Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-26

schools and clerical colleges from military
occupation, and other similar ma tiers. In
all of which cases every intimation that
made to the Government was most cordially
received, and in almost all cases pomptly
acted upon. In the present terribly excited
condition of public feeling here, when every
! act and word are closely criticised and oftei
distorted, it is extremely difficult to avoid
| being misrepresented but so far can con.
gratulate myself upon having been able to
keep this legation clear of all entangle
| ments."
August 90 Mr.. Egan writes that he has
sheltered in the Legation two of the Opposi
tion leaders-Edwards and Malta; that il
was threatened that the Government would
search the Legation building, but that upon
| his protest the President (Balmaceda) had
disavowed any such intention.
In half dozen dispatches Mr.. Egan tells
| the well-known story OF the downfall of the
| Balmaceda Government.
The New Government Is Recognized.
September Mr.. Wharton directs Mr.. Egan
to recognize the new Government and open
communication with its head, and on Sep
tember Mr.. Egan telegraphs that he has
done so, and that the relations with the new
| Government are entirely cordial Septem-
| Der II Mr.. Egan writes that since the unfor.
tnnate ltata incident the young and un-
| thinking Chilean element have had a bitter
| feeling against the United States, 'and the
English element as has always been their
custom in this country viii do all in their
power to promote and foster this feeling.
| He says that the reasonable men in power
| admit that the United States could not con-
| slstently have taken any other course than
| the one she adopted, and that ErraZuriz,
| when acting as Minister of Foreign Rela-
tlons, two weeks ago SO stated to him with
out reservation. In this relation the Minis
| ter alludes to the charge that the United
| States steamer San Francisco carried news
| to Balmacedists of the Congressional land
| ing, and encloses an unequivocal denial of
| the charge by Admiral Brown. The Minister
| tells of Balmaceda's suicide, and then be-
| gins recital of his efforts. lasting through
many months, to protect the refugees in his
| legation.
September "a he telegraphs that he is ex-
pected to terminate the asylum and send
! the refugees out to be prosecuted; but to do
so would be to sacrifice their lives, and he
| has refused to permit them to go out of the
legation except under safe conduct to neut-
| trail territory. He says: "On account Of
1tata and other questions, bitter feeling has
been fomented by Government supporters
against Americans. Secret police surround
the legation with orders to arrest visitors.
Two OF MI Egan's servants were arrested
and are now in prison. Against this disre-
spect to the legation he has addressed a
protest to the Minister of Foreign Affairs"
Later he telegraphed that 20 persons have
been arrested in the last two days for en-
terlng the legation and Others have been
prevented by the police. All this is intended
TO force him to drive out the refugees, which
he will not do without instructions. He has
II
Foreign Affairs, requesting an explanation
OF such extraordinary, uni justifiable and Of
fensive conduct.
Insists on Respect to the Legation.
The department evidently sustained Mr..
Egan's course IN this respect, for on Sep
tember 26 the following was sent to him:
"Mr. Wharton instructs Mr.. Egan, by direc-
tion of the President, to insist firmly that
the respect and inviolability due to the
Minister of the United States and to the
legation buildings, including free access,
shall be given and observed, fully and
promptly, by the Chilean authorities. The
Government of the United States is pre-
pared to consider in friendly spirit the
question as to whether asylum has under
the circumstances been properly given to
the persons now at the legation when the
facts are more fully before it; but it cannot
allow to pass without firm protest the
evidence of disrespect toward its Minister
which Mr.. Egan reported. 1t is expected
that this protest will be followed by prompt
action on the part of the authorities of
Chile''
Mr.. Malta, replying to the protest, says:
"Relating to the extraordinary and without
example events taking place at the lega-
Jion, the Envoy Extraordinary will permit
me to excuse discussing the point, because
every thing done and everything that will
be done by the police agents not only ex-
ercise the attributes incumbent upon the
local authorities which are better informed
the legation and its vicinity than appears to
be the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary. In reference to
the Communication of His Excellency, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary, to his Government upon those
subjects and the proceedings that may fol-
low. and the new instructions and orders
they may give him, these are not matters to
give grounds whatsoever for discussion with
the undersigned, who believes and hopes
that knowing the facts, such as they are,
they will be judged in the same light and by
the same criterion that he himself judges
them"
In a telegram of the date of September 30
Mr.. Egan states that in a note sent him the
Minister for Foreign Affairs refuses safe
conduct or permission to refugees to leave
the country, and maintains the correctness
of all that has been done by the authorities
Again was Mr.. Egan sustained by the Presi-
dent in telegram dated October
Reports Upon the Baltimore Tragedy.
A long correspondence followed between
Mr.. Egan and Senor Malta on this point, and
while it was in progress, on October 16, the
Baltimore tragedy occurred, and was re-
ported Oh the 18th by Mr. Egan to the State
Department. On the next day he wrote:
$50 far, Captain Schley has not ascertained
the causes which led to the disturbance, but
the general impression is that the attack was
unprovoked and premeditated. Some weeks
ago an attack was made upon a number of
the sailors of one OF the German ships of
war resulting in the killing of one of the
Germans, and 1t was understood that the at
tack was made because the Chileans mistook
the Germans for United States sailors"
The Minister incloses correspondence in
relation to the assault, passing between
himself and Captain Schfey, and Captain
Schley and the Intendente. In the course
of the latter, Captain Schley, after request
ing searching investigation says: II can
say in advance that if my men had been the
instigators of the affair they would have
been dealt with most severely under the
laws of my country, and l feel that if it
should be otherwise, Your Excellency will
bring to justice all offenders"
Mr. Egan telegraphs October % that Cap
tain Schley's report shows assault to have
been brutal and unprovoked, and duplicates
the police as having been in it. In prompt
reply follows Mr. Wharton,s telegram ex-
pressing surprise 1t his failure to receive
the notice of regret or of purpose of search
ernment: requesting Mr.. Egen to call the
attention Of the Chilean Government to the
facts, and inquire if there are any qualify
ing facts or explanation to be offered of the
toward the United States, and concluding as
follows: "1f the facts are as reported by
Captain Schley, this Government cannot
doubt that the Government Of Chile will
offer prompt and full reparation."
Mr.. Egan telegraphs October 26 asking
what reparation would be expected if the |
facts were as reported by Captain Schley.
Accused the Government of Threatening.
Mr.. Egan sent a telegram October 2S which |
has been alreacy published, summarizing
the reply made by Minister Malta to his pre- |
of the case, in the course of which |
the Minister says that the United States |
"formulates, demands and advances threats |
that without being cast back with acrimony |
are not acceptable, nor could they be accep- |
table in the present case nor in any other of |
like nature" Mr.. Egan at the same time |
mailed to Washington the text of the long