The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-26
.HARRISON'S MESSAGE.
A Synopsis Of the Document Sent to Con-
grsss by the President.
EGAN's CONDUCT IS SUSTAINED
He was Entirely Justified in sheltering
Those Who Applied.
EGAN's CONDUCT is SUSTAINED
THE LEGAL ASPECT OF THE CASE.
The President Insists That the De.
| nands Made on the Chilian Govern
| ment be Promptly Set led.

ment be Promptly Set led.
The following is synopsis of Presi-
dent Harrfson's message and the ac-
companying correspondence in the Chill
ian matter which wac presented to con-
gress today:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-''In my opin-
ion the time has now come when 1
should lay before congress and the
country the correspondence between this
government and the government of
Chill from, the time of the breaking out
of the revolution against Balmaceda,
! together with all other facts in possession
of the executive department relating TO
this matter. The diplomatic cores
pondence is herewith transmitted, to-
gether with some correspondence be-
mand in Chilian waters and the secre-
tary of the navy and also the evidence
taken at Mare Island navy-yard since
the arrival OF the Baltimore at San
Francisco. do not deem it necessary,
in this communication, TO attempt any
full analysis of the correspondence or
evidence, A brief restatement of the
International questions sinyolyed and the
reasons why the responses of the Chilian
government are unsatisfactory is ali 1
! deem necessary. 1t may be well at the
outset to say that whatever may have
been said in this country or Chill in
criticism of Egan, our minister at Santi-
| ago, the true history of this exciting
period in Chilian affairs from the OUT
break of the revolution until this time
discloses no act on the part of Egan un-
worthy of his pos ition or that could
Justly occasion a serious animadversion
OR criticism. He has, l think, on the
whole, borne himself in very trying cir
cumstances with dignity, discretion and
courage, and has conducted the CORES
| pondence with ability, courtesy and fair
ness.
! The president asserts the right of Mr.
! Egan to give shelter in the legation to
those adherents of Balmaceda who ap-
piled to him. The disorder that pre-
vailed in Santiago the plllage and viol-
I enee disclosed by the evidence of Capt
! ain Schley show that there was need of
! an asylum. request for safe con-
duct for these refugees, was however
! denied. Commander Evans has des-
cribed the legation as veritable prison.
On one accession at least the police in
vaded the premises pounding on the
windows and using insulting threaten
ing language to persons therein.
"But the most serions incident dis
closed by the correspondence is that of
the attack of the sailors of the Baltimore
| in the port of Valparaiso on October Is.
| NJ nIlal Snaakin0 M
| information then in my possession, /
said as far as had been able to learn
no other explanation of this bloody work
4 had been suggested than that it had its
origin in hostility to these men as sail
ors of the United States, wearing the
uniform of their government, and not in
any individual act or personal animosity
We have now received from the Gillian
government the abstract of the conclu-
sions of the fiscal general upon the testi-
mony taken by the judge of crimes in an
Investigation made to extend over nearly
three months. very much regret to be
compelled to say that this report does
not enable me to modify the conclusion
announced in my annual message. l
am still of the opinion our sailors were
assaulted, beaten and stabbed and
killed, not for anything they or any one
of them had done, ,sbut for what the gov
eminent of the United States had done.
or was charged with having done, by its
civil officers and naval commanders. If
that be true the aspect of the cause OF
injury was to the government of the
United States, not these poor sailors,
who were assaulted in a manner so bru-
tai and cowardly. =
Speaking of the legal aspect of the
case, the president says:
'The officers and sailors of the Balti-
more were in the harbor of Valparaiso
under the orders of their government,
and not by their own choice. They
were upon shore by the implied invita-
tion of the government of Chill, with
the approval of their commanding
officers and this does not distinguish
their case from that of the consul or that
his stay is more permanent or that he
holds an express Invitation of the local
government to justify his longer resi-
dence. Nor does it affect the question
that the injury was the act of the mob
If there had been no participation of the
police or military in this cruel work and
no neglect on their part to extend pro.