The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1892-01-28
THR PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Continued from page 1.


one of Balmaceda's ministers
Mr. Egan telegraphs June 3 that while
the Tevolutionists were not inclined TO
make any reasonable peace propositions,
the Chilian government is well disposed
to entertain my that might be made.
Rear Admiral Mccain figured in the ne
gotations at this stage and he then, Mt
Iquique, approached the revolutionary
leaders at Mr.. Egan's instance, in the in
terests of mediation. June l2, he writes
Mr.. Egan as follows:
have to regret that in my note to Senior
Errazuriz | uncautiously quoted too freely
from your letter Of the I'd inst, especially that
line in which you express the opinion that the
government at Santiago cannot be disturbed
The consequence of this inadyortenCe on my
part being unaCcustomed TO diplomatic tcnc-
ing) will be seen in the declaration of Senior
Errazuril.
He also adds that the loss of the Tat :
and arms at that time excited great ami
mostly against the United States at
lquique. The declaration of SenOr Er-
razuri2 to which Admiral Mccain refers
was simply to the effect that he must be
pardoned If he excused himself from dis
cussing at that moment Mr.. Egan's state
ment that the government could not be
OvprthrOwn.
July 3, Mr.. Wharton summarily dis
poses of the request of the Balmaceda
government that a war vessel be sold to
that the navy department replies that 1t
has none for sale"
Aug. 20, he writes that he has sheltered
in the legation two of the opposition
leaders, Edwards and Matte that it was
threatened that the government would
search the legation building, but that
upon his protest the president (Balmaceda)
had disavOwed any such intention.
In half dozen dispatches Mr.. Egan
tells the well.Known story of the down
fall OF the Balmaceda government, de.
scribing the scenes consequent upon the
capture of Valparaiso and Santiago, and
announced that he has in asylum eighty
refugees, including the wife of BalmaCeda
and her four children. He says that the
Spanish legation has about the same
number of refugees; that the French,
German, Argentine and Brazilian lega-
tiOns have more or less, and that the only
legation that closed its doors and denied
asylum was that of England.
Sept a. Mr.. Wharton directs Mr. Egan
TO recognize the new government and open
communication with its head, and on Sept.
., he telegraphs that he has done SO and
that the relations with the new govern
ment are entirely cordial
Sept II Mr.. Egan writes that since the
unfortunate Itata incident the young and
unthinking Chilian element have had
bitter feeling against the United States,
and "the English element, as has always
been their custom in this country, will do
all in their power to promote and foster
this feeling"
The minister tells of BaImaceda's sui.
eide, then begins a recital Of his efforts,
lasting through many months, to protect
the refugees in his legation.
Sept. "a he telegraphs that he is expect
ed to terminate the asylum and send the
refugees out TO be prosecuted, but to do
so would be to sacrifice their lives and he
has refused to permit them to go out of
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neutral territory. He says "On account
of ltata and other questions. bitter feeling
mas Decn TomentGu Dy government sup
porters against Americans"
On the following day Mr.. Egan tele-
graphs the department that in the matter
of asylum he has acted strictly in the
spirit of the departments instructions in
the Barrunda affair He adds: Three
notes have been received from the minis
ter for foreign affairs, in which he charges
that the refugees had abused the right of
asylum, and for this reason defends action
toward legation" Mr.. Egan has in.
formed the minister that the charge is ab.
solutely and entirely unfOunded and has
asked for safe conduct for refugees.
In telegram Sept 30, Mr.. Egan states
that in note sent him, the minister for
foreign affairs refuses safe conduct or per-
mission to refugees to leave the country
and maintains the correctness of all that
has been done by the authorities. The
minister for foreign affairs also repeats
the unfOunded and absurd charges of the
refugees conspiring in the United States
legation. Since Saturday the trouble to
the legation had ceased, and no more ar
rests had been made.
Again was Mr.. ERan sustained by the
president in the following telegram dated
Oct. |: Mr. Egan is informed that the
tain the most friendly relations with
Chilli, but the right Of asylum having
been tacitly if not expressly allowed to
other foreign legations, and having been
exercised by our minister with the old
government, in the interests and for the
safety OF the adherents of the party now
in power, the president cannot but regard
the application of another rule, accom-.
panied by acts of disrespect to our lega.
tion as the manifestation of most un.
friendly spirit"
The Baltimore AFFAIR.
A long correspondence followed between
Mr.. Egan and Senor Malta on this point,
and while it was in progress on Oct. 10,
the Baltimore tragedy occurred and was
reported on the 18th by Mr Egan to the
state department.
On the next day he wrote: $50 far Cap
tain Schley has not asceTtained the causes
which led to the disturbance, but the gen.
eral impression is that the attAc% was un-
proked. Some weeks ago an attack was
made upon number OF the sailors OF one
OF the German ships Of war. resulting in
the killing OF one of the Germans, and it
was understood that the attack was made
because the Chilians mistook the Germans
for United States sailors"
The minister encloses correspondence in
relation to the assault, passing between
himself and Captain SchleY and Captain
Schley and the intendente. In the course
OF the latter. Captain Schley, after re-
questing searching investigation, says:
81 can say in advance that if my men had
been the instigators in this affair they
would have been dealt with most severely
under the laws of my country, and feel
that II it should be otherwise your excel
lency will bring TO justice all offenders 1"
Mr.. Egan's telegram, Oct 90. says that
Captain Schley's report shows the assault
to have been brutal and unprovoked, and
duplicates the police as having been in it.
In prompt reply follows Mr.. Wharton's
note, expressing surprise at his failure TO
receive the notice Of regret or Of purpose
OF searching inquiry on the part of the
Chllian government, requesting Mr. Egan
to call the attention of the Chilian gov
ernment TO the facts and inquire il there
We're any qualifying facts or explanation
TO be offered OF the apparent expression OF
unfriendliness toward the United States
The report Of the intendente of Val
paraiso says it is entirely impossible that
the police of that city could have com.
mitted the cruel and brutal excesses
which the United States minister imputes
to them; that mob of 1000 collected, that
the fight in which all, especially the
Americans. fought with stones, clubs and
bright weapons, was general and that the
only part taken in it by the police and
military guard was their endeavor to
quell the disturbance and arrest the par.
Elephants The intendente processes ig.
norance OF the origin of the fight, but
pOmmanppn L
sailors Neither does he know who shot