The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1892-01-29
TIE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
THE STARS AND SrlrEs MUST BE RE
SPECIFIED IN ALI. LANDS AND ON
ALL WATERS.
No More soolisl,ncss With Chiii-She Must
Appol0 Else or EAko 2 ..Spah kin"

No More ,Soolisl,ncss With Chiii-Shc Must
Apologize or Fake a span kin"
President Harrison sent his long ex-
pccted message on the Chilean question
to congress on last Monday, which was
submitted to both houses.
The document is very lengthy, and IN ii
President Harrison thoroughly discusses
the issues that have. recently sprung up,
and which are just now about to bring
up a war between the United Statce and
Chill. In speaking Of the attack upon the
sailors of. the Baltimore, in Valparaiso, he
saws: ''But the most serious incident dis
closed by the correspondence il that OF
the attack upon the sailors Of the Balti-
more in the streets of Valparaiso on the
10th day Of October last. In my annual
message, speaking upon information then
in nv posscssiI. said: $50 taras lhave
vet been able to learn, no other cxpiaha-
zion of this bloody work has been. suggest
I'D than that it had its origin III hostility
IN these men as sailors of the United
States, wearngthc uniform Of their gov
eminent, and not in any individual act or
personal animosity.''
,.sWehaye now rccei7ed from Inc Chilean
government an abstract OF the conclusions
of the fiscal general upon the testimony
taken by the judge ofcrimes in an invests
cation which was made to extend over
nearly three months. I very much regret
to be compelled to say that this report
does not enable me to modify the conclu-
sim announced in my annual message l
am still OF the opinion that our sailors
were assaulted, beaten stabbedand Ailed'
not for any thing they OF any one OF them
had done, but for what the government OF
the, Quilted States had done, or was chang
ed with having done, by its civil oihcers
mid naval commanders. If that be the
true aspect of the case, the injury was 10
tho government; of the Uninted States,
NOT TO these poor sailors who were assault
ed in a manner so brutal and so cowardly,
Before attempting to give an outline OF
tile facts upon whichthis conclusion rests
! think it right to say a word or two upon
tile leaele aspects of the case. The baltl-
more was in the harbor ut Valparaiso by
virtue OF that general invitation when
nations are held to extend towaraVesse's
of other powers with which the! nave
friendly relations. This INVITATIONS !
think, must lie held, ordinarily, to EN-
brace the privilege Of such commuhich-
tipn with the shore us is reasonable, nee,
essalry and proper for the comfort anu
convenience Of the officers and men OF
sdchyesses. Captain Schley testlhes mar
when bis vessel returned 10 Valparaiso
|. oh September Nth, the city officers, RS ds
customary. extended the hospituities %
tic city to his officers and crew
j"It is not claimed that every PERSONA
collision or injury in which SAILOR or
officer OF sucll naval vessel visiting the
shore NAV be involved, raises an inter-
ternatioaai question; but am clearly 81
The opinion that ,Fircrc such saiorsor ON
GERS are assaulted by resident popuiace,
animated BY hostility to the government,
whose uniform The sailors and officers wear
and in resentmenisof acts done 10y their
government, not them, theirsnation must
take notice OF the event rs one inNoisihs
an i,iiiraction OF its rights and dignity;not
|. I'M Il secondary way, us where the citizen
isl injured aud presents his claim NJ, through
Ehis own government, but in n primary ,i i
way. precisely as5if it's minister. orconsui,
ar ilne itself had been tho object ofthe
same chract6r dr assault. { !.
la'rhe officers and sailors OF the Baiti-
lniIore were isl the harbor of Valparaiso
under orders of the government, not ny
ltheir own choice. They we're upon shore
Eay implied imitation Of the government
tof Chill and with the approval O. tnsis
commanding asficar;s and i docs not fls,
Etugaiss,f that tf coilsil
tthat Ills stay is moro pernanes or tnat ae