The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-29
! to end, my government has not yet been
able 10 reply to the demands of the United

able TO reply to the demands of the United
States.
1.-THE various documents and antecedents
TO which l have called your attention in
my foregoing communications were de-
signed to inform the United States gov
eminent OF the progress of the judicial
investigation and of the facts thereby ilici-
ted; they do not, however, constitute a
reply which can only be given when the
facts are definitely brought to light by
the sentence which must be pronounced by
the courts. The testimony which the gov
ernment OF the United States has caused
to be taken in California from the crew of
the Baltimore
CANNOT TAKE THE PLACE OF THE TRIAL
being held at Valparaiso where the of
tense was committed. The testimony may
be useful for disciplinary or administra-
tive purpose in the United States, but 1t
cannot serve as the basis of a judicial
sentence, either in Chilli or the United
States. The copy which L have to-day had
the honor TO send you of a statement
made by one of the seamen of the Balti-
more at Valparaiso, shows that the sea-
men made no charge against the police
Inc charges which he makes here, in the
absence OF the accused parties is in con-
tradiction Of his first statement
and have no value either in
law or in your enlightened opinion
IL 10 W NC moreover, VldI IDS
statement made by this seaman at Val
paralso is atJested by the judge by the sig
nature OF the seaman himself, and by that
OF the interpreter, who was an officer of
the Baltimore who had been appointed for
the express purpose of inspiring Opponents
with confidence.
You were pleased to state in your in
structions to Egan that the undersigned
has not communicated to the United States
government the note addressed to him by
Malta on the 18th of December lasi. The
first time the honorable secretary of state
saw ht to call my attention to the aforesaid
note of Malta, | told him that note con-
famed instructions addressed to me by
Malta, and that as | had not been directed
to communicate it officially to the depart
ment OF state, there was no reason why the
honorable secretary
SHOULD TAKE CoGNIZANCE OF IT.
, l further reminded you it was doctrine
, established by the American government
that documents exchanged between the
President and Congress, or between The
, department of state and diplomatic repre-
sentatlVes of the United States in foreign
J countries, could not form the subject of dis
cuss'on for foreign governments. l also
TOOK the liberty to remind you of the illus
/ trlous Webster and the representative of
Austria in 1850. The Austrian govern
ment complained that time because it con-
sldered the instructions sent the represen-
tauye of the United States unjust or disre-
spectful TO Austria, said instructions hay-
Ing been published in the message of the
President, who sent it to the Senate. This
department. said Mr.. Webster, has on
former occasions informed ministers of
, foreign powers that communication from
:, the President TO either house of Congress
2 Is REGARDED AS ADoMEsTIC COMMUNICATION
, of which ordinarily no foreign state has
cognizance, and In more recent cases the
great improperly of making such commu.
nlcatlons the subject of correspondence anc
diplomatic discussion has been fully
/ shown
1.-The circumstance of publicity does moi
change the character of the communication
IN the opinion of Webster, because such is
the common and usual MODE of proceeding
in communications of the President auC
Senate. 1t was therefore on the nature Of
the note and on no other reason that
l passed by and abstained from commune
. eating TO you the instructions which Maltf
had sent me on the 1lth of Decem bar and
! had the honor TO so inform you. l added
l however, it was far from being the purpose
OF my government to act in manner at al
offensive to the President of the United
States or any member of his cabinet, anc
that Matta's note, if rightly Interpreted ad
mltted OF no such construction. | after
wards had the honor TO inform you | re-
7 celved instructions from my government t
u inform that of the United States that con.
slderation sof the views expressed By
I Buchanan and Webster in 1S49 and 1850
that the messages sent by the President t,
Congress were domestic communication
which cannot serve as the basis for in
;, | terpretations by foreign powers or thei
representatives
My government had no objection t.
. striking out of the note of December IL
L such words as might be cons dered dis
o agreeable by the United States govern
! ment. On the 18TH instant, an officia
: telegram was published which had beer
addressed by the commander of the York
= town TO the secretary of the navy couchet
: IN terms
S OFFENSIVE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CHILL
: and in view of what we had said concern
u ing the note of December II | deemed
u my duty to call your attention to that tele
, gram. The lofty spirit of justice which
S characterizes you did not permit you t
. hesitate to tell me the ording OF the tele
gram was improper and Objectionable
IS This declaration on Your part, which wa
II as important as just, terminated the Incl
5 dent.
e ''Since the early part of the month, whe
u L had the honor TO be invited to unof1icia
IS conferences with representatives of III
Is department OF state (as the credential
IL which accredited me as minister of Chi
% had not yet arrived), it has been reporte
y, to me on various occasions by the Unite
: States government if the represea tatiy
& OF the United States was not a persona grdt
to the government OF Chilli, it Was suff
clent for the government of Chill so t
state, and that said representative
J. WOULD BE SUCCEEDED BY ANOTHER.
IS 1t is a rule, based upon the nature {
l. diplomatic relations and designed to max
them frank and cordial, that represent;
" tive OF nation must be a persona qrdtd t
al the government to which he is accredited
ID "ln a conference with which you wer
De pleased to favor me on the Goth instant
had the honor to state the representative {
20 the United States at Santiago was not
IS persona grdtd TO the government of Chill
d which would be very glad TO receiy
IL another represen tative from the Unite
IN States. You were pleased to acknowlede
2; that the government of Chill has right
T; ask that a change should be made Afte
Re wards, having your note l addressed
ne you in writing the same communicate
IN which had made to you verbally l hay
al deemed 1t my duty to state in this note til
10 foregoing facts which show the friendI
lie and cordial purpose of our conference
which you took a most important par,
f. With sentiments, ETC., PEDRO MoNTT.
To Hon. James g. Blaine, ETC., etc."
at BLAINE TO MONT.
4. WASHINGTON, Jan. q.
Oh "SIR-I have the honor to acknowlede
Oh your favor dated the 23d instant, but M
10 received by me until Monday, u
1t 9th. | beg TO comment on two or three
Id its recitals. l think from zeal for yor
IN country you have made some mistake
at which will proceed to correct. You al
right in saying l considered the proceed