The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-17
MINISTER MONTT IN A RAGE.

Interview with the Chilisn in Which He Says
Harsh Things About Our sailors
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.--The Post to-mor-
row will print an interview with Senior
Montt, the Chilian minister, on the subject
of the supposed unfriendly feeling enter
tanned by Chihans against Americans.
''Is there really q general unfriendly
feeling against Americans in Chilli" was
asked Mr.. Montt
mo; that is FALSE" he replied. "It Is as
If you say because the Irishmen in New
York city do not like the English, all the
people of the United States are unfrIendly
to England. / have lately talked with
Americans who lived In Chili-Mr. Oswald,
Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Logan-and they
all say 1t is not so. Besides, the
officers of the Baltimore themselves
must say the same. Their sailors had some
trouble on the streets, to be sure, but
that did not hinder. many weeks after.
tho officers of the Baltimore giving ball
to Chilian people. Though these officers
raised hue and cry In TINS country over
uniform. that did not prevent them put
ting on their very best uniform. and sum-
moning Chillan ladies and gentlemen to
dance around their insulted flag
OUTRAGED 9slo1sns bsa 10 GS h1r
ian papers with long accounts
of the brilliancy of the scene. descriptions
of the American naval officers uniform
and the Chilian ladies' dresses, and great
praise of the officers as hosts. While your
press has been making war on as. and pref
udIcing your people against US. our press
has been publishing your officials as our
friends, and thus cannot make
my people realize the feeling that
;~xa o,,4
impossibillty Of their gsusing their acts
accordingly. Then you know the sailors of
the Baltimore give one testimony on which
our courts in Chill base their action, and
when they get back to the United States
they gave testimony quite different So
what is to be donep
"But the sailors explain tnis difference
In that they had to sign q paper in the
Chilian courts without knowing what was
in it,"
what the eruption OF q volcano is like.
Tell me-" said he, bending forward, the
vertical lines in his forehead deepening in
to bitches. his eyes streaming fire, his
other. the bronze of his face looking al
most hot enough to blister, tell me what
would you say II some one told you q man
signed q paper that he conld not read. What
would be the first thing that he would ssyi"
THAT the mans fool. of course
Exactly. exactly; and that's what say
to these sailors. 1t Is absurd, and il Is false
that they were made TO sign papers that
contained. they knew not what, by the
court of Chilli. Made to sign. indeedf Are
not the sailors American, and braves Could
they be madsf Have they ever told what
means of force were used to overcome
their brave resIstancei Was it the rack
tho screw, the knife or the gunf
Faugh! l tell you they never signed
any paper in Spanish that was not read TO
them in English. The foreign witnesses of
other courts 20 before the judge without an
interpreter. When the testimony is COM
plete it read in his own tongue to the wit
ness, who then signs it. whereupon il is
also signed by the interpreter and the judge.
For these men TO say that our
court made them sign u paper with
out knowing what was in it. is Just
as If u Gillian sailor went before Justice
Brown, Justice Brewsr or any of the
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