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cation that closed its doors and denied asylum

to recopnIz the new Government and open con-
munlcatlOn with lis head. ana on September 9th
ne telegraphs that he has done so and that his
cordial.
September 18th Mr.. Egau writes that since the
uhIOit tunate ltdta Incident the young and un-
thinking Chilean element have had bitter feel
sing against tie United States, and that the En-
ghSh element, ''as has always been their custom
IN This country, VIII do all IN their power to
promote and f6Ster this feeling" He says that
Inc reasonable men in power admit that the
United States could not consistently nave taken
any Olher course than the one she adopted and
that ErraZuliZ when acting as Minister OF For
elgn Relations TWO weeks ago. so stalled to him
without reservation.
In this relation the Minister alludes to the
charge that the United States steamer San Frau
cisco carried news TO the Balmacedtsts of The
COngresSlOnalists' landing, and inciOses an une-
quly0cal denial OF the charge by Admiral
Brown. The Minister tells Of Balmaceda'S sui
eide. and then begins u recital Of his eftOIts,
lasting through many months, TO protect the
refugees In his legation.
September 24th he teegrdphs that he Is ex.
pecled to terminate the asvIum and send The
refugees out 10 be prosecuted, but o do so would
De 10 Sacrlhce their llYeS aud he has refused to
permit them 10 go out OF The legation except I'M
der safe conduct 10 neutral territory.
A BITTER FEELING.
He says: "On account OF the Iiata and other
questions bitter feeling has been fOmented by
the Government supporters against Americans.
Secret police surrounded the legation with
ders 10 arrest visitors Two OF Mr.. Egan's serV-
Against this dlsreSpect TO the legation lie has ad-
dressed protest TO the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs" Later he telrgrapbed that twenty per-
sons have been arrested IN the last two days for
entering tie legation, ana others have been pre-
vented by the police All this is intended 10
force him TO driyr out the refugees which he
Will not do without instructions. He has Rd-
dressed a second note TO the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs, requesting an explanation OF such eX-
traOrdnary unjustiHaOle and offensive conduct.
The department evidently sustained Mr..
Egan's course In this reSpecl, for on September
26th the following telegram was sent TO him:
MIR. Wharton instructs Mr.. Egan, by direction
OF the President, TO insist firmly that the respect
and involabiny due To the Minister of the
United States and 10 the legation buildings, in
cluding free access, shall be given and observed
fully and promptly by the Chilean authorities.
The Government OF the United States is prepared
to consider IN friendly spirit the question as 10
whether asylum has, under the ctcumS ances,
been properly given 10 tie persons now al the
legation, when the facts are more fully before IT,
but ii cannot allow to pass without firm protest
The evidence OF disrespect toward its Minister
which MI. Egan reported. 1t Is expected that
this protest viii be followed by prompt action on
The part of the authorities OF Chile"
On The following day MIR. Egan telegraphS the
department that In the matter OF asylum lie has
acted strictly IN the spirit of the departments
instructions IN the BarrUnda affair. He adds:
Three notes have been received from the Minis
tel OF Foreign Affairs, In which he charges that
the refugees had abused the right Of asylum, and
for this reason defends the action toward The le-
CATION. Nj. Egan has Informed the Minister
that the charge is absolutely and entirely un-
founded, aud has asked for safe conduct for the
refugees. Similar requests had been made by
HIM Two weeks previously, informally, but orders
were gwen that all persons leaving the lega tiOn
should be arrested, and many persons were thus
biged 10 procure passports TO Visit the lega.
tiOn."
EGAN EXPLAINS.
In a long letter, dated September 29tb Egan
explains these events al great detail, showing In
substance, that the allegation OF the local au-
thOriIles was that the refugees were engaged IN
q Government
tendente himself had declared TO him that he did
not believe the story for moment, but, at his
suggestion, Mr. Egan caused lie friends of the
refugees 10 discontinue their visits 10 the lega-
ton eYeItheless the arrests and police perse-
cutions continued in spite OF Mr. Egan's best
Efforts through the medium OF three notes ad-
dressed TO The Foreign ONCE, 10 cause their
cessation. lie tells OF intimatiOnS conveyed to
HIM that lie should cause the refugees TO leave
the legation TO avoid complications and personal
uupOuuarity. He speaks of the refugees in other
legations, and calls attention to the fact that in
the case OF one or two army Otficers who escaped
into 10 the English Legation, In spite OF Its re-
fusdl TO take any refugees, The Government did
not hesitate 10 grant them safe conduct.
