The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1892-02-04
MATTA'S OFFENSIVE NOTE
Full Text Of the Chilean Minister'S
Insulting Missive.

One of the gravest issues in the contro-
versy between tho United States and Chile
has bcan the Malta note to Chilean Ministers
abroad. This was sent by Malta, at that
time Foreign Minister to Chilc to the Chill.
can Minister at Washington with the slncs
ton ot the President of Chile, was read IN
the Chilean Senate. and pa lished in all the
Chilean papers. Its text in full is AS fol.
lows:
"Having read the portion of tho report of
the = cretary OF the Navy AMI OF tue mes
sags ot the President Of the United States
| think proper To inform you that the state
ments on which both report and message are
based ara erroneous or deliberately inc1r-
rect. With respect to the persons 10 whom
an asylum has been granted they have never
been threatened vita cruel treatment, nor
has IL been sought to remove them from the
legation, nor has their surrender b'en asked
for. Never has the house or the person OF
the P,snipotentiary, thwithstau ling IN lis.
cretions and deliberate provocltlous been
subjected 10 any offense, as IS proved by the
eleven notes of September, October aud No
yember.
"With respect 10 the seamen OF the Balti-
more 's.rn-n is -lYNore5ver. 80 errct-sss a-
sincerity in what is said at Washington.
The occurrence took place in bad neighbor-
hood of the city. the Miintop OF Valparaiso,
discretion and temperance. Wnen tho po.
lice and other forces inter.erei and Gained
the tumult there were already several hun
drei people there ani u was ten squares or
more from the place whore IL hal begun
Mr.. Egan sent, ON the 10Th OF October, n
note that was aggressive IN purpose and
virulent in language, as is seen uy tina copy
and the note written in reply ON the 9th.
ION the 18th the preliminary examination
had already been commenced 10 hal bosn
delayed owing 10 the non-appearance OF the
officers OF the Baltimore and owing 10 undue
pretentions and refusals OF Mr. Esan him.
self. No provocation has ever been accepted
or initiated by this department. It's atti-
tude, while il has ever been one OF firmness
and prudence has never been one Of aggres-
siveness nor will it ever bo one OF humllla-
ton, whatever may be or has been said at
Washington by those WHO are Interested In
justifying their conduct Or who are bltn iod
by erroneous views
"The telegramS notes and latters which
have been sent To you contain tho whole
truth, in connection with what has taken
place in thess matters, IN which i'll will and
the consequent words and pretensions have
not eminatsl from this department. MIR.
Tracy an Mr. Harrison have been lei into
error in respect to our people and dovern'
ment; tho instructions trecom nenhin9 I'M
partinity aul Friendship have not
Ii no official complaint has been made
against tao minister and naval officers 1t Is
because the facts, public and notorious both
in Chile AM the United States, could not,
although thsy were well proved, DO urSel
by our c1ni iential agents. Proof OF this ls
furnished by the demands ot Balmpcota Ia ani
the concessions made in juno AMI July, the
whole Itata case tho San FrLnctsc) at Quln-
tero, anl the cable companies. Tho state
m.nt that the North Amsri AN seamen were
attacked in various localities at the time Is
deliberately Incorrect.
"As the preliminary examination is not
yet concluded, it is not yet known who and
how many the guilty parties are You nc
doubt have the note OF November ., written
in reply TO Minister Egln. IN which
request him TO furnish testimony which
he would not give, although no mad said
that he had evidence showing who the
murderer was and who the other guilty
parties OF the 10th of October were. That
and all other notes will be published here.
You will publish a translation OF them IN tho
United States Deny in the meantime every
thing that does not agree with these state
ments bong assured OF their exactness, as
we are OF tho right, the dignity, and tho
final slccess of Chile, notwithstanding tho
lntrigues which pro eel from 50 low IA
sourceD and the threats which came from SH
high In sDurce. ~