New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-27
ONLY ONE DEMAND GRANTED.
CHILIS ANSWER THOUGHT TO BE CNAC-
CEPTABI.E.
THE APOLOGY AND INDEMNITY 1GNORtD-ABsCKI
ITY OF CHILI'S PROPOSED ARBITRATION
And SUBMISSION TO THE
;BI TELEGBAPH TO TIE ThiBCNK.l

WASHINGTON. JAN 2G.-It is impossible to ascer-
tain definitely tonight whether the dispatches
from Santiago printed in this mornings papers
represent correctly the answer made by the
Government OF Chill to the demands of the United
States That an answer of some kind has been
received admits Of no doubt but whether 1t has
been received through Minister Egan or has been
nrc.ented by Scnor Montt is less certain. WHAT
ever the contents 81 the answer, there Is good
reason Tor believing that it has proved, on the
whole unsatisfactory 10 the President.
According to the press dispatches only one oil
the three demands formulated IN the note OF
Thursday last, is granted by Chih, VIZ, the
Withdrawal of the offensive Malta note; and even
this withdrawal is surroundc dby conditions WHICH
make il unacceptable. The remaining TWO dc-
rparG, for nm apology and an Indemnity rspec-
lively. are ignored altogether Instead, there ap-
mars to have been made an offer on the part
of the Gillian Government To withdraw the re-
ou,.t for Mr. Egans recall, question entirely
out,idc thc limits of the note now commonly
known, through wrongly SO, as the ultuhathlh'
In addition 10 this there l. a suggestion TO rclcr
the difficulty 10 "arbltraton. Precisely what
j. IA l,. submitted TO arbitration does not appear
Even the Chian Government cannot be sup
no.cd to entertain the belief that the subject of
an U~lllf
mont After having accused the President of the
United States and his Secretary Of the Navy ol
iellin, fa!,choods deliberately and with malicious
intent. but without furnishing the shadow oil
proof 10 sustain the accusation, the Government
If chill cannot very well expect the President TO 90
before a board of arbitration To demonstrate that
Inc and his Secretary of Navy are not liars.
InualIy absurd is here regarded the intna-
,ion that in ease the proposal 10 submit matters
IN dispntc 10 tine arbitration of some friendly
Power i, not agreeable to the United States All
ouc.tious at issue be- referred 10 the supreme
Cnurt of the United States for adJud ;ation Ihc
in.iuccritv. not 10 say dishonesty, of such
propo-ition is only too apparent. II seems To re-
veal. AT the same time, Il realization on the part
of the Gillian Government Of the weakness ol
its ease Can it. be- it Is asked here thdt Ohil
makes such "A proposition, well knowing WHAT 'c
findings of the Court would he, for the sole pur-
pose of posing afterward aS Il martyr anu 'uc
victim Of the prcjudlccs of packed tripuh"i
Can it, he supposed, for single instant ,Iiat
verdict rendered 10y the Supreme Court could ever
bc REGARDED by Chill rs entirely free from pias "r
- ,hcrc th. slightest reason for believing that
thc decree of the Court could or would DE ch-
forced. if it should prove unsatisfactory 10 'hin
The whole idea is prcpostcrons that the proposi-
ton. if il was really ever made by ChlI' GU" w
REGARDED in the light only of an attempt To gam
time and delay the final reckoning Tor "ho'Nci
hour.
At the Cabinet meeting to-day The latest ne"s
from Chilli was DISCUSSED, to the cAcllSpo" VI "i'
other topics Every member oi the '""lic., VIZ"
ria. cxccntion of Secretaries Foster and ElHlns,
was present. The session uas not an u"u'u'"S
Ino ,nc: in fact. IL lasted less than an hour and
lff
made to ascertain the nature of the rcply received
from fine Chilian Government. Each attempt, how
ever. proved fruitlcss. The seal OF secrecy was
never more cncctuay observed by members ot
The present Cabinet The PIes lent being appealed
TO- would neither deny nor affirm the truth oil thc
press dispatches sent from Santiago. lie would
not even admit that communication had Deem
received from Minister Esan.
Equally uncommunicatlyc proved MihHur
Alontt. 10 many inquiries mace III 'h' c'ufSt ol
the day. he had but the stercolylcd answer, No'h
ins to say.
At the Capitol interest in tie Gillian qIes-
ion ovcrshadowcd all other business ana III po'A
the House and the Senate the Committee on fo'-
cign Relations met To begin the consideration oi
fhe questions raised in the Presidents message.
IN the House too. an il-timcd and ill-manncTed
resolution. introduced by Mr. Brccklnrlige of
kentucky, came near prccipitatng a debate Oh
the merits of the prcScIt controversy MI piccN-
nridgc. soon after the House met offered rc'oll-
tion requesting the President to INFORM OohSIeSS
whether any answer had yet been received from
hill 10 the demands of January u, ana request
inc, further that any additional correspondence
h.t,yean tho tvo countries should be laid before
congress In speaking on the resolution,
Mr.. Brecklnridge had the bad taste TO
intimate that the President had either suppressed
tho supposed answer of Chill. described in dis
catches from Santiago, had hurried the cor
10 Congress on hint that SOM such
answer woulI he forwarded yesterday This Of
fcnsive suggestion. entirely discreditabe to
Of Mr. Brccknridgc's personal and
political standing. was promptly repudiated by
leading Democrats on the floor Of the House and l