The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-29
WITH chill
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
DISPELs THE WAR CLOUDS.
NO LONGER FEAR OF CONFLICT
Chilis Answer to the Ultimatum
Sa isfactory to the United
States-Abstract Of the Mes
sage and Correspondence.

w ASHlNGION, jan. SO.-lu ne message OF
President Harrison announcing the salts
factory reply of Chill to the last peremp-
tory note from Washington was read in
both Houses of Congress Yesterday and,
with the correspondence accompanying
it, was referred to the Foreign Affairs
Committees.
AS soon as delivered it was read in the
Senate, but in the House it was delayed
some time, until Benton McMillin had
concluded speech.
Mr.. sherman, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Affairs, rising,
said:
~ desire to say that l. and every mem
Der of the Senate, believe, will heartily
concur In the congratulations over the
hopeful and honorable settlement to
both parties in this unfriendly difficulty
and unpleasant Incident
President Harrison, in his message,
says, after some comment upon the cor
respondence, that "the treatment of the
incident of the assault upon the sailors
of the Baltimore is so conciliatory and
friendly that am of the opinion that
there is good prospect that the differ
ence growing out of that serious affair
can now. be adjusted upon terms salts
factory to this Government by the usual
methods and without special powers
from Congress-. ="
The correspondents accompanying the
Presidents message is, in abstract, as
follows;
h. The note of Minister Pedro Montt to
Mr., Blaine, bearing the date OF Jan. 28,
is the hrst portion Of the correspondence
transmitted with the Presidents message
to Congress. In this note Senior Montt
acknowledges the receipt of copy of the
ultimatum forwarded TO Mr.. Egan. He
also repeats the Chilian view of the case,
and says that his government does not
feel authorized to consider the occurrence
at Valparaiso as due to any dislike of the
United States uniform.
He reminds Mr.. Blaine that formal
agreement had been reached that any
differences between the two countries
which might exist after the conclusion
of the Chilian inquiry should be submit
ted to arbitration. He explains that the
offensive note of Senior Malta had not
been communicated to the United States
Government, because it was a letter of
instructions, of which our Government
could properly have no cognizance. He
says, however, that his government has
expressed its willingness to strike out
from that note any expressions which
might be considered offensive
he claims, on the other hand, that
Commander Evans dispatch was often
sive to Chilli, and was so recognized by
Mr.. Blaine. He reminds the Secretary of
State of his admission that if Minister
Egan was persona non grata to Chilli,
HAIL l.. 1 a
questing his recall, and reiterates his
statement of January 20, that Mr.. Egan
is now persona non grata to Chilli.
Mr.. Blaine's reply is dated January %.
He reminds the Chilian Minister that
while he recognized the legal proceedings
at Valparaiso as necessary and proper,
he frequently had occasion to complain
of the delay in bringing them to close
The Secretary said that arbitration
could only be proposed by some foreign
power, not Chill.
In regard TO the Malta note, Mr.. Blaine
said that frank withdrawal was the
only possible apology He reminds Senior
Montt that on several occasions he had
complained of Mr.. Egan unjustly, as he
afterward admitted, and says that in his
request for Mr.. Egan's recall no reasons
were assigned.
The third and last part Of the CORE
spondence consists Of Minister Egan's
dispatch inclosing the oonciliatory an
awer of the Chilian Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Louis Psreira, in which he
acknowledges the receipt of the ultima
tum; disolaims any hostility to Ameri-
cans; admits that the quarrel at Valpa-
raiso was OF an unusually serious ma
ture, and declares his willingness not to
n wa ba Of he
judge, and proposes to the United States
GoYernment that the case be submitted
TO ths Supreme Court in Washington, to
the end that the tribunal may determine,
without appeal, whether their is any
ground for reparation, and in what shape
IL should be made.
Minister Pereira says that he considers
that Chilli does not appreciate the gravity
OF the case and hopes his expressions Of
unqualified regret will be satisfactory to
ths authorities at Washington. Ths
offensive expressions in the Malta note.
employed through an error in judg-
ment,n are absolutely withdrawn by
Chill No steps will be taken in the
matter of Mr.. Egan's representation of
the United States at Santiago without
the accord of this country
The white winged angel Of peace hoy-
ers over the State, War and Navy Depart-
ments-quiet and calm, where but re-
Gently bustling activity was apparent
everywhere, prevailed and pervaded
even the corridors.
The hurrying TO and fro OF messengers
and clerks, the constant stream of de-
partment officials going to Secretary
Traoy's room for consultation, the
secrecy with which the clerks handling
the mysterious cipher dispatches were
wrant-Gll had diSanneared and the
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