. IN his notes 10 Minister Egan relative 10 this
subject, Senior Malta, the Chilean Minister OF
Foreign Affairs is, IN Instances, rather brusque,
as may be seen from the following extracts: Re
latlng TO the extraordinary, ana without eX
ample, events taking place at the legation, the
Envoy Extraordinary Will permit me 10 excuse
discussion OF the point, because everything
done and everything that Will be done by the
authorities which are better Informed and bet
ter posted OF what takes place inside the
legation and It's vicinity than appears 10 be the
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ilenipoten-
tidTy. In Ieiei ence 10 the communication Of
his EXcellency, Envoy Extraordinary ana Min
lister PlenipOtentiaTY, TO his Government upon
these subjects, and The proceedings that may tOl-
low, and the new instructions and orders they
may give him, these aie not matters 10 give
grounds whatsoever for discussion with the I'M
dersigned who believes aud hopes that, know.
Ing the facts, such as they are, they will be
judged In the same light and by the same critic
riOn that he himself judges them"
In telegram Of the date OF September SOth,
Nj. Egan states that In a note sent him, the Min.
lister for Foreign Affairs refuses safe conduct or
permission TO refugees 10 leave the country and
maintains The correctness of all that has been
done by the authorities. Gne Minister for For
eien Affairs also repeats the unt0unded and ab-
surd charges OF The refugees cODSpIilng IN the
United States Legation ''Since Saturday the
trouble to The legation had ceased and no more
arrests had been made"
EGAN SUSTAINED.
Again was Mr. Egan sustained by TIL Presi.
dent iu the following telegra m dated October
1St: "Mr. Egln is informed The President de-
sires to establish and maintain the most lrlendly
relations with Chile but The right OF asylum haY
Ing been tacltly II not expressly allowed 10
other foreign legations, and having been eXer-
csed by our Minister with the old Government
ID The interest and Tor the safety OF the adEer-
cuts OF the patty now tn power, the President
cannot but reg I'd the application OF another
rule accompanied by acts OF disreSpect 10 our
legation as The manifestation Of most uu.
friendly spirit Mr.. Egau is instructed 10
furnish a copy OF this 10 the Minister of
Foteign Affairs, and TO take the III.
OF the privilege OF asylum by those 10 whom he
has extended II. Their Intercourse win outside
persons whether by person or by letter. should
be under his supervision aud limited TO The most
necessary and innocent matters. The discussion
and adjustment Of The matter would probably be
much facilitated were there an authorized agent
OF Chile at Washington"
In answer, October 80, Mr. Egan telegraphs:
The Minister of Foreign Affairs dsclaims any
intention OF diSrespect to the legation, but
claims a right to take measures outside the lega-
ton TO Illustrate the conspiracy on the part OF
the refugees Mr Egan insists that there has
been no abuse of The asylum, and he says he Will
prevent any. His design Is 10 obtain safe con-
duet for tile leiugees out of the country. lie
announces tUree days later that the Spanish
Minister has agreed TO act In harmony with him
In the matter OF refugees.
In the notes passing between himself and
SenOr MatIa which Mr. Egan mcOSed, the for
mer asserts that the authorities nave 90 desire
10 mOleSt persons entering the legation, although
a few persons have been detained "whO may
have held intercourse with the refugees without
Mr. Egan knowing It or being able TO know" he
cites an instance OF persons passing papers
through an open window.
In reply Mi. Egan refuses to admit the right
OF the regular authority TO blockade tie legation;
asserts tnat The papers passed through the win
dOws were letters thrown in by q brother Of
one OF the re iugees who had been twice arrested
for attempting TO visit tn legation; that the
letter related 10 family affairs and vas In his
(Egan'sl possession and was ut the Minister'S dis
pOsal. Finally, he aSSeT that under internl-
tional law the refugees are free 10 receive corre-
spOndence.
THE POLICE AGENTS.
In a telegram dated October 18th Mr. Egan
says that the lntendente's instructions do not
authorize the arrest OF any one except upon we'll
founded suspicion; that the Minister deploTes
all arrests made by the police agents; AYERS that
no yeXatiOn WAS intended for the legation, but
declines safe conducts. Were IT. possible TO do
So he says, without dSreSpect TO the law, the in
terests OF the country or the prestige of the Gov
eminent, 1t would be given as proof of amity TO
the legation. In reply MIR. kgaD cites instances
where the Chilean Government had recognized
the right TO safe conduct in such cases.
A long correspondence followed between Egan
and Senior Malta, and while IL was IN progress,
on October 10th the Baltimore tragedy occurred
and was reported on the lGtn by Mr.. Egan TO the
State Department On the next day lie wrote:
80 far, Captain Schley has not asceriained the
causes which led To tue disturbance, but the
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