Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-01-25
THE GILLIAN DIFFICULTY
PRESIDENT HARRISON LAYS
1T BEFORE CONGRESS-.
Tie South American Republic
Must Apologize and Make Rep
aratiOn, or Diplomatic Relations
Will Come TO an End.

|
VIII Come TO am End.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 25.-Tbe following
is the concluding portion of the Presi.
dent S message on the Chilian question.
After summarizing the correspondence
up to certain point he saws; "The
mmunications OF the Chilian govern
mcnt in relation to to their cruel and
disastrous attack upon our men, as will
appear from the correspondence. have
not in any degree taken the form of a
manly and satisfactory expression OF
regret, much less Of apology. The event
was Of SO serious character that if the
injuries suffered by our men had been
Chilian port, the incident was grave
enongh to have called for some public ex-
preston of sympathy and regret from
local uthoritlts. 1t is not enough to
say that the affair was laInentable, for
humanity would require that expression,
even II the DeatinS ana killing OF our
men mad oeen Justiha6le. 1t IS not enough
10 say that the incident Is regretted,
coupied WIN the statement that the
ah'lr was not Vi an unusual character
IN ports where foreign sailors are accus-
toheu 10 meet. IL Is not tor generous
ana s'hcere government to seek tor
words OF small or equivocal meaning in
"hich 10 convey to friendly power an
apoiosy ior al orehce SO atrocious as
l'hS'
III tne case Oh the assault ny mob IN
>eW Oiieais upon 'he spanish consulate
III 1901 Mr. webster wrote to the Span
ish minister Mr. Salderon' that the acts
complained OF were dlsgrraceiul and a tia
grant preaeh ol dutV ana proprlety, and
t''at MS government regrets them as
u.ep'' as ni'l'stei Na'ueror or MS gov
erhiient 'ou'u possibly do' that these
hets nave caused the president great
pam lIl.'' d'u ne lh'''Ks proper acknowl-
eusel''enI que 10 her nlalestys govern
tnt. llitnt. ne invited the spanish consul to
I.tu'n 10 ms post guaranteeing protec-
e'oi anu o''elea " saiule the spanish
nas II t''e CONSUL shoulu come III span
'S. sess'l'
ou'n treatment oy the government OF
Nn''' vi t,''s assault "ouia nave been
o'> t;a. .,i .,,."J" W. tne ii Snl,ah authori
ties' "n'. '"u'i less can hardly De salts
neto.y " government that values Its
a'S..o oo ,'nu nonui. III our hole Oh Oc'
.oue, so, nas.' wnen appeaIs IN the cor
.t spo... n'>,I -, ".' a ls..'''"s ."e report ol
SnI cnI ooaiu VI o.aee's "Pl'o'l,teu ny eapt'
'e.''.' " lil'es.'sa'e t'ie ailair the NhiI-
'an 'n sotca h ,,'nen' was ADVISED OF the az,
p,. i,,, "".>" n =. c".n assu''e'i' anu eai'ee
sp"h ~ a., .s ~ n' poesess'o' 'na'
t,,' w. iUy .ne u',a'o'aoie
.'I !. Is:.oms \: " ah, "..n ou' lePo't nau erea
a 49,. WI. e. no'n '"s Ioi,esPohu
Inv ths ."a, ue,C ~. ie'e.Pl vi Inns hote
.,nI;.a ."I Aani,ason h.;t was lesaruGa by inc
+, .H l '.Ns 90 p,"etNa"y C'osea'
,sI % =, no"I'' ieoi'ene ana pro-
s'a..Iu ,., 'n,Uusn pef'ou OF nearly three
,Io:,',I io..nS. W. nlsnt Justly nave COM
"u " " ~ tna un'.aeonao'e . ue'ay' put
~ 81 ch;I; ~. ;m Ia. .na. 'ne government
""' s',n P.o''''oi"'' anu Win d
rs u.'pG''' cs.,, " oe ioi o.'' "is anu hope'ui
VI th d" nenu'y 18TH tolh'iIiat'on, , l nave AWAITED
.ne ,epo'' "n'eh mas out recently oeen
'''aue, aW., ~. o,o.. ,,,
w .ns -,s' ,,Ist', ! eauseu 10 oe com
,iiu.''.a,eu .n " the government OF chili'
-, uy 'ne n'"ei ia" munster 10 santiago
ane .,,I Ioneluslons .:n OF this government alter
a ,a', .olls'uelalloil ol an the evidence
anu eV.'t SUGGESTION eiectinS this mat
~, "nu W Inese eo'i'ius'ons auhefe'
"Iy W. S, s."'eu as loi'o"s' :. :,
"e'' nat tne assault IL not renewed
" the aspect winch 'ie carry lniorna-
'ioh VI 'ne eVe"l gave 70 IT, VIZ tnat OF
S.' S4.a aasa.A upon tle ull''oril OF 'he Ohited
ota'es navy l'a''nH us origin ana motive
III Fe'i',s y, hos''h's 10 tns govern
lle"s anu no III any ae' oi the sailors
Vi VI any " ~, '".nn'
=, peeonu' na' Tue puoic authorities OF
sa'pa,a'so iiasiah'iy la''eu III their duty
T.. 70 plotser '.l. our men ana some OF the po-
.i.e, anu Nnl''al soiuiers anu sa,lors were
themselves suhly vi unproSokeu assaults
upon our sa'iors oelore ana after arrest
lie 'the ptesiuenl) thlnks the proponder-
ai,:' ans o' ', evidence ana tne Inherent Proba-
o''''Ss ieau 10 ,''e CONCLUSION tnat kiggin
"aS .,S hi'i.u NJ. Dy .he poieeor so'uers.
lh'Iu' ihSt heN me president US thcre'
.ole 'olipeleu 10 or,ns the case Dack to
tle position eakeh Dy TINS government
III ~ 'ie ,'ote vi MI wharton o' octooer
20. 'ast' ana TO ask TOR
su'tao,. aPoiosy anu LOT some adequate
rePara.'oh lor lne INJURY done TO TINS
government
i, IN the same note the attention OF the
Nnilian government was called to the
ohe,s'Vs sharacter OF the note addressed
oy Mr. malta, its minister OF forelgn al
'a'ls' " MI MONT IT'S munster at TINS
cap'tai ON Tre ltn INST Inns dispatch
was not olheiaiiy communicated to this
government out as MIR. Montt was di-
recteo 10 translate IL ana give It to the
press o' tll,s country, IL seemed TO me
Ina! 1t cou'u not pass without ofhcial
l"t'ee' l, was not only und'plomatic,
out grossly insulting 10 our naval OH
GERS ana 10 the executive department, as
II directly imputed untruth and insincer-
ity 10 the reports Oh the naval ofhcers
ana 10 the oiicia, communications maoe
ny Tue eAetutlVeuepattheht 10 congress.