Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-26

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elooa ear Clear VISION Of tbts kret2l werz- IL.
sAs9l1 ee aoussa. n taas esnsectlsa. hat the
American sailors Arrested. for extrs1a GSn.
were. during TIE four DAYS following TIE az
rest. essrysas discharged, no charge Of sny
ereaeh OF The peace oE ether cT4<aissl
conduct having been sustained against sAazls
ene Of thea The Judge of eFlz1ss, Foster. "
ncte 70 fne lntecceate. under cate Of octeeer
zz-1efoFe the dispatch fronl this governments
of the follosing asy, which aroused me author
tiles OF Chill ~ BET Ter sense OF the gravity of
the arsir-szys: Having presided espor2riiy
ever this court In regard 20 the seamea Of the
uniisd States cruiser Baltimore. who have beea
uisd account OF the dky.oTabse conduct
which took place. etc. The noticeable point
here il that our sailors haa been Tried before
the zend OF October. zrd that tie trial resulted
IN their acauittal and return 70 tteir vessel IL
- quite remarkable and quite Characteristics Of
the management OF this AFFAIR by The Gillian
police authorities that We should now Dc adj
vised that Seaman Davidson. OF the Baltimore,
has been included in The indictment. his osense
being. SO far as have been able 20 ascertain.
that ne attempted 10 defend shlprnate against
an assailalt Who striking 1T him with
knife The perfect vindieailon of cur men IS
furnished oy this report; Que only 5 found TO
have been guilty OF criminal fault, and that for
an act clearly lasiinable.
AS 10 the part taken by the police in the affair
the case made by Chill - also far from salts
factory. The point where Rlggin vas killed Is
only three minutes walk from The police sta
ton and not more than twice that distance from
the lnteadeneia; and yet, according To their of.
ncial report fun half hour elapsed after
the assault began before the police
were upon the ground j, has been stated that
al but two Of our men have said that the police
did their duty. The evidence taken at Mare
island shows that such statement was pro-
cured from our men IL was accomplished
by requiring them TO sign writing in
language they did not understand and
by the representation thai IL was a mere decla-
ration that they had taken no part in the dis
turbance. Lieut. McCrea, who acted as inter
prefer says in his evidence Tat when our sailors
were examined before the cour, the subject of the
conduct Of the police was 80 carefully avoided
that he reported the fact 10 Capt Schley on his
return 10 the vessel. The evidence OF the ex-
istence of animosity towards our sail
ors in the minds OF sailors OF the cail-
| ian navy and OF the populace Of Valparaiso
are so abundant and various SIS to leave no
doubt in the mind of anyone who viii examine
the paper submitted. 1t manifested itself in
threatening and insulting gestures toward our
| men as they passed the Cailian man of war in
their boats and IN the dcrisiye and abusive cpl
thets with which they greeted every appearance
of an American sailor ON the evening OF the riot
| Capt Schey reports that boats from the Gillian
warships several times went out Of their course
| TO cross the bows OF his boats, compelling them
| to back water. He complained OF the
| discourtesy, and it was corrected. That
this feeling was shared by men Of
| higher rank is shown by an incident related by
Surgeon Siitt of the Baltimore. hfter the bat
tie of Piaeilla he with other medical officers OF
the war vessels in the harbor. was giving volun-
tary assistance 10 the wounded in the hospitals.
The son OF Chilian army onicer OF high rank
was under his care, and when the father discov-
cred it. he few into passion and said he would
| rather have his son die than have Americans
touch him, ana ~ once had him removed from
the ward. This feeling is not well concealed N
the dispatches OF the foreign Office and had
quite open expression in the disrsspectfui
| treatment OF the American legation. The
| Gillian boatmen in the bay refused. even for
large offers OF money. TO return our sailors,
who crowded the Mole, 10 their
ship when they were endeayo-ing
to escape from the city on the night
OF the assault The market boats OF the Balii-
more were threatened, and. even quite recently
| the gig Of Commander Evans OF the Yorktown
was stoned while waiting for him at the Mole.
The evidence'of our sailors clearly shows thni the
attack was expected by the Chilian people, that
| threats had been made against our men. and in
one case somewhat early in the afternoon. tbe
keeper Of one house, into which some Of our men
had gone, closed his establishment in anticipa
ton Of the attack, which he advised them
would be made upon them when darkness came
on In report OF Capt. Schley TO the navy
department, he says: In the only interview
that L had with Judge Foster, who is invest!
eating the case relative to the disturbances. ts
| fore he was aware OF the entire gravity OF the
matter, he informed me that the assault npon
my men was the outcome OF hatred for our peo
pie, among the lower classes, be-
cause they thought we had sympathized
with the Ch!lian government on &C
OF the Tfatl Several n on
sought security from the mob by such complete
or partial changes in their dress would con
ccal the fact OF their being scamen Of the Balii
moro and found II then possible 10 walk the
streets without nlolestaticn. These incidents
conciusively Establish that the attack was upc,
ths un!torm-tne nstionslity-ani not upon the
men. The origin of this feeling is probably
founp in the refusal OF this government to give
recognition to lie congressional party before !;
he'd established itself in the seizure OF the Itats
for an alleged violation of the neutrality law ir
the cable incident. and in the charge that Ad
niiral Brown conveyed Information to Nalpa-
raiso of the landing at QIintero. Ii is not ny
| purpose TO enter here any defense OF the actor
OF this government in these matters
IL Is enough for the present purpose TO SAY
that IL there was any breach of international
| conisy or duty on our part II should have beer
made tho subject Of ofitcial complaint through
diplomatic channels of reprisals for which a
fun responsibility was assumed We canno.
consent TINT these incidents and these per-
versiors az the cuths shall be used 10
excite : murderous attack upon our unorend-
| ing sailors, ard Tire government of Chilli go &C.
| Quilted Of responsibility. In fact the couduoi
os this government during the war In Chilli pur-
| sued those lines os international duty which We
| haa 50 strongly insisted upon the par
| OK othCr nations when this country was
IN the throes CO active conflict We continued
tho established diplomatic relations with the
government in power until il was over
| thrown and promptly and cordially recognized
| the new government when IL was established
| Tne good Offices OF this government we're
| offered TO bring about peaceful. adjustment ard
the interposision Of Mr.. EgaD TO mitigate severi.
/ ties ana 70 shelter scherents OF the congress
sioral party were effective and frequent. The
charge against Admiral Brown IS too base &c
| gain credence with anyone no knows his high
personal and professional character.
Referring TO th4 evidence Of our sailors.
| think IL - shown taat there were several dis
tinct assaults ard so nearly simultaneous "a 10
show that they did not spread from ono point
| A press summary Of The report of the fiscal
[ shows that the evidence Of t'e Chiiial Of.
ieiaIs and others was in conflict a. 70 the place
| OF origin. sever places being namcd nv differ.
ent witnesses ss 20 the locality
| where the irst outbreak occurred This.
| II correctly reported shows that there
were several distinct outbreaks and 50 ne.riy
At the same time as 70 cause this confusion.
| The Ia Patria. II the same issue from which 1
have already quoted. after describing the
I killing ~ HieEin ard the FIGHT which
iron, that point extended 20 the mole. SAYS
AT the same tine In other streets Of the port
the Yankee ssilcrs fought fercely with the
people o. the town. Who believed to sec Ia them
incssnate enemies OF the Chilisn navy
Tss testimony of Capt Jeakins, 81 the Amer
| icsn merchant ship heveens. witch rad goue
~ L<fr r-sI< Fn- 49,, erf@
ress - sruse psrt o, the assault upon tie crew
~ the baltimore. Is strongly corroborstivs q