The National tribune., 1892-01-28
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
a Concise Statement Of Our
Side OF the Case.

Valparaiso by AhllpdnSs which created great eA-
ctcment for time, and made demand for
news at all places where any were likely TO be
obtained The rumor was discrodited by Sec
Rotary Tracy, Of The Navy Department. who
said ID probably originated IN the fact that he
had cablcd Commands Evans, OF the York
town. to take the Bamaceda refugees who
are now under his protection TO Callao,
Peru and land them there
The departure OF this vessel from Valparaiso
would leave the United States without a war
vessel iu Chilean waters, and that vessel would
require "a week 10 make the journey TO and
from CaIIao and therefore il has been decided
10 order The Boston. which vessel is at Callao,
10 proceed at once 10 Valparaiso
The Chilean Minister OF Foreign Affairs has
no cause whatever against Commander Evans,
of the Yorktown because Of the salute fired ln
honor OF the Spanish Minister, who boarded
that yesse in company with two refugees. In
fact the Commander would have been liable 10
court-mHItial had he not have saluted the
Minister as the omission would have been
violation Of the clause Of the Naval regula-
tions on that subject
War talk Is strong among officials and others
whose relations 10 the Administration are not
SO close that they cannot talk but the utmost
reticence is observed by the higher officials.
Many persons who are well posted think there
will be no trouble and That the question VIII
be settled by arbitration, while gOOdly num-
Der think there is nothing left the United
States but 90 punish Chile for the outraEes that
have been committed upon our sailors. These
persons say that had British sailors been treated
as the BatimOres men were, England would
have sent her entire navy TO Chile long before
this, and would have had replratiOn made or
the little Republic would have been badly
whipped
The greatest activity still prevails at all the
United States Navy yards, and vessels are be-
ing f'ted for sea as rapidly rs possible AT the
Mare Island Yard, near San Francisco work is
going on o. git and day, and there is no let-up
on sundays The Baltimore was furnished
with go rounds Of ammunition al this Navy
yard last week, and the amount was increased to
100 rounds per gun aiierwaTd NOTkmen are on
board the vessel aud her machinery Is being
rapidly oycrhauled, and her main battery is be.
lnE regulated for concentration 81 fire. The
Baltimore expects orders for the Southern wa
tiers almost any day, and viii be ready 10 leave
when they are received. Nearly all her sail
Ors whose times have expired have ro-cnlistod
with the understanding that there viii be tr0u-
bic with Chile.
Al the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday some
little excitement was occasOued at the White
House by reason OF the sudden illness Of Sec
Tetary Blaine. lie went 10 the Mansion about
ll:45 o'clock 10 apparent good health, but he
bad not been there half an hour when he COM
planned 81 nausea, and said be felt weak and
faint JIG was taken 10 his home by Secretary
LkiBs, and a physician was summoned who
stated there was no occasion for alarm. Mr..
Blaine, however, did not return 10 the Cabinet
meeting, which continued IN session until
o'clock. Eumors, which were shortly proved
unf0uudcd. were circulated that Mr. Blaine
and the President had disagreed about the
Chilean matter aud the Secretary Of State had
left the White House. Mr. Blaine recovered
sufficiently 10 entertain the President and Mrs.
Harrison 40 dinner iu the evening. Secretary
Elkius after the Cabinet meeting said that the
Chilean situation was decidedly serious, and
that war must come unless Chile made ample
PREPARATION that the matter was In the hands
OF the President, Secretaries Blaine and Tracy
that the Cabinet were iu foil accord with them,
and whatever was decided upon by them would
meet The approval Of the balance OF the Cabi-
net. III was decided 10 postpone sending the
message b. Congress for a few days, IN hopes
that su apology would be received.
By "Wednesday there was a waue Of the war
Ia * and @ decided change la the feeling con-
corning The situation. Secretary Tracy re-
ceyed 4 dispatch from Commander Evans, say
ing THAI the Yorktown would sail with the
refugees Tor LallaO, which was AN indication
that be rImOF that this vessel bad been fired
upon bE the thIlcans WAS uulOuuded, as the
Commander did not mention IL. Secretary
Tracy ,ltId there would be no war and that the
United States would come out OF the trouble
with Chile with honor fully satisfied and in .
manner that VIII please everybody IN ID,
country. There was also dimuniti0n Of Ia,
WAR talk around the Navy Department, but Of
hclals were, as usual, very reticent and woul,
not make amy communication upon the matter
The activity continued az the various Navy
yards, SO that b anything should happen. thi
iull VIII not interfere with the vessels Of Ga
Navy being fully prepared 10 act.
Mtuf.fYr hFFrff F4fT tri e.
Minister Malta, which says that tie refugee
have never been threatened, and that the in
formation upon which the Presidents Mcssap
bias been based b. erroneous and deliberatel
untrue, The house OF person Of Minister Ega
have never received any outrage, n0tWitL
standing calculated ind iscretions and proyocs
cations al that gentleman That the riot q,
Cured in a disreputable part OF Nalnairas,
among persons who are not models Of discreti0
aud temperance aud that hundreds Of pe0pl
were present, that the Chilean GovcrumeI
has meyer tolerated or inliated any provocl
tion, but bias maintained lis position with firm
ncss and prudence, that has never been one
aggression, no matter what prcudiccd pcrsoi
may have reported TO Washington and seer
tary Tracy aud President Harrison have bee
led into error respecting the Chilean Cover
mont. that d ls a deliberate untruth that Il
American sailors were attacked Id different I
ca.illcs "a the same time, aud the investigate
NOT being c0mplot ID Is not known who Il
guilty persons are nor what j. their numhf
a rum0r was started on Friday, Jan. -. IA
the recall Of Minister Eean Lad been formal
requested Of Secretary Blaine by the Chiei
Minister Moutt ID WAS said that Minist
ERau's recall was asked by the Chilean Cover
ment because he had been guilty Of making ;
ports 90 Washington that were deliberate
false, and Of engaging IN iutrigues for the pu
pose d creating trouble between the Unit
States and Chile Although Secretary Blai
attended the Cabinet meeting on Friday.
did not visit the State Department during 4
day, and II Minister Egan has been recallf
the request must have reached Mr. Blaine
his home. whore Minister M0ntt visited him
the evening. Secretary Tracy said he kn,
nothing OF Mr. Egaus recall, aud did not
leve tho rumor. Under the circumstances
recall Of the United States Minister Won
come perllously near suspendiHg an cOmmul
cation between the two countries. aud /
asking 81 Air. Lganh recall by Chile wol
have "a tendency 10 precipitate a crisis. as
would Doe taken boz official circles 10 indie
that Chile does not intend 10 make reparati
on apologize for the attack on the Bnltimor
sailors, unless they can attach conditions viii
will preserve the pride Of the Chilean Govcl
ment and enable b 10 retain the respect Of
people, who would resent an unqualif
apology.
Owing 10 the death Of Justice Bradley, y
day cabinet meeting was Of short duEti
The chilean matter was the subject under c,
hldeIaion, and il was understood that Il \
decided 10 submit the entire question 10 G,
Eress 40 that the Legislative branch Of