Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-14
EGAN TOLD TO ACT
An UItimatum Said to Have
Been Forwarded
CHILL IS DULY GIVEN NOTICE
We Insist Upon Ample Apeiegy 6os
Mztsa's Note. and Rspsratiaa sos
the Baltimore AFFAIR.

WAsHfSsros. Jan la-The chiliau
crisis y at hand President Harrison's
adainistsstoa has called time o.
Chill Within . very short time
Minister Egzn viii lay the ulti-
matun Of the United States befsrs
Foreign Minister Pereira and through
h.Ea Presidsnt Mentt's cabinet There
- no longer any room fos nenssnse.
Means Business
II Is stated positively that Minister
Egan has been eabled to make two de-
naands on the Chilian government The
eablegrarns were sent after the cabinet
meeting Tuesday. They are signed
blaine" and say ''thc president dt-
Poets" which Is the diplomatic form Of
notifying foreign countries when the
United States means business The
Instructions. cover TWO points-apology
for tie offensive October letter OF Min
tster Malta and rcparation for the BAL
tamore outrage.
The Governments tfrst Dsmand
Minister Egan Is directed to mako q
demand for the immediate withdrawal
OF the insulting Malta note. which vas
issued in reply To the message OF Pres
idens Harrison iEstFueting the min
ister to seek redress for the attack on
the Baltimore's sailors IL will bs
q disagreeabie surprise to know
that this nots has never been for
mally disavowei Minister Months
assurances that IL would be
L. @
tiago dispatches which stated that no
had been instructed to do so were also
in fault
Natsa's Letter an Insult.
II must be rerucinber that the Mat
- letter was officially addressed - q
circular 10 the Chilian legation in Eu-
rope and was the formal proclamation
OF Chilli To the civilized world of It's
position in the controversy with the
United States The letter was
insolent in tone beyond anything
known in diplomatic correspondence.
1t was full Of offensive terms and
charged almost in plain words that the
presideat of the United States and the
secretary of the navy were lying The
ofyense WAS not simply = personal in
suit to the president it was an affront
to the nation of which he is the head
Must Bs Publicly D,savowsdL
Having gone abroad officially, IT
must be disavowed by the Montt gov
ernment with equal formality by the
transmittal OF apology TO the Chilian
legations in Europe as we'll as
Ia the minister of the United
- =
fepsrassoa- Gar she Dalsinsers Amir.
The sceond rltimatum which Minis
Ter Egaa Is to present Is not couchcd
IN language so strong Us the one re-
gsrding the Matte letter, because the
circumstances 90 not require it. But it
is an nltiInatun Just the same. The min
lister is directed 70 renew to the Montt
government the request made on the
provisional government for rcpara-
ton for the Baltimore outrage. In
doing so ne officially gives notice that
the United States has not modified its
original position aud that the Chilian
administration must accept the re-
sponsibility for that affair and must do
three things-cxprcss it's regret, pun
isa the offenders and pay al indem-
Dity to the families OF the
victims. This IS wha. rep
Grztion" means. and it Is
why the incidental expressions Of re-
gret BY the Ch;lians FOR the ''deplorable
affair are not sufficient The only
suggestion CT q threat In Minister
Egans statement TO Foreign Minister
Pcresra will DC the request for an
early answer.
Result Of the rnvestlgstioa.
The instructions sent to Minister
Egan are based on the firm conviction
of President Harrison's cabinet that
the original charges against the val-
parsiso police have been fully sus-
tanned by the investigation of Judge
Advocate Remy among the sailors
of the Baltimore. The testimony Of the
sailors has eoaclusively established that
the attack was preconcocted, that il
was upon the sailors because they
wore the uniform OF the United States.
aud that the Valparaiso police took
part in il. The issue on these points
with chilian authorities has already
been stated But in addition
20 the testimony the navy depart
raent has been receiving long
confidential telegrarns from Col
Remy. These have been laid
before President Harrison aud Sec
retsry Blaine. They give some facts
OF which tile public knows nothing
and which have increased the indig-
nation felt BY the president aud every
member Of the cabinet On this solid
foundation the directions have gone TO
the United States minister at santiago
IN say TO the Gillian governments that
this country expects satisfaction for
the Baltinssre incident
saoufd Act WIthoat Delay.
Congress on Tuesday considered the
rhilien situation Indirectly by taking
up The fost6ession bill. appropriatiug
eIeo. zoe. eo1 for formidable coast de-
ssnses Herstofo-e this measure has
not been taken up unfil late in the ses-
sieB senator DoipE Ore stated that
Il was highly important 20 make this
appropriation Of sIso. ose. 600 at this
time s.a wishcss delay, sfo. ooc 900 Al
once ssd ~. eoe. ooe 10 be available for
each ef the ten years to come