Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-21
ONLY WARM Feelings FOR AMERICA.
senior Mont, the Chilean Minister. speaks Tor
His Government.

His Government
The New York Herald this morning printed
interview with Chilean Minister Montt. in
which he expressed the views Of his govern
ment in the controversy now pending between
Chile and the United States. which threatens 10
involve the United States m a war. The Her
aid on last Tuesday sent cable dispatch 10
President Jorge Montt OF Chile asking HIM n
he would give il an Official statement a. 20
Chile's position in the present difficulty be-
tween that country and the United States and
as to Chile's intentions in regard 20 our de-
mand Toy an apology. PREPARATION and indem-
nifty for the Baltimore affair.
Areply was received from President Mont
yesterday. as follows:
Minister Montt can express 20 You fully the
..Ss. OF my government. With much respect,
NniSnedD JoRsr MONT"
As soon as this dispatch arrived the HTalrs
correspondent IN Washington was instructed
10 convey the message 10 Minister Montt
me minister. when shown the dispatch. hest
tatea Tor time, but finally began bv saving:
Chile has only the Narmesi feeling toward The
United states. The American people do not
understand Chile. Why should she not have
good feelingsy'
The correspondent hnzaried the Baltimore
incident as a reason to the contrary
In reply Minister Montt said: Il saw 20 vou
thst lille has Gone and Is doil all she possibly
can to investigate this trouble and 20 Obtain
the facts NhereuPon TO punish the guilty. De-
iore she OBTAINS these facts 1t Is impossible for
her TO make any reply TO the demands of tins
government She has conducted the matter
Just the same rs the United States or anv other
country would have conducted IL IL il had han.
pened IN their borders. There has been no do
lay. nor has there been undue haste. The in
vestiGRtion has been thorough and when IL is
hnished the facts will be known. The matter
Is now IN the hands OF Judge OF Crimes Foster.
lie may not write his decision until February
/. lhis decision IN our procedure is an
acqulttal or conviction, carrying with IL the
sentence. Before. however. the sentence can
lie carried out the decision must be reviewed
by the upper or superior court"
The correspondent tried very hard 20 obtain
rom the minister what. in his opinion, would
De the length Of time before a review Of the
lower court decision could be expected. lie
SAID that II might take six weeks or two
months, but said that the government would
not delay II. When continued the min
lister, 1.-THE superior court has reviewed the
decision the facts brought out will form the
basis on which our minister of foreign affairs
WA make reply to the government of the
United States"
Minister Montt said he did not see how any
possible fault could be found with Chile
The correspondent said that the one great
fault that the American people found Wa that
,hile mas never expressed the slightest regret
Tor the killing of the American sailors, and
| aehtu IL llal Was true.
| The Hack eyes of the minister lighted mn
WITH seorn. He was on the point of making an
| impetuous declaration of denial, when he
checked himself and replied in his most diplo-
matte tone: 1T Is not for TO make public
the Official correspondence of this country
lou can see that at the State Department"
Minister Montt was then asked il Il was true
that the president of Chile and the leading
| statesmen OF that country were disposed 10 be-
| friendly toward the United States but were
afraid to deal out justice through fear of the
rabble.
.'Boshl do not believe it," exclaimed the
minister. when the facts are properly ascer-
tanned our officers of state Will do strict and
absolute justice in accordance Herewith. Ii
does not make any difference what the state of
feeling IL the country may be-"
The minister then went on TO emphatically
impress upon the correspondent that there ssas
no desire in Chile for war with the United
States, and that the people had not the slightest
idea that the United states was thinking of
| such a thing.
why, said he, Il have this day received
the Chilean newspapers of December z. Com
pare the American newspapers of that date
with them. In the American papers IL is all
war; war, war. In the Chilean papers there is
not one word of war. They treat Of every
thing that Is interesting to the people, but YOU
VIII not lind in any one of them a word of hos
tilIty or the slightest expression Of nl-feeling
toward the United States"