, 1892-01-26
1t is Truculently Displayed in the Message
Sent to Congress By the President.
CORRESPONDENCE MBODYIG A HISTORY OF The CHILEAN HBROGLlO
Preparations Already Begun So as to Be Ready in Case
War is Actually Declared.

| Blaine 4 permission to act as mediator.
May "a, Mr.. Egau informs Mr.. Blaine,
that the good offices Of the United States,
Brazil and France have been most cor
daily accepted by the government OF
Chile aud the revolvtionists, those OF
England and Germany having been do
clined.
The Itata incident first appears in the
correspondence in connection with the
declaration sent by Mr.. McCreary, the
consul at Valparaiso, to the state depart
ment here. IMr. Wharton being then
the acting secretary in Mr.. Blaine's
absence. That the South American
Steamship company insists that the Itata
is their property and has been taken from
them by force by the insurgents. The
same day Mr.. Egan notifies the state
department at the request of the Chilean
government of the presence of the Itata
in California waters. May IA. Mr..
Wharton, alarmed by threats current in
Washington, that Balmaceda threatens to
shoot the ENJOYS who appeared before
the mediators, insists hat under the
circumstances they should have treatment
of the flag of truce. Two days later, in
answering, Mr.. Egan disclaimed any such
intention on Balmaceda's part.
July %, Mr.. Egan writes that the En-
glIsh government has placed the war ship
Espiegle at the service of the Balmaceda
government in conveying the silver treas
ure to England. The next day he comes
out with an unqualified contradiction of
the story that he has advised the issue OF
letters of marque TO privateers or that he
has given Balmaceda any suggestions as
to the conduct of the war.
In a half dozen dispatches Mr.. Egan
tells the we'll known story OF the downfall
of the Balmaceda government, describing
the scenes consequent upoD the capture OF
Valparaiso and Santiago, and announced
that he had 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, Ar
gentine and Brazilian legations have more
or less, and that the only legation which
closed It's doors and denied ASYLUM was
thatiof England.
Sept. 4, Mr.. Wharton directs Mr.. Egan
to recognize the new government and
open communication with Its head, and
on Sept. 5 telegraphs that he has done so
and that the relations with the new gov
eminent are entirely cordial.
Sept. II Mr.. Egan writes that since
the unfortunate Itata incident the young
and uuthiuking Chilean element have had
q bitter feeling against the United States
and that the English element, as has
always been their custom. will do all in
their power to promote and foster this
feeling. He says that the reasonable men
in power admit that the United States
could not consistently have taken any
other course than the one she adopted,
and that Errazuriz, when acting as minis
ter of foreign relations two weeks ago, 80
| ctata1 tn him mithppt raoaruatsnn
The minister 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 ex-
pected 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 10 out
of the legation except under safe conduit
to neutral territory. He says: "Ou ac-
count of Itata and other questions, bitter
feeling has been fermented by government
supporters against Americans. Secret
police surround the legation with orders
to arrest visitors. Two of Mr.. Egan's
servants were arrested and are now in
prison. Later he telegraphs that twenty
persons have been arrested in the last two
days for entering the legation and others
have been prevented by the police. All
this is intended to force him to drive out
the refugees which he will not do without
instructions.
10 his notes to Minister Egsn relative
to this subject, Senior Malta, the Chilean
minister OF foreign affairs, is in instances
rather brusque, as may be seen from the
following extracts: Relating to the ex-
traordinary and without example events
taking place at the legation, the envoy
all -~--
discussion of the point because everything
done and everything that will be done by
the police agents not only exercise the
attributes incumbent upon the local
authorities, which are better informed
and better posted of what takes place
inside the legation and its vicinity than
appears to be the envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary. In reference
to the communication of his excellency,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tertiary to his government upon these
subjects and the proceedings that may
follow and the new instructions and orders
they may give him, these are not matters
to give grounds whatsoever for discussion
with the undersigned, who believes and
hopes, that, knowing the facts, such as
they are, they will be Judged in the same
light and by the same criterion that he
himself judges them"
Sept. &c, Mr.. Wharton informs Mr..
Egan. that his efforts of peace are highly
appreciated and fully approved. He
also Informs him Of the arrival in Wash
ineton of Seniors Mont and Varas, rep
resenting the congressional party as con
idential agents. OF their mission he
says: The object of their visit is under
stood to be the presentation of the claims
| Of THAR narfu IN rannnntttnn 90 a hallInar-
ent government. Conspicuously asserting
their capacity as authoritative representa-
tives of a de facto combatant and claim
ing to be ENJOYS of an organized sover-
eign government, they have by their own
p%retentions made it quite impracticable
for this department to receive them or
: communicate with them directlu aunn