The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-01-14
1t Looks Warlike.
THE CHILIANs HAVE IN NO SENSE BACKED
DOWN.

ty is that the president will send the cor
respondence with Chill to Congress at AT
early day. Whether it will be accom-
panied by a message which will explain
the attitude OF the Administration is a
matter which the President keeps to him
self. No member of his Cabinet is able tC
make any statements regarding it. 1t is
not probable that the President will care to
wait for any further official communica-
tion from the Government Of Chill. The
dispatch which was presented by Minister
Montt last week is a sufficient illustration
of the official documents which are likely
to be submitted to this Government by the
| Government OF Chill.
| This official note of the Chilians Cabi-
net it can be stated, makes a very un-
| pleasant impression in administrative cir
clcs If this official document of the Chi
liam Government is to be believed, there
is an irrepressible conflict between the
American and the Chilian version Of the
Valparaiso incident The alternative pre-
sented t. this country is to either believe
that the officers and men of the United
States Navy are in Il conspiracy to de-
clare to a lie or that the Chilian author
tiles have deliberately misrepresentetl
every important feature of the eI isode.
|
conclusion. This, at least, is the interpre-
tation which members of the Cabinet
choose to give to this correspondence.
The Chilian Government officially re
presents to the United States that the riot
in Valparaiso was confined to enc locality
that it originated in drunken brawl, and
that the Gillian police did their duty in
protecting the United States soldiers.
On the other hand, the officers and men
of the Baltimore unite in asserting that
| the riot was not confined to one locality
that it did not originate in a drunken
brawl, and that the police not only did
not exert themselves to protect the
United States uniforms, but. on the con-
trary, engaged in, if they did not actually
incite and direct the assault Capt.
| Schley asserts as a fact within his per
sonal knowledge, that the riot broke out
simultaneously in three or four different
parts of the town, indeed, wherever a
United States uniform was displayed. He
infers-and he could hardly infer any
thing else-that the attack was therefore
deliberate and preconcerted. He declares,
therefore, that armed and uniformed
| Chilians took part and fired upon the Bal
| timore men, He asserted all this at the
| first and has maintained it stoutly ever
since. The testimony of the seamen
which has recently been taken by Judge
| Advocate Remey in San Francisco corro-
borates these statements of Capt. Schley
| in every particular. 1t cannot be said,
| therefore. that the Chilian prospect now
smiles with peace and that the incident is
| ended.
| When the correspondence with Chill
| shall be submitted to Congress it will be
| found to be very voluminous. 1t will CON
tain every scrap of the communications,
whether by mail OF cable, that has passed
| between the United States and the Clliliar
| authorities OF between this Government
and its representatives at Santiago, Val
paraiso or on board the Amerc;,n men-of-
war The testimony which Judge Advo-
cate General Remey has taken in San Fran
cisco has been tran slnitted in substance
each day and the President is very anx-
ious to embodv this in the report which
will be sent to Congress. 1t is known that
! he realizes that Chilli has been endeavor-
ing to create sympathy for herself in this
country and to moderate the indignation
by forcing delay and by getting her OWL
version of the Valparaiso outrage before
the public The investigation which has
been conducted by Judge Remey will be
| in striking contrast to the official Cllilial
statements.
| Secretary Tracy said to-day that Judge
| Remey would require three OF four more
! DAYS to complete his work. but thai
enough already has been discovered by
him to Justify every aggressive movement
and the determined attitude of this Gov
ernment in the eyes of the American peo-
pie. Such Democrats as Blonnt OF Georgia
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, McCreary of Kentucky, Senator
Butler and many others have publicly ant
privately expressed their determination t.
sustain the dignity of the Government il
whatever demand the President may
choose to make upon them. A Cabine
officer says that all the reports that Chill
has proposed arbitration or made an,
overtures to this country are wholly spec
ulative. Nothing official has as yet beer
received from the Chilan authorities ant
it is impossible to predict when any settle
ment can be made OF whether one will b'
made at all. Everything will depend up
on the Chilian Government. WEBB.
STILL MORE wARLIKE.
! Especial Despatch to the,Boston journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II. The Govern
ment within few hours has received inn
| portant and sensational news from and
about Chilli
| 1t is character of which tends to confirm
the views Of those who have been of the
opinion that the talk of arbitration an(
reparation on the part of Chill has beer
insincere and has been designed to secure
delay so that there will be an opportunity
to obtain the cruiser Captain Prat from
the French shipyards before any final de
cision shall be announced by Chill.
The President has been advised officially
that the new Government OF Chilli has
not informed anyone that it intends tt
offer an apology, much less to make repa-
ration for the assaults upon the sailors o
the Baltimore.
Moreover, there are reasons to believe
that the Chilian Government may be dis
posed to assume the aggressive, from
ignorance OF the power and determination
of the United States Government, ant
from the fact that no Cabinet in Chill cal
withstand the demands of an angry, ignor
ant and unreasonable populace.
| The information is so important, anC
the situation is SO critical, that there il
little doubt that message will be sent to
Congress which will communicate all o.
the facts at the latest by Thursday o
this week.
The Navy Department is proceeding al
actively with its preparations as if wal
had been declared. WEBB.
| Private advices from Washington sub
Stantiate the statements contained in tn