The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-29
CHILTS APOLOGY COMPLETE.
She is Willing to KsAe ins ReparalIOn
Deemed Necessary.
HARRISON GETS HIMSELF IN 4 HOLE.
Clearly Evident That the President Kne"
the Note OF Apology was Coming Before
lie Submitted IIis Message 10 Congress.

WASHINGTON. d. c. Jan. 2s.-lspecial.l F.
The President apparently comprehends tue
gravity Of the situation in which he Is placed
by the date On the copy of the dspatch con-
tanning Chilrs submission, to-day trans
mitted TO Congress.
That official document sent to Congress.
purporting TO be copy OF mo oIE'n". "
dated 25th and marked received lzll A. Al
Since It's PRONUNCIATION and since puOHc At
tsntion has been called @ the matter IL Is
asserted that the date on the document IS an
error made by coprists But tneIe arc V5no.
faeta roin0 10 show that the iresueht
fastened his message 10 "H''0' pave
NE Foro'on Affairs Committee intend TO
.s~.rt.,, alI tho acts in this important
phase of The case
utrrfeON CAUGHT ~ H1s own MI.
After au the Presidents schemng and ma
ri.rIation to convert the Gillian controy oyersy
i+.e tram 1or tie Democracy he has been
lsrrI.+ by i himself in a most embarrassing
manner. Is is now proved and admitted that
fbe Chiiian message of submission was IN pos
session OF the administration when the fresl-
dents hect0rng message of last Monday was
sent t0 Congress. This most important dispatch
was transmitted 10 Congress to-day. and upon
it- face 10 bears in plain words and figures
etr5nc Indictment against the good faith of
fhe President 10 is authOrtatlvely stamped
a. received here at 12.ll A. NJ. January 2oth,
or more than twelve hours before the Presi-
dents message arraigning Chill as stubbornly
refusing any adequate response 70 demands
for satisfaction was sent 20 Congress.
The President does not deny that the
Chlian message of submission was at
the State Department when he forwarded
his belicOse message, but AS poor preteXt
takes refuge in the humlhatng suDtertu9e
that " il had not been translated" At the
state Department it IS said there was nobody
% translate u Just then. Another subteriuge,
else why are numerous persons kept on the
Department rolls at liberal salaries as
translators But the President cannot escape
from the act that he was at least aware OF
tie purp0rt of the G lllan document lie
had received q cablegran from Minister
Igan foresaadowing the contents OF Cmhs
submss on.
Tie attitude in which the President in bis
headl0nr haste 90 make capital for himself and
hls party 10 the hope OF obtaining renomlna-
ti0n and reelection Is one that no American
citizen can afford to gloat over. Tor II Is re-
fectiOr upon the eutire country. lt IS no eX
cu-e 90 say tie dispatch had not been
translated Every person cOgnizant of
. Its receipt knew that il bore upon
the controversy. and tie national inference
was tlatit contained important matter, Tor
the President was expecting reply 10
lis so-calied untImatum. 10 was due 10
Congress and to the country that every item
of information possessed by tie President up
the termination of his message should have
been included.
go IArCs1 FoH H-M
Ttisno excuse to say the dispatch had not
been translated III there was delay in pro-
curing e translation then the message should
Lave been withheld The Cnilian reply rem
lers the lresidents message of last Monday
absolutely useless. Possibly the President
now regrets that be did not restrain his ardor.
As further evidence that President Harm
e.n was intent upon pr0vonng hOstlities
with Chill IBIS course at the Cabinet meeting
held 10 consider the ChiIian dispatch, after
the latter was read Secretary Tracy PROMPTLY
declared that 1t was not satisfactory. IL could
not be accepted. he maintained. Attorney
General Miller Joined him. and then the
President EXPRESSED himself as totally averse
IL the acceptance of the submission, holding
that % was not adequate. Secre
t4rv Blaine cOmbatted this opinion. boldly
asserting that the Jnitei States could not
afford Sd make further demands. that public
0uiniOn would not sustain any such extreme
course Secretary tlkirs conceded with Mr.
Blaine and the debate was animated without
anv conclusions being reached. Mr. Blaine
withdrew. He went to his residence and lm-
mpdialeV summoned the chairman and MEM
bers of the Foreign Relations Committee and
the House Foreign Affairs Committee. To them
he submitted a CODY Of the Chllan dispatch
ami asked IS they aid not regard 1T as ample
lie wisely reIrainea from aAuding TO tne
Presidents position. All the committeemen
AGREED that nothing further could be asked
that the contention was at an end. MI.
Blaine gave permission TO hls visitors
to communicate the contents OF the
Clliau dispatches anu a4Vlse with
other senators and representatives. by
this ula. he succeeded IN getting all tie
facts be ore the public and this morning
through the newspapers 10 Was manifest that
the people of the nited States accepted
Chl.s submission as ample and felt gratlned
90 tlo outcome The war scheme OF tie Pres
lleut was defeated. ie was compelled 10
weld To public opinion and lay the truth be-
fore Congress.
The Democrats are oyulting on the present
situation. So lar as the political advantage
is concerned they have got the best OF the
situation.
THE IEFsIDENl's LETTER.
The President to-day sent to Congress the
additional correspondence relating TO Chillan
affairs embracing Chiis apology received
here on Tuesday morning. The Presidents
letter reads as follows
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan %.
To the Senate and House of Representatives
/ transmit herewith additional correspond
ence letween tins Government and the Gov
eminent Il Chill. consisting of the note of
Mr. Montt the Chihan Minister 40 this capt.
tail 10 Mr.. Blaine, dated January z d, the
replv of Mr.. Blame thereto OF the date of
January 9th and the dispatch from Mr.
Epan. our Minister at Santiago. transmit
inc a response to Mr.. Pereira, the
C6ilian Minister of Foreign Affairs
10 the note of Mr. Blame of
January DIST which was received by me on
the 26th instant The note OF Mr.. Montt TO
Mr Blaine. though dated January 23d was
not delivered at the State Department until
after j. O'Clock meridian of the 9th. aud was
not translated and its receipt notlned TO me
until late in the afternoon OF that day. the
response of Mr. Pereira 20 our note OF the zlst
w.thdraws with acceptable expressions OF re-
cret the offensive note of Mr.. Malta oil the
nth ultiuO and also the request Tor the fecai
of Mr. E0gan. The treatment OF the incident
of the assault upon the sailors Of the Baltimore
is so cOnclatory and friendly that / am OF
opinion that there Is good prospect that the
differences growing out OF that serious AFFAIR
can now be adjusted upon terms satisfactory
% this Government by the usual methods
and without any special powers from Con-
gress This turn in the affair IS very gratlfy
ing TO me. as ! am sure 1t will be 20 Congress
and 20 our people. The general support OF
tine efforts Of the Executive 10 enforce the
.Ust right OF the nation IN this matter has
gwen an instructive and useful illustration Of
the unity and patriotism of our people.
Should IL DO necessary l will again cOmmuul-