The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-05

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people among the lower classes, because
they thought we had sympathizsd with
the BaImaceda government and on ac-
count Of the Itata matter. whether with
or without reason he could not, Of course,
All it, but such he thought was the ex-
planhtion of the assault at that time"
''Several OF our men sought security
from the mob by such complete or par
tial changes in their dress as would con-
ceal the fact OF their being seamen OF the
Baltimore, and found it then possible to
walk the streets without moleStation.
These incidents concluslvely establish
that the attack was upon the uniform,
the nationality. and not the men.
PERFECT NEUTRALITY MAINTAINED.
The origin OF this feeling is probably
found in the refusal of this government
not TO give recognition to the congress
sional party before 1t had este blished
itself; in the seizure Of the Itata for al.
legged violation OF the neutrality laws; in
the cable incident, and in the charge
that Admiral Brown conveyed informa-
ton to Valparaiso of the landing at
Quinteros. 1t is not +" lrpose here to
enter any defense rs action of this
government in these matters. 1t is
enough for the present purpose to say
that II there was any breach Of interna.
tional comfy or duty on
our part, it should have been
made the subject OF formal
complaint through diplomatio channels,
or of reprisals for which full response
bility was assumed. We cannot con-
cent that these incidents and these per.
versions Of truth shall be used to excite
murderous attack upon our unoffend-
ing sailors and the government Of Chile
go acquitted Of the responsibility. In
fact the conduct OF this government dur
ing the war in Chile pursued those lines
of international comfy which we had
30 strongly insisted upon on the part OF
other nations when this country was in
the throes Of civil conflict. We con-
tinued diplomatic relations with the
government in power until it was over
thrown, and promptly and cordially
recognized the new government when
it was established. The good
offices OF the government were offered
to bring about peaceful adjustment,
and the interpostion OF Mr.. Egan to
mitigate the severity and shelter adher-
ents Of the congressional party were Of.
fective ana frequent. The charge against
Admiral Brown is too base to gain cred
enec with any one who knows his high
personal and professional character.
TINE TO CALL HALT.
Officers and men Of the American mer-
chant ship Keweenaw, Captain jenkins
furnish most conclusive testimony as ia
the indignltles practiced toward Ameri.
cans in Valparaiso. When American
sailors, even of merchant ships, can only
secure their safety by denying their ma
tionality, it must be time to readjust OH
relations with agovernment that perm its
such demonstrations.
AS to the participation OF the police,
the evidence OF our sailors shows tina
our men were struck and beaten by
police officers before and after their ar.
rest, and one at least was dragged with o
lasso about his neck by mounted police
men. That the death OF Riggin was the
result of rifle shot fired by policeman
or soldier, on duty, is shown directly by
the testimony. The Chilean authorities
do not pretend to fix the responsibility
for this shot on any particular person
but avow their inability to ascertain who
fired it, further than that it was fired
from the crowd.
NOT A SINGLE REGRET.
The communications of the Chilean
government in relation to this cruel and
disastrous attack upon our men, as will
appear from the correspondence. have
not, in any degree, taken the form OF
manly and satisfactory expressions Of
regret, much less apology. The event
was of so serious a character that if the
injuries suffered by our men had been
wholly the result of an accident in the
Chilean port. the incident was grave
enough to have called for some
public expression OF sympathy and
regret from the local authori,
ties. 1t is not enough to say that the
affair was lamentable, for humanity
would require that expression, even ii
the beating and killing OF our men had
been justitiable. 1t is not enough to say
the incident was regretted, coupled with
the statement that the affair was not OF
an unusual character in ports where
foreign sailors are accustomed to meet.
II is not for generous and sincere gov.
trnment to seek for words of small OF
equivocal in meaning in which to con-
vey to friendly power an apology for an
otfense so atrociOus as this"
Reference Is made to the assault by the
mob in New Orleans upon the Spanish
consulate in 1851. and the action Of the
government of the United States in
promptly apologizinG for it, and it is
contrasted to the present treatment oil
our government by Chile. Continuing,
the message says:
WAITED PATIENTLY.
"In our note OF October 90 last afte 7
receiving the report OF the board OF off.
GERS appointed by Captain Schley to In.
vestigate the affair, the Chilean govern.
ment was advised Of the aspect which Il
then assumed and was called upon for
any facts in its possession that might
tend to modify the unfavorable impress
sion which our report had created. II
was very clear from the correspondence
that from the receipt OF the note the ex-
animation was regarded by police au-
thoritiss as practically closed.
1t was, however, reopened
and protracted through a period of
nearly three months. We might Justly
have complained of this unreasonable
delay, but in view of the fact that the
government Uf Chile was still provision