The Princeton union., 1892-02-04

baltlmore. and that might be attributed to
the responsibility OF Chile in view 81 your COM
70 date. it has been impossible % for the the
inal court OF Val paraiso to be decided, the un.
derslgned regards it as his duty to declare once
more that the government OF Chic aments the
the o Dy Of
he has i'll the justice of his cause he declares his
VIII WlIhneness to await the decision OF the examin-
ing Judge. and proposes to the United States
government that the case be submitted to the
Gonsiaerat1on OF TIE supreme court Of justice at
washington. to the end that that tribunal,
WITH its learning and impartiality, may de-
termlhe, without appeal, whether there is
any ground for reparation, and in what
shape; it should be made. The Undersigned
the Valparaiso authorities. that it appears
from the preliminary examination that they
sent without delay to the scene Of the conflict
all the forces at their disposal belonging to the
special guard OF the Iiltendencia and to the
police, Swanson, Coze, Nichols, Darony
Homes Cunningham, Williams, Talbot, Hallard,
Of the I6e TO
OF that vessel that the object Of the police in ar
resting them was to shelter them from any at
tempt at attack - E.a.@5$ e -@ @.
BY THE EXCITED PEOPLE.
The undersigned thinks that the action OF the
police in this matter should be considered with
due allowance for the civil war which had re-
Gently been brought to close. The body was
NV ycI properly organized, nor O1Q IL nave the
force that was required to put down disorder
OF such proportions in a short time" :
IN This connection it is proper to recall the
words m used by the honorable secretary OF state
at Washington in his note. addressed to the
Marqns lnaperiali and bearing date of May 2l
1891: There is no government. however civ
i3lzed i it may be. however great may be the Wig
llance displayed by it's police, and however
severe its criminal code may te, and however
speedy and infexible may be its administration
OF Justice, that can guarantee it's own citizens
IixvS1
ice or sudden popular tumult."
This was precisely the situation of the admin
1strative authorities at Valparaiso OH the occa-
sion OF the occurrence which took place in Oc-
tOber :,
The undersigded hopes that the foregoing will
convince the honorable secretary OF state shat
the government of Chile attaches due impor-
tan lance to the question now under discussion
That he does not for a moment hesitate to
CONDEMN IN VIGOROUS TERMS
the act committed on the 18th of
October, ticts or to- offer such repara-
not neglect the OPPORTUNITY to express these se
sentiments before now. since, on various .occa-
slons and through the present plenipotentar
pl,cit declarations on T the " Subject subject to to
Washington. The undersigned takes the liberty
to recall the fact that five days after he had
taken S charge Of the department. of foreign rea
United States telegram which. in the part relat.
Ing It, to this matter, says:
press 10 the united States government
what has already been stated, adding all the
data that are known in the most correct and
amlcable. form. Express to the United States
government ein very sincere regret on account Of
thls unfortunate incident, which, although not
strange i'll the ports OF the world, this govern
ment doubly laments owing to its sincers desire
to cultivate friendship with the United States
II the United States government should not
accept the foregoing explanations as satisfacto-
~, Notwithstanding that the judicial authori-
ties hold the guilty parties responsible for the
,1N1op O,,oA,, \
the circumstance that the government of Chile
through the medium of its minister in Washing
ton, has expressed the desire to submit any mis-
understanding to decision by arbitration by any
power or tribunal which may be indicated to it;
and. Ill fact. arbitrat ton was suggested in con-
terence with the minister Of Chile in Washington
on the 3Oth OF December. There is. therefore,
submitted to the honorable secretary OF state
an'l the department of foreign relations at WASH
lngton the designation OF either the supreme
court OF justice OF the United States or tribunal
OF arbitration to determine the repxration
which Chile may have to make for that lament
able occurrence.
- THE MATTA LETTER.
AS for the dispatch addressed under date OF
Dec. IL to the Chilean minister in Washington
by the minister Of foreign relations of the pro-
Vlslonal government the undersigned submits
that there could not be on the part Of the gov
ernment OF Chile the purpose to inf1ict any Of
tense upon the government OF the United States
with which 1t desires ever to cultivate the most
friendly relations. Consequently the; under
signed deplores that in the telegram there were
employed through, error, of judgment the ex-
pressions which are offensive i'll the Judgment Of
your government. declaring. i'll tulfllment OF q
high duty, courtesy and sincerity toward q
friendly nation. that the government of Chile
absolutely withdraws the said expressions, the
undersigned trusts hat this frank and explicit
decarat1on, which confirms that which had al
ready been made to the honorable secretary OF
state In Washington will carry to the mind OF
that the people OF Chile, far from entertaining q
feeling OF hostility have the lively desire to maill-