Los Angeles herald., 1892-01-29
Text Of the Reply to the
Uitimatuui.
Correspondence in Full Since
January 25th.
Ehe Presidents Message Ira nsmit-
ting 1t to Congress.
Moatts Last Note to Blaine, Blsine's
Reply and Egan's Telegram
Transmitting Pereira's
Answer.

the additional Chilean correspondence
to congress;
81 transmit herewith the additional
between this government
and the government of Chile, consisting
OF the note of Montt, Chilean minister
at this capital, to Blaine, dated January
Esd; the reply OF Blaine thereto. of date
January 9th, and dispatch from Egan,
our minister at Santiago, transmitting
the response OF Pereira, Chilean minister
of foreign affairs, to the note of Blaine
OF January 21st, which was received by
me the 18th inst. The note of Montt to
Blaine, though dated January 23d, was
mot delivered to the state department
until after II O'Clock, meridian, of the
18th, and not translated and its receipt
notified to me until late in the afternoon
of that day.
s'The response of Mr.. Pereira to our
note of the 2lst withdraws with accept
able expressions of regret, the offensive
note of Malta of the 11th ult., and also
the request for the recall of Egan. The
streatment of the incident of the assault
upon the sailors OF the Baltimore is so
concilatory and friendly that am of
the opinion that there is a good pros
pect that the difference growing out of
that serious affair can now be adjusted
upon terms satisfactory to this govern
ment, by the usual methods and with
ont special powers from congress. This
turn in the affairs is very gratifying to
me, as / am sure it will be to congress
and to our people.
ssThe general support of the efforts of
the executive to enforce the just
rights of the nation in this matter, has
given an instructive and useful illustra-
tiOn of the unity and patriotism of our
people. Should it be necessary, will
again communicate with congress upon
the subject.
"{Signed) BENJAMIN HARRISON,
Washington"
MONTT TO BLAZING.
LEGATION OF CHILE,
Washington, January 23d.}
ErR: have had the honor to receive
your note Of yesterday, as an enclosure
~ which you were pleased to transmit
to me the instructions sent to Egan on
the day previous. In the conferences
with which you have been pleased to
iRyor me. have been informed that
immediately after the occurrence of the
events of October 18th, at Valparaiso,
which my government most sincerely
deplored, the judicial authorities invited
ma investigation necessary to throw
light upon the facts, and detect and
punish the guilty parties. From ante
fc n 1ah hn dr1f Of 10
was able to collect at the very outset, it
appears that the disorder of October
18th was begun by a quarrel among
drunken sailors which assumed consid-
erable proportions, owing to the condi-
tiOn of the locality in which it origin
ated, and the police performed their duty
by establishing tranquility and plac-
ing the persons who seemed to have
been concerned in the disorder at
the disposal of court. The government
has no data authorizing it to think that
the quarrel was due to any dislike OF
the uniform of the United States, or
that the police failed to perform their
duty. On the contrary, it is we'll
demonstrated fact that sailors get intox-
icated when they go ashore after having
been on board their vessel for long
time. 1t is also quite natural that the
intoxication of seamen and the disorder
to which it gives rise, although they
may assume serious proportions and oc-
casion very lamentable offenses, as was
unfortunately tie case at Valparaiso on
the 18th of October, cannot constitute
AN insult to the nation in whose service
aae the men who have taken part in the
disorder, although they certainly do not
Justify the offenses committed during the
disorder. The government of Chile could
not, however, form 6nal opinion concern
ing the nature of the occurrence in ques-
fion, or as to whether the police had or
had not improperly participated therein
or had failed to perform its duty, until
the termination of the judicial inquiry,
initiated without delay, and which was
pushed forward as speedily as compati-
ble with the provisions of the law, with
the obligation of collecting all the ele-
ments of proof that it was possible to
COLLECT, in order to throw full light upon
the matter and with the necessity of
punishing the perpetrators of the out
rage which had been committed. and
which had been in part suffered by per-
Eons in the service of friendly nation.
II was the desire and duty of the gov
ernment of Chile to discover the truth
in order 70 make its future proceedings
conform thereto, and in order that the
United States government might be sat-
isfied that nothing was neglected in
order to do full justice. You were
pleased with your high sense of recti-
tude to remark to me that this proceed
ing Of the government of Chile was cor
rect, and although you desired that the
Judicial investigation might be brought
to close with as little delay as possi-
Bile, you understood that it was neces-
Rary that the ordinary legal proceedings
(which are not as rapid in Chile as in
3he United States, should be held.
/ have taken occasion at sundry times
TO inform you of what the Chilean
authorities were doing to bring the in
Festigation to close. In the criminal
trial held at Valparaiso, not only have
1andsmen been heard, but also seamen
OF the Baltimore. Both have been con-
fronted with each other. The reports of
physicians and experts have been called
for. The opinion of the surgeon of the
cEuiser has likewise been invoked, and
in word, nothing has been neglected
that could tend to bring the whole truth
to light. The seamen of the Baltimore
made their statement with the assist
znce of an interpreter designated by
themselves, who was an officer of the
cruiser, SO that the oath taken bv the
witnesses, ktheir confirmation of each