The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-29

unfortunately tho case at Valparaiso on
tho 10th OF October, cannot constitute
an insult to tho nation in whose service
are tho men who havo taken part in the
disorder, although they certainly do not
justify tho oGense committed during
the display.
cIILE's SINCERITY.
The government OF Chile could not,
however, form final opinion concern.
ing the nature of the occurrence in
question as to whether. the police had
or had not improperly participated
therein, or had failed to perform its
duty until the termination OF tho Judi
cial Investigation, which had been mi.
tlated without delay. Twas tho desire
and the duty OF the government OF Chile
to discover the truth in order to make
its future proceedings conform thereto
and in order that the United States gov
ernment might be satisfied that moth
ing was neglected in order to do full jus.
tice.
You were pleased. with your high
sense of rcctitude, 10 remark to me that
this proceeding OF the government of
Chile was correct, and although you do
sired the judicial investigation might
be brought to- q close with rs little delay
as possible, you understand that it was
necessary that the ordinary legal pro.
ceedings (Which were not rs rapid in
Chile rs in the United statcs) should
be held.
In tho course OF our conferences we
sometimes considered the case in
which the government OF the United
States and Chile should fail TO agree
when the investigation should be tcrmi-
mated and the two governments should
have formed their tina. opinion, and
VIC agreed that arbitration was the best
means OF settling tho difficulty, and, ad-
vancing farther in this conciliatory
spirit, we even formally agreed that the
differences that might arise should bc
submitted to arbitration. This agree
ment to accept arbitration has been the
basis OF several OF our conferences, es-
pccially that OF tho 18th inst, and no
antecedent or fact interfering Herewith
has como. to my knowledge. On tho
contrary, took occasion to inform you
on the first OF January that my govern,
mcnt authorized mo to conclude nm
agreement looking to arbitration, and
my government subsequently, approved
the agreement concluded by me with
you, Of which also informed you.
Tho testimony which the government
OF the United States has caused to be
taken in California from the crow OF tho
Baltimore cannot take the place OF tho
trial which is being held at Valparaiso,
where the offenEes were committed.
This testimony may be useful for dis
cirlinary or administrative purposes in
the United States, but it cannot sorye
as the basis OF judicial sentence, eth
er in Chile or in the United States. The
copy which have to-day had the hon
or to send YOU OF the statement made
by one OF tho seamcn OF the Baltimore
at Valparaiso, shows that that seaman
madcno charge against the police.
You were pleased to state in your in
structions to Mr.. Egan that the under
signed has not communicated to the
United States government tho note that
was addressed to him by Mr.. Malta on
the llth OF December Inst. The first
time that the honorable secretary of
state saw fit to call the attention to the
aforesaid note OF Mr. Malta. IStoh him
that that note contained Instructions
addressed to me by sIr. Malta, and that
rs had not been directed to communi-
cate it officially to tho department OF
state, thcro vas no reason why tho
honorable secretary should takn cogni-
zancc OF it. l further reminded you
thatit was doctrine established by
tho American government that docu-
menss exchanged between tho Presi-
dent and Congress, or between tho de-
partment OF state and the diplomatic
representative OF the United States in
foreign countries could not
form subject OF discussion
fer foreign governments. l also
took tho liberty to remind you of
tho case OF tho illustrious Webster and
the representative OF Austria in 1850.
The Austrian government complained
at that 'timo because it considered the
instructions to representative OF tho
United States unjust or disrcspcctful to
Austria, the said instructions having
been published in message OF tho Pre-.
sidont who sent it to the scuatc. "Thia
department." sail Mr.. Webster, s"has
OIL former occasions informed the minis
ters OF foreign powers that d communi-
cation from the President to either y
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