Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-26
NEW YORK OPINIONS.
What lie Said About the Presidents Met
sage by Metropolitan Dailies.

What is Said About the Presidents Mes
sage by Metropolitan Dailies.
The New York morning papers commented
as follows on the message of President Harrison
ON the Chilean correspondence semitic Congress
yesterday:
The Recorder says: "Can war be avoided?
Yes, by Chile.
President Harrison does not rest our de-
mands upon any narrative Of the massacre
which can be disputed as prcjudiced in favor
OF our men. The patience of great and
peaceful government has been exhausted and
by an ultimatum declaring the instant necessity
for apology and repatriation We have opened to
Chile the last chance of displaying the courage
and readiness to do right in spite of mad
clamor. The covert and indirect application
Tor the recall of Minister Egan is deservedly
Treated as mere subterfuge for delay"
Inc morning Adr1atSer' says: The tone Of
the message Is aggressive II not warlike and
unless the matter assumes different shape
through arbitration Chile is left in q position
TO apologize or suffer the penalty. There is
neither pleasure nor profit for the United
States In war against such an adversary, aud
there should be no war until arbitration has
utterly failed"
The Press says: Tho evidence presented in
tie message AMI correspondence REM YES every
shadow OF doubt if there ever was a shadow
that our sailors were maltreated and murdered
because they wore the American uniform. Inc
demands OF our government are set forth in a
temperate and deliberate but uneauivocul tone.
IL Is TIME to say to Chile that the American ma
ton Is prepared to appeal to the final arbitra-
ment for which conduct like that of the Chilean
government leaves no Alternative. The people
have waited for the President, now they are
waiting for Congress"
The World says: 1.-The country now knows all
IL IN E,., Al. ~
alton. That the situation is serious nobody can
doubt. That it makes war necessary or certain
is not to be assumed. The duty just now is to
go slow and keep calm. II war comes it should
be forced upon u.s.
The Herald says: at is fortunate that the
resident sent with his message the CORE
spoudence which has passed between the two
governments. This will enable the country to
Judge OF the merits of the controversy, and il
we mistake not the popular verdict will be that
Mr. Harrison has. by his precipitate action and
undue haste, brought about a crisis unwar-
ranted and unjust to e friendly sister republic,
crisis which might easily have been averted
by calm. patriotic and statesmanlike diplomacy.
we thlnk President Harrison has made grave
mistake: We trust it may be remedied."
The Times says: THE statements Of the
Presidents message and the evidence of the
correspondence leave no reasonable doubt tina,
the assault upon the Baltimore's men was, MS
our government has claimed an attack upon
the uniform Of the United States navy. 10
allow such an incident to pass without repara-
tion would be tantamount to Withdrawing the
national protection from United States citizens
sojourning on foreign soil We can hardly
arbitrate as to the fact that the assault on our
sailors was wanton and injurious. We may,
under Chile's offer, propose to arbitrate the
terms OF settlement and such proposition We
ought to make
The Tribune says: President Harrison's
message is destined 10 rank with the declare
ton OF policy which made Monroe's name
famous. he questions at issue between Chile
and tie United States are few and simple.
Chile must accept responsibility for the wanton
attack Upon the Baltimores sailors and make
amends Tor it. Minister Malta insulting note
must be repudiated. There is nothing tina,
can be submitted to arbitration except the
amount Of the indemnity"