Show Foreign Claims Against Chill NEW YORK Dec lOTho Heralds Valparaiso Val-paraiso special says Foreign Minister Matta in his report to congress relative to claims made against Chi by foreigners says the government is bound in duty to administer strict justice Tho Chilian ministry however he adds rejects all attempts at-tempts to formulate claims which at times have been allowed in America owing to the special circumstances under which the government against which such of the I claims were preferred was placed toward those in whose favor thoy were formulated To countenance the present attempts would be to create in favor of foreigners privileges that are allowed neither by the slate nor international law By virtue of tho mere fact that a foreigner a takes up his residence in Chi to show he likes it and that it suits him he would further wish acquire tne right to impose on the government the obligation to secure him against rain fall and disastrous events that afflict Chilians as well as foreigners and which are entirely duo to I superior force as in the case of August 2 and 29 While there is no doubt the I claims of prominent British merchants are in several cases grossly exasperated I ex-asperated still in the end the I Chilian government cannot refuse to pay a large portion of the blaims made for tte sacking and looting in Valparaiso Vina del Mar aad Santiago as well as for damages > o the nitrate railroad and the de tention of steamers i I |