The Princeton union., 1892-02-04


to him by the government OF Chile. with respect
to the event which occurred at Valparaiso on
the evening of the 18th OF October, aud taking
into consideration the testimony Of the officers
and crew Of the vessel, the Baltimore. aud o
Others who witnessed the event. has arrived at
the ..Ea.. r.
; FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS.
First-That with regard to that assault there
has been no change whatever made in the char
acter given to it by the first reports of that
event. to wit; that it was all attack upon the
uniform of the navy Of the United States which
hadits origin and motive in q feeling Of hostility
toward the government, and not in any act ol
the individual sailors belonging to it. ss
p Second-That the public authorities of Valpa.
raiso evidently did not do their duty in protect
ing these sailors. and that part of the police
and some Chilean soldiers and sailors rendered
sailors Of the United States before and after the
latter were arrested, and that he believes that
Riggin was killed by the police or the soldiers:
Third-That he is consequently compelled to
carry the question back to the state in which 1t
was placed by the note OF the Hon. Mr.. Whar-
ton, dated Oct. 23, and to ask for suitable sat.
isfaction and some adequate reparat ton for
the injury done the government Of. the United
The honorable secretary of state. Mr.. Blaine,
regrets that the government OF Chile has not
from the very first appreciated the gravity oi
the question raised. and that it has attributed
to 1t no other Importance than that of an or.
dinary quarrel between sailors. adding that no
government which respects itself can consent to
civil or military persons employed III its service
being maltreated or killed in q foreign territory
on account OF resentment. for acts y hich it may
have committed, OR which may be imputed to
it, without 5 tn.... . -
REQUIRING ADEQUATE PREPARATION.
The Hon. Mr.. Blaine in this connection recalls
the fact that the governments OF the United
states A has voluntarily recosnized this principle
been committed BY its people against any one
holding an official position iii q foreign country
in consequence OF acts which had aroused re-
sentiment. In such cases the United States has
never sought words OF little weight or ambiguous
meaning III order to make reparation, but has
condemned such acts In vigorous aud
fn eHs ters a4h.r ana has never refused
The honorable secretary Of state.
Mr.. Blaine. states. moreover, that it is not his
Of October, but only to set forth the conclusions
at which his government has arrived The hon
orable secretary Of state says: I'VE have give1,
every every kind OF opportunity to the government OF
Chile to offer explanatory or extenuatinR cir.
cumstances, and we have given due considera-
ton to the fact that the government Of Chile,
since Tie 18th of October, has been in pSHa prdys.
ionHl situation --s 81
3. He,then adds that he is directed by his excel
lency, Mr.: Harrison, to- say that he has been
compelled to take, notes or the instruction As
sent By Mr.. Malta, munster 9, foreign affairs to
the Chilean minister In Washington. under date
fcially communicated to this government they
received the greatest possible publicity. and
that. consequently. he demands the Immediate
withdrawal of the said instructions us to those
parts which he considers offensive and adequate
satisfaction in order that the diplomatic rela-
tions between the two nations
MAY NOT BE INTERRUPTED
Without any intention OF opening u discussion
as to the facts referred to by the communica-
tion which have extracted, and corfinino him
self to the first part OF the instructions Of the
honorable secretary OF state, the undersigned
must state to your excellency the regret with
which the government OF Chile sees that his ex-
cellency, the president OF the United States,
finds reason to continue to regard the incident
OF October as an attack caused BY u hostie
feeling towards the uniform Of the navy Of the
United States. That unfortunate ot.c,1rrrence
took place on q sudden in u district where the
sailors OF the vessels lying in the Bay Of Val.
paralso ARE III the habit Of assembling. Without
distinction OF nationality. From the nature 81
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. hut the
undersigned can assert that that cause was not
q hostile feeling toward tho uniform oi the navy
OF the United States. because the people Of Chile
have always esteemed aud respected that uni.
form ever since the time it saw IL figuring honor
ably In the ranks OF soldiers and sailors Who Il,
q great STRUGGLE gave It Independence and
established the republic. The undersigned "a.
mtts that the 0ccurrenoo o9 Oct. 10 was oI