Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-02-06
THAT MESSAGE.
The History of the Issues
With Chilli.
The President Makes Out the Amer
lean Case and Refers it to Con-
gress for Action-There Are Four
points at Issue.

WAsH1sGros. D. C.-The presidents mos
sage on the Chilian situation has been sent
to congress.
The president says he again lays the facts
of the imbroglio with Chill before congress
in fulfllment of promise made in his an
nnal message that he would again address
the national legislature on the questlop, II
Chilli did not soon make adequate and salts
factory response to the demands of the United
States government.
The president says that he desires to in
form congress that the true history of the
recent exciting period in CHILEAN affairs shows
no act on the part of Minister Egan un-
worthy of his position or that can be the oc-
casion of serious criticism.
The right of Egan to give shelter 4 the
American legation to certain Balmacedan
refugees has never been denied by the CHILEAN
authorities, nor has any demand been made
for their surrender. There was urgent need
of an asylum, but the correspondence shows
that Egan's request for the safe conduct OF
the refugees from the country was denied,
notwithstanding all presidents that an
acknowledged safe conduct is an incident OF
asylum.
The refugees had been conveyed On board
the Yorktown to Callao, Peru, and this Incl
dent might be considered closed, but for the
-disrespect manifested toward this govern
ment by the close and offensive police sur
VIGILANCE of the legation by the Gillian au-
thorities during most of the time the refugees
were therein. This breach of the right of
minister to freedom from espionage and re-
straint was fragrant, and the CHILEAN charge
that the refugees were plotting against the
government seems to the president, in the
Light of facts given in the correspondence, to
be incredible.
The president says the report of the CHILEAN
government on the attack made upon the
Baltimore sailors does not justify modifica-
ton of the conclusion reached in his annual
message, that this bloody work had its origin
in hostility to these men as sailors of the
United States, wearing the uniform of their
government, and not in any individual act or
personal anIInosity.
Il am still of the opinion" says the presi-
dent, that our sailors were beaten, stabbed
and killed, not for anything they or any one
of them had done, but for what the govern
ment of the United States had done, or was
charged with having done by its civil officers
and naval commander.
''If that be the true aspect of the case the
injury was to the government of the United
States, not to these poor sailors who were as
saulted in manner brutal and cowardly."
The president then gives an outline of the
legal aspect of the case: showing that the
Baltimore's officers and sailors were in Val
paraiso harbor under the orders of their gov
eminent, and were on shore by implied invi-
fation of the government of Chill. Their
case was similar to that of the consul, and
the fact that the latters stay is more perma-
nent or that he holds the express invitation
of the local government, does not make a
distinction between their cases. Nor does it
affect the question that the injury was the act
of mob.
The president criticized fae report of the
Judge of crimes and sayst is remarkable
that this Investigation, thou 'H,so protracted,
does pot<--ssiehim to GID. s.aore -satisfac-
tory account of the origin of the trouble than
is found in the statement that it began be-
tween drunken sailors.
All the testimony of Americans shows the
American sailors were not drunk, and that
the trouble had its origin in a CHILEAN
sailor splitting in the face of an American
apprentice named Talbot, who, in company
with Riggin, the American sailor who was
shot and killed, was peacefully walking the
streets. The insult to Talbot was resented
by Riggin, who knocked the insulter down.
The president says the CHILEAN cores
ponderce has not taken a formally satisfac-
tory expression of regret, much less of
apology.
Che president then quotes his note of the
21st instant, stating that the United States
government nelu tHdt lne dttdck
Baltlmore'S sailors had its motive IN a feeling
of hostility to this government: that the
CHILEAN sailors and soldiers were guilty of
unprovoked assault upon our sailors, and
who, the president believes, killed Riggin;
that the police fiagrantly failed to protect the
Americans; and that the president asked for
a suitable apology and adequate PREPARATION
for the injury done this country.
The PRESIDENT also says that he has replied
to the CHILEAN demand that Egan be with
drawn, by stating that he would not consider
such a question until it had been settled
whether our correspondence with Chill could
be conducted on the basis of mutual respect.
The president gays the demands made upon
the Chilian government should be adhered to.
In conclusion he says: Il have as yet re-
ceived 70 reply to our note of the 21st inst,
but in my opinion ought not to delay longer
to bring these matters to the attention of
congress for such action as may deemed ap-
propriate."
. [Signedl BENJAMIN HARRISON.
Almost Satisfactory.