Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-28
Washington, D. c.. January IS, lS9
NIB. MONT TO AR. BLAINE.
LEGATION OF CHI,
WAsHNGIoN, January % 1S9.

LEGATION oF CHI,
| WAsRISGIoN, January % 1892.
| Sir: bs7e TAI tie noror 20 receive on
note of esterday, az On eucioEuIe to which
you we're plesstd 10 ;ransmi: to ma the 10.
s.ructiona sent II Mr. Egan ca the dag pre-
7ioua.
| 10 the numeToU5 conferences With which
you have been pleased &c iavcr me, I have
informed you tGas, Immediately after the
occnr!epcs OF the events OF 0 sober 16 q, az
| Valparaiso. which mY go7erruen. ncaI
sincerely dsp!ored, the Judicial aotno;i.ies
initiated the inTe3tigatioo Necessary &c
throw liah. upon The facts and TO detect AID
punish the guilty pariie7.
/ Fnom the sctscedsnts which thu govern.
ment OF Chi;i Has able 70 collect at ths very
o1tset, it appeared that the disorder O:
| Octob=r 16 began by qasrrel suore
dru2ken ss!loEs, which s=soued coreidere'
bic proportions, owing to the condition OF
the locality iu which il originated, and that
tina poiics pef!,rmsd tleir duly by re.eslab
lishing trarqui ity and placing the pesson=
Eho seemed 20 have been Concerned II the
Disorder ct its disposal OF the court.
TIE government Of CHI hse no dstI au-
thor ng Il 10 think tns.t ne q7aFre! we
due 10 any dislike ot the uaiform Of tha
| United Sia.es, or that the poi!cs failed 10
psrio!m their ca :.
o. the contrary, 1t il Esll demonstrlt.
ed fact that ssi,ors get 'pioxics.ed when
they g ashore after having been on board
# he. ve:ssi :oi long time. THIS is a!so
! axe uatuiai Toa in;o1icsiion CT sesueo,
END th= disorders TO which it gives t.se, al.
though theg may seEuue serious proper
tons and OCCASIONS very lamettable O.
| feuees, as was unfortunately the Gaze az
Valparaiso on the 16t1 Of OCTOBER, Cannot
con t:u.s 60 ineult 10 the paiion in whose
service are t1e men Whoihave taken part i1
tle dieorder, although hey certainly do 1ot
Justify the offences ommitted during the
d!sorder.
The government of Chill could rot, how
ever, form final opinion concerning The
ne tare o. the occurrancesin qaett CD, or as
t, whether the polics bad o. bad nos i'm
properly participated therein, or had failed
TO perform its dnsy, UI tt the termination Of
the judicial investigation Which had been
initiated without delay, and which was
| pushed foraasd as speedily az was compt
ibe wiki the provision of the iav, vita
the obiigst % Of collect ng Eli tee elements
| o! proof that It vas possible 10 collect In
order to throw full light upon tie mat er,
and With the necess!:y Of promptly punih
ing the perpetrators OF ite ofsnses which
hed besn committed, and which had been
In pa: t aof:fed by psrsons In ia service CT
friendly nj I %. 1t was t ,e desire ana
tie dLty Of ne COVER. neI OF Chill II dis
cover the TINT l, Ia fer II make il
I, t1re proceedings conform ef t, SID II
order tat t1e U0 t q ct % goveromsi
mig; t oe ., sfsd that ns tong vas neglect.
ed in order t /, dc iu;l j. I &c.
Y.u ve,e plessed, ettD your nigh sarse Of
rec;itude,t to remark TO nc tlst tlie procsed.
irg OF the GogeIrmai Of Chin WEE correc.,
ard that, although you dfeifed hat the il.
djciai investigation might Be trough. t,
close with 80 little delay as possible. you
laderstood inst it was Necessary that the
ordinary eyal roc seedlings l~hich we're not
SO rapid In Chill So In the Uaited Ssates)
should be he'd.
havs taken occasion st sladry times 10
Inform ycn Ct What the Gillian authorities
we're doing to bring the investigation to
GLOSS.
10 the crimina! ti,l held at Valparaiso,
got only hsve lsrd:msD been hesIo, bu. also
the ssamen Of the Baltimore b. t, have
been confronted with each other, ths reports
of ply scsas and experts have bsen called
for, the opinion Of the surgeon CT the cruiser
has likewise bee } INVOKED, and, 10 word.
o, ,ing hae been neglect ID tina, c5uId terd
10 bring the whole trtt TO light. The ses-
men of the Baltimore made their steleuen's
" II the assistance CT en interpreter desle-
mated by themselves, who was sn officer ct
the cruiser, 30 that the oath taKen by the
Witnesses. their conformation u IA each
other, the reports OF the experts concerning
she oause and nature Of tie wounds, and the
hesflpg grsated to b t. ChiliaDs aud Amer.
leans. 30 tn. t ell nignt p7seeut their COM
plsins and chs ges ED be heard Ia tnslf
oW1 justification, awe Uncomfortable altbosi
IL t, the trial t Valparaiso.
In chs course OF our conferences, we some
times considered the case 10 which the Gov
e,omens Of TIA Uoi'ed States end that Of
Chin should fell TO agree when the ln7esti.
gtr on should bs tcrniasted, and the two
governmsn, shcu:,l bsss formed E1eir Enal
opinion. and Ne agreed that aFbi,rs
ton was the best mesns Ct settling
the dfioa t., and advancing farther 10
this oeUcilia cry spirit, va even f'rmaiiy
agreed that the differences that might ariss
should bs suauit.et to arbitration.
This agresmsDt to sceelt arb alton hes
bsen the basis OF s.vsTel ofour conferences,
especially b 81 tie 1871 iEstent, and No
anteesdtns or fsct interfering Herewith has
come to my knowledge. On tie cont lary, |
took occasion 70 Inform you, % the Hlas ei