Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-02-04
WHITE-WINGED PEACE.
The Cninous War Clouds Appar-
entity All Dissipated.
The President Sends Another Message
to Congress Transmitting the Re-
ply of Chiii-The Latter is
All We Could Ask.

ply of Chiii-The Latter is
All We Could Ask.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-The president
sent the following special message and
accompanying correspondence to con-
gress:
THE MESSAGE.
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
rIvEs: I transmit herewith additional CORE
pondence between this government and the
government of Chill consisting of a note of Mr.
Mont, the Chilian minister at this capital, to
Mr.. Blaine dated January @; reply of Mr..
Blaine thereto, dated January q, and dis
patch from Mr.. Egan our minister at Santiago,
CHILEAN m mister of foreign affairs, to the note
of Mr.. Blaine of January q, which was re-
ceived by me the 18th instant. The
note of Mr.. Montt to Mr.. Blaine, though dated
January g. was not delivered at the state de-
partment until after 12 O'Clock, meridian, of the
25th and was not translated and its receipt
notified to until late in the afternoon of that
day. The response of Mr.. Pereira to our note
Of the 21st wthdraws, with acceptable ex-
presSions of regret the offensive note OF Mr..
Malta of the 18th ultimo, and also the request
for the recall of Mr.. Egan. The treatment OF
the incident of the assault upon the sailors OF
the Baltimore is so conciliatory and friendly
that am of the opinion there is a good pros
pect that the differences growing out of that
serious affair can now be adjusted upon terms
satisfactory to this government, by the usual
methods and without special powers from con-
gress This turn in the affair is very gratifying
to me, as il will be to the congress and
our people. The general support Of the efforts
of the executive to enforce the just right of the
nation in this matter has given an instructive
and useful illustration of the unity and patriot
ism of our people.
Should it be necessary I will again commune
cate with congress upon the subject.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Washington D. c., Jan. %, 1892.
THE CORRESPONDENCE.
The first document was Chili's answer
to the ultimatum of the 21st inst, dated
January 25, and received at the state
departm ent at a. m. January &c. 1t
is as follows:
SANTIAGO Jan. 25 1892
To BLAINE, WAsHINGToN-I have to- day re-
ceived the following reply to my note of the 22d
inst:
SIR-The undersigned has had the honor to
receive your eXcellency's communication dated
I'D inst, received in this department the 23d
and the duly authenticated copies of the instruc-
tons which the honorable secretary of state of
Washington has sent to your excellency by ca
BILE under dates of the 2lst inst. and the Esd of
October, 1891.
orable secretary of state informs your excel
lency that his excellency, Mr.. Harrison, after
carefully examining all that has been submitted
to him by the government of Chilli with re-
spect to the event which occurred in Valparaiso
on the evening of the 18th of October, and tax
ing into consideration the testimony Of the off
GERS and crew of the vessel the Baltimore. and
of others who witnessed the event, has arrived
at the following Conclusions:
First-That with regard to that assault there
has been no change whatever made in the char
acter given to it by the first report of the event
to wit: That it was an attack upon the uniform
of the navy of the United States, which had its
origin and motive in feeling of hostility to-
wards that government and not in any account
of the individual sailors belonging to it.
Second-That the public authorities of Val
paraiso evidently did not do their duty in pro-
tecting those sailors, and that part of the po-
lice and some Chilian soldiers and sailors rem
dered themselves guilty of unprovoked assaults
on the sailors of the United States before and
after the latter were arrested, and that he be
lieves that Riggin killed by the police or the
soldiers; and
Third-That he is consequently compelled to
carry the question back to the state in which 1t
was placed by the note of the Honorable Mr.
Wharton, dated October 23d, and to ask for suit
able satisfaction and some adequate repara-
ton for the injury done the government of the
United States.
regrets that the government of Chilli has not
from the very first, appreciated the gravity OF
the question raised, and that it has attributed
to it no other importance than that OF an ordi
nary quarrel between sailors adding that nc
government which respects itself can consent
to civil or military persons employed in its
service being maltreated or killed in foreign
territory on account of resentment for acts
which it may have committed, or which may be
imputed to it. without requiring ade
uuate reparation. The Honorable Mr.. Blaine
in this connection, recalls the fact that
the government of the United States have volun
tarily recognized this principle, and has actet
accordingly when any injury has been commit
ted by its people against anyone holding an off
cial position Of foreign country. in conse
quence Of acts which had aroused resentment
In such cases the United States has never
sought words of little weight or an biguous
meaning in order to make reparation, but
| has condemned such acts in vigorous and
energetic terms, and has never refused te
give other adequate satisfaction. The
honorable SECRETARY of state, Mr. Blaine, states
moreover, that it is not his intention to discuss
the details Of the incident of October, but only
to set forth the conclusions at which his govern
ment has ar1ived. The honorable secretary OF
state SAYS: I'VE have given every kind of OPP
portunty to she government of Chill to offer
explanatory 6,r extenuating circumstances, and
we have gvea due consideration to the fact that
the government of Chill, during great part of
the time which has elapsed since the
10th of October. has been in a pro-
v;sional situation He then adds that he
is directed ny 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 December IL, be-
cause, although they were not officially com
munieated to his government, they received the
greatest possible publicity, and that, conse-
quently, he demands the immediate withdrawal
aDf the said in structions to those parts which
he considers offensive, and adequate satsfa !,
tian, ~ order that the diplomatic relations be-
tween the two nations may not be interrupted.
Without airy intention of opening a discus
sion rs to the facts referred to by the communi-
catien, which ! have extracted, and combining
himself to thu. first part Of the instructions of
the honorable secretary Of state, the under
signed must state to your excellency the regret
with which the government of Chilli sees that
his excellency, the president OF the United
States finds reason to 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 The unfortunate
occurrence took place on sudden,
IN district where the sailors Of the vessels ~
| ing in the bay of Valparaiso in the habit ID
assembling, without distinction Of nationafi-
sy From the nature of the incident 1t would
| be impossible to prove that there was no doubt
| As to the special cause which served its
| origin or pretext; but the undersigned can as
| sert that that cause was not q hos
tile feeling toward the uniform ef the
navy Of the United States, be-
cause 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 q
| glorious struggle, gave it Independence and es-
| tablished the republic. The undersigned admits
that the occurrence of October 16 was Of create,