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CHILE MUST YIELD.
SHE MUST DISAVOW MATTA'S
OFFENSIVE NOTE ENTIRELY.
No lf-way business Will he Tolerated
Safe Conduct to Refugees. After being
Given, Is Now Refused-DupIicity of
the Chilean Authorities.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.--It Is a long
ways yet to peaceful settlement OF
the Chilean question. Peace talk and
war talk have their day. but Chile does
not get much nearer an apology. The
outlook is not SO greatly improved by
Minister Months instructions in regard
to the insulting Malta letter. What is
known confirms the statement that
early in the week the United States
gave Chile an ultimatum that the
affront must be disavowed as a prelimi-
nary to settling the other questions.
The duplicity of the authorities at
Santiago made such course necessary.
In reply Minister Montt has been di-
rected TO withdraw so much of the
Malta note as the United States con
sidered offensive. This has not been
formally done, but the tenor of his in
structions have been made known to
Secretary Blaine and President Harri-
son. This action is not satisfactory
and cannot he accepted as a complete
explanation. Minister Malta said to
the world that the President of the
United States and his Secretary were
liars TO withdraw, therefore, so
much of his utterances as this country
considered offensive is not disavowal of
the insult nor is it a notice to the world
that the present Chilean government
does not indorse the sentiments which
Malta officially proclaimed.
The short of it is that the United
States will accept nothing less than a
complete disavowal madee with the
same formality and given The same
publicity as the original offense. ANY
thing else it will treat as subterfuge
The administra zion gives Foreign Min
lister Pereira and President Montt credit
for having been able to go this far and
will smooth the path SO that they NAV
go to the end of the diplomatic road as
easily as possible. But they must get
there.
The navy authorities here are not in
fear for the refugees. Since Chile was
Informed that this country would hold
her responsible for their safety Just as
for citizens of the United States there
has been no grave danger that harm
would come to them 1t has been
known that the Mont government was
strong enough to give the necessary
protection. AT the same time the EN-
barrassmcnts in the Cabinet at San
tiago have been made known through
Minister Egan, and there was no desire
on the part of the United States to in
sist on conditions that would bring
about domestic crisis. In this as in
everything else connected with the
controversy the administration while
firm has been considerate.
May Claim tho Balmacedists.
Secretary Tracy has made public the
following dispatch he had received
from Commander Evans of the United
States steamer Yorktown now at Val
paraiso, Chile, in regard to the Bal
macedist refugees put aboard that YES
sci by United States Minister Egan and
the Spanish Minister:
VALPARAISO, Chile, Jan. 10, 1892
Secretary of the Navy, Washington:
The American Minister informs me
that the Chilean Minister of Foreign
Affairs has changed his mind about
refugees now ON the Yorktown, and
that they may be taken out of any
merchant vessel touching at Chilean
port by local authority. Arrangements
had been made for all of them to sail
to-day, but this change of base on the
part of the Chilean Minister of Foreign
Affairs compels me to keep them, which
crowds me very much. Shall | land
them at Callao, Peru, or Malendo, Peru?
No steamers from here go direct to neu.
trail territory. This unexpected act of
the Chilean Ministers of Foreign Affairs
is due, he states, in part to my saluting
the Spanish Minister when he came on
board to deliver two refugees. | have
requested the American Minister to saw
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs that
! am responsible to my own govern
ment and not to that of Chile in such
matters, and that | consider his criti-
cism offensive and will not accept it.
His action seems unworthy of the rep
resentative of serious government.
EVANS.
The cablegram has intensified the
feeling in administration circles that
nothing hut duplicity can be expected
from the Chilean authorities. 1t de-
stroys the last vestige of hope that
peaceful understanding can be reached.
Commander Evans stand in notify
ing the Chilean Foreign Minister
through Minister Egan that he is re.
sponsible to his own government and
resents Chilean impotence is approved
by the authorities in Washington.
More than this, Secretary Tracy will
direct the Yorktown to prcc eed with
the refugee to some port in safety, but
it will not sail until the Boston can
steam down from Callao and take its
place in Valparaiso Harbor.