Evening star., 1898-08-26
CHILE'S MINISTER
His Credentials Presented to the
President.
CEREMONY At TEE WRITE HOUSE
Friendly Expressions From the
Southern Republic.
SENTIMENTS RECIPROCATED

senor Don Carlos Morla vicuna, minister
of Chile, presented his credentials to the
President at 10 o'clock this morning. The
ceremony took place in the blue parlor of
the White House and was marked by the
usual formaities.
The minister addressed the President as
follows.
II have the honor to deliver into your
excellency's hands the letter of recall
which terminates the mission of my hon.
orahle predecessor Senor Don Domingo
Cana, and the letter whereby my govern
! ment has deigned to accredit me in the
capacity of envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary of Chile to the govern
ment of the United States of America.
1.-The mission which has been confided to
me has for its principal object, as is ex-
pressed IN the text of my credentials, to
maintain and draw closer day by day the
amicable relations which happily exist be-
tween the two republics
"The people and government of Chile be-
mold in this great nation a model worthy
of being initiated in its just and liberal in
Stitutions, in it's spirit of ample tolerance
and generalization of popular culture, in
the untiring activity and tenacious energy
with which it proceeds with even course III
all the paths of progress, amazing the
world with its prodigious and rapid de-
velopment.
Chile has experienced from the earliest
years Of her independent life the efficacy
OF the IL fiuence of this powerful republic
to preserve peace or to restore it when it
has been interrupted-not only between
states Of this continent and European
states, but also between the American
states themselves.
The treaty of indefinite truce negotiated
between four South American republics
ard Spain in 1870 in this same city of
Washington under the auspices of this gov
ernment; the treaty which, having been
negotiated through the Intermediary of the
! ministers Of the United States in Santiago
| and Buenos Ayres, furnished in 1881 the
| means for a pacific solution of the question
| CT boundaries pending between Chile and
the Argentine Republic-are proof of this
bereficent influence
The financial and commercial relations
between this country, the emporium of ev
cry class of productions and wealth, and
Chile have scarcely been initiated and are,
\ in the opinion of experts, susceptible of i'm
mediate and considerable development. My
| instructions charge me to bring about this
development, and l will do so with the zeal
| aroused in me by the conviction that eco
nomical interests are constantly acquiring
| greater preponderance in international re-
latlons.
| Il trust, sir, that l will meet from your
| excellency and your government the favor
able welcome and the benevolent assistance
| Indispensable for the successful discharge
and accomplishment of my mission.
Among the instructions given me my
| government especially commends to me
| charge which it is very gratifying to me to
fulfill, to express to your eXcellency the
| feIvent and sincere wishes which the gov
| ernment and people of Chile entertain for
| the prosperity and greatness of the govern
| ment and the people of the United States
| and for the personal health and happiness
| of your excellency."
| The Presidents Response.
The President replied as follows:
| "Mr. Minister: l have much pleasure in
| receiving from your hands the letters
| whereby the recall of your honored prede-
| cessor, Senor Don. Domingo Cana, is an
| nounced, and yourself accredited to the
| government of the United States as the
| envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
tentiary of the republic of Chile.
THAT you will accomplish the object of
your mission in drawing closer the friendly
/ ties that have long existed between your
! republic and ours cannot permit myself
to doubt, inasmuch the same high pur-
pose inspires the government of the United
| States. and to that end l assure you
of the hearty cooperation of myself and
of my associates in administration in faith
| full fulfllment of the will of the people of
the United States to dwell in peace, in
friendship and in close community of in
] terests with their neighborS on the great
western continents.
You agreeably recall occasions when this
| cordial spirit of our government and peo-
| pie has been manifested toward the COM
est of peace and good will among them and
between them and foreign states. Spring
| ing, as it does, from wholly impartial mo-
| tives of frie 1dsl ip, that friendly DISPOSE
! ton cannot but continue in the future in
| the past whenever fitting occasion for its
| expression may arise without initiative or
solicitation on our part.
THE enlargement of the economical and
commercial ties between the states of this
| hemisphere, to which you advert, is a mat
| ter Of very kindly feeling on the part of
| this government and people, whose exist
| ing legislation looks to a share in this be-
nefcent and progressive movement the
| basis of m Itual accommodation and equi
| table reciprocity, not merely with the
American states, but with ali countries of
the world.
In extending to you. Mr.. Minister, a sim
cere welcome to our land, which you now
revisit as an hoEored guest, l bespeak for
you no less gratifying personal associa-
ticn with me officers of this government
and with the people of this country than
i your worthy predecessor enjoyed, thus en-
atiing you to appreciate our and their firm
sentiments of good will toward your coun-
try, coupled with earnest desires for it's ad-
Vancement and prosperity. l trust you Will!
make these sentiments known to your gov
ernment and yoCr countrymen and l ask
you to convey at the same time to the
president of the republic my personal wish
es Tor his health and happiness
/ ENNp