The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-27
WHAT IS CHILTS ANSWER 7

WHAT Is CHlLIS ANSWEK7
ITS TERMS SAID TO BE UNsATIsFAo.
7ORF TO THE PREsIDENE
| Suspicion That It IL Only . PrstsrAsa
Recognition or the Justice or Mis Ne.
nsnds-OGsnss In the sueeestisa That
tho Baltimore Affair He submittea to Ar.
| bitration-ChMi Said To no Negotiating
In England for Two More varshirs-No
| Relaxation OF Our Own Naval Prepare.
tions-Mr. Breckenridge Offers . Resoiu.
| tion Calling Upon tho President for Fur.
Their Information. but Fails TO Bri.g Il
| to = vote-Santiaso Aavicss By Way OF
| London Say Chilrs Reply II Conciliatory.
LONDON. Jan. 27.-A despatch to the London
Times from Santiago says:
Tho Gillian Cabinet 10 still discussing
the reply to the ultimatum from America.
which. 1t is expected. will be IS concil-
iatory as possible. 1t will probably refer any
differences mentioned in the note Mr.. Egan
delivered on Saturday. which the Ministers
themselves fail to settle to the arbitra-
| ton OF the United States Supreme
| Court Nothing. however. is as yet dsnn-
| itely known. But for tho appearance Of
American cruisers coming from tho At
lantic. this sudden recrudescencs Of the
| difficulty might DO considered only a.
one Of the many phases through which
this strange crisis has been passed for
months. according to the exigencies Of Ameri-
can homo politics. The impending arrival Of
| an American squadron at Valparaiso. however,
imports an element OF danger. Tho British
| Minister arrived at Santiago to-day from vina
del Mar"
moro recent despatch from Santiago
says that tho CHILEAN Foreign Minister. in
at by President Mont and tho Cabi-
net, and. after consulting with the
Council Of State. which is merely formal act.
the.Council being identical with the President
and Cabinet. has answered the American ulti-
matum in terms that it is believed will satisfy
| In view OF the disparity between tho forces
Of the two powers. It would seem that Chill
| had no other resource than to make the sacri-
| fees OF dignity necessary to satisfy the power
| full nation making the demand upon It
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Chili's message to
the United States announcing tho willingness
| OF that Government to withdraw the Malta
circular and its demand for the recall Of Min
| lister Patrick Egan. and to submit the other
| portions Of the so-called ultimatum Of the
| United States to arbitration. or to the United
States Supreme Court. has added new and
interesting feature to the CHILEAN situation. It
| has also served. in a measure. to lessen the
| talk Of war that was so vigorous and so gem
! eral yesterday. although It Is probable there
| Is no real reason for the belief that Chill Ia
ready to grant the demands Of the President.
The contents Of the Santiago despatch can.
| not be stated with accuracy tonight, and in.
| deed there is as yet no official confirmation
obtainable of the report that such despatch
was sent from Santiago or received In Wash.
| ington. President Harrison. Secretary Tracy,
and Minister Montt refused absolutely either
to affirm or deny the report. Secretary Blaine.
| moreover. repeatedly said to-day that II any
| such despatch was in existence he was una
| ware OF the fact. The Secretary must have
| been absent minded when he gave out this
| statement. for there is no doubt whatever that
the despatch was received and that It was
| seriously considered by the President and
members Of the Cabinet to-day. Tho exact
wording OF the message cannot be learned.
but 1t is known that 1t is q pretended recogni-
| ton by Chill OF the justice of=fhe demands
| made by the United States and an expression
Of its willingness to accede to at least por-
ton Of them.
The dispatches from Chill are at present
transmitted by the Navy Department code.
and the one from Minister Egan was received
in Secretary Tracys big bureau at an early
hour this morning. 1t was laboriously trans.
lated. as all naval cipher messages are and the
contents were discussed at the Cabinet meet
ing. which began at IL o'clock. Neither
OF the proposals in tho Santiago do
spatch met with favor at the White House. and
those who know what is going on say that the
suggestion to submit the Baltimore case to
arbitration has an otfensiveness in Its intima-
tion that tho subject is still open to argument
and that the facts have not been conclusively
presented by the Executive authority OF this
country. Those who have had a great deal to
do with the preparation Of the evidence upon
which the President based his message OF
Monday say that nothing can be gained by re-
ferrng the subject to arbitration and that
any proposition to do 80 now In the face Of the
emphatic finding OF the President is an in-
situation not only against the judicial ele-
ments Of the message. but also slur on the
testimony OF those who were concerned in tho
actual incidents. II such terms as these are
all the Chlians have to offer as a reply to the
Presidents note OF the Dist instant. the matter.
In the opinion OF the officials at the state De-
partment. Is still remote from amicable settle-
ment.
Those who have expected war as the cut
come Of the diplomatic incident, and who LOOK
for any sort of trckery on the part Of tho su-
thorities at Santiago. are disposed to regard
the message of to-day as continuance Of the
dilatory system OF international intercourse
which has been practicel by Chilli In her diplo.
matte relations with the United States.
There are people in Washington occupy.
ing important places under the Ell.
ecutive who think Chill Is deliber-
atcly securcinG time for the furtherancs
OF her schemes. on the completion Of which. IL
Is supposed. she will be able to present for
midable aspect to contending nation. Tho
naval officers who have studied the Chilians In
their own country. and know something Of the
real feeling OF the nation toward the United
States. suspect these people. and their suspi-
cion has been communicated to every member