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Show IN DEFENSE OF MINISTER ECAN. MtiCann Sayn He Is C'l.nr CIlod Diplomat Diplo-mat anil an llonornbl ln Wasiiinotom, Sept. IS. Admiral Mc-Cann. Mc-Cann. who comnianded tho L'nited States squadron in Chilean waters during dur-ing tha late war, come to the d.'fo.use of Minister Kgau in a statement published pub-lished in the I'o.ti this morning. Ue says; "Kgan waa fiercely availed in the newspapers of the victorious party, although al-though it was through h,s interventions that grej.ter leniency was exorcised by lialmaeoda. His conduct was not understood un-derstood aright, even in this country, but I want to say to all that his action havu been those of a elear hoaded diplomat dip-lomat and of an honorable man." |