The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-27
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chill STILL BLJIFFNG.
This Government Will insist on an Ap0l-
egy From the chilials.
THE SUPREME COURT DODGE.
Is Everywhere Looked Upon as Another
one Of chili's Bluffs
THE SUPREME COURT DODGE
A BOLD DEMocEArro scHEnE.
other Attempt to Catch Garza---
General Mention.

= WAsHINGToN, Jan. 26.-This govern
aent today received a long message
from Minister Egan conveying the offer
on the part of the Chilian government
for the settlement OF all the existing
difficulties with the United States.
Conversation with those acquainted with
the text of the note, gave the impres.
sion. that it was not satisfactory. Further
inquiry tonight strengthens the impress
sion that the reply of Chill is not satis--
factory to the members of the United
States government. Although the an
swer proposes, it is understood, to with
draw the Malta note, the tenor of the
offer is not agreeable and the proposition
said to be contained in the reply to arbi-
trate the Baltimore affair is taken to
mean the whole question, whether or
not Chill will apologize, as well as pay
indemnity. OF course that will not be
be the Judge OF the propriety of damand-
ing an apology that cannot be arbitrated.
No one in position to know, would
consent to the terms of reply. The fact,
however. that there is no reference to an
apology for the assault on the Balti-
more's sailors, except by arbitration, is
sufficient to account for the dissatisfac-
ton of the officials with its terms. As
to the Malta note the offer of Chill is be-
Geved to be fully up to the demand
made by the note of the 21st inst. to
Minister Egan. The matter of the lat
ter's recall is believed to have been
sufficiently settled by the terms of that
note, and therefore no reference to it in
the reply was necessary. As was stated
last night, if Chill apologized for the
Baltimore incident, the matter of the
amount of indemnity, by way of repara-
tion, or whether or not anything should
be paid to the families of Riggan and
Turnbull might very well become the
subject of arbitration, but the apology
must come first. The proposition ol
Chill to throw the whole thing into the
supreme court is variously viewed. By
some it is thought to be a declaration by
Chill of confidence in the justice anc
right of her cause, confidence so grea
and implicit that she is willing to make
creature of the other party the sol,
{. Judge of its merits. Others, however
think it is, in common parlance, :
"bluff," and that Chill is not honest o.
sincere in her professions.
1t is recited that the Chilians know
the jurisdiction and powers of the gu
preme court are restricted and limited
by the constitution, and that she mad
the offer knowing that it could not b.
+ entertained. The argument is advances
that the supreme court cannot ant
would not assume jurisdiction over sucl
a matter. One of the justices or an.
number of them might act as arbitraters
as was done when five of them took par
!. in the proceedings of the electoral com
mission in 1876. The court as whole
could not take cognizance of the case
The executive and the legislative, b
the. terms of the constitution, ar
charged with conducting and disposin
of diplomatic matters, and they proba
bly, would not consent, if they could, t
turning them over to the judicial branc
of the government. The reply of Chi
was the subject of consultation be
tween the president and Secretar
Blaine, alta late hour this afternoon, 9
well as the meeting of the cabinet 8
noon.