New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-29
Washington, Jan IS, 1892.
MR.. PEREIRA'S REPLY TO MIR. EGAN.

The communication from Senor Perera COM
tanning Chili's apology addressed to Mr. Egan,
and by him transmitted to Mr.. Blaine, as follows:
Santiago, Chill, Jan. %, 1892.
To Blaine, Washington
/ have to-day received the following reply to my
note Of the 22d instant:
sir The undersigned has had the honor TO receive
Your Excellency's communication dated I'D instant,
received in this department the 23d, and the duly
authenticated copies of the instructions which tho
Honorable Secretary of state of Washington has sent
TO Your Excelency by cable under dates Of The 2Ist
inst and the 23d of October, 1901. In the instruc
tions OF the 2lst inst the Honorable secretary Of
state informs Your EXceency that His Excelloncy
Mr. Harrison, after carefully examining all that has
been submitted to him by the Government Of Chill
with respect the event which occurred in Valparaiso
on the evening of the 10th of October and taking
into consideration the testimony of the officers and
crew Of the vessel, the Baltimore, and of others who
witnessed the event, has arrived at the following
conclusions:
o. That with regard to that assault there has
been no change whatever made I'm the character given
TO it By the first report OF the event, 10 w.t. that 1t
was attack upon the uniform Of the Navy OF the
United states, which had its origin in and motive in
a feeling OF hostility toward that Government ana
not in any act of the individual sailors belonging to it.
(2.) That the public authorities Of Valparaiso eT-
N-'-~0'
and that part of the police and some Gillian soldiers
and sailors rendered themselves guilty Of unprovoked
assaults on the sailors OF the United states before ana
after the latter arrested and that he believes
that Rlggin was killed by the police or the soldiers
and
60 That he is consequently compelled 10 carry 'h7
question back to the in which it was placed by the
note Of the Hon Mr.. Wharton. dated October 23 ana
70 ask for suitable satisfaction and some adequatS
reparon for the injury done the Government OF the
United states.
THE GRAVITY OF THE QUESTION.
The Honorable Secretary OF state. Mr.. Blaine re-
,reti that the Government OF Chil mas not irom l'e
very first appreciated tie gravity OF the question
raised and that il has attributed to II no other I'M
nortapce than that OF ordinary quarel between
sailors adding that no Government WHICH resPo9~
itself can consent TO civil or military Persons on"
Moved i'm its service being matreated or hnea III
foreign territory account OF resentment ior acS
which IL may have committed or which may be I'M
nn,od 10 I. without requing adequate reparation.
The Honorable Mr. Blaine in this connection, recalls
,ho f,ct that the Government OF the United states
ba; voluntarily recognized TINS prncple ana has
actsa accordingly when any injury has been committed
bv its peope against any one holding an omcial POSI-
o, in foreign country, in consequence OF acts which
had aroused resentment. In such cases the United
states have never sought words OF little weight or am
hig,ous meaning I'm order to make reparation, but
have condemned such acts in vigorous and energetic
,ors and have never refused to give other adequate
satisfaction.
The Honorable Secretary Of State. Mr.. Blaine.
states moreover that II is not his intention to discuss
the details of the incident OF october but only to set
forth the conclusions at which his Government has
arrived The Honorable Secretary OF State says "we
have given every kind OF opportunity to the Govern
ment OF Chill offer explanatory or eAtenunting cir
cumstanoes and We have given due consideration 70
the fact that the Government Of Chill during GsnA