Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-29
TIE CORRESPONDENCE
Fun Text of the Matters That Have Passed
Between the Two Governments Lately.
The Apology offered.
NE. MONTT 10 Mn BLAINE.
LEGATION OF CHILE,


The Apology offered.
SiR. MOSTT TO MT BLAINE.
LEGATION OF CHILE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. 23, 90.
"Sm:-I have the honor TO receive
your note of yesterday as an enclosure
20 which you were pleased TO transmit
% NE the instructions sent TO Mr.. Egan
on the day previous. In the numerous
conferences with which you have been
pleased 70 favor me I have informed
YOU that Immediately after the occur
renee Of the events Of October 10, at
Valparaiso, which my government most
sincerely deplored, the judicial authOri-
ties Initiated the investigation necessary
90 throw light upon the facts, and TO
detect and punish the guilty parties.
From the evidence the govern
meut Of Chile was able 70 collect at the
very outset, itappsared that the disas-
ter of October Is began by a quarrel
among drunken sailors which assumed
considerable proportions, owing to the
condition Of the locality in which 1t
originated, and that the police perform
ed their duty by re-establishing tran
guilty and placing the persons who
seemed 70 have been concerned in the
disorder at the disposal of the court.
The government Of Chile has no data
authorizing IL TO think that the quarrel
was due TO any dislike Of the uniform OF
the United States or that the police
failed 70 perform their duty. On the
contrary, II is well demonstrated fact
that sailors get intoxicated when they
90 ashore after having been on board
OF their vessel for a long time. The in
tJx.catiOn Of Seamen and the disorders
90 which 10 gives rise, although they
may assume serious proportions aud oc-
Clsiou very lamentabie offences, as was
unfortunately the case at Valparaiso on
the 18th Of October, cannot constitute
an insult TO the nation in whose service
are the men who have taken part In the
disorder, although they certainly do not
Justify the offenses committed during
the display.
MUST AWAIT JUDICIAL ACTION.
The Government Of Chile could not,
however, form final opinion concern
Ing the nature OK the occurrence in
question or as 20 whether the police had
or had not improperly participated
therein, or had failed to perform their
duty until the termination OF the Judi
I.aI Investigation, which had been in
i'.a,ed without delay. IL was the de-
size and the duty of the Government OF
Chile 20 discover the truth in order 70
make its future proceedings conform
thereto. and in order that the United
States Government might be satisfied
tlat nothing was neglected In order TO
DO full Justice"
You we're pleased with your high
sense Of rectitUde TO remark TO me tnat
this proceeding OF the Government OF
Chile was correct and although you de-
sired the judicial investigation might oe
brought 10 close with as little delay as
possible, YOU understand that IL was
necessary that the ordinary legaI pro
ceed.ngs (which are not as raPi9 Ia
Chile as in the United StateS) should %
held.
"In the course Of our conferences, we
sometimes considered the case In whlch
the Government Of the United States
and Chile should fail 10 agree when the
Investigation should be terminated anu
the two governments should have form
their iinal opinion and we agree tnst
arbitration was the best means or Settl-
Ing the difficulty, and advancing farther
10 this conclllatory spirit, we even form
ally agreed that the differences that
might arise should be submitted to aroi-
lratiOn.
This agreement to accept arbitration
bas been the basis Of several OF our con-
ierences, especsally that Of the eigh-
teeuth inst, and no antecedent or lacb
interfering Herewith has come 20 my
lCOnanued on SsoOnd Pog&I