Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-25

Spanish lpgnlinn has about the samu
number OF refugees; that the French,
German, Argentine and brazilian L.
gntiOu8 have more or 'osa, and shat The
only legation that closed its duuu nud
denied asylum was ihat of England.
September Mir. Wharton directs
Mt. Esau 10 recognize The gOvernm ut
and open communication with its
head, and On September 8 iQlCgroplH
That Dc has done 70 and that the roln.
tons with tho new government nro
entirely cordial
September ~ bir. Egsu writes that
Aimee the uuluflIuBte "itnlaN lnciuent
ne young and uuthintiug Chilean
element have had a bllter feeling
against the Unii-i States and ihnt thr
English element, ~ has always boon
their cuBtum in this country, VIII 10
all In their powesto promote aud
FOSTER THIS IEELEa.
lie says that the reasonable men
In power admit that the United States
could not consistently have taken any
other course than the one she adopted,
and that lrm1uie1, when acting o3
minister NJ foreign relations two weeks
ago, 10 siattdt) hin without ivsorva-
ton. IN this relation thp minister
nlludua 10 tho change that Oh. Uuitrd
5tltpH u.uamrr "SHu FfAuuI sUlN
carried the nuws 10 the Baimlocdista q
the Congressional landing anu encluiGJ
an uucquiv1cul denial VI the charge
by Admiral Brown. The minister
tells Of Hllmaceda's suicide aud then
begius recital Of hls effort lasting
through many m0nlhe to protect the
refugees iu hi- legation.
September - he tolclraph8 that he
is expected 10 terminate the asylum
md nund The refugees out 10 be pof6p-
cutud, but 70 30 so would b0 to
SACRIFICE ruEm LIVES,
and he las refused to permit them 10
go out Of the legation except under
safe conduct 90 neutral territory. He
aays: con account VI the "Itata" and
other questions, bitter feeling has
been fermcut,d by government sup
porters against Americans. Secret
police surrounded tho legation
with orders u arrest vigitOa.
Two Of Mr.. Ernu's servants were mr..
rested and are now IN prison. Against
this dlsrcspccl 20 the legation he has
ADDRESSED protest 10 the minister Of
foreign Gfllirs. Later he tulegraphs
that twouty persons have been arrested
In the last two days Tor entering the
legation, and Others buon prevented
hy the police. An thia T. Intended 70
force him 10 drive ont the refugees,
which lac VIII not 40 without insruc-
lions. Ho has addressed a second note
% tho minister Of foreign
al ~ .aaHH W.. d..
OF such cxtnoriiniry, unlustihablo
and offensive conduct. Tho depart.
meut Violently sustained Mr.. Egan's
course in this respect; for on Sept. -
the following Telegram was sent 10
him:
"Nlr. Wharton ins,uotq Mr.. Egnn
by direction Of the prusiJunt 70 in8lat
firmly that the respect aud inviOla.
bllliy due TO tho minister of the
United States and 10 the legation build.
iugs, including free ncccsg, shall be
given anu observed fully and promptly
by the Chilean authorities. The
government Of the United States Is
prepared to consider IN friendly
spirit the question ~ 20 whether asy.
lum has under the circumstances boon
properly givon to the persons now Ut
tho legation when tho factn arc moro
fully before It, but u cannot allow 10
pass without firm protest the
EvGDENCE oF DisREspBCr
towards its minister which Mr.. Egan
reported. Il 10 expected this protest
win DO followed by prompt action on
the part Of the authorities OF Chile"
On tho following day Mr.. Egan lclc.
graphs the department that In the
matter " Asylum he has acted strictly
In tue spirit OF tho departments Ia.
G,fuctlons Ina the Bsrrundia affair. lie
adds that three notes had bvon received
from the minister Of foreign Affairs, in
which he charges shat the refugees
had abused the right VI asylum, aud
Tor this reason defends tho action TO-.
warda tho legation. Mr.. Egan has
informed the minister that the charge
Is absolutely aud entirely unfounded
aud mas asked for safe conduct for tho
refugees. Similar requosts had been
made by him two weeks previous, In.
formally, but orders w;rs given that
all persons leaving thr legation should
be arrested, and many persons were
thus Obliged to procure passports 10
visit the legation.
a long bulletin, dated Sept. 90, gives
events at great detail, showing In sub.
stance tho allegation OF the local au.
thoritle1, was that this refugees were
engaged In conspiracy against the
government. Tho lutondente himself
had declared 10 him that he did not
believe the story for moment, but at
his suggestion Mr.. Egau caused the
frionds Of the refugees to discontinue
their visits 10 tho legation. NovOrthe.
les, the arrests gnd police persecution
continued In spite OF Mr.. Egan's best
Efforts through the medium OF three
notes addressed % the foreign office 10
cause their cessation. He tolls OF iu-
formation conveyed 10 him that no
should cause the refugees 10 leave the
legation % avoid complications and
personal appropriately. He speaks OF
the refugees In 0thnr legations and
cnlls attention 10 the fact
that In tho case OF one or
tws army officers who escane,l
into the English legation in spite OF
its refusal 10 take any refugees the
government did not hesitate To grant
safe conduct.
IN his NOTES
10 Minister Egan relative 10 this sub
jec,, Senior Malta, the Chilean minister
OF foreign nfiairs, Ia Ia instances rather
brusque, as may have been reen from
the following extracts; "lleliting 10
the extraordinary aud without exam.
pie events taking place NJ the legation,
the envoy extraordinary will permit
me to excuse n discussion Of tho point,
because everything done aud every.
thing thaL will be DOM hV thu uolIc.