The Indianapolis journal., 1892-01-14
THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY IA, 1892.

merlt6 OF the controversy Win Wlicn tney
may soon have to deal officially. but from
their private expressions 1t is clear that the
party lines are not to be drawn and that the
President will have the united support OF
Congress in the adoption of any measures
he feels to be necessary for the preservation
Morgan. who is the leading Democratic
mem ber of the Senate committee on foreign
relations. is particularly indignant at the
revelations In the case OF Patrick Shields,
the fireman of the American steamer
Keneenaw. who was cruelty treated in q
Chilian prison. He declares that Shields is
undoubtedly entitled to the protection of the
American government, as he was serving
on an American vessel He predicted that
the Chilian government would never raise
the question of Sbields's citizenship, as had
been suggested. In view of the fact that he
Is an Irishman and has not been natural
ized, as plea for refusing reparation. In
the House the members of the foreign af-
fairs committee have discouraged all who
spoke to them in favor of calling for the
correspondence. but there has been no con-
sultation among the members of the
committee as a whole on the subject. Mem
bers of the committee say that 1T would
not be wise TO precipltate discussion In
the House. while the correspondence was
incomplete for fear that ill-considered ut
terances or action might result In embar-
RAISING negotiation, if, indeed. it did not
prevent an honorable understanding from
being reached.
WHY THE PRESIDENT DELAYED.
Another dispatch to the Journal says:
The President has practically determined
on the form of his special message concern
ing Chill. which. it is now expected,
he will send to Congress not later
than next Monday. There is no
doubt but that this message. together
with q review of all the cor
m
been sent TO Congress last week, had it
not been for certain private advices which
the President at that time received from
Valparaiso. This information was to the
effect that Chill was then on the brink of
another revolution, and that for that rea-
son it might be as we'll for the United
States to defer an appeal to Congress for
further authority for at least q few days.
This the President decided to do. That the
information he. then received of the
probability of another revolution
was authentic was shown by still
later information received by mail
1t appears that the new administra-
tion in Chilli distrusts the army, and that
some of the ex-officers of Balmaceda believe
that they can raise special revolt as soon
as an opportunity occurs;
1t Is understood that the President will
point out in his coming message
that the executive branch of the govern
ment has gone as far In its dealings with
Chilli as il can under the Constitution. and
that the President will in direct terms
ask Congress to give him power to take such
There is little doubt that the response o
this request of the President will be prompt
and willing. 1t is understood that such
prominent Democrats as Mr.. Blount, of
foreign affalre; Mr.. McCreary. of Ken
lucky. who has seen much service on that
committee: Mr.. Chapman. of Michigan.
another member of the foreign relations
committee and Mr.. Holman. chairman of
the appropriations committee, have. within
the past week. assured President Harrison
that they would be ready to uphold his
hand in whatever action he might see tit to
recommend. Apparently. therefore. there
programme the President may indicate.
Nearly all of the Democrats who have
been named. as well as many others who
have not seen any of the correspondence
with Chilli, are outsp0ken in their declara-
tion that the United States can far better
afford war than TO accept q dishonorable
peace.
WILL NOT APOLOGIZE.
Senior Montt and Secretary Blaine have
had no conference for two or three days.
A report tonight credited to o close friend
of Mr.. Blaine, says that the Sec retary has
become convinced that the Chillan gov
ernment does not intend to apolog 70. An
effort was made to see the Secretary, but
he was engaged and sent word to the re-
porter that he had nothing to say.
Secretary Tracy to-day received cable
gram from Commander Evans, of the gun
boat Yorktown. at Valparaiso. saying that
the last of the Chilian political refugees,
who have been under protection at the diff
ferent legations at Santiago, were safely
transferred 30 the Yorktown yesterday.
There were seven of these refugees, he
says. five at the United States legation and
two at the Spanish legation. They were ac-
companied from Santiago to the Yorktown
by the American. Italian and Spanish
until the 10th inst, when they will be
transferred to the Pacific Mail steamer
scheduled to sail for Panama on that date
en- route for Europe. The dispatch says
nothing in regard to tho condition of af-
that there is nothing to report on that sub
ject. There were originally fourteen refu-
gees at the different legations when the
present administration came into power.
Five of these were subsequently, allowed to
leave in peace. The remaining nine are
now on the Yorktown.
The final report of Captain Schley. COM
manding the cruiser Baltimore. in regard
TO the assault on the sailors of that vessel
at Valparaiso on the 10th of October was
received at the Navy Department to-day.
In 1t Captain Schley makes q positive
statement that the only interview he ever
had with Judge of Crimes Foster. or Chill,
on the suDJect Oh tue attack on tne baltl-
more's sailors occurred shortly after that
event and before it's full gravity was
known and understood at Valparaiso. At
that interview Captain Schley says Judge
Foster expressly stated to him that the
cause of the attack was the hatred the
lower class of Chilians had for Americans
because of the belief that the Americans
had been on the sido of Balmaceda. This
expression by Judge Foster is regarded by
naval officers as highly significant. in view
of his subsequent statements in regard to
the Baltimore incident. The interview
took place before the receipt of the Presi-
dents note calling on the ChIlian govern