Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-02-06
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I'm such case the United States has
not sought for words of the
smallest value or equivocal meaning in
which to convey its apology, but has con.
demned such act in vigorous terms and
has not refused to make other adequate
reparation.
But It was not the purpose here to dis.
cuss the incidents of this affair, but only
to state the conclusions which this govern
ment has reached. We have given every
opportunity to the government of Chile TO
present any explanatory or mitigating facts
and rave hnve had due regard to the fact
that the government of Chile was for q
considerable part of the time that has
elapsed since October 10 upon a provis-
ional basis.
l am further directed by the president to
| say that his attention has been called 70
the note OF instructions sen by Mr.. Malta,
secretary of foreign affairs, TO you undef
date of the 18th ult. Mr.. Montt very pru'
IDENTIFY, and, | must suppose, from u just
sense of the offensive nature Of
the dispatch, RETAINED from com
municating it officially to this gov
ernment. But in view of the fact that
Mr.. Montt was directed to give IL TO the
president of this couu ry and that II was
given the widest possible publication
throughout the world, this government
must take notice OF it, You are therefore
directed to say to the Chilean government
that the expressions therein imputing un'
truth and insinccrity 10 the president and
to the secretary OF the navy In their Off
cial communications TO the congress of the
United States are in the highest degree
offensive to this government. Recognizing
the usual rules Of diplomatic intercourse,
of the respect and courtesy which should
characterize International relations
which he cannot assume are
wholly unfamiliar to the Chilean
foreign office, the president
was disposed to regard the dispatch re.
ferred to rs indicating a purpose to bring
about Il suspension OF diplomatic
relations, but in view of the fact
that Mr.. Malta was acting pro.
visionally and that a reorganization
of tho Chilean cabinet was about to take
PESOS' --A - "-.-l IN fnrther view OF
the expectation that WINS held out OF q
withdrawal anu Of Il suitable apology, no
tice OF this grave oLsnse has been delayed.
1 am now however, directed by the
pre- sident 10 say that IL the offensive parts
of the dispatch OF December IL are not al
once Withdrawn and n suitable apology
offered, with the same publicity that was
given to the offensive expressions, he will
have no Csher course open 20 him except
to terminate diplomatic relations with the
government OF Chile.
Mr.. Mont in a note on January 20 has
advised me TINT he has been directed by
his government TO inform the government
OF the United States that you are persona
non grata to the government Of Chile and
10 request your recall This has been
laid before the president and he
directs o TO say that in view
of tho foregoing, he Ices not deem
In necessary to make and present a
response thereto 1t will be quite time
enought TO consider this suggestion after
a reply TO this note is received, as we shall
then know whether any correspondence
can be maintained with the government Of
Chile upon terms OF mutual respect. You
will furnish TO the minister of foreign
affairs a full copy of this note.
On the 23d Mr., Egan tel%sgraphed ac-
knowledging the receipt of Mr.. Blaine's
telegram Of the 2ist, further stating thatin
an interview on the 18th instant the minis
ter of foreign affairs pressed upon him
d drs AS Of Mr. M Ia the telegram w,sn,
on the basis stated In Mr.. Egan's tele.
gam of that date, saying hat this basis
was entirely acceptable to Mr.. Blaine and
was in fact suggested by him. Notwith.
standing these assurances Mr.. Egnn
would only consent 10 submit tho poposi-
ton as he had done.
With regard to his being persona non
kruta, MT. Eghn sttu tnht ~ a ulploI at1C
banquet at the home of the minister of for.
eisn affairs on the 18th inst. Prime Minis
ter Lucoo told him, with the appreciation Of
OF his colleagues, and in the presence
of the English minister and Spanish min
lister, that the present cabinet entertained
the most cordial feelings for the United
States and for himself personally.
10 the afternoon of January 81 Senior
Montt delivered to Nj. Blaine the following
note:
'Sir-I have received Instructions from
my government to state to you that in It's
desire to cultivate cordial and friendly re-
.lations with the United States the contin-
ancs of Mr.. Egan as minister of the United
States at Santiago is not agreeable
to 1t. Mr.. Egan is not persona
grata for my government, which will have
much pleasure in receiving another repre-
sentative of the United States. The desire
of the government OF Chile to draw closer
its relations with that of the United States.
is its motive for taking this step"
The communication liz from Senior Mont
TO Secretary Blaine Of the 23d inst, ~inclos.
ing the testimony of Sailor John NJ. Tai
bot, taken at Valparaiso, which Senior
Mont declares to have been very different
from the state of facts lie testified to at the
hearing at Vallejo. Talbot was higgins
companion when the latter re.
ceived his death wound