Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-02-03
THE Malta LETTER.
Full Text of an Important Piece of Cor
respOndenCe.

Full Text of an Important Piece of Cor
respondence.
December Is was preached one of the
graveSt issues in the case, which is still
open in the shape of the Malta note to
CHILEAN ministers abroad. Mr.. Egan says
in his telegram that this was sent to the
Chillan minister at Washington with the
sanction OF the President, was read in the
Senate and published In all the papers.
Its text In full is as follows:
Having read the portion of the report of the
secretary of the navy and of the message
of the President of the United States, L
think proper to inform you that the
statements on which both report and
message are based are erroneous or deliberately
incorrect With respect to the persons to whom
an asylum has been granted, they have never
been threatened with cruel treatment, nor hasit
been sought to remove them from the legation,
nor has their surrender been asked for. Never
has the house or the person of the plenipoten-
tiary, Notwithstanding ind1scretions and DELHI
crate prOvocat1ons, been subjected to any Of
tense, as is proved by the eleven notes of Sep
tember, October and November
With respect TO the seamen of the Baltimore
there Is, moreover, no eXactneSS nor sincerity In
what is said at Washington. The occurrence
took place in a bad neig borhood ofthe city, the
maintop of Valparaiso and among people who
are not models of discretion and temperance
When the police and other forces intertered and
Gained the tumult there were already several
hundred people there, and it was ten
squares Or more from the place where it had be-
gum Mr.. Egan sent on the Goth OF October. a
note that was aggressive in purpose and viru-
lent IL language, as is seen by the copy and the
note written in reply on the 9th.
On the 18th the preliminary examination had
already been commenced; it has been delayed
owing the non-appearance of the officers of the
Baltimore. and owing to undue pretenSions and
refusals of Mr. Egan himself NO provocation
has ever been accepted or initiated by this de-
partment. Its attitude, while it has ever been
one of frmness and prudence, has never been
one of aggressiyeneSS, nor will it ever be-
one OF humiliation. whatever may be or have
80 o. WnCh Otnr NV hose -hn
terested in justifyiug their conduct, or who are
blinded by erroneous views.
The kilograms, notes and letters which have
been sent to you contain the truth-the whole
truth-1n connection W1thwhat has taken place
in these matters in which iIl-will and the con-
sequent words and pretensions have arisen,
have not emanated from this department. Mr..
Tracy and Mr. Harrison have been led into er-
ror in respect to our people and government;
the instructions recommending impartialty
and friendship have not been compiled with,
neither now nor before.
If no official complaint has been made against
the minister and the naval officers it is beer use
the facts, public and notorious both in Chill
and the United States, could not, although they
were well proved, be urged by our confidential
agents. Proof of this is furnished by the de-
mands of the Baltimore and the concessions
made in June and July, the whole Itata case,
the San Francisco at Quintero. and the cable
companies. The statement that the North
American seamen were attacked in various To-
calltles at the same time is deliberately incor-
rect.
as VIC -P1oAiuIlldTy eAdLnludIlOu Is HoI yet
concluded, it is not yet known who and how
many the guilty parties You doubt
have the note of November 9, writ ten in reply
10 Minister Egan, in which L request him to
furnish testimony, which he would give, al
though he had said that he had evidence show
ing who the murderer was and VINO the other
guilty parties of 10th of october were That all
the other notes Will be published here. You
will publish translation of them in the United
States. Deny in the meantime everything that
does not agree with these statements. being
sured of their exactness of the
right, the dignity and the final success of
Chilli, notwithstanding the intrigues which
proceed flom 50 low a source, and the threats
which come from SO high d source.