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the transaction.
Origin of the Animosity.
81, the origin Of this feeling is probably found In
,ne refusal OF this government to give recogni.
uon 70 the congressional party before 1t had
established itself in She seizure Of the itata for
cable incident and in the charge that Admiral
brown conveyed Information 10 Valparaiso OF
'ne landing ~ Suainteros
The communications OF the Chilean govern.
ment In relation to this cruel and disastrous at
tAck upon our men. as will appear from the
the form OF manly and satisiactorv e. nnen
sion OF regret much less OF apology. The event
was OF 50 serious a character that II the In
result OF an accident In Chilean port the incl.
cent was grave enough to have called for some
Public expression OF sympathy and regret from
the local authorities.
Chilean Authorities Advised.
In our note OF Oct. % last which appears in
the correspondents, after receiving the report
OF the board OF officers appointed by Capt
Schley 10 investigate the affairs, tho Chilean
government was advised Of the aspect which IL
then assumed and called upon for any facts in
It's possession that might tend to modify the
unfavorable Impressions which our report had
created. On the 2ist inst caused TO he com
municated to the government OF Chile by
the American minister at Santiago the con.
clusions OF this government They were as fol-
lows:
l. That the assault is not relieved OF the
e sSees wai i, the early Of the
the uniform OF the United States navy having
rs origin and motive in feeling OF hostility to
ms government and not In any act OF the
2 That the public authorities OF Valparaiso
nagrantiy failed in their duty to protect our
soldiers and sailors were themselves guilty of
unprovoked assaults upon our sailors before
and after arrest. He 1.-THE PRESIDENCY thinks
the preponderance of the evidence and the in
herent probabilities lead TO the conclusion that
Hissir n was killed BY police or soldiers.
pened 70 bring the case back TO the position
taken by this government in the message OF
Mr.. Wharton OF Oct % last and to ask for a
suitable apology and for some adequate repara.
ton for the injury done to this government.
The Malta Letter.
In the same note the attention of the Chilean
government was called to the offensive charac-
ter OF note addressed by Mr.. Malta, ex.Minis.
ter OF Foreign Affairs, to Mr.. Montt, its Minis.
Ter az this capital, on the lith ult. This dis
G as to this
translate and give II to the press OF this coun.
try It seemed to me that it could not pass
diplomatic but grossly insulting to our naval
omcers and TO the executive department, as
It directly imputed untruth and insincerity
70 the reports OF the naval officers and TO the
official communications made by the Execu-
tive department. to Congress. 1t will be OBJ
served that have notified the Chilean govern
ment that unless this note is at once with
drawn and an apology as public as the orense
made Will terminate diplomatic relations
Tho request for the recall of Mr.. Egan upon
the ground that he was not persona grata was
unaccompanied by any suggestion that could
properly be used in support of It, and l infer
that the request is based upon Official acts of
MT Egan which have received the approval of
this government. But however that may be-
L could not consent to consider such question
until 1t had first been settled whether our cor
respondence with Chile could be conducted
upon basis OF mutual respect.
Demands Should lie Adhered To-
In submitting this paper to Congress for that
grave and patriotic consideration which the
questions involved demand l desire to say
that am OF the opinion that the demands made
OF Chile by this government should be adhered
to and enforced II the dignity as well as the
prestige and influence OF the United States are
not TO be wholly sacrificed must protect
those who In foreign ports display the
nag which are the colors of this
government against insult, brutal
acts OF their government and not for any fault
of their own 1t has been my desire in every
way TO cultivate friendly and intimate relations
with all the governments of this hemisphere
We do not covert their territory We desire
their peace and prosperity Welook for no id
vantage In our relations with them except their
Increased exchanges of commerce upon % basis
OF mutual benefit We regret every civil contest
that disturbs their peace and paralyzes their
development and are always ready TO give our
good onces for the restoration OF peace.
BENJAMIN HARRISON