The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1892-02-04

lmpied Irritation Of the Government Of Chfn
and with the approval Of their command
ing Office ., and it dces not dislin;
that his stay ia MRS permanent or
that he holds the express Invitation OF tn local
government to Justify his longer res dence.
Nor Goas it affect the question that the injury
was the act of n mob. II there had been no
rarticipation by the police or mill; ary in this
e cruel work and no neglect en- their part TO ex-
my opinion, when its extent and character are
consi iered in volsing international liyhts. ahe
On the 10th Of Octob.r last, CAPT. schiey,
commanding the United States ship Baltimore,
gave shore.leaye to III petty officers and s.ilors
OF his ship. These IN n left the ship about 80
p. IN. No incidoat OF Violence occurred none
OF our men were ARE stel n, complaints lodged
| against tken: 1scr did any <ol'ision or outbreak
occur until about ock ok p. IN. Capt. Schley
states that heHas himself on shore aud about
The streets ofthe city until S 30 p IN !: that he
net very many of his m.n who were urcn leave;
t. they we're sober and were conducting them
selves with propriety, taiutipg lillian and
ether officers MS they met them. Other officers
OF the ship aud Captain Jenkins Of the lner-
chant ship keweennw. cor,oborate captain
Echley as % the general sobricty a1a good be-
havior OF our men. The sisters Ct Iharity ut the
hospital t, whiehou wounded men were taken
when i'll ured. stated that they were sober when
recefvese. II the situation hal been otherwise,
We must believe that tie Chlian police
/ ailtpol 1tieS WouIu naSe-' lnad. arrests
ana MSaaf t. IS avhablo @ W That ssa 4he invesiiea a
t:nn by the Judge of Crimes. though Sd
more satisfactory account Of its oiigin than is
1ona.ii', the statement that it began between
dsunken sailors. Repeatedly in the correspond
io ni1be precise cause cf The riot. The Minister
.of FoEeizn Affairs, Malta i'll his telegram 10
|. Mr.. Montt. under date OF December 81. states
that theTlaErd began between two sailors in u
tnvern end vas continued in the street, persons
" bo were pas sing joining in it.
The s.iinony OF Talbot, an apprentice, who
was vita j. g.in, is .tha, tho outbreak in which
they were involved began by a Gillian sail
ept.ing i'll the face Of Talbot. which Was resent.
Talbot We're at ths.tias una,coapanied by any
/ others ot their shtpinases.'. "
After simsna, izina the corresp pondence up to Q
certain point he saws:
Tho Communications OF the Chiliao Govern
| ment in relation to this cruel and disastrous
7 CORES po9aence. ,hare not in any degree taken
! the forp q me3lly and satisfactory expression
1 OF rcgfet; much les OF aroiogy. Tue event was
| suffered by had b en wholly the re-
!. sui. OF AT accident in n Chilian port the
| insiIent was era,e enough to have cl;E
.hy aud regret from the local authorities.
Ii Is not e,o,.,h to say tina. the affair was la
lTession even if the beating end killing OF our
men had Re jlstifahc. II is not enough >
! say that the incident i, regretted coupled with
the sta em mt that the affair wcs not Of an un-
| usual. charactH i'll ports where foreign
! sailors accustomed to meet. 1t
is MT ffr n generous and stncere gov
! ernnIent to sock for words OF small or
| equiv6cal meanings in which to convey too
| friendly power an apology fer an ottepse 80
ntroeiousas .9is. In the case OF the assault by
! mob in New Orleans upon the Spanis on
/ s1latc III 1851, Mr.. Webster wrote the Spanish
Minister. Mr.. Calderon, that tho act. COM
planned OF were "A disErateful AMI fragrant
/ Axph n b nj q Al
J er.ment regrets them as daeriy as Mr.. Ca,de-
ron or his government could possibly 81,
| President very rreat pain and he thinks a
! rro,,er acknowledgment is due to her Ma esty. :.
