Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1892-02-01

| from the Chlllan war ships SeVera
times went out Of their course to cross
the bows Of his boat, compelling them
to back water. He complained of dis
courtesy and it was corrected. That
this feeling was shared by men of
higher rank is shown by an incident
related by Surgeon Sritt Of the Balti-
more.
The good officers of this government
were agreed to bring about a peaceful
adjustment, and the iHterposition of
Mr.. Egan to mitigare seventies and
to shelter adherents /of the congress
ional party were effective and fire.
| quent.
The communications of the Chilian
government m relation to the cruel
and disastrous attack Of our men, as
will appeaT from the correspondence,
have not in any degree taken the form
of a manly and satisfactory express
sion, much less Of apology, the event
was of so serious character that if the
injuries suffered by our men had been
wholly the result Of accidentin a Chill
ian port the incident was grave enough
to have called for some public express
sion of sympathy and regret from the
local authorities.
It is not enough to say that the af
fair was lamentable, for humanity
would require that expression, even
if the beating and killing of our men
had been justifiable. 1t is not enough
to say that the incident is regretted,
coupled with the statement that the
affair was not of an unusual character
in ports where foreign sailors are ac-
customed to meet.
1t is very clear from the correspond
ence that before the receipt Of this
note the examination was regarded
by the police authorities as practical
ly closed. 1t was, however, reopened
and protracted through a period of
nearly three months.
On the 21st instant I caused to be
communicated to the government of
Chill, by the American Minister at
Santiago, the conclusions of this gov
ernment, after a full consideration of
all the evidence and of every sugges-
ton affecting this matter, and to these
conclusions adhere. They were stat
ed as follows:
First, that the assault is not reliev
of it's aspect which the early informa
ton of the event gave it, viz: that of
an attack upon the uniform of the
United States Navy, having its origin
and motive in feeling of hostility to
this government and not in any act
of the sailors or Of any Of them.
Second, that the public authorities
of Valparaiso fagrantly failed in their
duty to protect our men and that some
of the police and of the Chilian SOL
diers and sailors were themselves
"guilty" of unprovoked assaults upon
our sailors before and after arrest.
Third, that he (the president) is
therefore compelled to bring the case
back to the position taken by this
government in the note Of Mr.. Whar
ton of October % last, and to ask for
a suitable apology, and for some ade-
quate reparation for the injury done
to this government.
In Matta's offensive note the atten
ton of the Chilian government was
called to the character of note ad
dressed by Mr.. Malta, it's Minister of
Foreign Affairs, to Mr.. Mnott, it's Min
lister at this capital, on the 18th ult.
1t was not only undiplomatic but
grossly insulting to our naval officers
and to the Executive department., as
it directly imputed untruth and insin-
cerity to the reports of the naval Of
fcers and to the official communica-
tions made by the Executive depart
ment to congress. It will be observ-
ed that I have notified the Chilian
government that unless this note is at
once withdrawn and an apology as
public as the offence made, Twill ter
inmate diplomatic relations.
In submitting these papers to con-
gress for that grave and patriotic con-
sideration which the questions involv-
ed demand, desire to say that am
of the opinion that the demands made
of Chill by this government should
be adhered to and enforced. If the
dignity as we'll as the prestige and in
fuence of the United States are not to
be wholly sacrificed, we must protect
those who, in foreign ports, display
the flag or wear the colors of this gov
ernment against insult, brutality and
death, inflicted in resentment of the
acts of their government, and not for
any fault of their own.
1t has been my desire in every way
to cultivate friendly and intimate rela