Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-26

:
Harrison on the Chilean question and
the correspondence between the two
governments was presented TO the
Senate and House to-day and after be-
fug read, was referred by each body TO
its Committee on Foreign Relations:
70 Hc senate and House Of Representa-
tires.
I'm my opinion the time has now come
when | should lay before the Congress
and the country the correspondence be-
tween this government and the govern
meut of Chile, from the time of the
breaking out of the revolution against
Ba.maCeda, together with all facts in
the Executive Department relating TO
this matter.
tt may be well to say at the outset,
whatever may have been said in this
country or in Chile, ia criticism Of Mr..
Egan, our minister at Santiago, the
true history of the exciting period in
Chilean affairs from the outbreak Of the
revolution until this time diSclOSes no
aarion on the part Of Mr.. Egan un-
worthy OF his position or that could
Justly be the occasion Of serious ami
uadversiOn or criticism. He has, l
think, on the whole, borne himself in
very trying circumstances with dignity,
discretion and courage, and has con-
Quoted the correspondence with ability,
courtesy and fairness.
10 is worth while also at beginning to
say that the right Of Mr.. Egan TO give
shelter in the legation 70 certain adhe-
rents OF the BalmaCeda Government
who applied TO him for asylum has not
been denied By the Chilean authorities,
nor has any demand been made for the
surrender of these refugees. That
there was urgent need Of asylum Is
shown by Mr.. Egan's note Of August 24.
1891. describing the disorders that pre-
vailed in Santiago and by the evidence
of Captain Scaley as TO the pillage ana
violence that prevailed at Valparaiso.
The correspondence diSclOSes, how
ever. that the request OF Mr.. Egan for
A safe conduct from the country in be-
half OF these refugees was denied. The
Drecedents cited by him in the corre-
spondence, particularly the case Of the
revolution in Peru IN 1865, did not
leave the Chilean government IN POSI-
ton to deny the right OF asylum TO
political refugees and seemed very
clearly to support Mr.. Egan'S conten-
ton that a safe conduct TO neutral ter
ritory was a necessary and acknowl-
edged incident OF the asylum. These
refugees have very recently without
formal safe conduct, but by the acqui-
essence Of the Chilean authorities, been
rIaced on board the Yorktown and are
now being conveyed to CallaO, Peru
INVADED THE LEGATION.
It appears from the note OF Mr. ERan
OF November 80, 1891, that on one occa-
sion at least the police agents, whom ne
declares 10 be known, 20 him, INVADED
the legation premises, pounding on lIS
windows and using insulting ana threat
eniug language towards persons therein
This Breach OF the right Of minister 10
freedom from police espionage ana re
straiDt seems 70 have been so nagrah1
that the ArCeutine minister, VINO was
dean OF the diplomatic corps, having
observed IL. felt called upon 70 protest
agafDst IL 10 the Chilean minister or Tor
eirb affairs. The Chilean authorities
have charged the refugees ana the m
mates OF the legation with insulting the
DoIice. but II seems incredible that men
whose safety could only be secured Oy
re,irement should have sought to pro-
woke a collision.
R,t tba most serious incident dis
closed by the correspondence Is thSO VI
the attack on the sailors OF the ba'el-
more in the streets OF Valparaiso OT
the 10th Cf October last. In my annual
message. speaking upon the c0nhruna-
tfoD fn my possession, / Sald; 80 IaL q
7 bava vet been able 10 learn no oJher
exclamation of this bloody WORK mas
baeD suggested than that il had lts Or
Gin An hostility 10 these men as sailors
az the United States wearing the un!-
form of their government and not IN any
Individual act or personal anlmosity',
lam still OF the opinion that our salt
ors we're assaulted, beaten, stabbed anu
killed not for anything they, or any one
~ tbem had done, but for what the gov
eminent OF the United States had done'
or was charged with having done oy us
,,,,I oficers and naval commanders. IL
tb.t bs the true aspect Of the case, the
injury was TO the government OF Ine
T-rited states, not TO these poor sailors
NJ ,gore assaulted in manner so oru-
tai and so COwardly.
After reciting the legal aspect OF IIse y.
case the message continues Inc l- Olli
cors and sailors of the Baltimore were
in The barbor OF Valparaiso unuer 'no
orders of their government not oy '.Jlo .ho
60, cboica They were upon tne
shore bv the implied invitation OF tne W
,,a,,o-r,,aDt OF Chile and with the aP.
proval OF their commanding oInceI'
tbera had been no participation Oy eu
poIice or military in this cruel WORK any anu
no regIect on their part 10 extend pro-
tsction tbe ease would still be one IN
INV opinion, when its extent ana onaa
scter are considered, involving lh'ei Ia
tional rights.
THE BALTIMORE INCIDENT
The incidents of the affair are brleny
as follows: On the sixteenth OF Oc'OooI
last Cant. Schley, commanding 'no
T-ni,ad States Steamer Baltimore gave
shore leave 10 one hundred and seven
.een nattv officers and sailors OF MS
sbiD. These men left the ship aoou'
1.26 n m Noincident Of violence &C
Cured. none OF our men were arIeseSS' ','..-
NO COMPLAINT was lodged agalnss l,ll, mem,
nor did any collision or outbreak OCouI S'.
until about six o'clock p. M CSpe'
Scblev states that he was himsell On
shore and about the streets ~ ..1 W
city: until $50 p. m, that ne n'S go. 80
many Of ais men who we're uPVA ''"'''