The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04
Chili's Apology.

Willie fAPoAo6ys
THE PRESIDENTS S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
THE WAR OF THE POLITICIANS. MIN
ISTER MONTT SCORED BY SECRETARY
BLAINE.
The President Thursday sent to Con
gress the additional correspondence in the
Chilian matter. The following is the sub
stance of the message:
The response of Mr. Pereira to our note
of Jan. II withdraws. with acceptable eX-
pressions of regret, the offensive note Of
Mr.. Malta of the 11th ult., and also the
request for the recall of Mr.. Egan. The
treatment 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 good prospect that
the difference growing out OF that serious
affair can now be ad iusted upon terms sat
istactory to this Government, Icy the usual
methods and without special powers from
Congress.
This turn i'll the affairs is very gIatifY-
ing to me, as | am sure it will be to the
Congress and to our people. The genera!
support of the efforts OF the Executive to
enforce the Just right Of the nation in this
matter has given an instructive and useful
Illustration of the unity and patriotism OF
our people.
Should It be necessary will again COM
municate with Congress upon the subject.
Benz. HARRISON.
WHEN TIE APOLOGY WAS RECEIVED,
The Washington correspondent of the
Boston Journal says: 1.-The war with
Chilli ended before it was begun. But the
war of the politicians is renewed and with
increasing asperity. The message OF the
President indicated that the Government
of Chill does honor to the American flag,
but some of the politicians at Washington
fail to do honor to the nation S Executive.
Some of thcm now that peace is assured,
are narrow enough and partisan enough
to impute to the President improper mo-
tives, and to insist that he sent the first
message on Chilli TO the Congress when he
already had in his possession the apology
of the Cabinet of Chill. The statement
is false as is shown by the message of the
President to-day. 1t is a fact that the
apology of Chilli was received in Wash
ington on Monday, the day that the
President S message was sent to Congress.
but it was not received until after that
message was read in Congress, and no
knowledge of the contents OF the long
CIPHER QtSI)dltll wis W llit
President until after 4 o'clock of Mon
day. when Congress had adjourned. The
translatorS of the cipher had not per-
formed their intricate and difficult task
until after the message had been received
in Congress, and when the message was
sent to Congress the President had no
knowledge of the answer Of the Govern
ment of Chilli.
TIE CORRESPONDENCE
First in order comes a letter from Min
lister Montt to Secretary Blaine, the tenor
of which is fully indicated in the reply Of
the latter, published in full below Then
comes the despatch from Chilli, Of which
the Boston journal says editorally:
Chilli $ reply is not abiect, as has been
intimated. There is no indication ot a
lack of proper selt-reSpect in it. But it is
distinctly conciliatorN in tone, and full of
earnest eXpre sSions of a wis for the
friendship of the American Government.
There is nothing in the dispatch which IL
proud and spirited nation need to regret,
and certainly nothing to Justify the popu-
lar indignation which is said to prevail in
Valparaiso against the Gillian President
and his constitutional advisers.
1t looks us if the dispatch Of Senor
pertira had been bunglingly translated,
unless, indeed. the lengthy and involved
Spanish sentences ale incapable of being
properly rendered in the English vernacu-
lar. The real significance of some of the
passages is by no means clear. But the
general tenor of the dispatch is obvious
enough, and we can afford to overlook
minor particulars Chill, realizing that
e, II
| is anxious +" offer suitable satisfaction
| without any more delay But the point
which Chill would submit to the decision
| OF the United States Supreme Court OF
some tribunal of arbitration is not simply
the nature or amount OF the indemnity for
the Valparaiso outrage: it is, in the first
| place, the question whether there shall be
any indemnity at all-that is, whether the
| Gillian Government can he held to any
responsibility for the killing and wound
| ing of the sailors. 1t may be that this Of
! fer, thus qualified, will not be wholly sat
| isfactury to our Government.
The offensive language Of the Provis-
ional Minister Malta is absolutely and un-
reservedly withdrawn. and an implied
apology is offered. This is done appar-
emily without the slightest hesitation OF
fear of the vengeance OF the Chilian p"pu-
lace. which is said to be disposed to make
something Of a hero out Of Malta f5r his
insults to the United States.
| MIR. BI.AlN TO MIR. NoNTT.
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
| ASHiNGToN. JAN. u, 1892. I
| Sir: ] have the nonur to acknowledge
your favor, dated the 2.;d inst, but not
received by me until Monday the 18th. l
| beg to comment on two or three OF it's re-
citals think from zeal for your count
| ry YOU have made some mistakes, which |
shall proceed to correct. You are right
in saying that considered the proceedings
| OF the Government OF Chilli in making the
| judicial investigation of the unhappy at
| OF Anllal.liS4A Il. l1t