Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
President Harrison, After Extended
Deliberations, Transmits His
Message to Congress.
The Time Has Come, He Thinks, When
the Country Should Know
All the Facts.

message was digest of the extensive
correspondence which passed between
this country and Chill If given In full
the correspondence would take up more
than 100 columns of IN ordinary newspa.
per.
FolC wing is the presidents MESSAGE
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRE-
sENTATIyEs: In my annual message, de-
livered to congress ~ the beginning Of the
present session. after brief statement Of
the facts then IN the passion of this gov
eminent touching tbs assault in the streets
of Valparaiso, Chill, upon the sailors of
the United States steamer Baltimore, on
the evening Of the 10Th of October last, |
said
This government is now awaiting the
result of an investigation which has been
con ucted by the criminal court at Valpa-
raisO. II is reported unOfticaliy that the
investigation is about completed, ard it is
expected that the result viii soon be COM
mumcated TO this government, together
with some adequate and satisfactory
response to the note by which the attention
of Chill was called to this incident. lf
these Just expectations should be disap-
pointed, or further needless delay intervene
will, by a special message, bring this
matter again 10 the attention of congress
for such action as may be necessary.
In my opinion the time has come when
shall lay before the congress and the
country the correspondence between this
government and the government OF Chill,
from the lime of the breaking out of the
revolution against Bamaceda, together
with all other facts in the possession of the
executive department relating to this mat.
ter. The diplomatic correspondence is
hereby transmitted, together With some
correspondence between the naval officers
for the time in command in Chilian waters,
and the secretary Of the navy, and also the
evidence taken at the Mare island navy
yard since the arrival of the Baltimore at
San Francisco. | do not deem it necss
sary in this communication to attempt
any full analysis Of the correspondence, or
of the evidence. A brief re-statement of
the international question involved, aud OF
the reason why the responses of the Chill
ian government are unsatisfactory Is all
that deem necessary.
10 may be well at the outset 10 say that,
whatever may have been said in thi, coun-
try or in Chill in criticism of Mr.. Egan,
our minister at Santiago, the true his
tory Of this exciting period in the Gillian
affairs, from the outbreak Of the reyolu
uon until this time, discoses no action on
the part Of Mr. Egan unworthy of bis po
sitiou, or that could Justly he the occasion
of serious ahimadversiOr or criticism.
He has, think, on the whole, borne him
self in very trying circumstances, with
dignity, discretion and courage. and has
conducted the correspondence with ability,
courtesy and fairness
1t Is worth while, also, at the begin
ming, to say that the right of Mr.. Egan to
give shelter IN the legation to certain adj
heTeuts of the RalmaCeda government who
applied to him for asylum has not been de-
MED by the Chilian authorities, nor has
any demand been made for the surrender
of the refugees That there was urgent
need of asylum is shown by Mr., Egau's
note of August "a, 1891 describing the
disorders that prevailed in Santiago and
10y the evidence of Capt. Schley rs 20 the
ulllage and violence that prevailed Mt
Valparaiso. The correspondence dtscloses
however, That the request OF Mr., Egan foI
a safe conduct from the country, in behalf
OF these refugees, was denied. The prece
dents cited by him in the correspondence,
particularly the case of the revolution in
Peru IN 1855, did not leave the Gilman
COVER ment IN position Go deny Tia" right
of asylum 10 political refugees. and seem.
ed very clearly to support Mr.. Egan
contention that q spte C0Uduc, 70 neutral
territory was a necessary acknowledged
incident Of asylum The refugees have
very recently, without formal safe con.
duct uut by the aCquiescouca OF the Chill
ian authorities, Oten placed ON board
the Yorktown, and are now being convey
ca TO Gallo, Peru.
This incident might be- considered wholly
closed but for the disrespect manifested
'owsld this government 10y the close and
offensive police surveillance of the lega-
ton promises. which was manifested dur
ing most Of the period of the stay of the
refugees therein. After the date of my
annual message and up to the time
at the transfer of the refugees 10
the Yorktown, he legation prem
ises seem 10 have been surrounded 10y Pc
lice in uniform, and police agents or de-
tpCt,yes in citizen dress, who Extensively
,CrntnlZed persons entering or leaving
the legation, and on one or more occa-
slOns arrested members OF the minister
family Commander Evans, who 10y my
direction. recently visited Santiago, in his
telegram to the navy department &c
Scrbed the legation as "yerItable
prison. and states that the police agents
or detectives, were, after his arrival, with
drawn during his stay IL appears fur
ther from the note of Mr. Egan Of Novem-
Der 10 1891, that on one occasion tt least
these pole, agents, whom he declares 70
he known TO him. invaded the legation
premises, pounding on its windows, using
insulting aud threatening language
toward persons therein This
breach of the right of minister
10 freedom from police espionage and
restraint seems 10 have been SO ha-
grant that the Argentine minister,
who was dean of the diplomatic corps,
having observed it, felt called upon 70 pre-
test against 1t 10 tie Cuilian minister Of
foreign affairs The Cnilian au horities
have. is will be observed from the cor
respoudeuce. charged the refugees and
the inmates Of the legation with insulting
the police, but it seems TO be incredible
That men whose lives were In jeopardy
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