Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-29
THE CORRESPONDENTS.

Final Notes which Passed Between This
Country and Chill.
WAsuINGToN, d. G., Jan. 2S.-Chilian Mn
lister Montt on January 90, in note to Sec
retary Blaine, acknowledged the receipt of
his note OF the day before inclosing the in
structions sent Egan the day previous. He
reiterated the statement that his govern ment
deplored the events OF October l6 at Vapa-
raiso. He stated that from what evidence
tho government was able to collect it appeared
the disorder Of that date began by quarrel
among drunken sailors. The government
of Chill, he stated, had no data authorizing
1t to think the quarrel due to any dislike of
fhe uniform Of the United States or that the
police failed to perform their duty. The in
toxicatlon of seamen and the disorders to
. which 1t gives RISE although they may
= assume serious proportions and occasion very
= lamentable offenses, cannot constitute an in
suit to the nation in whose service are the
men who take,part in the disorder although
they certainly do not justify the offenses
committed during the disorder The minis
ter continued:
1.-THE government of Chill could not, how
ever, form final opinion concerning the ma
ture OF the occurrence in question-as to
whether 1t had or bad not improperly partic-
ipated therein, or had failed to perform its
duty-until tho termination OF the judicial
Investigation, which was initiated without
delay and which was pushed forward as
speedily as tho compatible yh With tna the
tion of collecting all the elements
of proof that 1t was possible to collect in
order to throw full light upon the matter,
and with the necessity Of promptly puaish-
ing the perpetrators of the offenses which
had been committed and which had been in
part suffered by persons in the service of q
Friendly nation. 1t was the desire and duty
OF the government OF Chilli to discover the
truth, In order to make its future proceed
ings conform thereto, and in order that the
limited States government might be satisfied
y that nothing was neglected in order to do
full justice"
Montt said nothing had been neglected that
could tend to bring the whole truth to light
He then continued; "As the criminal trial
Initiated at Valparaiso has not yet come to
an end, my government has not yet been
able to reply to the demands made by the
United States"
Tho Chilian minister then referred to the
agreement between himself and Blaine by
which any differences that might arise after
the trial should be submitted to arbitration,
and said
''This agreement to accept arbitration has
been the basis of several of our conferences,
especially that of the 18th inst. and no
antecedent or fact interfering herewith has
come to my knowledge. On the contrary,
january that my government had authorized
me 70 conclude an agreement looking to arbi-
tration, and my government subsequently
approved the agreement concluded by me
with you, OF which also In formed YOU"
Referring to tho investigation made In San
Francisco, he declared that the testimony
could not serve rs basis of judicial sentenc ce
oil ther In Chill or In the United States. He
transmits copy OF q statement by one Of our
seamen at Valparaiso, which be said showed
/ they made no charge against the police. Re
: ferring TO Secretary Blaine's Instructions to
Egan that he (MontD had not com
municated to the United States
government the note addressed to him
by Malta on December IL. he said
Is 1t contained instructions addressed tc
HIM, and as he was not directed TO commun
cate II officially to the United States govern
ment, he had not done so. He further re-
minded Blaine that 1t was doctrine estab
lished by the American government that
documents exchanged between the president
ana congress, or between the Department Of
State and diplomatic representative of tht
United States In foreign countries, could no
form subject OF discussion for foreign gov
ernments. he continued
~ added that 1t was far from being the
purpose OF my government to act In the
matter at all offensive TO the president Of thu
United States, or 10 any member OF his
cabinet, and that Matta's note, II rightf1ll,
tion. / afterwards had the honoi
to inform you that had received instruc
tions from my government 10 inform that o
the United States that, considering the view
expressed by Messrs. Buchanan and Webste
In 1910 aud 1850, that messages sent by tn,
president TO congress were domesti
e0mmuLic ications which cannot serve a
q basis for the Interpretation of foreigl
powers or their representatives, my gov