The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-26
THE INSULTING NOTE.
Full Text of Minister Matta's Statement Of
the Baltimore AfIair.

the Baltimore. AfTair.
NEW YORK. Jan. 96.-The World this
morning prints the full text of Minister
Matta's statement of the Baltimore af-
fair to Pedro Montt, the Chilean minis.
ter at Washington. This statement is
generally referred to as "Matta's insult
ing note" 1t bears date of Dec. II, ano
is as follows:
Being acquainted with the report OF
the navy department and the message
of the president of the United States
deem it proper to tell you that the infor-
nation upon which the said report and
message is founded is erroneous and de.
iberately untrue. Concerning the refu.
gees, they have never been threatened
or treated with cruelty. nor has there
been any intention to take them out of
the legation or ask that they be deliv-
cred. Never has the house or person OF
the plenipotentiary, knowing the calcu.
lated indiscretions and provocations, re.
ceived any courage, us is proved by the
eleven letters of September, October
and November. Concerning the sailors
of the Baltimore, there is also no accu.
racy or straightforwardness in what is
said i'll Washington. The affair occurred
in the disreputable quarters of the city,
the Main Top of Valparaiso, among
persons who are not models of discre.
ton. When the police and other forces
interviewed and quelled the disturbance
there We're some hundreds of people
-, 80,
blocks or more from the place where il
commenced.
Mr.. Egan sent letter on Oct 20,
aggressive in design and violent in Ian.
guage, as is seen by the story of the re.
ply sent ON Oct. 81. The investigation
was commenced on Oct. IS, but it has
been delayed on account of the non-ap-
pearance before the court of the sailors
OF the Baltimore and on account of the
undue pretensions and refusals of Mr..
Egan. Never on the part of this de.
partment has there been tolerated or in.
itiated any provocation. 1t has main.
tanned itself always in position which,
if it has been one of firmness and pru.
dence, it has not been one of aggression
nor will it be one of humility, no matter
what may have been divulged in Wash.
ington by those persons who may have
been interested in giving different ap.
pearance to his conduct or who may
have been deceived by erroneous impress.
sions. The kilograms, notes and letters
sent to you contain the truth, the whole
truth in everything concerned in these
affairs. 1t is the ill-feeling and the Ian
guage connected with them that did not
originate in this department.
Mr.. Tracy and Mr.. Harrison had
been led into error respecting ourselves,
our people and Our government. The
instruction enjoining impartiality and
friendship has not been observed either
i'll the present or in the past. If official
charges have not been made against the
minister and the naval officers, it is be.
cause the facts, public and notorious as
they are in Chile and the United States,
are that our confidential agents have
been unable to call attention to them,
though the subjects of the charges have
been well founded. The request of Bal
maceda, the concessions made in June
and July and everything concerning the
ltata, the San Francisco in Quinteros
and the Calve companies are proof of
this
1T is deliberately untrue that the
American sailors We're attacked in diff.
ferent localities at the same time The
investigation not being finished. it is not
known yet who are the guilty persons
or what is their number You will con.
slider the letter of Nov. 8 replying to
Minister Eagan i'll which the informa-
ton in his possession was requested and
which he was not willing to give, know
ing the fact that he had said that he had
proof as to who We're the murderers and
other guilty persons in the affair of Oct.
l6. That letter and all the recent let
tiers will be published here. You ought
to translate and publish the same there
Gn Washington. Endeavor in the mean
time not to give any credit to anything
which may be contrary to these state
ments, being sure of their correctness as
we are here of the right, the honor and
final triumph of Chile, knowing the in
trlgues which go at present from so low
a source and the threats which come
from so high an authority. Malta"