Omaha daily bee., 1892-01-29
rnE TERMS AccEprEp.

gress, transmitting the latest corre-
spondence between the government OF
the United States and the government
of Chill. is q full acceptance Of the nc
ton of the latter The president ex-
presses the opinion that there Is now a
good prospect for an adjustment of the
differences between the two countries,
upon terms satisfactory to the United
States, by the usual methods, and with
out special powers from congress. The
qualification of the president with the
result is shared w the country.
The final correspondence is exceed
ingly interesting, and 1t will form
chapter of great Importance in the diplo-
matte history of the country. 1t appears
from the note OF the Chilian minister at
Washington that the suggestion OF arbi-
tration originated with Secretary Blaine.
The secretary OF state, according to the
minister, agreed that any differences
that might arise after the trial should
be submitted to arbitration, and this uu-
derst andiDg was the basis Of several OF
the conferences between Minister Montt
and Secretary Blaine. The Chilian
government approved the agreement,
and this was communicated to our gov
ernment nearly Il month ago. 1t also
appears that the Ch.lian minister at
Washington had assured the secretary
OF state. with reference TO the Malta
note, that the government OF Chill had
no intention TO act in the matter in a
way offensive to the United States. 1t
is also stated by the minister that on
various occasions he had been told by
representatives Of the State department
that IL Minister Egan was not persona
grata to the government of Chill it was
only necessary for that government to
say SO and our minister would be sue
ceeded by another. 1t is not claimed,
however. that he received any official
assurance OF this kind.
Secretary Blaine, in his reply, ad-
mits q verbal exchange of views regard
ing arbitration, but nothing in the ma
ture of an agreement. 1t is implied
that the offer of arbitration came from
the Chilian minister, and Secretary
Blaine states that he was unable to in
uuCo VIC iiiiuistci w pt'o oho oiioi ihoO
writing. Under these circumstances
the secretary says it is impossible that
he ever soug hit to bind the government
of tho United States to arbitration. Re-
garding the Malta note, Secretary
Blaine uses very pointed language, and
in reference to II recall of Egan he very
plainly implies that the Chilian minis
ter never had anv good reason to as
sumo that this government would recall
its minister on the suggestion of the
Chilian government
The note of the Chilian minister of
foreign affairs, complying with the de-
mands OF the government of the United
States, is exceedingly cordial in its
expressions of friendship for this coun-
try. He says the attack on the sailors
of the Baltimore was not through
hostile feeling toward the uniform of
the navy of the United States, and he
declares that the people of Chilli, far
from entertaining feeling of hostility,
have lively desire to maintain the good
and cordial relations which up to the
present time have existed between the
two countries. The sincerity of these ex-
pressions may not he doubted, so far as
the author of them is concerned, but it
is very questionable whether they are
generally subscribed to by the people of
Chilli