Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-28
COMPLETE APOLOGY.
Expressions of Regret
From Chill.
WAR . CLOUDS DISPEllEO.
Translation Of the Latest Dispatch
Text Of the Apology.

wAsHINGToY, Jan. 2s.-Thc Chilian situ-
alton has vastly improved since yesterday.
The situation Is now bright, and what
prospect there was for war is now dis
pelled The first cable message received
by the president from Minister Egan was
not in all respects satisfactory. II was
lacking In fullness and there were many
things In 1t requiring additional elucida-
ton. Another and later dispatch has now
been received. and it's contents are such as
to leave nothing for congress tn do with
regard to the presidents message. II not
only confirms all that has been said in the
Associated Press dispatches, but goes fur
ther aud Is couched in
The Most Friendly Terms.
The charge Of hostile feeling on the
part of Chill toward the United States Is
utterly denied In effect, the dispatch re-
ceived says that the charge that the Chill
isns entertain feeling Of enmity toward
the United States and to It's flag and uni
form is utterly false. I'VE well remem-
her, IL says, "the time when that flag and
that uniform were in Chilian ports pro-
tecting us and aiding US in our struggle
for independence" (referring to the time,
twenty-five years ago OF more, when the
Chilians were engaged In n war for inde-
pendence) The dispatch then says that
in order to show the friendly feeling en-
tertained by the Chilians for the Unit ed
States, and as evidence OF their desire TO
do all that is possible, they are willing to
leave the affair to the United States SUI
preine court.
The dispatch was received Tuesday af
ternoon, but "a ii is very long its transla-
tien was not completed till yesterday. IL
comes from Senior Pereira, the Chiliap
minister of foreign affairs. Itis
Clear and Unequivocai.
Nothing whatever is left OF the Malta af-
fair. For the Valparaiso affair the most
sincere regret Is expressed and the offer to
refer to the supreme court il said to be
more than a proposition for IA settlement
1t is made as an illustration Of the
friendly feeling Of tho Chilians toward the
United States by showing their willing
ness to leave tho matter to our courts for
settlement The expressions of cordiality
toward this country are profuse. The
whole tone of the document IL apparently
so sincere. friendly and manly and leaves
the matter in such shape that tits hardly pos
sibleito fail to bring the two ocountriescloser
together and'result i'm an amicable adjust
nent of the whole difficulty.
In this adjustment congressional action
may be necessary IL the offer to have our
own supreme court take charge of the
matter be availed of, but otherwise the
only thing remaining for the committees
Of congress to do with reference TO the
presidents message is perhaps 10 make
some report of formal and not very i'm
portant character upon II.
Blaine IL Satisfied.
Mr.. Blaine stated that Chili's reply to
the presidents ultimstum is acceptable,
and that all danger of war is passed. He
made this statement in most positive
terms to Chairman Blount Of the foreign
Affairs committee. Upon his return to the
Capitol, and for the first time since the
war cloud became dark, Mr.. Blaine con-
sented 20 express an opinion. Il had q
long talk with Secretary Blaine" said Mr..
BIount. The secretary told me, rs nearly
as can recall his words, The reply which
we have received from Chill Is satisfactory
and puts an end to the whole difficulty"
Continuing, Mr.. Blount said, THE reply
Is much more extensive than the cable
reports state II shows that Chili's
apology is much more satisfactory than
We thought il would be"
More Evidence of Friendliness.
A visit to the Chilian legation was re-
wardcd by the news that Minister Montt
received a cable from the government con-
tanning an apology Of most unequivocal
nature. The minister would not give it
out for publication, but the gentleman
who saw II states that il cannot but prove
satisfactory In every respect. 1t Is thought
to be a duplicate Of the reply received by
the government. The gentleman who saw
It says: 1T Is the most humble document
l ever saw and IL II don't sntisfy the presi-
dent don't know what will In IL Chill
tells how much she thinks of this govei n
ment how highly she appreciates its good
Offices and how much she desires TO pre-.
serve its friendly regard. Her regret for
the Baltimore affair is expressed In un-
mistakable terms"
A Source OF Qualification.
Representative Blount said, after read.
ing the Chilian reply to President Harri-
sons oltimatum at the state department
last evening, he felt that great deal had
been lifted off the shoulders of the foreign
affairs COMMITTEES Of the house, of which
he Is chairman, by this sudden aud favor
able turn in the situation. There had
been, he said, conflicting reports in circu-
lation about ,he character OF the Chilian
response and IL was very gratifying to
him TO find 1t so complete as an apology,
and apparently so satisfactory to Secrc-
tary Blaine.
Itappears to Mr.. Blount to be so ample
and so satisfactory that IL must be &C
ceptable to the sdminist ration, to congress
and to the country. Mr.. Blount made this
observation after he had called on Presi-
dent Harrison to talk about the Gillian
situation; and while he was Of course retl-
cent about what the president had said to
him, he significantly observed that he ex-
pected the president would in day or two
send the Chilisn response to congress, and
that the Chilian trouble would very soon
be on the road TO an honorable and peace
fnl eftlefnent