Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1892-02-05
PERElRA'S ANSWER.
The G!,iiinn Fbrcich Minister Makes an
Spbiorj:

fhe G.iiin,i rbtcich Minister Makes an
Apbiog3:
The correspondence mentioned BY, the
president in his message follows. First
was Chili's answer to tho ultimatum
dated Jan. 2B, and received ut the state
department at . a. m Jan. 26. 1t was
transmitted by Egen and was a copy Of
Foreign Minister. PeFsira's answer to
Secretary Blaine's ultimstuni After
acknowledging the receipt Of Mr..
Blaine's note the foreign minister quotes
the substance of the ultimatum and con-
tinues with the following language:
Without any intention of opening Il dis
cussion as to the facts referred to by the
s:ji;. ira t,a ton, which l have extracted,
and ctjnfttnH himself til ths fires part of
the iiistriictions bf the iidii6rablt secretary
Of state; The Undersigned must state to
your eXcellency the regret with which the
government Of Chilli sees that his excel
lency, the president OF the United States
finds reason to continue to regard the incl
dent of Oct. IL as an attack caused by
hostile feeling towards the uniform Of the
navy of the United States That unfor-
tunate occurrence took place OH u sudden,
in district where the snilors of the ves-
sells lying in the bay of Valparaiso are in
the habit of assembling, without dis
tinction of nationality.
From the nature of the incident it would
be impossible to prove that there was no
doubt as to the special cause which served
as its origin or preteXt. But the under
signed can assert that that cause was not
hostile feeling towards the uniform of
the navy of the United States. because the
people of Chill have always
Esteemed and Respected That Uniform
ever since the time when it saw it figuring
honorably in the ranks Of soldiers and
sailors in great struggle which gave it
independence and established the repub-
lie. The undersigned admits that the oc-
currence OF Oct. Ii was of greater gravity
than those which usually occur in the
same district between the sailors which
frequent it, and the fact of knowing that
two deaths have resulted from it among
the sixteen wounded men of the Balti-
more, has sufficed to give an extraordi-
nary character and to induce the govern
ment of Chill to hasten to adopt the meas
ures necessary to discover and punish the
guilty parties, to offer in due time, if there
should he ground for so doing, reparation
as might be due.
The preliminary examination was COM
menccd on the morning which followed
the night of the conflict some days before
you presented your complaint. But the
Investigation could not be finished with
the rapidity which the government of
! Chilli desired, because the rules of pro
| ceedure in criminal matters which are
! established by our laws are of slow appli
cation, and it was not possible for the
president to modify or set them aside
This delay, which was inevitable owing tc
the independence with which the judicial
authorities must act, has compelled the
government of the undersigned to delay
greatly to its regret, the settlement of the
difficulty pending with your government
and Il spontaneous offer of reparation fol
any injury done to the sailors of the Bulti
more and that might be attributed
to. Chilian soldiers and sailors, o.
that might affect the responsibility
of Chilli. In view of your com
munication. and considering that, VI
to date. it has been impossible for the tria
initiated by the judge of the crimina
court of Valparaiso to be decided, tn,
undersigned regards it as his duty to de
clare once more, that the government O.
Chill lamcnts the occurrence of Oct. 16
and by way of showing the sincerity of hi
following, and the confidence he has in tn,
justice of his cause, he declares his will
ingness to await the decision of the exam
lnin" judge. and proposes to the United
States government that the case be sub
mitted to the consideration of the suprcm
court of justice at Washington, to the ent
that that high tribunal, with its learnin,
and impartiality, may determine, withou
appeal, whether there is any ground fo
reparation, and in what shape it should b
made.
Quotes from Blaine.
Minister Pereira next calls attention
to the disceganized condition of tn
country at the time of the assault an,
then quotes Mr.. Blaine's note to tn
Italian foreign minister in answer to tn
demands of Italy, as follows:
There Is no government, however civil
lied it may be, however great may be tn
vigilance displayed by its police, and how
ever severe its criminal code NAV be, an
however speedy and infexible may be it
administration of justice, that can gual
antce its own citizens against violenc
growing out of individual malice or sud
den popular tumult'
This WAS precisely the situation of tn
administrative authorities at Valparais
on the occasion of the occurrence whic
took place in October.
Mr.. Pereira then calls attention to til
offer of arbitration of the question il
case the two governments could no
come to an amicable agreement in tn
usual manner. The Chilian ministp