The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-26
At .a Late Hour Word Is Received
From Chill That The Note
Is Disavowed.
But Nothing at All Il Said or an Ap oloey
or Observation-Disclosures IL
Proposed.

in the presidents message sent to congress
at the beginning of the present session and
the copiouy newspaper publications that
have been made. II ia divided into three
portions, the first comprising the CORE
spondence between Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
EgRn or Mr.. Wharton in Mr.. Blaine's Alb
sence; the correspondence between Senior
Lazcano, the Chilian minister under the
Balmaceda administration. and lastly the
notes exchanged between Secretary Blaine
and Dom Pedro Montt. tho pres
snt Chilian minister to Washington.
The Egan correspondence began Aug. Is,
and is of no interest except as disclosing
the fact that Egan to the last, had an abid
ing faith in the triumph of Balmacela. It
details his offer Of the good offices Of the
United States as arbitrator to settle the
civil strife in Chilli and the failure of these
efforts by reason Of the assassination of
Balmaceda representative. It also details
the suicide Of the oyerthrown president in
the American legation. He thinks that the
i'll feeling against the United States is
largely due to the Itata incident. A large
proportion OF the correspondence is devoted
to the dispute between the countries over
the right of asylum extended by Egan to
political refugees.
January 20 Egan reported by telegraph
that the minister of foreign affairs had not
yet returned an answer in the matter of
Withdrawing Mathis telegram of Dec 13,
md Jan. q telegraphed that the minister
for foreign affairs promised him in the
course of an interview he had with him on
the 18th, in the matter OF having Matta's
telegram of Dec. IL Withdrawn, to consult
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turn his reply in another interview special
ly appointed. He says this promise has
not yet been discharged and the answer is
still withheld. Ho asks whether the tele-
gram was Withdrawn in Washington in
terms entirely satisfactory to President
Harrison and Blaine, as the correspondent
of the New York Herald WAS to-day told by
the under secretary.
On Jan. 81, Secretary Blaine telegraphed
Egan as follows: "You will assure the gov
ernment of Chill that the president has no
disposition to be exacting or to do anything
which this government would not, under
the same circumstances, freely concede.
mo selfrespecting government can con-
sent that persons in its service, whether
civil or military, shall be beaten and killed
in foreign territory, in resentment of acts
done by or reputed to their government
without exacting suitable reparation. The
government of the United States freely
recognized this principle and acted upon it
when injury was done by its people to one
holding official relation to friendly power,
in resentment of acts done by the latter.
In such case the United States did not seek
for words of smallest value or equivocal
meaning in which to carry its apology, but
condemned such acts in vigorous terms and
did not refuse to make other adequate
reparation.
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 Chilli to
present any explanatory or mitigating
facts, and have had due regard to the fact
that the government of Chill was for CON
siderable part of the time that has elapsed
since Oct. 16 upon provisional basis. Il
nm further instructed by the president to
say thnt his attention has been called to
the note of instructions sent by Malta,
secretary Of foreign affairs, under date of
must suppose from just sense of the
offensive nature of the dispatch. refrained
from communicating it officially to this
government, but in view OF the fact that
Montt was directed to give it to the press
OF this country, and that it was given the
widest possible publicity throughout the
world, this government must take notice
of it.
'You are, therefore, directed to say to the
Chilian government that the expressions
therein imputing untruth and inoincerity to
the president and secretary of the navy in
their official Communications to the congress
of the United States are, in the highest de-
gree, offensive to this government. Recog-
nizing that the usual rubB of diplomatic
intercourse and respect and courtesy which
should characterize internatinal relations,
which he cannot assume are wholly unfam-
iliar to the Chilian foreign office, the presi
dent was disposed to regard the dispatch
referred to as indicating purpose to bring
about the suspension Of diplomatic rcla-
tions, but in view of the fact that Malta
anizatlo nof the Chilian cabinet was about
to take place, and afterwards, in the
further view of the expectation thatgwus
held out of it's withdrawal and suitable
APOLOGY, notice Of this grave otfense was
delayed. | am now, however, directed by
the president to say that If the offensive
parts of the dispatch of Dec. IL are not at
once withdrawn and suitable apology of
feed with the same publicity as given to
the offensive expressions he will have no
other course open to him except to termi-
nate diplomatic relations with the govern
ment of Chilli.
MONT, in note of Jan. 20. advised me
that ne had been directed by his govern
ment to inform the government of the
United States that you are not persona
grata to the government of Chill and II re-
quest for your recall. This has been laid
before the president and he directs that you
say in view of tho foregoing that if he does
not deem it necessary to make any present
response thereto, it will be quite time to
consider this after reply to this note is re-
ceiyed AS we shall then know whether any
corr rrespondence cnn be maintained with the
government of Chill upon terms of mutual
respect. You will furnish to the minister
of foreign affairs full copy or this note.
e5 ''BLAINE."
On the 23d Egan acknowledges receipt of
.stt ~ ,sxptn ntA A4n.1
he would deliver to the minister of foreign
affairs next day. He further stated that in
an interview preceding the receipt of it the
minister Of foreign nfTaira pressed upon him
tho acceptance Of the withdrawal OF Mat
ta'a telegram on the basis stated in Egan's
telegram Of that day (this being u simple
expt ession OF regret by tho Chilian govern
monty, saying this basis would be entirely
acceptable to Mr.. Blaine. Notwithstand-
ing this occurrence, Eran would only con-
sent to submit the proposition, as ho had
done. With regard to his being persona
non Rrata, Egan snys that at diplomatio !