The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-30
THE BLOODY CHASM BR|DGED,
President HarrisOn's Message No. 2
and Accompanying Chilian
Correspondence.
A Historical Document The United
States Can AS for No Further
Concessions.
Chill Desires to Preserve the Most
Friendly Relations With
This Country.
Message Number Two.

ASiiINGrcN, Jan, rs.
To THE SENATE AND HOUSE or REP
REsGNrATIvEs: ! transmit herewith adj
ditional correspondence between this
government and the government Of Chill,
consisting of the note of Montt, Chilian
minister at this capital, to Secretary
Blaine, dated January "a, the reply OF
Secretary Blaine thereto of the date OF
January y and the dispatch from Egan,
our minister at Santiago, transmitting the
response of Pereira, Chillan minister of
foreign affairs, to the note OF Secretary
Blaine of January 2l. which was receiv-
ed by me on the 25th inst. The note Of
Montt to Blaine, though dated January
% was not delivered at the state depart
ment until after II o'clock meridian Of
the 25th and was not translated and its
receipt notified to me until late in the
afternoon of that day. The response of
Pereira to our note of the 21st with
draws, with acceptable expressions of
regret the offensive note of Malta of the
11th ult. and also the request for the re-
call of Egan. The treatment of the in
cident OF the assault upon the sailors Of
the Baltimore is SO cOnciliatOry and
friendly that am of the opinion that
there is good prospect that the differ
ences growing out of that serious affair
can now be adjusted satisfactorily to
this government. by the usual meth
ods and without special powers from
congress. This turn in the affairs is very
gratifying to me, as | am sure it will be
to congress and to our people. The gen
eral support of the efforts of the exccu-
tive to enforce the Just right Of tho ma
ton IN this matter has given an instruc-
tive and useful Illustration of the unity
and patriotism of our people. Should II
be necessary, will again communicate
with congress upon this subject.
tSlgned) BENJAMIN HARRISON.
! Washington. Jan. 2S, 1892.
Three letters accompany the message
Of the president. The first was from
Montt TO Blaine, the second the reply o'
Blaine to Montt. and the third from
the Chilan foreign minister. The lasl
named is chief in interest. Blaine ana
Montt 90 over the various steps in tie
negotiations b tween them regarding the
incident Of the Baltimore sailors and va
rious matters connected herewith
Montt insists the trouble did moi
arise from any enmity of his
government toward the United
States. ami claims his government
was anxious all the way through to q,
full JUSTICE to tho United stutes He re
views the work Of The Cbilian author
iiIes in the investigation of the trouble
and explains tho slowness Of the pro
cedure. he calls attention to hi
previous offers Of arbitration and ap
pears of the opinion tina. his govern mcn
had given all that has been demandc,
by the United States IN various inter
views between himself and Blaine
Blaine takes the ground that there ha
been no formal agreement between him
self and Montt and that the latter haC
assumed such for fact. He says Mont
appears to Justify the Malta note Will
Offering to apologize therefor and sucl
apology could not be received. lie say
tho only apology is Il frank Withdrawal
Montt had ciaime the Malta note wa
not public matter and should not b
recognized. But Blaine insisted II wa
sent all over the world and the Chilia
government was responsible for II.
The message from Egan was dated IN
25th but did not reach Washington untI
the 2Gth 1t consists OF communica
ton from Louis Pereira, ChlIian forelgl
minister in reply to Blaines ultlnatun
heretofore given in these dispatches
Perera reviews Blaine's message and TN
position of this government on the who's
affair, eciting the conclusions of IN
United States as given He then con
tinues:
Without any intention Of opening th
discussion as to the facts reierre,
TO by the communication which
have extracted and combining himself t.
the first part of the instructions of tn
honorable secretary of state the under
signed must state to your excellency tn
regret with which the government o
Chili sees that his eXcellency, the presi
dent of the United States, finds reasol
TO continue to regard the incident o
u October as an attack caused 10y hosti
feeling toward the uniform of the nav
of the United States. That the unfor.u
nate occurrence took place on Il sudden
in district where sailors Of vessels wer
living. in the bay of Valparaiso, are in tn
habit of assembling without distinction
of nationality. From the nature of tn
incident II would he impOssihlc To prov
that there was no doubt as 10 he specia
cause which served as lis "rlgi
or prctexr, but the under
J. signed c::n assert that the case was II"
one of hostile feeling toward the union
of the navy or the United States h"caus
the people of Chill have always "sI""mr
and respected that uniform ever sine
the time when it saw il iiguring h"nol
ably in the ranks of our soldiers an