The Portland daily press., 1892-01-26

not be distinguished from an ordinary battle be-
tween sailors in which the proyocation was
wholly personal and the participation limited.
NO self respecting government can cohseng tnaG
persons in its service, whether clVli or military,
shall be beaten and killed in foreign territory
in resentment of acts done by or imputed to
their government, without eXactng suitable
reparation. The government OF the united
States has freely recognized this prlnclple and
acted upon it when injury has been Done by ltS
people to one holding official relauon 10 a
friendly power in resentment OF acts done Dy
the latter. In such case the United States has
not sought for words OF the smallest value OF
equiyocal meaning in which to convey ltS dpol-
ogy but has condemned such acts in vigorous
terms and has not refused to make other ade-
quate reparatlon. ltWaS not my purpose HeIe
to discuss the incidents of this affair, only 10
state the concessions this government mas
reached
l am further directed by the President to say
that his attention has been called to the note OF
instructions sent by MI Malta, secretary OF IOf-
elgn affairs, under date of the lin ulLl-
mo. Mr. Montt very prudently and I must a sup p
pose from a just sense of the offensive nature u
the dispatch, refrained from communicating u
officially to this government. In view OF the
fact that Mr.. Montt was directed to give it to
the press of this country and it was given the
widest possible publicity throughout the world,
this government must take notice of it. You
are therefore directed to say to the Chilian gov
ernment that the expressions therein imputlng
untruth and insincerity to the President ana
Secretary of the Navy in their official commune
~ ~s-o
in the highest degree offensive to this gov
eminent. Recognizing the usual rules of diplo-
matte intercourse and of the respect and ,ccour,
tesy which should characterize international
relations which he cannot assume are wholly
unfamiliar to the Chilian foreign office the
President was disposed to regard the dispatch
referred to as indicating purpose to bring
about the suspension OF diplomatic relations.
In view of the fact that Mr.. MOntt was acting
PROFESSIONALLY and the reorganization of the
CHILEAN cabinet was about to take place, and af-
forwards in the further view of the expectation
held out Of a withdrawal and suitable apology
the notice of this gross offence has been delay
ed. am now, however, directed by the Presl-
dent to say that if the offensive parts OF the dis
patch of the 18th of December are not at once
withdrawn and suitable apology offered with
the same publicity given the offenSlve express
SionS, he will have no other course open to him
except to terminate diplomatic relations with
the government of Chill.
Mr.. Monttg in a note OF january 2Oth, ad-
vised me that he had been directed by his
government to inform the government of the
United States that you are not persona g1dt0 TO
the government of Chill and requests your re-
call This has been laid before the President
and he directs you to say that in view OF the
foregoing he does not deem it necessary to
make any present response thereto ana tnat ao II
after the reply to this note is received, as we
shall then know whether any correspondence
can be maintained with the government OF
Chill upon terms of mutual respect. You Will
furnish to the minister of foreign affairs a tull
copy of this note.
On the 23d inst, Mr.. Egan referring to
the statement that he was not persona
grata, said that few days before while
at dinner at the house of the minister
of foreign affairs, that gentleman had
expressed cordial feelings both for the
United States and its minister personally.
The correspondence concludes with a
copy of part of the Chilian record of the
proceedings in Valparaiso sent to Mr..
Blaine by Mr.. Montt. This enclosure
contains the record of the testimony of
J. M. Talbot, which Mr.. Montt says is
very different from that given by Talbot
in Vallejo. In the record
Talbot tells the story of the attack on
Riggin substantially as it has been pub
lished, but does not allude to the partici-
patton of Chilian police, sailors or SOL
diers, except that he says he was taken
to hospital by the police. He does not
on the other hand, testify that the po-
lice did not act as subsequently alleged.