Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-02-03
Peace Assured.

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peace.
She withdraws the offensive express
sions in the Malta circular and regrets
the mistak Ike made by the Provisional
Minister of Foreign Affairs. She will
not press the request for the recall OF
Minister Egan at this time. She gives
assurance that the Valparaiso attack
was not inspired by hostility to the
United States, repeats her regret for
the deplorable affair, shows that vigor-
Gus measures have been taken to bring
the offenders to justice and says she is
willing to submit the question of in
demnity to arbitration.
This satisfactorily disposes of every
issue in the controversy except that of
indemnity. For the settlement of this
it only remains to agree upon arbitra-
ton and it's terms. Chili's suggestion
of the United States Supreme Court is
not practicable, but it shows fair and
liberal-minded spirit on her part.
The CHILEAN reply is manly and grace
full 1t does honor to the government
of that country as well as credit to the
patriotism and craftsmanship of Pre-
mier Pereira.
1t is in no sense to be regarded as an
abject apology forced by the abrupt
ultimatum of President Harrison
There is not in it a single concession
which Chill had not made before she
received that untimely communIca-
+ion. The same result now reached
would have been reached by this time
without that lingo ultimatum and with
far more credit to Mr.. Harrison's. adj
ministratiOn.
In the light of the correspondence
published this morning Mr.. Harrison's
ultimatum seems all the more hasty,
uncalled for and unwarranted. Both
the document itself and his eagerness
to get it before the public by prema-
turelv sending it to Congress are simply
inexplicable unless Mr.. Harrison had
LOST his head or was ambitious to pose
before the country as a hero of lingo
ism.
He had ample assurance before he
hurled his ultimatum at Santiago that
every demand made in it either had
been or would be conceded by Chilli
As to the Malta circular, of which the
President took no official notice for a
month after its appearance, and then
couldn't wait three days for its recall,
Minister Montt assured Mr.. Blaine that
his government would make due
amends, and Minister Pereira gave Mr.
Egan similar assurances.
Concerning the Valparaiso affair, the
Chilian government repeatedly assured
the administration in Washington that
no national offence was intended to the
United States; repeatedly expressed
her deep regret for the deplorable oc-
currence; repeatedly informed US that
the criminal authorities were proceed
ing vigorously against the offenders ;
repeatedly expressed her willingness to
arbitrate the matter in case the two
governments could not themselves set
tie it by agreement F; repeatedly de-
clared that Chill enter tanned the most
cordial feeling toward the United
States and was DESTROYS of maintaining
friendly relations.
All this was known in Washington
before Mr. Harrison's amazing action
on January 81. The new government
of Chill had not been in power five
DAYS when Premier Pereira Instructed
Minister Montt to express to the
United States government sincere
regret ON account of this unfortunate
incident, which, although not strange
in the ports of the world, this govern
ment doubly laments, owing to its
sincere desire to cultivate friendship
with the United States
From Minister Months letter of the
esd, which is made public this morning
and the substantial accuracy of its
statements is not shaken by Mr..
Blaine's evasive reply-it appears that
arbitration was repeatedly referred to
by the Minister and the Secretary as a
way out of the difficulty in case of
necessity. Indeed, Mr.. Montt distinct
lv told Mr.. Blaine that he was author
lied to say that Chill would agree to
arbitration when the time for it should
come, and Mr.. Blaine assured him that
the United States would do likewise
This was reported by Minister Montt
to his government, which then felt as
sured that there was this peaceful
solution of the issue to fall back upon
in case of necessity.
In the face of all this-Chili's eX-
pressed willingness to withdraw the
Malta circular, her assurance that no
offence to the American naval uniform
was meant by the Valparaiso affair,
that she deeply regretted it, that
Justice would be meted out to the
guilty, that she would willingly sub
nit to arbitration any issue on which
the two governments could not them
SELVES dSItc, tIlttu HllC was oIhiOuo "
maintain friendship with the United
States-in the face OF all this, without
giving Chill warning, without allowing
her reasonable time, Mr.. Harrison
dictates an abrupt and eXacting ulti-
matum which might have involved the
country in costly and disastrous war
had the Chilian government manifested
less calmness and good sense than it
has now shown.
The fortunate result is victory for
the American people and one honor
able to Chill. 1t is not, however, a
triumph of Mr.. Harrison's lingo diplo-
macy, but triumph in spite of it,
The Supreme Court Of Colorado Fri
day, granted supersedeas in the ease of
DR.. T. Thatcher Graves, recently con
victed and sentenced to be hanged for
the murder of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby.
The order of the court will arrest the