Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-02

| tempt has been made to create q troublesome
International question out Of an occurrence
which (appreciating matters with impartial
and dispassionate judgncnt), on account Of its
| nature. its character and its proportions. ought
| not to have gone beyond the halls OF this tri-
bunal, which has investigated it in conformity
| 70 the laws whl2h in on. country secure the
rights OF all without distinction of natiouality
In effect, Mr.. Minister. in order that o COM
| mon crime (recognized and punished BY our
penal code, committed III our territory and in
which. as responsible actors or as victims there
have interviewed foreign citizens) should leave
| the ordinary and equitable sphere of our tribu-
nails OF justice without evident offense to our
| rights as q sovereign and civilized nation, and
| III order to carry it TO the ground of diplomacy.
" won!d DO necessary that one OF the following
circumstances should have occurred:
FIRST. That in this crime the authorities Of
| the place OR its responsible agents should have
| taken personal and direct part
| second That If these same authorities or
their agents could have prevented the occur.
renee OF the fact or its after consequences they
should have refused to Go so.
Third. That ordinary Justice being cocnizant
OF what mad happened should no: have pro-
ceeded 10 investigate the facts in order to pun
nn nose VINO might be proven guilty.
tous.n. mat the court called to investigate
this ansir should decide it contrary to the
| compromised
DO tho disorders of the 10th OF October ap-
pear as invested even with any of these circum-
stancesi
oPPoRTUSE POLICE AID.
without violating the legal secrecy Of the In
Ves'igaton, l can advance to your excelcucy
th"t none OF the wounded sailors, nor the cap
Uih oi Inc Baltimore, nor the American con.
SUI, nor any person whatsoever has offended
our OUT "ulhorilies, or their immediate and respon-
s.nio "oentS ny lnsinuatlng even before this
ho /,
nave taken place with their participation or
Ano"leoge' neither has any charge whatsoever
either concrete or abstract, been made against
.ho same authorities or against tie police for
.heir inaDilty to prevent those occurrences and
'heir Interior and deplorable consequences
on the contrary, from tine actual declarations
Oh lhe greater part Of the sailors Of the Balti-
more IL appears that the police force lent op-
perfume aid and that it endeavored to protect
them Dy taking them away from the action of
VIC pop"i'ce ana to the nearest police head
quarters. only one of those sailors-N. c.
Janet-sustained before the court that the 30
iieehan VINO had arrested him had given him a
DioW "heh taking him to police headquarters,
aauihR AT the same time that he did not know
'nn. poNcenan and could not provo the fact
Ahe commander OF the Baltimore himself
VINO, Iogether with tho American vice consul.
palo an oihclal visit tc this court. made salts
factory declarations respecting the conduct Of
the police In reference to the disorders inyestl-
gateu, ana added. moreover, that the conduct
OF some OF the officers had been extremely gal
liant ana courteous L should also add on my
own Dehaif that the court is making an active
inquiry In order 10 discover all those guilty for
the disorders committed against tho citizens
OF friendly nation; and that with the CO.
operation OF the police force it has been able 10
lure several OF tho individuals to whom is
attributed direct participation in those oc-
currences, two of them having confessed
WHY THE lSyFSTIcA rIoS roou ,o ,o,,
1t is to be regretted that the investigation
should not have already terminated, bu. your
exceilency will understand that however much
attention might be devoted to it it is not posi-
pIe 10 conclude In Il few days an investigation
OF complex fact in which hundreds of persons
have taken part, many of whom must be called
to testify, 1t also being necessary to serve
summons and to hear the testimony which
those who are being judged may present in
their favor.
The investigation will follow the course iadi
chted ny our laws OF procedure, and the minis
ter may be perfectly convinced that full and
impartial justice will be done II, then, the
nrst TWO circumstances above insinuated were
wanting In the disorders of the 10th; if the
competent court is investigating the case with
activity aud perseverance: if there ia no mo-
i've whatever for supposing that in the definite
judgment which this court NAV give the law
VIII be trampled on to the prejudice of the
rights of the sailors of the Baltimore. how can
the American minister seek through diplomatic
ways the protection of his citizens which has
not been denied to anybody and which the
chilean law amply grants them as it does to its
own sonsI The undersigned entertains the GER
tainty that your excellency will uphold with
the patriotism, rectitude and impartiality
which are characteristic Of you the rights of
this court, in the event (Which do not expect
tnat the minister plenipotentiary of the United
States should attempt to disregard them.
ASKING THE NAMES OF WITNESSES
On the 9th of November Minister Malta
wrote to Minister Egan, asking for the names
OF witnesses, which Commander Schley said
the United States minister could furnish The
letter says: This is with the necessary reserve
IN reference to all that might be understood as
derogatory to Chilean Jurisdiction on account
OF certain methods o! procedure and the words
with which 1t Is expiained) the point about
which this department OF foreign affairs de-
slres that by giving the necessary and peril
ncnt testimony for the clearing up OF the facts
and the discovery OF the criminals the envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States may be pleased to give the
information required. thus contributing to aid
ill the discovery and knowledge OF the truth
regarding the facts relative to the occurrence
of the 10th of October last. The delay in the
prosecution OF the preliminary examination
has already been OF several days, due to the eX-
cuse given to the court for the ncn-appcarance
before 1t of the crew OF the Baltimore and now
it will be prolonged as much longer as the evil
dence required by the judge is delayed. which
testimony. 1t appears, he requires for the con-
tinuation and completion Of the investigation