The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-04
WHEN,CHLd WRONGED Us.
JUST HoW'WB PRE- PARED ron WAR
TOLD FOR THE FIRST TINE.

Nyns Due 10 tho wisdom ana Patience Q
the AdmiBistrbttsa-A Lea con for the Rash
u,n.o ,ho ,,.,,o ai..s,or fr ,nuent roferenc
a.. h.on m,de IN prhat has been styled tn
.Chtiion onisodc S,vnpRpors chat have beef
a.aI.rtnn en- .yorx tan mr. nfteer, minutes hay
no1. nee ~ that incident to sb,S that for
5000, in inv than the loss Of the Main
~s.Sm.n ,h, I,rr,son Adn,,nistn ,tion cam
-,,hin az 400 n, declaring war aQainsA Chilli.
ncLni.a anisoSo~ I. meant "A q attncI
pS ~ 49, . n,oh 80 chtYans 4,
upon American sallors os . 'n no.. ~ ,aS RI,
a.rtv a, ronoress had lust oyerthrown IN o Bal
party o. .onsIeas q M Irat.ns go. Min
macedan Government inc OniOou S1e~oS nm
,stef 70 un..', r"'r nt n.i pu a.. ~ V eid,n~ ,Sl
maoeds. Tho feeling In Chill against AmexicA nj
nj the United States was bitter. Tho Uhita d
States cruiser baltimore lay IN inc harO." On
Valparaiso. She had incurred the anger OF inc
royolutionists by helping tho agents OF the
American Cable COMPANY 10 cut INC oA''' ~
1quique.
This yvaa the condition of affairs when two
A..,.' .,o,,s ,ro,n N. pal,,more on sbore leave.
poats crews ironh u nN. y 900, In -
landed in Valparaiso on Oct. 10. 1891. In a
c.,oon. in n rather disreputable quarter Of the
.,,S nm .,tercation arose betyoen Chilian sailors
and some of the Baltimorc's mon. In the row
one Of tho ChIlians was knocked down. The
ysntoe sailors we're then assaulted with fists.
xenkee saiiors "oio 'he. '
clubs, knives. and revolvers. They sought 10
escape by boarding a street car. The car was
----. - 81 ,,d tho s,t,ora ,yerc
dragged from tho car. A riot followed.
more than loo a.mea men me, zen ,s upo onr rharIss
eLeer .hoy ".fo uiaksou y - ." ~ a..
w. Kissin, Goatswains mate, was os N..eu ,,as
s.a.,r.d ~ tho hsnda ~ N. moi
from INJURIES DIV u !. .no a..
1ured. Commander Winfield 8. Schley of the
Baltimore. who has recently been made a Com
and on Oct. 22 telcgraphed the results to Gen.
Benjamin +. Tracy. Then Secretary of the Navy.
Conn,msande .ro sehiey's report has never been
made public. Gen: Tracy told the whole story
have been demanding from President Mckinley
a declaration OF war against Spain may see how
narticuiatriy may learn What the patience Of in.
tsliiaigent 'inF0's may accomplish ''"' tracy
"when Commander Schley's report was re-
ssiysa at the af s NSyy w Dsp oat OF town. Mr. s pressn teS
the report to the President. who. after going
over it carefully, sont a note to the CHILEAN Min.
later of Foreign Affairs, Malta. The note was
very carefully worded and extremely mild in
its tone. In substance, it stated that tho report
Of the trouble had been received and that tho
President hoped that the seriousness OF the af-
fair had been exaggerated. II. however. the
nrst report proved 10 be a correct statement OF
iident that the Gillian Government would make
wha aeOe Fepa ,S,i no wa. sn nse s sssar Sir, Blaine re-
turned to Washington and was made acquaint-
cd with the situation. No reply to the Presi-
the interval Mr.. Blaine tried to arrive at some
understanding with the CHILEAN Minister at
failed and, at the end Of several weeks. the
reply from the CHILEAN Government was received.
BEEN M@1 a . cause FOR war in itself. It sought to
Justify the assault on our sailors and lodged the
Issue In every way possible;
While Congress was considering tho matter on
from his Government stating that Mr.. Egan
was persona non Qrqtd. and that the Gillian
other Minister sent. This note. coming on
top of the first one. and neither accom-.
PANIED Par aesi by an an m %p9loFy sn1 or r an e1Poessi9Pn r,s o.
dent Harrison. sent what was practically an
ultimstnm to tho CHILEAN Government, In that
Baltimore men was unprovoked that tho val
paraiso authorities had fagrantIyf failed in their
think of recalling Mr.. Egun. and that he should
insist upon an decentralization of the families OF
who had been Injured tosether with an apology
from the Gillian Government,
an ' an,ssg no5c dhs sgsn TE. 9sr w preparations sslisd sn for 9 =
Sa a.v we vent d The reason that that I we were !es able Io to
keep what wc were doing from the public was
that ali The ORGANIZATIONS on the mart OF the GOV.
eminent were controlled by one person. who
carried on ali his transactions with princinals
and not With agents. In this way the Govern.
ment was saved a considerable amount in com.
missions.
of the Committees on Naval Affairs Of The Sen.
ate and the House were invited TO n conference
with the Secretary of the NAVY. Whatever mat
Official did after that was with the aprovai of
those gentlemen. The first order issued was to
make every available ship in the navy ready for
immediate service, Rear Admiral brown was
in command Of the Pacific station. Rear Adj,
miral Gherardi of the North Atlantic station.
and Rear Admiral Walker of The S6nadron NJ
Evolution, as IL was called " '"o
"Next. ali The Welsh coal on the Pacific alone
was bought by the Government. and tho largest
ateamer owned by CoiIis p. Hnntin9ton was
Chartered to- carry IL to Monteyideo. fhere was was
5000 tons of this coal Two cargoes were MIR
chased in London and two more cSreoes In Kew
VorLS ali to he SeIivered at Wontny;deo Than
the American line. or what ia now tho Ameri.
can line. steamer Ohio was chartered for n r..
nair sbin She was sent IN Rnstan and ,ynrL
shsna To- snryics 'oe"" -" Ava w p"' Hei IA
T.fbes, Embellishments made Cant Nabon vo,
invited IN consnIt with the Secretarv NJ the
Navy. Before the consultations were over n
plan of action had been completely mapped out.
ened y-as 10 concenfrsta 1ha aoot 0o, Wa p