The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-26

sailors, even Of merchant ships, can only So
| cure their safety by denying their ,rn'i,nnlty.
| IL must be time to rcadJust uu rlIiinnS with
Government that permits s""' l'.a"u@'ri'
| tiuns.
THE roLrcn rAnrIc,r.a&r.
As to tho participation of tho police. tho evil
and after arrost. and that one. at least, was
n ,mnnntaa VIII lasso about his neck by
,That tho DEATH 81 fissln was tho result of
duty Shown raa dfeey by s on OF
and by the evidence Of Charles Langen:: on
alt.i IN crew. who stood close by and saw
h sn HstsG 81 ss !? 5 T. Az
SS ,sS io %Is ss% i Further Haa thas it
;, The character Of the wound as described
by one OF the surgeons Of tho Baltimore, clear
rifle ball The oriice Of exit being as much as
an inch or an inch and a quarter In width.
and In the arms Of n comrnde. who was on
deavoring to carry him to neighboring drug
The story OF the police that in coming up the
s sis they passed these men and LEFT them be-
mcnt. as to the direction Of their apnroacl, and
win their duty to protect them. and is clearly
n fact, lslGgn was not hehind but in front
Of the advancing force. and was not standing
n In toG n Ss but was and
The congratulations Of the Chilian Govern
ment in relation to this cruel and disastrous
cctorresrondence. have not IN any degree taken
tho form of amity and satisfactory expression
The event was Of so setioIs s character that
II thS injuries suffered by our men had heen
wholly the result OF nn accident in Chtlan
called for some public expression OF sympathy
and regret from, the local authorities.
lamentaSie. Tor Humanity would i reS% lure that
SUPPRESSION Xr even Il TIE beating and killing Of
TO say that the Incident is regretted. coupled
with the statement that the affair was not of
m unusual character. in ports whore the for
1t is not for 4. generous and sincere Govern.
ment TO seek for words Of small or eluivoenl
power an apology for an offence. SO atrocious
as this In tho case Of the assault by n mob
|" Ysy 3s" e Sn t wto sDeo o The spsns
planned Of were "a disgraceinl and fragrant
government deplores them as deeply as Min
isfsr GaaetHn and his could Pos
President great pain, and lie thinks proper
acknowledgement is due to her Majesty's Gov
lie Invited the Spanish Consul to return to
to salute The Spanish flag ii the Consul should
Such 9 treatment BY the Government of
S5q ss to h the rh BIZ f nnl
In our note q Oct. - last. which appears in
port Of the Board Of ofIicers appointed BY
Cant schley to investigate the .nfrair. the
which it then assumed. and called upon Tor
any, facts in its possession that might tend to
moa1yh th9 which
that. before tho receipt OF this note. the ex-
ties as practically closed It was. however,
reopeneh: and pr2tracted through " period OF
Wo might Justly have complained of this I'M.
the GSSernment 81 Chill was s stll pr proSsiona mai.
awaited the report which has but recently been
On the p inst. caused to DO .eommuni-
can Minister at Santiago tho conclusions OF
this matter. and to those Conclusions al.
heFf Hftf nssaa IS NOT relieved of
the aspeet which the enrly Information Of the
the nncr to s y Tnss s aes Ssv ann
its origin and motive in feeling Of hostility
to this Go;yernms;n tan and not in any act Of
il ss"isss E! rs
some Of tho Ghilian soldiers and sailors sV were
themselves guilty OF unprovoked assaults
upon our sailors before and after arrest. He.
lead to the conclusion that Kiggin was killed
~ hf PofSs ?f sYf the is therefore
compeIled to bring tho case back to the posi-;
Mr. Hks4 by n dpy to h nsk mote Sl Of
suitable apology. and for s0me adequate
renalration for tho injury done to this Govern
-, n the same note the attention OF the
Matta. its Minister Of Foreign Affairs. TO Mr.
Montt. its Minister ut this capital. on the 1lth
This despatch was not officially COMMUNE
Gated to this Government but as AR Montt
was directed to translate. it and to give i to
It tic could not pass Without ocaI notice o mo '''a'
, 1t Wns not only nnd,Piomatic but grossly
as 4 agd to s
untruth and insincerity to the reports OF
naval officers. and to the official communica-
tons made by the Executive Department to
twill be observed that have notified the
once withdrawn and an apology as public as
the offence made, will terminate diplomatic
Tho request for the recall Of Mr.. Eean upon
was uEnccompnnied by any suggestion TINT
lI,N
infer that the request is Lased upon official
acts OF Mr.. Egan which hive received tho up-
proval OF this Government,
But. however that may be. could not con-
sent to consider such II question until It had
first been settled whether our correspondence
with Chilli could DO conducted upon ii basis Of
mutual respect.
In submitting these papers to Congress- for
TINT grave and pntriOte, consideration which
the questions involved demand. desire to say
that | Am Of til. opinion that the demands
made Uf Chill by this Government should be
adhered to ana enforced.
If the dignity MS we'll us tho prestige and In
ilucnce Of the United Stutes arc not to be
wholly sacrificed we Il hOu.d protect those who
in foreign ports display the flag or wear the
colnrs OF this Government against Insult
brutality, aud death inflicted in resentment OF
the acts Of their Government and not for any
fau!t OF their own.
1t has been my desire In every way to Guilt
vate friendly and intimate relations with all
tho Governments Of this hemisphere. We do
not rovet their territory. we desire their peace
and prosperity.
We look for no.adyanage in our relations
with them except 10 increase exchanges OF
commerce upon u basis OF mutual h"nent. We
regret every civil contest that Listurhs their
peace and paril,yzes their development. and
are always ready to give our good offices for
tho restoration of peace.
IT must. however. be understood that this
Government. VIII lie exercising tho utmost for
hearance toward weaker powers will extend
its strong and adequate protection to It's citi-