The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-26
THE SPECIAL MESSAGE.
Abstract of President Harrison's State.
ment to Congress.

Abstract of President HarrisOn's State
ment to Congress.
The following is an abstract of Presi
dent Harrison's message to Congress
on the Chilian situations:
To the Senate and House Of Representatives.
In my annual message, delivered to Congress-
at tue beginning Of the present session, after
a brief statement of the facts then in the nos
session of this Government touching the as
sault in thestreets of Valparaiso, Chilli upou
the sailors of the United States steamship Bal
timore, on the evening of the 10th of October
last, said:
"1hs Government is now awaiting the rnsuIt
OF an investigation, which has been conducted
by the Criminal Court at Valparaiso Ii is re-
ported unoficially that the Investigation ia
about completed, and it is expected that the
result Will soon be communicated to this Gov
ernment, together with some adequate and
satisfactory response to the note by which the
attention of Chill was called to this incident
If these just expectations should be disap-
pointed or further needless delay intervene 7
will, by special message, bring the matter
again TO the attention of Congress for such ac-
uon as may he necessary
In my opinion the time has now como when
] should lay before the Congress and the conn
try the correspondence between this Govern
ment and the Government of Chilli. from tho
time of the breaking out of the revolution
against Balmaceda, together with all other
facts in the possession Of the Executive De-
partment relating to this matter
The correspondence is herewith transmitted
j do not deem it necessary in this communion
tion TO attempt any full analysis OF the cores
pondence or of the evidence. brief restate-
ment of the international questions involved
and of the reasons why the responses Of the
Chilian Government are unsatisfactory is all
that deem necessary.
minister Egan CompIimented.
II may be as well at the outset TO say that,
whatever may have been said in this country
or in Chill in criticism Of Mr.. Egan our Minis.
ter at Santiago, the true history of this excit-
ing period in Chilian affairs, from the outbreak
of the revolution until this time, discloses no
act on the part of Mr.. Egan unworthy of his
position, or that could justly be the occasion
Of serious animadversion or criticism. lie has
think, on the whole, borne himself in very
trying circumstances, with dignity discretion
and courage, and has conducted the cores
pondence with ability, courtesy and fairness
1t is worth while also at the beginning TO say
that the right of Mr.. Egan to give shelter in
the Legation TO certain adherents of the Bal
maceda Government who applied to him for
asylum has not been denied by the Chilian au-
thorities nor has any demand been made for
the surrender of these refugees That there
was urgent need Of asylum is shown by MIR.
Egan's note Of August "A, 1891. describing the
disorders that prevailed i'm Santiago and by
the evidence of Capt Schley as to the pillage
and violence that prevailed AT Valparaiso
The correspondence discloses however. that
the request Of Mr.. Egan for a safe conduct
from the country in behalf of the refugees
was denied, The precedents cited by him In
lhe correspondence, particularly the case of
the revolution in Peru in 1868, did not leave
the Chilian Government in position to deny
the right Of asylum to political refugees, and
seemed 20 support Mr.. Egan's contention that
a safe conduct to neutral territory was a
necessary and acknowledged Incident of tho
asylum. These refugees have very recently.
without formal safe conduct, but by the ac-
quieseence Of the authorities, been placed on
board the Yorktown and are now being con-
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