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MATTA's OFFENSIVE NOTE
Full Text of the Chilean Minister'S
Insulting Missive.

Insulting Missive.
One of the gravest issues in the contro-
versy between the United States and Chile
has been the Malta note to Chilean Ministers
abroad. This was sent by Malta, at that
time Foreign Minister to Chile, TO the Chill
can Minister at Washington with the sane
ton OF the President Of Chile, was read in
the Chilean Senate, and published in all the
Chilean papers. It's text In full is as fol-
lows:
''Having read the portion of the report Of
the Secretary of the Navy and of the mes
sage of the President of the United States,
think proper to inform you that the state
ments on which both report and message are
based are erroneous or deliberately incor-
rect. With respect To the persons to whom
an asylum has been granted, they have never
been threatened with cruel treatment, nor
has it been sought to remove them from the
legation, nor has their surrender been asked
for. Never has the house or tho person of
the Pleninotentiary, notwithstanding indis
cretiOns and deliberate provOcations been
subjected to any offense, as is proved by the
eleven notes Of September, October and No
vember.
with respect to the seamen of the BaIti.
more, there is, moreover, no exactnesS or
sincerity in what is said at Washington.
The occurrence took place in bad neighbour
hood of the city, the Maintop of Valparaiso,
discretion and temperance. When the pO-
lice and other forces lnterfered and Gained
the tumuIt, there were already several hun
dred people there. and 1t was ten squares or
more from the place where it had begun.
Mr.. Egan sent on the 26th of October a
note that was aggressive in purpose and
virulent in language, as is seen by the copy
and the note written in reply on the 9th.
''On the 18th the preliminary examination
had already been commenced; it had been
delayed owing to the non-appearance of the
officers of the Baltimore and owing to undue
pretentions and refusals Of Mr.. Egan him
self. No provocation has ever been accepted
or initiated by this department. Its atti-
tude, while it has ever been one Of firmness
and prudence has never been one Of aggres-
siveness, nor will it ever be one of humilia-
ton, whatever may be or has been said at
Washington by those who are interested in
justifying their conduct or who are blinded
by erroneous views.
The kilograms notes, and latters which
have been sent to you contain the whole
truth, in connection with what has taken
place in these matters in which ill will and
the consequent words and pretensions have
not emanated from this department. Mr.
Tracy and Mr.. Harrison have been led into
error in respect to our people and Govern
ment; the instructions recommending lnl-
Partially and friendship have not
been complied with, neither now nor before.
II no official complaint has been made
against the minister and naval officers, it is
because the facts, public and notorious both
in Chile and the United States, could not,
although they were well proved, be urged
oy our confidential agents. Proof of this is
furnished by the demands of Balmace1a and
The concessions made in June and July, the
whole Itata case, the San Francisco at Quin-
zero, and the cable companies. The state
nent that the North American seamen wera
attacked in various localities at the time is
deliberately incorrect.
GAS the preliminary examination is not
yet concluded, it is not yet known who and
how many the guilty parties are. You no
3oubt have the note OF November 9, written
N reply to Minister Egan. in which [
request him to furnish testimony which
ae would not give, although he had said
that he had evidence showing who the
murderer was and who the other guilty
parties of the 10th of October were That
ind all other notes will be published here.
You will publish translation of them in the
United States. Deny in the meantime every
thing that does not agree with these state
nents, being assured of their exactness, as
We are of the right the dignity, and the
inal success of Chile, Notwithstanding the
ntrigues which procee1 from SO low Ia
source) and the threats which came from SO
aigh "a sourcep