The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-29


say IN your note: Il took occasion to inform
you on the first Of January that my govern
ment authorized me to conclude an agreement
looking to arbitration aud my government sub
sequent.y approved the agreement concluded
o( me. And yet you do not pretend thR-
word was ever written OF the agreement which
you say we made between US. Il Is impossible
that ever sought TO bind the government of
the United States in that way. II would have
do sol
In regard to the Malta note which was the
subject or contention between us, YOU sum it up
by the following declaration: Il added, how
ever, that H. was far from being the purpose of
my government to act In manner at all often
sive to the President of the United States or TO
any member Of his cabinet. and that Mr.. Mattass
note II rightly interpreted, admitted of no such
construction. afterward had the honor to in
form you that hal received
inform that Of the United States that. consider
ing the views expressed by Messrs Buchanan
and Webster in 1919 and 1850 that messages
sent oy the President TO congress are domestic
Tor the Interpretation Of foreign powers or their
Representatives My government had no obiec-
ton 10 striking out Of the note of Dec II such
words as might be considered dlsagreeable by
the United States government.
BY your own statement you evidently con-
templated to justify the Malta note, ! certainly
could not accept your language, and never did
accept language of that kind as an apology suf-
dlscourteQus to the President and Secretary Of
the Navy, imputing TO them untruth
and % iasntoerity, Such language does
contingent apology, which you offered. IL
could be apologized for only by a frank with
drawal. You always contended that 1t was q
communication between officers of your own
government and that it was not proper for
this government to take any cogniEance of It.
You quoted the we'll known declaration in the
hulsemann case In resard TO the message of a
PRESIDENT TO congress not being subject to criti
cism in foreign country. You did not see the
great difference involved by your government
sending the Malta circular 20 oil the LEGATIONS
or Chile and requesting its several ministers TO
publish u, SO that Chile was not only responsi-
BILE for the discourteous language
but for its publication throughout
the civilized world. That you did
not comply with Chies redaest TO publish it
disapproval of the note In regard TO Mr.. Egan
you complained many times and very bitterly
10 me. Es, ecially WAS he deserving Of censure
you thought, for not communicating 20 this
men who we're slain by order OF Balmaceda.
When on the next day showed you a dispatch
from Mr.. Eagan speaking Of the incident In
severe and proper terms you acknowledged that
you were mistaken. 1 thought you would be sat
ished, butyou again spoke disparagingly of Mr..
Egan, and ] said somewhat iinpatently, why
do you not demand bis recall instead of CON
stantly dsparaging him, " intending thereby not
the frequent mention Of mr. Egan's name. In
referring to the question you remarked, you
we're pleased To acknow edge that the govern
ment OF Chile had right to ask that q change
should be made" Undoubtedly she has that
right, provided she assigns a reason You are
too well skilled in diplomatic usage to be re
minded that when nation il pleased to de-
clare that minister IL q persona non qratd she
is expected to assign a reason therefor. We
have twice had occasion TO ask Great Britain o
recall her minister and In each case we gave a
reason why the minister had ceassd to
be useful. Il ia hardly necessary
to observe that the conditions which we com
piled with ourselves would likewise be exacted
OF Chile. have thus frankly endeavored TO
correct some misapprebensions OF yours in or
der that the record Of the state department OF
the United States shall be kept exact. and in all
its proceedings shall be proved consistent. Ac-
cept, sir, renewed assurances Of my highest
consideration. JANIS G, BLAINE,
To Senior Don Pedro Mont. etc, etc:
EGAN TO BLAINE.
The following cable is from Mr.. Egan to
Mr.. Blaine, the telegram being received
Jan. 80:
SANTIAGO DE CHTLE, Jan %, 1893
To Blaine, Washington:
have to-day received the following reply TO
my note OF the 22d INST
STR-The undersigned has had the honor
to receive your excellency's oommunlca-
tion dated the 22d inst, received
in this department on the 23d, and duly
hubDenblChtSI copies OF the InSLTuCGiOn8 winch
the.honorable Secretary of State of Washington
has sent to your excellency by cable, under
dates OF 2lst inst. and %3d OF October, 1891.
In his instructions or the 21st inst, the honor.
able Secretary of State informed your excel
lency that his eXcellency, Mr. Harrison, after
carefully examining all that has been submitted
to him by the government OF Chile. with re-
spect to 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 Baltimore,
and of others who witnessed the event. has
arrived at the following conclusion
]. That with regard TO that assault there has
been no change whatever made in the character
given to it by the first report o< the event. to
wit: That Il was an attack upon the uniform OF
the navy OF the United States, which had it9
origin and motives ia a feeling OF hostility to
ward that government and not in any act of in.
divldual sailors belonging to 1t.
2 That the public authorities OF Valparaiso
evidently did not do their duty in protecting
those sailors, and that part Of the police and
some Chilean soldiers and sailors of the United
States before and after the latter we're arrested,
and that be believes that Riggin was killed by
the police or sol1iers and.
g. That he Is consequently compelled to carry
the question back to the state Ia which 1t was
placed by the note Of the honorable Mr.. Whar-
isfaction and somn adequate reparation for the
injury done the government Of the
United States. The honorable secre-
tary Of State. Mr.. Blaine, regrets that the
very first duly appreciated the gravity
Of tho question raised, a1d that IL had
attributed to 10 no other Importance
than that of an ordinary quarrel between
sailors, adding that no government which re-
spects itself can consent to civil or military per-
sons employed in its service being maltreated
or killed in foreign territory, on account Of re-
sentiment for acts which 10 may have committed
or which may be imputed to 10, without reQuir-
ing adequate reparation. The honorable Mr..
Blaine in this connection recalls the fact that
the government of the United States has volun-
tGriy recognized this principle and has acted
accordingly when any injury has been com
mitted by the people against any one holding
quence of acts which had aroused
resentment, aud 10 such cases
the United States have never sought words of
little weight or ambiguous meaning in order to
make reparation, but have condemned such
acts in vigorous snd energetic terms and have
never refused to give other adequate satisfac-
tioD. The honorable Secretary of State Mr.
Blaine, states moreover that it is not his inten.
tion 70 discuss the details OF tile incident of
October but only to set forth the conclusion at
which his government have arrived, The hon
oraole Secretary OF State says; I'VE have given
every kind Of opportunity to the government of
Chile, which, during great part OF the
time which has elapsed since the l6sh of October
has been ina provisional situation" He then
adds that he is directed by his excellency, Mr.
Harrison, to say that he has been compelled to
take notice Of the instructions sent by Mr..
Malta, minister of foreign affairs Of Chile, to
the minister in Washington under date of Dec.
II. beca lse although they were not officially
communicated TO this government, they re-
ceiyed the greatest possible publicity. and that
consequently he demands the immediate with
drawal Of said Instructions, or those parts which
he considers offensive, ami adequate salts
faction in order that diplomatic
relations between the two nations
may not be interrupted. Without any intention