New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
DELAY MUST END At ONCE
DEMAND FOR APOLOGY, INDEMNITY AMI
THE WITHDRAWAL OF MATTAS
LETTER
no REQUEST FOR MINISTER EGAN's RECALL RE
cEIVED-MINIsTER MoNTr STILL REPRE-
SENTS CHILL II WASHlNGToN-THL
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE EX-
PECTED TO DE GIVEN TO CON
GEES. on MONDAY.
GEESs or MONDAY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I

| Washington. Jan. 23-The difficulties with Chilli
growing ont of the Baltimore incident have at
| last reached that stage at which some definite
| turn in the negotiations. either toward peace or
toward war; cannot he longer avoided. lnforma-
tion received to-day from Santiago. though mis-
| leading in some details, bears out the statements
| made throughout the week in these dispatches in
| regard TO the Administrations determination to
| bring the Chan Governments policy of pro-
crastinaton and unconcern to stop. and to OBJ
tain from the Santiago authorities definite reply
| 10 the demand of the United States for apology
and reparaton Two days ago the Secretary Of
State informed the ChIian Minister here of the
unwillingness Of the Administration to submit
to any further diplomatic delays and served on
the Chlian Ministry through him, the ultimatum
of this Government.
This ultmatum contained three specific demands.
The first was for an apology for the murderous a,-
sault upon the Baltimores sailors in the streets of
Valparaiso. The second was the requirement OF an
indemnity TO the sailors who were injured and 70
the families Of those who were killed by the mob.
lnc thlrU demand WHO lndt INV iuS"i''hS +""''"
circnlar Of last month should be withdrawn alb
solutelv Minister Montt, Of course, transmitted
the substance of the ultimatum to the Santiago
authorities. and on the same day, Thursday, Mr
Elaine sent cable dispatch to Minister EEah' IN
forming him of the demands which had been made
upon the Chilian Government through It's repre-
,cntatiyes here. and advising him of the general
progrcss of the negotiations in Washington. Inc
Santiago Government has apparently gwen sort
of scm-o'icial publicity to the dispatches OF MIN
ster Montt, and the conditions of the nltnatuh
havc TINS become more or less accurately known
in Chill, whence they are repeated here
TIL DEMANDS OF CHILL NoT iXTEENE.
The demands Of the United States on the
Chilian Government cannot hr considered either
unusual or extreme proper expression of regret
from Chilli for the attack upon the Baltimore'7
sailors is due tn this cOuntry on every principle
Of International comfy. The offer OF indemnify
70 III. sunerrs by the violence OF the Valparaiso
mob would follow naturally from the admission
bv Chilli that n breach of international courtesy
had been committed. Finally. the withdrawal OF
tho Malta circular is demanded. because OF It's
violent and insulting language and It's charges
Of bad faith and deliberate deception against the
President and members OF the Cabinet. No such
note could bc issued by any power which wished
10 make prctcnce Of maintaining friendly reh.
tions with thr United States
Until within the last few days the Admnstra-
rion had fcl. some embarrassment about demand
ing the recall Of circular which had been sent
confdcntally by the Gillian Minister Of Foreign
Affairs 10 the Chilian legations herr and in Europe.
and Of which the President and Secretary Of State
had no official knowledge whatever. The Malta let
ter. however, having been transmitted recently 10
the Chilian Congress and read there. and anNrwnrd
published Officially in the Chilian newspapers, has
become public document, and It's reputation can
now be demanded with perfect propriety. The
circular itself will scarcely be defended hy any
one. in view of its hagrant violations Of dpo-
matte etiquette, and its withdrawal could in no
sense he considered humiliating condition in the
settlement Of the present difficulty between the
two countries.
NO DEMAND FOR MR.. FGAN's RECALL.
Pnmors were in circulation yesterday and to-
day about a supposed request from Chilli for the
recall Of Minister Esan Such reports have as
little foundat0n as those also current that tn"
State Department has decided to ignore Minister
Montt here and conduct future negotiations dl-
rcctly through Mr. Egan with the Chlian Gov
Roth Ministers still performing
their usual functions. and will probably continue
to perform them unless an open rupture oi diplo-
matte relations should occur. Equally ianclinl
arc tbc rcports that Secretary Blaine is not IN
active accord with the President and tie other
members of the Cabinet IN regard to the policy
pursued toward Chilli There is no difference OF
ouinion in the Cabinet about what has been done
80 far or is likely to he done in the future.
TIE coRErspoNDrXCE EXPECTED on MONDAY
The ulimatum of Thursday having sufficiently
defined the attitude of this Government IN the
Chilian difficulty the President can now appro- |
prately send the diplomatic correspondence TO
CONGRESS and let the country judge of the business
NJ tbc demands made upon Chill. II Is generally |
eynecteJ accordingly. that the correspondence will
60 to the Capitol on Monday III ''e ,nesSiE'
transmit,inr napcrs President Harrison VIII give |
, cloor and nrecisc summary of the Sltnotlon: |
analvzino the letters and pointing ont the reasons
for asking an apology, an indemnity and the
of Minister Matta's insults. The mes
sane is described as sensible and busncss-like
in is treatment of the subject, but at the sane
time firm and disnifcd in tone. The Presi!en
will make no recommendations in the message.
If no answer yet has been received from tho
ul,ina,,r, scnt to Santiago, there will he no
rcces. ity for any recommendations, and another
message can easily he sent to Congress il Chili'S
response to the demands of this Government is as
unsatisfactory as the general attitude of the
Chilion authorities so far mas been