The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-26

a
pect OF the case the Baltimore was in The har
Dor OF Valparaiso by virtue Of general invita-
tlon which nations are held TO extend TO the
war vessels OF other powers with which they
have friendly relations. This invitation think
must be held ordinarily to embrace
the privilege of such communication
with the shore as Is reasonably necessary and
proper for the comfort and convenience of the
officers and men of such vesse S. Captain Schley
testlhes when his vessel returned TO Val
paraiso September "a. the city officers, as Gus
tomary, extended the hospit aities of the city TO
/ his officers and crew. 1t is not claimed every
personal collision or injury in which sailors or
injury in which sailors or officers of such naval
vessel vi itlng the shore NAV be involved raises
an international question, but l am clearly of
1 the opinion where such sailors or officers are
assam ted by the Resident populace, animated by
hostllty TO the overnment whose uniform these
sailors ana oIlcers wear, and III resentment Of
acts done by their government not by them
their nation must take notice of the event as
/ one involving
AN INFRACrIoN OF ITS RIGHTS AND DIGNITY
not in a secondary way as where citizen is in
| 9ured and presents his claim through his own
government, but IN a primary way precisely as
II It's minister or consular flag itself had been
the OBJECT of the same character of assault
The officers and sailors of the Baltimore were
/ IN the harbor of Valparaiso under the orders of
their government, not by their own choice.
Ihey were upon shore by the implied invitation
/ OF the government Of Chill and with the ap-
prevail of their commanding officer. and it does
J
consul. that his stay more permanent or that
he holds an express invitation OF the local gov
eminent to justify his longer residence nor
does II affect the question tn At the injury was
the act of a mob. If there had been no partici-
patton of the police or military in this cruel
work and no neglect on their part to extend
protection, the case would still be one, in my
/ opinion, when Its extent and character are
cons ldered
INVOLVING INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS
he +bar 4o11.
tack on the sailors Of the Bait more as related
In the testimony of Captain Schlev and others
at tho investigation showing the sailors were
sober and behaving themselves is evidenced
farther by the fact that the Gillian police mad
no arrests, and says it is remar kaoly protracted
investigation. The judge of crimes did not
enable hlm TO assign any more satisfactory &C
count of its origin than between drunken
sailors He then quotes the testimony
OF Apprentice Talbot that the
trouble originated in a CHILEAN sailor
Knocked him down. Then followed a general
/ attacs on Talbot and Riggin with the re >ult
air ady known, The President continues
! There is nothing in the report of the Gillian
investigation made TO US that seriously i'm
peaches this testimony. 1t appears from Chi
nan sources that almost instantly with sud
| denness that
STRONGLY IMPLIES MEDITATION AND PREPARA-
TIoN
the NOR as stated by the police authorities at
one time TO the numDer of 1000 and at another
! l,OOO engaged in the assault upon our sailors
VINO are represented resisting with stones
/ CLUBS and bright arms. The report of Inten-
dente OF October 30 states that tn fight began
at . p m in three streets which are named ;
that information was received at the Inten-
! dencla at 6:l5 and that the police arrived on
the scene at $3.50, full half an
hour after the assault began. At
collected and that for several squares there was
the appearance of real battle field The
scene at this point is very graphically set be
lore US by CHILEAN testimony. The American
sailors who after so long an examination has
not been found guilty of any breach of peace
| so far as the Gillian authorities were able To
discover, armed and defenceleSs, fee ng for
their lives, pursued by overwhelming numbers
and
FIGHTING TO GAIN THEIR OWN ESCAPE
from death, or succor some mate whose life was
IN greater peril. Eighteen OF them are brutaIly
stabbed and beaten, while one Chillau seems
from the report. TO have suffered some injury
out now serious or of what character of
weapons, or whether by a missile
thrown by our men or by some of his fellow
rioters is unascertained. The pretense that
our men were fighting with stones, cluos and
bright arms, in view of these facts is in, ifbIe
and further refuted by the fact that our lriSon-
ers when searched were absolutely " hout
arms. only seven penRnlyes being found n the
possession of the men arrested while there
were received by our men more than thirty stab
wounds, every one Of which was inflicted Ia the
back and almost every confused wound or the
back OF the head. The evidence of the ships
oilcer OF the day is that even the lack knives of
the men were taken from them before leaving
the ship. As to the brutal nature of the treat
ment received by our men, the President quotes
an extract from an account given of the
VIII oh he says cannot be regarded as too friend
ly. 1t tells how our men we're pursued with
slaves ana missiles and beaten down as has al
ready been told many times. The message con-
| tlnues: No account or evasion or subteriuge is
able 10
CLOUD OUR CLEAR VISION
| OF This brutal work 1t should be noticed in
| this connection the American sailors were ar
rested after examination During the four DAYS
following the arrest every one was discharged
| No charge or any breach of the peace or other
! criminal conduct having been sustained against
a single one of them.
Judge Of Crimes Foster in a note To the in
tendente under late of October % before the
dispatch from this govern nent of the follow ng
day was sent -, which aroused the author
of the gravity of affairs. SAYS: Having
presided temporarily over this court
! In regard to the seamen of the United States
cruiser Baltimore who have heen tried on ac-
count of thedeplorable conduct VIII CHI took place
/ etc. = The noticeable point he.e is our sallors
had been tried b fore tue 22nd OF October and
the trial resulted in their acquittal and return
/ TO their vessel. II is quite remarkable and
quite characteristic of the management of this
affair by the Gillian police authorities that we
should now be advised that Seaman Davidson.
/ of the Baltimore, had been included in the
1 indictment his ofense being, SO far
( as l have been able TO ascertain
that he attempted TO defend shipmate
against an asSailant who was strik ny him
with a knife. a perfect Yindicalion or our men
/ IS furnished by this report. One only is found
/ 10 have been guilty of criminal fault and
/ that for an act clearly justified
As 10 the part taken by the police in the af-
air. the case made by Chilli is also fa- from sat
isfactory.
| THE POINT WHERE RIGGN WAS KILLED
is only three Minutes walk from the no.
bee station and not more than twice
yet according to their official report, fun half
/ an hour passed afler he assault began before
/ the police were upon the ground
/ IL has been stated all but two of our men
have said The police did their duty The evil
dence taken at Mare Island shows If the state
ment was procured from our men IL was accom-
pllshed by requiring them to sign a writing in a
/ language they did not understand. and by their
representation that ii was merely declaration
I that they had taken part in the disturb
ance. Lieutenant McCrea, who acted as inter
prefer, says IN mis- evidence when our sailors
were examined before the court, the subject OF
/ the conduct OF the police was so carefully
/ avoided he reported the fact to Captain Scnley
I on his return TO the vessel. Evidence of the
existence OF animosity towards our sailors in
tie minds of the sailors of the CHILEAN navy and
populace OF valparaiso is SO abundant and
various as TO leave doubt in the mid of any
one who will examine the papers sinh.
mitted. 1t manifested itself in threat
ening and insulting gestures toward
/ our men as they passed the Gillian
men OF war IN their boats and in the derisive
and abusive epithets with which they greeted
every appearance OF an American sailor
On the evening OF the riot Captain Schley re.
/ ports boats from the Gillian war ships several
times went out OF their course 10 cross the
bows of his boats cOmDellinp them 10 bocI-