Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-01-27
MINISTER MATTA.s
statement OF the Battimcre AFFAIR 4. ~.
ChIlinn Minister At WashInrtnn


CHILEAN Minister at washinrton-
NEW YORK. Jan. a3.-The World Hi,
day morning printed the full t.xt q,
Minister Ma'ta's statement OF the BAL.
timore affair To Pedro Montt. the Chill.
ian minister nj Washington. This state.
ment is generally referred to AS MAJ,
ta's insulting note" IL bears date O,
December l. and is rs follows:
Being acquainted with the report a,
the navy department and the messays
of the president of the United States
deem IT proper 10 tell you that the i'm.
formation upon which the said repor,
and message are founded is erroneou,
and untrue Concerning the refugees
they have never been threatened O,
treated with cruelty, nor has there beer
anything TO take them from the lera
ton or ask that they be delivered
Never has the president received
knowledge of any outrage. as is proved
by the III letters of September. Octobe,
and November. Concerning the sailor,
of the Baltimore there il also NO nc
curacy or straightforwardness In wha,
Is said In Washington.
The affair occurred in disreputabls
Quarters of the city, the Main Top o.
valparaiso, among persons who are no,
models of discretion and temperance
When the police and other forces inter
vened and Gained the disturbance.
there were some hundreds of peopl,
present, and the riot was in progress,
ten blocks or more from the place
where II commenced.
MIR. Egan sent letter on Octobe,
20, aggressive In design aud violent
In language. as is seen 10y the
copy and by the reply sent on October
"a The investigation was commenced
October Is, but ii had been delayed on
account of non-appearance before the
court OF sailors OF the Baltimore. and
on account of undue prctensions and
refusals of Mr.. Egan.
Never on the part of this depart
ment has there been tolerated any prov.
ocation. IL has maintained itself al.
ways in position which. IL II
has been one of hrmncss and
prudence, never has been one OF
aggression. nor will IL bc one o,
humility, no matter what NAV
have been divulgcd i'm Washington
by those persons who may have been
interested in giving decent appear.
ance To his conduct. or may have been
deceived by erroneous impressions.
The kilograms, notes and letters sen,
To you contain the truth, the whole
truth in everything concerning these
affairs, except the i'll will. the Language
and the pretcnsions connected with
them did not originate in this depart.
ment
MIR Tracy and Mr. Harrison had
been led into error respecting ourselves,
our people and our government The
instructions cnjoining inpartiality and
friendship have not been observed
either i'm the present or In the
past II charges have been made
against the ministry IL Is
because the facts, public and
notorious as they are in Chilli and In
the United States. are that our conf.
dental agents have been unable to call
attention to these. though the subject
OF charges has been we'll founded. The
request of Balmacedn. the concessions
made to him in June and July, every.
thing concerning the Itata, the San
Francisco, in Quintcros, and the cable
companies are proof OF this
1T is doubly untrue that the Amer.
lean sailors were attacked in differen,
localities at the same time. The investi
CATION not being finished. IL is not
known yet who are the guilty persons
or what is their number You will
consider the letter of November
o. replying to Minister Egan. in which
the information in his possession was
requested, and which he was not will.
ing to give, notwithstanding the fac,
he had said that he had the proof rs 10
who were the murderers and other
guilty persons In the affair OF October
10. That letter and all other recent
letters will be published here
You ought 10 translate and publish
the same there Tin Washington) En-.
deavor, in the meantime. not 20 give
any credit to anything which may be
contrary to these statements, being
sure OF their correctness as we are here
OF the right honor and the final triumph
of Chilli. Notwithstanding the intrigue.
which go at present from so low a
source and the threats which come
from so high an authority. malta"