The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-26

striking him with n knife The perfect vim
dlcailon on 9ur men ls furnished by tnisreport'
inal fault and that for Al act clearly justit-
able.
PoLIcEs PART Is THE AFFAIR.
As 20 the part taken hy The police in tho affair
the case made by Chill Is also fsr from satisfac-
tory. The point where Eiggin WAS killed ~
only three minutes walk from the police station
and not more than twice chat distance from the
Jhtendenciai and yet according % their oinol4l
report, tull half hour elapsed after the assault
began before the police were upon the ground
10 has been stated tia. al hut two of our men
have said that the police did their duty. The
evidence taken az Mare Island shows that II such
statement was procured from our men u was
accomplished by requiring them 10 sign
writing IN language they did not understand
and by the reprcsentati0n that 10 was mere
declaration thst they had taken no part m the
disturbance. Lieutenant Nctrea who acted as
Interpreter. says in his evidence that when our
sailors we're examined before the court the sub
iect OF the conduct. of the police was so care
fully avoided that he reported tie fact % Cap
tain Schley on his return 20 the vessel
The evidences OF the existence OF aninosity
towards our sailors IN the minds OF tho sailors
OF the Gillian navy and OF the rOuulace OF val
paraisO are SO abundant and various as 20 leave
no doubt IN the mind OF any one who VIII e1-
anime the papers submitted. il ltmanifested IT,
wards our men as they passed the ChIlian mem
Of-war in their boats and IN the dcrisiye and
abusive epthets with which they greeted every
appe earauce o. an Amercan sailor on thc
evening Of the rot. Captain Schley reports
that boats from the Chilian war ships
several times vent ont of their course to
cross the bows of his boats compelling them TO
back water TIC complained of the discourtesy
and 10 was corrected. That TINS feeling was
shared by men Of higher rank is shown by an
incident related hy surgeon rtltt. oI tho Balii-
more. After the battle of ilacilia he. with
other medical officers of the war vessels in the
harbor was giving voluntary assistance To- ,the
wounded I'm the hospitals The son OF Chilan
army officer of high rank was under his care.
and when the father discovered It. ne flew into
a passion and said lac WOult rather have ms
son die than have Americans fouch MN. ana
a. once had him removed from the ward MS
feeling ls not well concealed IN the dispatches
OF the Foreign Office and had quite open ex-
preston IN the di@respecuul treatment OF tho
American legation he Chlian boatmen IN
the bay refused. even for large oilers or money
fO return Our sailors. who crowded the Mole, 10
their ship when they were endealoilhB 10 eh-
cape from the city ON the night OF the assault
The market boats of the Baltimore we're threat
| ened. and even quite RECENTLY the glg OF Z ON
mander Evans. of the Yorktown, was stoned
while waiting for him at the Mole.
The evidence Of our sailor. clearly shows that
the attack was expected by the thiian people.
that threats had been made, against our men men
and that in Onercaso somewhat earlier IN the
afternoon. the keeper OF one house. INTO Wilch
some Of our men had gone. closed his establish
ment in anticipation OF the attack Wilch ne
advised them would bo made upon them as
darkness came on.
In report Of Captain Schlcy 10 the Navy De-
I'm the only interview that had with Judge
Foster. who is INVESTIGATING the case relative TO
the disturbance. before he was aware or the en-
tire gravity of the matter, he informed mo that
the assault upon my men was the outcome OF
hatred for our people among ihe lower clas'es'
because they thought we hal sympatiIed with
the Ialmaceda gOverume ut ON account ot the
ltata matter. whether with reason or without
he could. of course, not admit put sucli, me
thought was the explanation OF the assault at
Several OF our men sought security from the
mob by such complete or partial changes I'M
I'll It If
being soamen of the Baltimore. and found 10
then possible 90 walk the streets without mo-
lestati0n. These incidents conclusNely es'aplish
that the attack was upon the unIOfm-the
nationality not upon the men.
TIE ORIGIN OF TIE FEELING.
