The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04


me to conclude an agreement looking to
arbitration, and my Government subse-
quently approved the agreement concluded
by me- And yet you do not pretend
that word was ever written of the agree
ment which you say was made between us.
1t is impossible that | ever sought to bind
the Government of the United States in
that way. 1t would have been in the
highest degree imprudent for me to do so.
In regard to the Malta note, which was
the subject of contention between us, you
sum it up by the following declaration: II
added, however, that it was far from being
the purpose of my Government to act
in a manner at all offensive to the Presi-
dent of the United States or to any mem
Der of his Cabinet, and that Mr.. Malta $
note, if rghttully interpreted, admitted
of no such construction. | atterWarl had
the honor to inform you that had receiv-
ed instructions from my Government to
inform the United States that consider
ING the views expressed 10y MessrS. Bu-
chanan and Wehsterin lS49 and 1850, that
the message sent by the President to Con
@ress are domestic communications which
cannot serve as !; basis for the interpreta-
tion of foreign Powers OF their representa-
tiveS my Government had no objection to
striking out of the note Of December II
such words as might be considered dis
agreeable 10y the Inited States Govern
ment. BY your own statement you evi-
IDENTIFY attempted to Justify the Malta note.
| certainly could not accept your language
and never did accept language of that kind
as an apology sufficient for the case. The
Malta note was highly discourteous to the
President and the Secretary of the Navy,
imputin% to them untruth and irsincerity.
Such language does not admit of condi-
tional or contingent apology, which You
offered.
1t could be apologized for only by a
frank withdrawal. You always contended
that it was a communication between Off
GERS of your own Government, and it was
not proper for this Government to take
any cogniZance of it. You quoted the
we'll known declaration in the Hulzmann
case in regard to the message of Presi-
dent to Congress not being subject to crit
icism in a foreign country. You did not
see the great difference involved by your
Government sending the Malta circular to
all the Legations of Chilli and requesting
its several Ministers to publish it, so that
Chilli was not only responsible for the dis
courteous language, but for its pubhca-
ton throughout the civilized world. That
you did not comply with Chilli request to
publish it here was the strongest proof of
your own disapproval OF the note.
In regard to Mr.. Egan, you complained
many times, and very bitterly to me. Es
pecially was he deserving of censure, you
thought for not communicating to his
Government the brutal murder of some
young men who were slain by order of
Balmaceda. When, on the next day,
showed you the dispatch of Mr. Egan,
speaking OF the incident in severe and
proper terms, you acknowledged that you
We're mistaken. | thought you would be
satisfied, but you again spoke disparag-
ingly of Mr.. Egan. and | said somewhat
impaticntly: ''Why do you not demand
his recall instead OF constantly disparag
ing him?' Intending thereby not to favor
his recall, but to put stop to the Ire
quent mention of Mr.. Egan name. In
referring to the question you remark
| ''You We're pleased to acknowledge that
the Government of Chilli had right to ask
that a change should be made.
Undoubtedly she has that right, provd-
! ed she assigns reason. You are too we'll
ski He'd i'll diplomatic usage to be remind
ed that when a nation is pleased to de
I clare that a Minister is persona non 9lata
She is expected to ass Oh reason there
for. We have twice had occasion to ask
Great Britain to recall her Minister and in
each ease we gave Il reason why the Min
lister had ceased to be useful 1t is hard
| ly necessary to observe that conditions
which we complied with ourselves would
E; likewise be eXacted of Chilli. | have thus
+, frankly endeavored to correct some misap-
prehensions of yours in order that the rec
ord OF the State Department of the United
States shall be kept exact, and in all its
! proceedings shall be consistent.
! Accept, sir the renewed assurances of
: my highest consideration.
JAMES q. BLAINE.
| Senor Don Pedr" Montt ETC.. etc.
| THIS GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS Gull :
APOLOGY.
| WAsHINGToN. January 80. Secretary
Blaine cabled Minister Egan this morning
| the government acceptance Of Chilli re-
| ply to our ultimatum in accordance with
| the President S message OF the 2Sth inst
Salute to the flag not mentioned.
| Inquiries as to the truth of published
statements that this government has taken
the position that Chilli must salute our flag
elicit positive and authoritative denials of !,
most sweeping character. No demand is
| made upon Chilli to salute the flag
TIE STU ALTON IN CHILL.
| SANTIAGO, Jan. 30. A cable despatch
i has been received from Minister Montt at
Washington, repeating the text OF PreS-
dent Harrison $ message to congress- ac-
companying Chilli >reply tothe ultimatum
of the United States. Nothing was said
in the despatch relating to the question of
| =,