New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-03

MINISTER, EGAN.
to him by the government OF Chile with respect
to the event which occurred at VALPARAISO on
the evening of the 10th OF October, and taking
into consideration the testimony Of the officers
and crew of the vessel, the Baltimore. and of
others who witnessed the event, has arrived at
the
FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS.
First-That with regard to that assault there
has been no change whatever made in the char
acter given to it by the first reports of that
event, to wit; that 1t was all attack upon the
uniform of the navy OF the United States. which
hadlts origin and motive i'll a feeling OF hostility
toward the government. and not in any act OF
the individual sailors belonging to it,
Second-That the public authorities of Valpa-
raise evidently did not do their duty in protect
ing these sailors, and that h part Of the police
and some Chilean soldiers and sailors rendered
sailors of the United States before and after the
latter were arrested, and that he believes that
Rggin was killed by the police or the soldiers:
and
Third-That he is consequently compelled to
carry the question back to the state in which 1T
was placed by the note OF the Hon. Mr.. Whar-
ton, dated Oct. %, and to ask for sulta Bile sat
isfaction and some adequate reparat; for
the injury done the government OF the United
States.
The honorabl secretary of state Mr. Blaine
regrets that the government of Chile has not
from the very first appreciated the gravity OF
the question raised. and that it has attributed
to it no other Importance than that of or
binary quarrel between sailors, adding that no
government which respects itself can consent to
civil or military persons employed III its service
being maltreated or killed i'll foreign territory
on account OF resentment, for acts hich it may
have committed, Or which may be imputed to
it, without
REQUIRING ADEQUATE PREPARATION.
The Hon. Mr.. Blaine in this connection recalls
the fact that the government OF the United
States has voluntarily recosnzed this principle
and has acted accordingly when any injury has
been committed by it's people against any one
holding an official position in a foreign country
i'll consequence OF acts which HAD aroused re-
sentiment. In such cases the United States has
never sought words OF little weight or ambiguous
meaning Ill order to make reparation, but has
condemned such acts i'll vigorous and
energetic terms, and has never refused
to give other adequate satisfaction.
The honorable secretary OF state,
Mr. Blaine. states. moreover, that it is not his
OF October, but only to set forth the conclusions
ut which his government has arrived. The hon
ora BILE secretary OF state says: I'VE have given
every kind OF opportunity to The government of
Chile to offer explanatory or. extenuating cir
cumstances, and we have given due consldera-
ton to the fact that the government OF Chile,
during great part OF the time which elapsed
since the 10th OF October, has been i'll a provs-
iOnal situation
He then adds that he is directed by his excel
lency, Mr. Harrison, to say that he has been
compelled to take notice of the instruction us
sent by Mr.. Malta, minister OF foreign affairs to
the Chilean minister i'll Washington, under date
of Dec. IL because, although they were not Of
ticiHlly communicated to this government, they
received the greatest possible publicity, and
that. conse qurntly. he demands the immediate
withdrawal of the said instructions as to those
parts which he considers offensive, and adequate
satisfaction. in order that the diploma tic rela-
uons between the two nations
May NOT BE INTERRUPTED.
Without any intention OF opening n discussion
as to the facts referred to by the communica.
tion which have extracted, and combining him.
self to the first part OF the instructions OF the
honorable secretary OF state. the undersigned
must state to your excellency the regret with
which the government OF Chile sees that his ex-z
celency, the president OF the United States.
finds reason to continue to regard the incident
OF October as an attack caused by n hostile
feeling towards the uniform of tae navy OF the
United States. That unfortunate Occurrences
took place on a sudden i'll district where the
sailors OF the vessels lying in the Bay of Val
paralso are IN The habit of assembling. vii bout
distinction OF nationality. From the nature of
the incident it would be impossible TO prove
that there was no doubt as to the special canse
which served as its origin or pretext But the
undersigned can ASSERT that that cause was not
Il hostile feeling toward the uniform OF the navy
OF the United States because the people Of Chile
have always esteemed and respected that uni.
form ever since the time 1t SAW IL figuring honor.
ably i'll ths ranks OF soldiers and sailors who III
n great struggle. gave it Independence and
established the republic. The undersigned ad.
mits that the occurrence Of Oct. Ii was OF