Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-01-30
THE UITIMATUM
Must Apologize or suffer the Co


of Jan q, in which the presidents trans
mits the ultimatum of this government to
TIE CHILEAN authorities is 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 govern
nent of Chill touching the affair of the
assault upon the crew of the United States
/ steamer Baltimore, in the city of Vapara-
$50 ON the evening of the 10Th of October
! and to the evidence of the officers and
crew of chat vessel aud of some Others
who witnessed the atfray, and that his con
illusions upon the whole case are as fol-
lows:
81 That the assault is not relieved of
the aspect which the early Information of
tie event gave to it, VIZ: That of an
attack upon the uniform of the United
States navy, having its origin and motive
in a feeling of hostility to this government
and not in any act of the sailors or OF any
of them.
20. That the public authorities Of
! Valparaiso Hagranty failed in their duty
70 protect our men, and that some of the
police and the CHILEAN soldiers and sailors
were themselves guilty of unprovoked as
saults upon our sailors before and after
arrest, He thinks the preponderance OF
the evidence and the inherent probabiIi-
ties lead to the conclusion that Rigeiu
was killed by the police or sailors.
| 80. That he is therefore compelled to
bring the case back to the position taken
! by this government in the note 20 Mr..
! Wharton of Oct. % last Ia copy of which
/ you will deliver with this) and to ask for
suitable apology and for some adequate
rep7ration for the injury done to this
government.
You will assure the governm, of
! Chilli that the president has no dispysi-
! ton to be exacting or TO ask anything
which this government would not, under
the same circumstances, freely concede.
| He regrets that from the beginning the
| gravity of the questions involved has not
apparently been appreciated by the
government of Chill, and that an
affair in when two American seamen
were killed and sixteen others seriously
wounCed, while only one CHILEAN was Sc
rlously hurt, should not be distinguished
from an ordinary braw between sailors
in which the proyocation is wholly per
sonal and the participation limited
mo self respecting government can
consent that persons in its service, whether
civil or mihtary shall be beaten and
hlAtNA III a lOltAEu btlIllDl1 III EtHtubulbul
of acts done by or imputed to their gov
eminent without exacting a suitable
reparatiOn. The government Of the
United States has freely recognized this
principle and acted upon it when the
injury was done by its people to one
holding an official relation to a friendly
power in resentment of acts done by the
latter. In such case the United States has
not sought for words of the smallest value
or OF equiyoccal meaning in which to
convey It's apology but has condemned
such acts In vigorous terms and has not
refused to make other adequate repara-
tiOn.
But it is not my purpose here to dis
cuss the Incidents If this affair, out only
to state the conclusions which this govern
ment has reached. We have given every
opportunity to the government Of Chill to
resent any explanatory Or mitigating
facts and have had due regard to the fact
that the government of Chill was for
considerable part Of the time that has
elapsed since Oot, IS upon provisional
basis
II am further directed by the president
TO say tdat his attention has been called
to The note of instructions sent by Mr..
Malta, secretary Of foreign affairs. to you,
" der date Of the llth ult Mr.. Montt
yetJ prudentIy and. | must suppose, from
a just sense of the offensive nature of the
dispatch, refrained from communicating
it officially to this government. But in.
view o. the fact that Mr. Montt was
directed to give it to the press Of this
country and that it was given the widest
possible publicity throughout the world
this government must take notice of it.
on are, therefore, directed to say to the
Gillian government that the expressions
therein imputing uutruth and insincerity
TO the president and the secretary of the
navy In their official communications to
the congress of the United States are in
the highest degree offensive 20 this gov
eminent.
Recognizing the usual rules of dipio
matte intercourse and Of the respect and
courtesy which should characterize inter
national relations (wdlch he cannot assume
are wholly unfa nIliar to the Chilian for
elgn othcel the president was disposed 10.
regard the dispatches. referred 10 as indi-
eating purpose TO bring about a suspen-
sion Of diplomatic relations; but in view
OF the fact that Mr. Malta was acting pro-
Yisi0naiy and thai reorganization Of
the DuIlIan cabinet Vas about 20 take
place, and aftrrward IN further view OF the
expectation that was bel. cut of a with
draw and Of suik. ole apology, notice
Of this grave 0Rep5e hss been delayed.
IL ann now. however, directed by the
president 10 say that if the off-nsiys parts
OF the dispatch Of the llth OF December
are not at once Withdrawn and a suitable
apology offered, with the same publicity
that was given 70 the offensive expires
slons he wlll have no other course open 70
him except 70 terminate diplomatic reia-
latlons With the government of Chilli
Mr. Mont, in note 0f jan 20 ad-
ylsed me that he has been been directed
by his government to inform the govern
ment OF the Uuited States that you are not
persona grata TO the government OF Chilli
and to request your recall. This has been
laid before the president and he directs
you 10 say that, in view Of the foregoing
be does not deem il necea sary to make any
present res 9nse thereto 1t will be quite
time to consider this suggestion after