The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-02
CALMING down..

The latest news from Chile shows ths:
tie government Of that country treats The
Bal.frso-e Affair." exactly So Il would b
treated IN New YORK city Z azrabe- OF
Chilean oacsrs II fzl uai5c-u shozld, On
landing II that citT, Il attacksd s2d IL
Jared By mob Il tas streets e the SAL
crz Of tie BzIsfgs1Ts are sad 70 have been
In tia: czse the offenders would u Il
dicted by the grand jury and their trial
would follow n TIE criminal coz-ts- Chile
is processing along these lines End Es
have no rno-e tight 70 take tie B2Itino-s
case o.: Of the hands of the Chilean courts
than the Chilesas would have % take
szch Z czse az re have supposed, CT tie
Italians ~ozId have % take sch case
hands Of orr cozrts.
There Is not tie slightest foundation 20
the popular assumption and impression
that ias sailors Of tie Baltimore who we're
injured in the Aght IN Valparaiso we're. BE-
case they wore United States Uniforms,
exempt from the jurisdiction q TIE Chilean
courts and under the special protection Of
international law. For the information OF
those who need il badly re reiterz.e tia:
al persons who so ashore either II Chile
o. NeE York, except the ministers Of for
eiEn powers. become the minute they land,
10 matter what uniform they wear, subiec.
70 the Jurisdiction Of the local courts and po-
lice. The president in his message pointed
ont IN discussing the Seg Orleans massacre,
where the local courts and police and
grand jury completely broke down, that,
the states having been ds5zrred from H.
transitional relations by the Constitution,
the moral accountability Of Louisiana
practically deYolved upon the Federal
government, Is was the case in the Wyo-
ming massacre. The president urged con-
gress 70 enact legislation that would make
such accountability effective, and the New
York Sun (Democratic) commends this
recommendation Of President Harrison
and Secretary Blai De, saying:
weshoald 10: for Ct instant permit outrsgss
Committed On American eiiizsas 8. Panama %
60 uure1ressed az Bogoss Oh ths plea .hs. the
Colombian Consideration had 10 power 70 pro
tsci foreigners from failure Of Justice IN ths
courts OF ihs state OF Panama II Is practical
suggestion which is offered in ire presidents
message, namely. that congress should make
ofeuses against the treaty rights o. foreigners
II TIE United States cogziZ&b-s ~ Tie Fe1srsl
courts.
But Chile IS union Of states under
federal constitution; she is sovereign
state, and there is not the slightest evil
dence that there IS 10 be any sue failure
OF justice in her courts as was exhibited by
the paralysis Of the judicial machinery Of
the state Of louisiana
II Chile should deny us resort to her
courts; il, as in Louisiana, the courts re-
fuse TO investigate through the failure Of
the grand jury 70 indict, why then there
would be some justification for the scream
ing fight Of the American eagle that has
been exhibited By the correspondent Of
the Telegraph, who evidently supposes
that ignorance and arrogance are all that
are essential 10 an effective discussion Of
the Chilean difficulty. That correspondent,
when the Chilean difficulty is settled, viii
probably know more than be did when he
began 20 denounce the views OF the POST
ISTELLTGESCE8, and he viii do we'll to
remember one thing. viz, that a difference
of opinion upon public question between
two fair minded men never demands inso-
lent or discourteous language, or disre-
spectful imputations. Il IS quite possible
for man % differ from his neighD0r and
not be either coward. or fool or a knave,
but the correspondent Of the Telegraph
began his criticism Of the PosT-ISTELLI-
eEScER by assuming that its editor was "a
coward and 81 ignoramus" because he
recited what are the cold facts in the Chile
case. Fortunately FOR the peace OF nations,
the wishes Of the correspondent OF the
Telegraph are not the fathers Of the law
and international practice throughout the
world; if they were the United States
would become what John Randolph called
England, the game cock of the century"
The origin of the telegraph correspon-
dents absurd theory Of American sailors
rights on shore in foreign countries recalls
the story OF the boy who said he made
his top all ont of his own head, and had
wood enough left 10 make another" Ii
seems that the government Of Chile did
express without delay. in fitting terms, It's
regret for the Bot .Hsore ARRAY, but this
expression Of regret, while communicated
10 Minister Egan, was not transmitted bv
him by telegraph but was received q.
Washington on the I'd Tilt. by mail, so
that President Harrison was ignorant of
is existence when he wrote his message.
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Mr.. BLAINE AND THE PRESIDENCY.