Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-23
MATTA's OFFENSIVE NOTE.
Full Text of the Missive Concerning the
Baltimore A fair.

Full Text of the Missiye Concerning the
Baltimore Affair.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23-The World Fri
day morning printed the full text OF
ex-Minister Foreign ADaairs Mattas
statement OF the Baltimore affair to
Pedro Montt, the Chilian minister at
Washington. This statement is gener-
ally referred to as "Matta's insulting
note" 1t bears date of Dec. 1, and is as
follows:
Being acquainted with the report of the
navy department and the message of the
president of the United States, | deem it
proper to tell you that the information
upon which the said report and message
are founded is erroneous and untrue
Concerning the refugees, they have never
been threatened or treated with cruelty
nor has there been anything to take then
from the legation or ask that they be de-
livered. Ne, er has the president, know
ing the calculated indiscretions and
provocations, received any outrage, as is
proved by the eleven letters of September
October and November. Concerning the
sailors of the Baltimore there is also TO
accuracy or straightforwardness in what
is said in Washington.
The affair occurred in disreputable
quarters of the city, the "Main Top" Of
Valparaiso, among persons who are not
models of discretion and temperance.
When the police and other forces inter
vened and Gained the disturbance there
were some hundreds of people present,
and the riot we're in progress ten blocks
or more from the place where it com
menced
nj 1atf naf
gressive in design and violent in language
as is seen by the copy and by the replv
sent on Oct. 27 The investigation was
commenced Oct. 1s, but it had been d.
layed on account of non-appearance be-
fore the court of sailors Of the Baltimore,
and on account of undue pretentions and
refusals of Mr.. Egan.
Never ON the part of this department
has there been tolerated any provocation.
1t has maintained itself always in posi-
ton which, if it has been one of firmness
and prudence. never has been one of az
gression, nor will it be one of humilit.
No matter what may have been divulged
in Washington by those persons who may
have been interested in giving decent
appearance to his conduct, or may have
been deceived by erroneous impressions.
The kilograms notes and letters sent to
you contain the truth, the whole truth in
everything concerning these affairs, ex-
cept the ill will, the language and the
pretensions connected with them did no.
originate in this department.
Mr. Tracy and Mr.. Harrison had been
led into error respecting ourselves, our
people and orr government. The instruc-
ton for enjo ing impartiality and friend
ship have not been observed either on the
present or in the past. Ii charges have
been made ng inst the ministry it is be-
cause the f-cts, public and notorious as
they are in Chill and in the United States,
are that our confidential agents have
been unable to call attention to these
though the subject of charges has been
well founded The request of Balmaceda
the concessions made to him in June aud
July, everything concerning the Itata
the San Francisco, in Quinteros, and the
cable companies are proof Of this.
1t is doubly untrue that the American
sailors were attacked in different locali-
ties at the same time. The investigation
not being finished, il is not known yet
who are the guilty persons or what is
their number Yea win con ider the let
ter Of NOV 9 s 10 Mini ter Egan,
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