dress
who Extensively scrutnzed persons entering or
leaving the lesatlon ana, on one or more ocea-
Commander Evans, who by my direction
Gently visited Mr.. Egan at Santiago, in his tele
legation 'veritabe prison." and states
that the police agents detectives were, after
his arrya withdrawn fd during his stay tap
Nov. 20, 1891, that on one occasion at least
these police agents whom he declares to be
known to him, invaded the legation
premises. pounding on it's windows ana
usins insulting and threatening language toward
persons therein. This breach OF the right OF a
minister to freedom from police espionage and
restraint seems to have been SO hayrant that
the Argentine minister, who was dean of the
IT,,
upon to protest AGAINST it to the Chilean minis
ter OF foreign affai rs. The Chilean authorities
have, as will be observed from the correspond
ence, charged the refugees and the inmates OF the
\ legation with insulting the police: but it seems
to me Incredible that men whose lives were in
Jeopardy, and whose safety could only be Sc
cured by retirement and QuietneSs. should have
sought to provoke a collision which could on!y
end in their destruction or to aggravate their
condition by lntensifying a popular feeling that,
at one time, so Threatened the legation to re-
qure Mr. Egan to appeal to the minister OF for
eigu affairs.
THE BALTIMORE ASSAULT.
But the most serious incident disclosed bv the
correspondence is that OF the attack on the
sailors OF the Baltimore in the streets of Val
paraiso on the 10th of October last In my an
nual message, speaking upon the informa-
ton then in my possession, I said:
$50 far as I have yet been able to learn no
other explanation OF this bloody work has been
suggested than that it had it's origin in hostility
to these men as sailors Of the United States.
wearing the uniform Of their government, and
not i'll any individual act OF personal ami
mostly"
We have now received from the Chilean gov.
eminent an abstract OF the conclusions OF the
fiscal general upon the testimony taken by the
judge OF crimes in an Investigation which was
made to extend over nearly three months. l
very much regret to be compelled to say that
this report does not enable me to modify the
conclusions announced in my annual
that sailors assaulted, beaten,
stabbed and killed, not for anything they or
any OF them had done. but for what the govern
ment OF the United States had done, was
charsed with having done, by it's civil officers
and naval commanders. II that be the true as
poet OF the case. the injury was to the govern
lnellt OF the United States, not to these poor
sailors who were assaulted i'll a manner so
brutal and so cowardy Before attempting to
give an outline OF the facts upon which this
ciusion rests, think it right to say a word or
two upon
THE LEGAL, ASPECT OF THE CASE
The Baltimore was III the harbor of Vallar-
also by virtue OF that general invitation which
nations are held to extend to the war vessels Of
other powers with which they have friendly re-
lations. This invitation tn :, must be held
Ordinarily tO-embrace.t the priv 80 OF such COM
nn unication, with the shore Is rea sonaple
necessary and proper for the comfort. and sco,4-
yenie,!ce of the officers and men OF such vessels
Capt Schley testifies that when his vessel re-
turned to Valparaiso. Sept. Il, the city officers,
as is customary, extended the hosptalities OF
the city TO his officers and crew. 1t is not
claimed thai every personal collision or injury