Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-29

cated the gravity of the'question raised
and that il has attributed to il no Other
Importance than that of an ordinar
quarrel between sailors, hadding that no
government which respects itself can con-
sent to civil or military Eersons employed
in its service being maltleated or killed in
foreign territory on account of resent
ment for acts which it may have COM
, mitted, or which may be imputed to it,
without requiring adequate reparation.
The Hon. Mr.. Blaine, in this connection,
recalls the fact that the govern
ment of the United states has yolun-
tarily recognized this principle, and has
acted accordingly when an injury has
been committed by its people against any
one holding an official position of q for
eign country in consequence of acts
which had aroused resentment. In such
cases the United States has never sought
words of little weight or ambiguous
meaning in order to make reparation,
but have condemned such acts in vigor-
Gus and energetic terms, and have never
refused to give other eadequate satisfac-
ton. The honorable secretary of state,
Mr., Blaine states moreover, that 1t IS
not his intention to discuss the details of
the incident of October, but only to set
forth the conclusions at which his gov
ernment has arrived. The honorable
secretary of state says, 1--WE have given
every kind of opportunity to the govern
ment of Chill to offer explanatory or eX-
tenuating circumstances, and we have
given due consideration to the fact that
the government of Chill, during a great
part of the time which has elapsed since
The 10th of October, has been in proyi-
sional 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, to the Chilian minister
in Washington, under date OF Dec. H. be-
cause, although they were not officially
communicated to his government, di-
rected the greatest possible publicity, and
that consequently he demands the imme-
date withdrawal of the said instructions
as to those parts which he considers of
fensve, and adequate satisfaction given
in order that the diplomatic relations be-
tween the two nations may not be inter
rupted.
Without any intention of paying n dis
cussion as to the facts referred to by the
| communication, which | have extracted.
and confning himself to the first part of
the instructions to the honorable secre-
| tary of state, the undersigned must state
to your eXcellency the regret with which
| the government of Chill sees that his eX-
cellency, the president of the United
| States, finds reason t. continue to regard
| the incident of October as an attack
| caused by a hostile feeling towards the
! uniform of the navy of the United states.
| That unfortunate occurrence took piace
on sudden, in a district where the sail
ors of the vessels lying in the bay OF ,Val-
| paraso are in the habit of assembling,
| without distinction of nationality.
From the nature of the incident it
would be impossible to prove that there
was no doubt as to the special cause
which served as its origin or preteXt, but
the undersigned can assert that the cause
was not a hostile feeling toward the uni
| form of the navy of the United States
| because the people of Chilli have always
esteemed and respected that uniform ever
since the time when it saw it figuring
| honorably in the ranks of the soldiers and
| sailors who, in glorious struggle. gave
| it independence and established the re
| public. The undersigned admits that thf
| ity than those which usually occur in ths
same district between the sailors whlcf
frequent it, and the fact of knowing thai
two deaths have resulted from II
among the sixteen wounded men o.
the Baltimore has suilced 70 give
! an extraordinary character and to induce
the government of Chill to hasten x
adopt the measures necessary to discover
| and punish the guilty parties, to offer II
due time, if there should be ground for 81
doing, such reparation as might be due
| The preliminary examination was com
| menced on the morning which lolloWH'
the night of the conflict, some days betor
YOU presented your complaint, but the j.,
yestipation could not be finished Wit
the rapidity that the government OF ChlI
! desired because the rules of procedur
in criminal matters which are estabilshe'
nv our laws. are of slow application, AM
it was not possible for the president q
the republic to modify or set them aslde
.a which 1pGNlkHDlt
owing to the independence wit.
} which the judicial authorities mus
act has compelled the governmen
of the undersigned to delay great
to its regret, the settlement OF the dilI
Guilty pending with your government, an
a spontaneous ol1er OF fePara1ie''4 70 ~ a.
,, injury done to the sailors of the Bait
more, and that might be attributed !
Chilian soldiers or sailors, or that mlgh
| affect the responsibility of Chill. In VleN
of vour communication, and conslderih
that, up to date, it has been imposslb6.
, for the trial initiated by the Judge OF "a
: criminal court of Valparaiso to be d,
cided the undersigned regards it as h
, duty TO declare once more, that the go
. eminent of Chill laments the .oceurrenC
{ of Oct rs. and by way OF showing the sll
: cerity of his feeling and the confident
which he has in the justice OF his caus
: he declares his willingness not !
wnIf the UpClSlOh VI lliN
ing iudge and proposes to the Unite
4 States Government that the case
J. submitted to the consideration OF the 81
nreme court of Justice at Washington,
The end that that high tribunal, with
learning and impartiality, may dete
q mine, without appeal, whether there
G any ground for reparatl0n, ana IN Wh
. sb3ne II should be made. TIE undersign'
: would remind you, referring 20 the co
@ duct of the Valparaiso authorities, Tn
-t IL annears from the preliminary eXamln
tio1 that they sent without delay to Il
scene of the conflict all the forces at the
disposal belonging to the special guard
the intendenc'a ana the ponce. SWun?so s
E. Cose. Nichols, Darony, Homes, Cunhlh
ham Williams, Talbot, Hallard, Hode
,r Butler. etc. seamen belonging TO t
A. crew of the Baltimore, stated to the 1ntl
a. nreter of that vessel that the object OF {
i polce in arresting them was to shelf
10 Them from any attack by the excited p'
g pie. n..t. no+ tba ,
a tion Of the police in this matter should
of considered due allowance for the CT
of war which had recently been brought u
" close The body was not yet properly
" ganized. nor did it have the force tn
to was required to put down disorder
e. such proportions in snort Ii, Illng,
H. this connection il is proper to recall
To- words used by the honorable secretary
he state at Washington in his note addres.
he To the Marquis fmperiali, and Dearl
hoI date of NAV 21, 1891: There is no g
he he a ernment, however civilized it may
however great may be the vigilance
lit piayed by its police, and however sew sey,
ia de r. criminal code may be, and howe
re. re- speedy and inhexible may be its adm q, n
an istration of justice, tnat Gan sual isr,, tsrl
81 its own citizens against violence grow
We ont Of individual malice or sudden p
dc uIar tumult." This was precisely,
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