The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-26
TEXT oFRECENT CORRESPONDENCE
The Note Asking Egan's Recall, and Mr..
BIaine's Sharp Reply.

WAsHINGIoN CITY, Jan 25-Following is q
translation Of Minister Months letter to Blaine
regarding Egau:
have received instructions from nv govern
ment to state 10 you that in its desire 10 Guilt
yate cordial and friendly relations with the
United states, the continuance of Egan min
isrer of the United states in Santiago is not
agreeable 10 1t. Mr. Egan is not pc7sonG Grdtd
for my government, which will nave much
pleasure IN receiving another representative of
the United siates.. The desire OF the government
OF Chile 10 draw closer its relationship with the
United States Is its motive for taking this STEP
The last part OF the correspondence between
Minister Egan and this government was given
out today. On January 20 Egan reports By tele-
graph that the minister Of foreign affairs has
not yet returned an answer in the matter OF
Withdrawing Matta's telegram of December 13,
and on January n telegraphs that the minister
for foreign affairs promisei him, in the course
of an interview he had with him on the 18th
in the matter OF having Matta's telegram of De-
cember Is withdrawn, TO consult with his col
leagues in the cabinet and return his reply in
another interview specially appointed. He says
this promise has not yet been discharged and
an answer is still withheld. He asks whether
the telegram had been withdrawn in Washing
ton City in terms entirely satisfactory TO Presi-
dent Harrison and Blaine. as the correspondent
of the New York Herald was today told by the
under-secretary.
On January n Secretary Blaine telegraphed
Egan as follows:
am directed by the president to say to you
that he has given careful attention to all that
has been submitted by the government OF Chile
touching the affair OF the assault upon the crew
Oh the U nlted states steamer Bal .imore in the
city OF Valparaiso on the evening of October is
last, and to the evidence OF the officers and crew
OF that vessel and OF some others who witnessed
case are follows:
First-That the assault is not relieved of the
aspect which early information of the event
ga n or any aY1Nr. . Co.
OF the United states navy, having its origin and
motive in feeling OF hostility TO this govern
ment and not IN any act OF the seamen.
Second-Ihat the public authorities OF VAL
paraiso nagrantly TAI ell in their duty TO protect
our men, and some of the Chilean police and
soldiers and sailors were themselves guilty of
unproyoked assaults upon our sailors before and
alter the arrest He tanks the preponderanes
of evidence and inherent probabilities lead TO
the CONCLUSION that Riggin was assaulted by
police or soldiers.
Third-Thst he is therefore compelled to
bring the case back to the position taken bv this
government in the note OF Wharton on October
% last, a copy OF which you will deliver with
this and ask for suitable apology and for some
adequate reparasion for the injury done this
government.
You will assure the government OF Chile that
the president has no disposition TO be exacling
or to ask anything which this government
would not under the same circumstances freely
eonceue. tie regrets that from the beginning
the gravity OF the questions involved has not
apparently been apprec ated by the government
can sailors were killed and six Others seriously
wounded, while only one Chilean was seriously
hurt should not be distinguished from an ordi.
nary street braWl between sailors in which the
proyoeatlon was wholly personal and the
participation limited No self-respecting gov
eminent can consent that persons in its
service whether civil or military, shall be beaten
ana Killed In foreign territory in resentment OF
acts doue by or imputed TO their government,
without exacting suitable reparation. The gov
eTnment OF the United states has freely reeog-
nlZed this principle and acted upon il when
injury has been done by its people to one hold
Ing an Official relation TO friendly power in
resentment of acts done by the latter. In such
ease the United states has not sought for words
OF the smallest value or of equivocal meaning
In which to convey its apology, but has con-
uemned such acts in vigorous terms and has not
refused TO maze other adequate reparation
But II was not my purpose here TO discuss the
lnelqen!s OF this affair, but only TO state the
reached. We have given every opportunity to
the government of Chile to present any explain
atory or mitigating facts, ami have had due re-
gard Tor the TACT that the government of Chile
was, Tor considerable part of the time that
mas elapsed since october 10, upon provisional
basis. ! am further directed by the president
10 say that his attention has been called TO a
note OF lnstructions sent by Malta, secretary of
foreign al tlrs TO you. Montt very prudenty,
offensive nature OF the dispatch, reirained from
communicating it officially to this gov
e eIa bat in view OF the fact
the press Of this country, and that it was given
tae widest possible publicity throughout The
world, this government must take notice OF it,
You are therefore directed 20 say 10 the Chilean
government that the expressions therein i'm
putlng untruth and insincerity TO the president
ana secretary OF the navy in their official com.
mAnicattons OF the congress OF the United
states are in the highest degree offensive to this
government Recognizing the usual rules OF
diplomatic intercourse and the respect and
courtesy which should characterize interna.
t0uai relstions, which h eannot assume are
wholly unfamiliar TO the Chilean foreign Office
the president WAS disposed to regard the dis
patch referred 10 as indicating purpose To
bring about the suspension of diplomatic rela-
lions, bat ia view OF the fact that Malta was
acting provi >ionaiiy ana that a reorganization