The origin of this feeling is probably found in
the refusal of tnis Government 20 give reco6ni-
ti0n TO the Congressional party before DO had
established itself, iu the seizure of the itata for
an alleged yiOatl d OF the neutrality law, IN the
cable incident, an IN the charge that Admiral
Brown conveyed lnlolmauoh to Valparaiso OF
the landing Ot QWniero7- III ls NOT my purpose
10 enter any defense Of The action oi TINS boN-
eminent n these matters. 10 d, enough Tor the
present purpose t0 say that il there was any
breach of international comfy or duty on our
part 10 shoult have been made the SUBJECT or
or Of reprlsals Tor which full respon-lDillty
was assumed We cannot consent THAT these
incidents and these perversion5 of the truth
shall Doe used 20 excite murdeIOuS attack
upon Our unoicniln- sailors ahd the Govern
ment OF Chill go acQult OF responsibility. IN
fact the conduct of TINS 1oyernment during the
war in hill pursued those lines OF international
duty which we had so strongly insisted upon ON
the part of other nations when thls country wa,
i'm the thrOes of a civil conflict. We continued
the established diplomatic relations with
the Government ln power until ll was over
thrown. and promptly and cordially recognized
the new Government when lt was established
The good Offices Of this Government were
offered tO bring about peaceful adjustment
and the interuOsltiOn of Nr. tgan 90 mitigate
seventies and 70 shelter aiherents OF the con-
H"N HH
The charge against Admiral Brown ls too base
10 gain credence with ans one who knows ms
high per Onal and professional character
Recurring 10 the evidence of our sailors. i
think is shown ihaf there were several dis
tiuct assaults and SO nearly simultaneous a. 70
show that they dad nor spread from one n0int.
press summary of the rel OFT Of the Fiscal
shows that the evidence " the Chlllan officials
and others was in conflict as 90 the place OF
origin. several lac BENG named DN an -Ienl
witnesses as the lpcanty where The nrst outbreak
occurred. This. If correctly reported, shows
that there were several distinct outbreaks and
soneary 40 the same timo az 10 cause TINS
The la patria. IN the same isue from which
/ have already quoted. ai.er describing the hill
ing of hlggin, and the fight which from that
point extended 90 the Mole. says;
'At the Same time In Other streets OF tho port
the Yankee sailors fought nercelr with ihe peO-
ne of fhe town. Who believed 10 see IN them in-
carnatc enemies of fht lillian navy.
The testimony OF Captain Jenkins OF the
American merchant ship heWeenaw. which had
gone 10 NII aIHlr0 lDl repairs hiA WHO was IL
witness off some part Of the assault ulon the
crew of the Baltimore, Is strongly cOrrOboratlye
of the testimony of our own sailors when he
saws he saw Chilian sentries drive back sea-
man. seeking shelter, upon o mob that was pur
suing INN. The officers and men OF Captain
jenkins ships furnish the most conclusive tes-
tImOny a. % the udlgnltles which were prac-
tced toward americans IN Valparaiso When
American sailors. even OF merchant ships, can
only secure their safety hy denying their ma
tonality. it must he time 20 rcadust Relations
with government that permits such demon
strauOns.
As TO the participation of the police. tho evi-
dence of our sailors shows that our men were
struck and beaten by police officers before and
after arrest. and that one. at least. was dragged
with ass0 about his neck ly mounted p)-
lccman. That ihc death OF AlgCin was the re-
suit of a rifle shot fired hy q policeman or sol-
dfer on duty is shown directly by the testimony
of Johnson. i'm whose ?rns h0 Was ai the time,
and hy the evidence Of Charles Langtn,an Amer
jean sailor not thenamem1 OF the Baltimore
crew. who stood close ny and SAYS the trans
action. The Chilian authorizes DO not pretend
10 ly the responsibility Of TIN. shot upon any
particular person. bat aYOW their inability 90
ascertain vino nred d., further then ID was fired
from a crowd. The character OF the wound,
rs described by one OF the surgeons OF tie
Baltimore. clearly supports hls opinion that
it was made by rlil nau, the ouhce OK
exit being as much a. an inch or en- inch and
a quarter in width. When lot the poor lel-
low was unconscious and IN the arms of a cOm-
rade who was endeayorlng TO carry linn 90
a nelghbOring drugstore for treatment he