I He invited! the Spanish Consul 10 return to his
post guaranteeing protection, and offered ie
| sslute the Spanish tas If the Consul should
| come in Spanish vessel Such q treatment by
the government OF hill OF this assault would
| have been more creiitnbie to the -Chiltan au-
hrrit:es; hnd much less con hardly he salts a ,,
tory t. a-govsrn mont that va! -es its dignity and
In oar note OF. October asd last, which ap-
| psarsr the correspondence. tee receiving the
! report OF ths board of officers appointed by
aptain Schley TO investigate the affair, the
| Cliiian Gove,nncn was advised # the aspect
! which it then assumed and calla1 upon for any
facts in its possession that might t. n 10 modify y
the unfayor rabe impression which our report
| hai created. 1t is very clear from the corre-
| spcrdence that before the recsiit OF this note
the theriss .Sn rrasi o~
! deer roopened and rrot-ac e.l through a1,er<5l
of nearly tt,reemnnths. We might lustly have
\ cor,,rIaied o! this u,rarson ably DELAY. but in
4 view OF the fact that the .overnment OF Chill
| was sti ,goyi sional and with u disposition ic
be forbearfg niid h,p-f,ri o4 fri ,ndly ternftl-
| niioa. l have awaited: the report which Las
! but recen' " been made.
On the 2st inst cansed to he conmu nicated
4 to the Government of Chilli by th' American
Minister at Santinso.' the conclusions. of this
Government. after q full considera,i2n o. all the
| evidence and II every suggestion affecting tlf
1 matter. and to these conclusions 1 adhere
hoy
/. That the assault is not reIievel Of tn, as
,ect which tho carly information OF the event
gave to it. VIZ: That of All n tack ueoa the uni
form of the JTni ed States navy having its ORR
gin ani olive in q feeling Of hostility to this
Government, and not in any act OF the sailors
/ or of anv q! the men.
I 2 Tia the public authorities at Valparaiso
fiagraltly failed i'll their duty to protect our
MEN. aud that some cf the police ara OF IN /,
| Chill III soldiers and sailors wers themselves
guilty OF ullI,rovokcd assaults upon our sai'ors
ie:.,re nnt after arrest. lie the rresiienD
hpsi ,hs tn en o. me to tks eoS
clu sion that RiSsin was Killed by the police OF
ldiers
PEELED to bring the case back TO tn posi-, ion
taken l,v tfis Government III the Eote of oct p
last aud to ask fer Suitable apology AM for
some adequ%te rcparat II Tor the III, ,ury done
TO this Government.
behalf of this man for, vlGls he was net q citi
OF the Uni.cI states. g doctrine SO lore
held by us. as expressed ia the consular regnl I,
tion, is -lhc principles which ar n,aiuta ned hy
this Governl It in raeari TO the protection
| AS DISTINGUISHED from, The relief, of ssa.neT
I are vel, settled. 1t is held That the ctcuni
stance that thc vessel is Am. rical is evidenc /,
that the ssanen on board are such: an,r sI II
the crew will find their protection in the fla
that covers them
/ have as vet received no reply to our note q
the 2lst instant. but. in my opinion, onch'
not to delay longer !, bring these matters &
the attention OF Congress Ior sach action az
4 n1rr rfnVn
A''i rs eredl BKS,.u,S H.nnlsoN.
Executive Mansion January p. lS.2.
The above is President Harrison
PR sentation of the Chilian affair.". t,
Congress. The voluminous correspon
.. dc,,re .sh TVS on the part OF Chilli evasivt
i luplicity, coy, TT sarcasm, inso
: lemcc, and about. all the of
.. fences that can bc committed Tin
,, der the forms Of diplomacy. With al
. this there was nothing expressed mo-
! implied to intimate that Chill intendes
10 apologize for its misconduct in sur
rounding the American Legation at San
2 tiago witlt police spies; for the impudcn
letter Of its former Foreign Minister
nor for the murder of our sailors in uni
form. 81.
! The little republic has evidently dc
3 pended on its distance, the difficulty Il
making an offensive war against it, pos
sibiy on the wretehed help of peae
party in the United States, and on III
i,intrigues of the nitrate trust to clay
= discourage and finally defeat the de
!, 4 ranIs of the United States. This mis-
9 take will pre- badly be rectified soon.
i What is substantially the ultimatuL
!, | Of the United States--its last percmp
3 tory demand before adopting war meas
t urcs--has been sent to Chill. The Presi
!; dent asked the immediate withdrawal q
8 Matta's insulting note, IAN apology for tn
: assault Oh the sailors, and the paymcn
e e OF damages. Not receiving Il favorabl
J. reply the President asks Congress
=. declare war-and to authorize its prose
+ cution. Thiss lis tlrefurport Of the Pres
Il dents message. =. -. =