Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-18
A FRESH AFFRONT.
Chile Continues Her OBJ
nOxiOus Course.
She Has One More Insult to
Apologize For.
Periera's Insolent Behavior Toward
Commander Evans.
A Very Lame Excuse Given forRefasi
to Grant Refugees Safe Com
duct-war Talk at Wash
ingtUn.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, an. 7.-Secretary Tracy
tonight made public the following dis
patch from Commander Evans of the
Yorktown, now at V lparaiso, in regard
to the Balmaceda refugees aboard that
vessel:
"VALPARAIso, Chile, Jan. 10th.
"The American minister informs me
that the Chilean minister of foreign af-
fairs has changed his mind about the
refugees now on the Yorktown and that
they may be taken out of any merchant
vessel touching at any Chilean port by
local authority. The arrangement had
been for all of them to sail today, but
this change 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 or Molendo,
Peru? No steamers from here go direct
to neutral territory!
"This unexpected act OF the Chilean
minister is due, he states, in part to
my saluting the Spanish minister when
he came on board to deliver two refu-
gees. l have requested the American
minister to say to the minister of for
eign affairs that am responsible to my
own government, and not to that of
Chile, in such matters, and consider
his criticism offensive and will not
accept it. His action seems unworthy
of the representative of serious gov
ernment.
''(Signed) "EvANs."
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS SURPRISED.
The action on the part of Periera,
Chilean minister of foreign affairs, in
deciding that refugees might be ia ken
out of any merchant vessel touching at
q Chilean port, by local authority, was
great surprise to the officials in Wash
ington.
They. were led to believe, from the
fact that the refugees were allowed to
90 aboard the Yorktown without moles-
tation, that they would be. per-
I2itted to leave the country without
further hindrance. Notwithstanding
this setback to their departure, there is
no doubt that they will be able to get in
neutral territory, if the navy department
can bring about such result.
Secretary Tracy said tonight that he
will send reply to Commander Evans
tomorrow, instructing him what to do
in the matter. He will probably order
that the refugees be taken to some place
in neutral territory by the Yorktown.
There is no ground for offense to the
Chilean government in the action of
Evans ia saluting the Spanish minister
when the latter came aboard to deliver
fxyo taft vuh N had haan r1pIar hic
care. The naval regulations require that
commanders extend courtesy to visiting
dignitaries.l
INSULT ADDED TO INJURY.
The latest move Of the Chilean gov
ernment, as voiced by the minister of
foreign affairs in the present case, is
very unsatisfactory to such officials in
Washington as are willing to express
themselves with respect TO the matter.
1t IS felt to be case of adding insult to
injury. Secretary Tracy evidently re-
gretted what had occurred, and seemed
to think it, an affront to the nation.
,slsu,r,A GOOD DEAL OF WAR TALK.
laDETRoIT, Mich, Jan.5 17.-deneral
Alger, Just returned from Washington,
III an interview today said:
There l5 good deal OF Chilean war
talk in Washington and war may be the
outcome of the present situation. The
army and navy naturally favor it, and
their influence is being felt--and en-
thuse the masses of the people, too, and
a war policy is apt to be temporarily
popular on that account, but it seems to
me it would be prudent and proper to
send commission to Chile,
previous to the determination to be-
gin hostilities, with the view of thus
securing ample reparation and avoiding
an appeal to arms, which would sacri-
fee not less than 10000 lives, and cost
$500, 100000. II the commission failed,
war would be inevitable, and only re-
fer to the appointing of commission
as means OF honorably avoiding hos
tiIities. There is one good result OF the
war scare, anyway; it has convinced
the people of the necessity for strong
navy"
WORK AT NORFOLK NAVY YARD.
NORFOLK, VA, Jan. 17.-Over 1900
men are now employed in the navy
yard, and good progress is being made
with work on the Texas, the Raleigh
and the double turreJed monitor.