The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-16
BRITISH APOLOGY
 MADE ID CHILE
SINKING OF THE GERMAN CRUiS- FER WHILE IN CHILEAN WA
 TIERS IS EXPLAINED.
Says Brtons Had Been Advised Ores den Had Not Accepted lnternme { and Still Had Her Colors Flying.

London April 15. S:55 pm-The
 British government has offered "a
 full and ample apology" to the Chilean
 government for the sinking on Marcu n in Chilean territorial waters of tho German cruiser Dresden, the intern. ment of which had already been o.
 dered by the maritime governor of Cumberland bay when the British squadron attacked and sank her,
 This fact was made public tonight
 lin White Paper, giving the texts .of the Chilean note protesting agains. the sinking of the Dresden and the
 British governments reply
 The note delivered by the Chilean minister 10 Great Britain. says that the Dresden anchored in Cumberland bay CJuan Fernandez lslaad March 9 and asked perm ssion 10 remain eight days for the purpose of repair
 ing her engines, which were said to be out of order The governor r.. fused the request as he considereG it uaf0unded and ordered the captain to leave the bay within 24 hours
 As the order was not compiled with the captain of the Dresden was iu- formed that his ship was interued
 When the British squadron appear ed on March l4 the governor was proceeding to the cruiser Glasgow 70 inform the British officers of the steps he had taken but he had to turn back. as the British ships opened fire on the Dresden, on which a flag of tuce had already been hoist ed, and called on her captain to sur render The captain then gave or ders to blow up the magazine Of the Dresden
 This act of hostility committed in Chilean waters by a British naval squadron says the Chilean minister has painfully surprised my govern meut
 Continuing, the minister says that mad the officer in command of the British squadron received the gove. nor and been informed that the Ores den was interned, he was convinced
 the British commander would no. have opened fire on her and brought about a situation which constrains iii -hilean government, in defense of it. | sovereign rights to formulate a most | energetic protest
 After referring 10 the hospitality | .howu British ships in Chilean wate md to the long friendship between | he two peorlcs, the minister says
 Nothing could be a more painful | urprise to us than 10 see our ex | remedy cordial attitude repaid by an ct which bears unfortunately all the Fidences of contempt for our soy. | reign rights, although it is probable 1 hat nothing was further from the linds of those by whom it was un- committed
 The British government, in it's re. Iy, expresses regret that a misundec- | landing arose and concludes
 "Ou the facts as stated in the com luuicatiou of the Chilean minister, | he British government is prepared to fer a full and ample apology to thc l h.loau government
 It is. however, pointed out that ac ording to the British information the | 'resden had not accepted intern lent and still had aer colors fiyina | nd her guns trained
 The British reply continues
 If this is SO and if there were no | leans available for enforcing the de- Isiou Of the Chilean authorities 70 ltern the Dresden. she might obv.- usly, had not the British taken ac ou have escaped again to attack .ritish commerce.
 II is added
 The captain of the Glasgow prop bly, assumed, especially in view of ne past action of the Dresden, that he was defyug the Chilean authori- ies and abusing Chilean neutrality nd was Ony waiting for favorable opportunity to sally out and attack British commerce again,
 In view of the time it would take O clear up the circumstances and because of the Chilean communlca- ion. the British government do not wish to qualify the apology that they LOW present to the Chilean govern nent'