The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-29
BLAINE's REPLY.
Some Mistakes OF the Chilean Minister
Clearly Corrected.
W NASH1NGToN, Jan. 2S-Ihe fUl owing
is the reply of Secretary Blaine to the Chill
can Minister'S letter Of January 23l:

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sir: I have tie honor 10 ackuoW edge your
favor dated tile 23d inst. but NOT received by me
until Monday, The 25,n inst. l beg 90 comment
Oh TWO or Three Of lis FecttRlS. tank from zeal
for youy country you have made some mistakes
which [ ,uaIl proceed 10 correct Y0u are right
iu saving / considered tie proceedings OF the
Cover uueut u Chile Iu maNiuE judicial lnveSti-
Ga LOB OF The unhappy dHLH al dlruidlSO ell
tuely pIRiSeWOIihy. buL you Will remember
that as early as Ine 25Ih Of Nov Wuef | COM
planned Of tie length Of tHr judicial pTuceediugS
aud from tine 30 lime renewed the complaint,
saying 10 you very lately that The court had a.
ready been eighty DAYS in session considering
matter which 10 Tie United STATES would have
eu wholly disposed of IN TWO or three weeks.
Uu replied that Spanish law Is slow lu pro
Ce-seS. bur exact ln c0uciusl00S. aud with your
staten ut uad To he content, though lml dilcut
Tor uual Ju EmtEL. A0ui oUtr uI arH-tfa ION
was never unconditional and exact. Had 81 been
1 would have IuSls eU Ou your reducing iI 10
~uIl-; Tor d would have been my du 10 lay
bc-u. e tur Ait>iutnt ioI CONSTELLATION.
hu. j am unable 10 report a. re verbal eX-
Guau Ee OF views between US ~ 10 JgI cement TO
at1lttrte. Aoa ala say 10 me several times thar
I'D 'Hai distant 81. ute, wien iur Chilean court
should reader ils JadRihthI, u ile CuHel STATES
should not pe saUsheC with II the Two count les
couid alcitrate the matter, ana even then you
di"dlS iH ttiHed ma NLiie C1u h9t Fuluh-
iali5 propose 6IblI ati0nt tut couId do 80 When
requested uy SOME iiitAoiE power 10 Lake tlal
couise. on one occasion you mentioned spain
as Tie nation il6e.} 10 ll et'eue Win CulIe.
Your mention oI aThilIaiicu was always as a
mtJueu 20 De adopted I'D me tuluIe u vs. were
not couteut. 4oI lemaTNel j1ti 10 adopt L be
lore HH"'u oe 1i'ci e1ltihg tuV judgment OF ne
court lu advance. You always l0uhei 10 the
Illlle lOF pUpusdl anu acceptance OF RIDi,rd-
tg4'
Aou say lu your u1te' / tooH occasion 70 IN
rom you on tue Isl udJ OF JANUARY lhal my
Government atlhotiLed ne 10 conclude an agree
Hrhl io'AiuB 10 II uitt allour ana my government
suU>tItrAlig approved Inc dBiotHtul conc uot0
Dy me- Ana ytl you 90 not pretend mat a
WORD vas ever written oI an agreement Wulcn
you say was Uet"tch US. II IS lmptsNiJie thdl /
o. fr
Cmleo states 10 MAJ Wy II Nould nave Ueeh
I'D lie highest degree lmpIudeut lOr me 10 have
done So.
III regard 10 the Ma Ia nOtei WH!ch was SUD-
lecl Ct contention between US, You sum 10 up by
tile following declaration; Il added, however
u was far Ilom being the purpose Of my Govern
meut to act IN manner at all offensive 10 tie
President OF the United states or any member OF
bis Cabinet and mat Naitas note, II rightly ln-
teiple5ed, admitted OF no sueh cons 'Fuciion, i
aiLeiWdl0 had lhe hon0f 10 INFORM you tHat 1 re-
ceIYed Instructions from my Government 70 ta-
i0im thdt OI Tie United STATES iIaI considering
the views expressed by buchanan ana Webster
IN 1912 and 1890, that messages sent by the
PRESIDENT 70 congress are domestic eommuhlca-
u0us "ulca cannot serve rs Udsis IOT luttfpTe'
TALON Dy foreign powers OF iAtlI representatives.
ny Government H@Q no ObleClOu 10 stIk-
lhg out OF me bOJe ol december 1llh sucb words
as might DC couSiueTed aisdgloeaO.e Dy the
Clteu oJates bOFei nmeuI
by your own s!ateineut you eFldehJy at
ltHipteu 10 Iustiy tue 4'dud uott' ! coi fanny
coald noi accept your language aud never dld
accept language OF ludL k!hd as an apology sum
Cleut Tor Tue Case. maltds note was highly dis
courteous 70 the President aud ecretdiy OF the
Navy lmpugnlng to them uniguIhs aud iusln-
Cerily. ouch language does NOT admit OF CON
0rlOnal OF con luEent apology which you offered.
II could be apologlZed Tor only by frank with
draEaL 4ou always coniended IL was a com.
muulcatlon between Olucers OF your own Gov
eruueut; that It was not proper for this Govern
HirhJ 10 take any cOghIauc6 OF u. You quO'ed
tht Weii-khoWh oeclaI atou 10 congress oI not
9slhg sagJect 10 eil'clsni IN IN lol eiEh country
You ulu hut sc" any great ulHctehce Involved Dy
your government seadlus lhe malta circular 10
all the legations OF Chlle' dhd requesting rs sew
eIal ministers 10 puUilsh II, 20 thaI ChUe Is not
Only IespousiOle Iot dlscOuileous language. but
lot us puJHcdlIon thloughOu TIE clVIiZed