The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

had given asylum would be permitted to
leave. Acting on these assurances, they
had purchased tickets and were pre-
pared to sail today. The refusal
of the authorities to guarantee
the safety of their late foes
made it unsafe for them to sail. In order
to exact certain promise that in their
flight they would not be pursued, they
offered to take any steamer sailing either
north or south from Valparaiso, but not
without guarantee of safety that they
would not be liable TO arrest or assault by
a mob. Under the circumstances they re-
mained aboard the Yorktown. Cap
tain Evans has cabled to Washing
ton City for instructions. 1t is
believed the instructions will be that the
refugees shall be taken to Molendo, Peru,
aboard the Yorktown. There is no doubt
the request to guarantee the safety of the
refugees was refused to avert trouble in
the cabinet.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 16.-The Pos.
tomorrow will print an interview with
Senor Montt, Chilean minister, on the
subject of the supposed unfriendly feeling
entertained by Chileans against Amer
leans. He said the statement that
there Is really a general unfriendly
feeling against Americans in Chile
is false. He spoke of the fact that several
weeks after the Baltimore affair the officers
of that vessel gave ball to the Chileans.
'sThe Chilean papers had long accounts of
the brilliancy of the scene and praise of
the gallantry of the American officers as
hosts, etc, while your press has been max
ing war on us and prejudicing vour people
against u.s." said Montt. "Your press has
been publishing your officials as our
friends, and thus l cannot make my
people realize the feeling that exists
here. Then. you know the sailors of the
Baltimore gave testimony on which our
courts in Chile based their action. When
thev got back to the United States they
give testimony quite different" The re-
porter suggested that the sailors explained
that they had to sign paper in Chilean
courts without knowing what it meant.
Then Senior Montt became exceedingly
indignant, and asserted with much en-
phasis that the sailors never signed any
paper in Spanish that was not read To
them in English. Said Montt:
Is il reasonable that any court of Chile, even
though that court were acting in what you call
star chamber session, would tamper with the
ward to the American government know
ing the man was to return TO his own
country, and give his testimony in person to
that government? BAIL l tell you, since it
narrows down to question OF veraeity between
an American sailor and "A court OF Chile. IL is
like a question OF veracity between Justice
Brewer OF your supreme court and Chilean
sailor. Answer me. which has most at staks9
III this is the view you take OF it, Senior Montt,
how do YOU account fer the apparent determin-
alton of the United states TO go TO war with
Chile?
do not account for IL. Your press and your
politicians are ambitious perhaps. The Eng
disappearing people in Chile are mainly Eng
lish subjects The Americans who have been
ill-treated there are mainly Irish.
Members of congress are awaiting with
interest the publication of the Chilean
correspondence. There is a belief enter
tanned by some members that a peaceful
solution will be found, and that
while the situation is grave war will
not result. IL is understood that the
position assumed by the United States is
that an apology must be made by the
Chileans. There will then follow the
question of indemnity. Some fear Is en-
tertained that Chile, asserting her indie
pendence and freedom from outside press
urP, NAV, uF pFDCidudtloti, uTiIE ABOUT q
state of things which will terminate in the
rupture OF relations between the two
countries, add that hostilities may then
ensue. though this latter is regarded as
unlikely and improbable. Members who
express themselves in pacific manner
also intimate very plainly however, that
they will not be backward in upholding
the administration in any steps necessary
TO the maintenance OF national dignity
and self-respect.
One senator called attention to the
intense national pride of the Chilean peo.
pie as accounting for the delay of the gov.
ernment in making reparation He said
President Montt was in a position beset
with difficulties. No doubt his disposition
was 70 make amends for the Balti.
more outrage. but to do 30 with
out cautiously leading his people
TO believe that be was no,
sacrificing national dignity would bring
down On his administration the wrath O;