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Show sentativo of the I'nited States unjust to Am tri.i, aid i- srni, ti ,n j,. nng been publish, d in a message of tho president tfho sent it to the senate. "TliU department," said Mr. AVelister, has on former occasions informed tho niinia-t niinia-t rs ot foreign powers that a communication communica-tion from the president to either house of congress is regarded as a domestic commit, uieatiou, of which ordinarily no foreign state has cognizance, jjnd in moro recent cases the great ini; jpriety of making sue U communication the subject of corresponded,; correspon-ded,; and diplomatic discussion has been fully shown." ( ircumaUnc.es of publicity does not change the character of the com. miinieation in the opinion of Webster, "be-cause "be-cause such is the common and usual mode of proceeding in communications of the president and the senate." It wns therefore on the uatu of the note, anil on no other reason that 1 passed by the abstention from communicating to you the instructions which Malta had sent me on the 11th of December, and I had the honor to inform you. I added, however, that it was 1'ar from being the purpose of my gov-eminent gov-eminent to act in a niannei at all offensive to the president of the I'nited States, or any member of bis c abinet, and that Malta's note, if rightly interpreted, admitted of no mien construction. 'ts duty, until the termination of the Judicial Judi-cial inquiry initiated without delay and which a pushed forward as speedily as was compatible with the provisions of tho Ms. "With tho obligation of collecting all element, ele-ment, of proo? that it was possible to collect in order to throw light upon the matter, and w ith the U 'ccs-ity of punishing the perpe. irators of tbr outrage, which had been committed, com-mitted, and. -which had been in part suffered by the rwrrsona in the service of a friendly nation, U was the desire and tho duty of the govertybeut of Chile to discover the truth in order, to make its future proceedings conform, con-form, thereto, and in order that the United Stufc's might be satisfied that nothing was BAglected in order to do full justice. "You were pleased, with your high uense of rectitude, to remark to me that this pro. cceding of the government of Chile was cor-rect, cor-rect, and although you desired that the judicial judi-cial investigation might be brought to a close with as little delay as possible, you understood it was necessary that tfce ordinary ordin-ary legal proceedings (which are not so rapid in Chile as in the United States) should he held. ALL SETTLED NOW. iTbe President Sends to Congress Anil An-il othnr Message on the Embroglio 1 With Little Chile. he Answer to the Ultimatum, was Ocrm-K Ocrm-K pletely Satisfactory and the War B Correspondents Can Hast-Now. E WHITE WINGSOF PEACE H Now Spread Out Lovingly Over the WtW Entire Territory of the Two Americas, CONGRESS IS NOT IN IT, I And There Will Be 'o Occasion for Any Ykr extraordinary Display of Patriotism JV and KifMjiience in the Hulls of I the House of Representatives. 1 afterwards had the honor to inform you that I had received instructions from mv government to inform that of the United states that consideration of views Expressed pressed by Buchanan and Webster in 16-iU and 1850, that messages sent by the president presi-dent to congress were domestic communications communica-tions which cannot serve as a basis for inter, pretatlona by foreign powers or their representatives. repre-sentatives. My government had no objee. tion to the striking out of the note of lice, embea lltb, such words as might Be consid. crcd disagreeable by the United States gov. eminent!. On the 18th instant the official telcirram was published, which had boen addressed by the commander of the Yorktown to the sec. retary of the navy couched in terms offensive offen-sive to the government of Chile, and in view of what we had said concerning the uote of December lltb. 1 deemed it my duty to fail your attention to that telegram. "The lofty spirit of justice Which characterizes charac-terizes you did not permit you to hesttiiti to tell me the wording of said telegram was Improper and objectionable. This declaration declara-tion on your part, which was as impartial as "I have taken occasion at tho same time. to luform you of what Chilean authorities j wero doing to bring the Investigations to a, close. In the criminal trial held at Valpa- j raise, not only have landsmen been heard.) but also seamen of the Baltimore; both have been confronted with eaeli other, reports of physicians and experts have been called for, the opinion of the surgeon of the cruiser, likewise, has been invoked, and In a word, nobbing has been neglected that could tend to bring the whole truth to light. "The seamen of the Baltimore made their statement with the. assistance of an interpreter inter-preter designated by themselves, who was an ollicer of the cruiser, so that the oath taken by the witnesses, their confrontation with each other, reports of experts concerning concern-ing the cause and nature of their wounds and the hearing granted both the Chileans and Americans, so that all might present their complaints and charges , and be heard in their own justigcation, give incontestable authority to the trial held at Valparaiso. T Washixotox, Jan. 28. The following is niie president's message, transmitting addi-Itional addi-Itional Chilean correspondence to congress: I "i transmit herewith additional corres-jsMtdnce corres-jsMtdnce between thie government ami the : at of Chile, consisting of a note of niit, Chilean minister at this capital, to (Blaine, dated January 23; the reply of Blaine jttiereto of date January 27, aud a dispatch Itroni Kgau, our minister at Santiago, trans-ruitting trans-ruitting the response of Perlera, Chilean loainister or foreign affairs to the note of taaiiu of January 21, which was received by mo on the. 20th lost. f; "The uoto of Montt to Blaine, though Mated January 23, was not delivered at the estate department until after 12 o'clock meridian me-ridian of the 25th, and it was not translated wid its receipt notified to me until late in jthe afternoon of that day." fc'The response of Mr. Periera to our note of lite 21st withdraws with acceptable expres-elOus expres-elOus of regret of the. offensive uote of Matta pf the 11th ultimo, and also the request for Ihd reeali of FIgan. jl "The treatment of the incident of the s-I s-I Jevtlt upon the sailors of tho Baltimore is so Sjeoneiliatory and friendly, that I am of the opinion that there aro good prospect of b ifference growing out of that serious atfuir an now be adjusted upon terms satisfactory this government by tho usual methods i-BI w ithout special powers from congress. lr'This turn of affairs is very gratifying to 1 me as I am sure it, will be to congress aud llo our people. The general support given lo the efforts of the executive to enforce the Bust rights of the nation in this matter has jlriven an instructive aud useful illustration f Lf the unity and patriotism of our people. i "Should it be necessary, I will again com-fheaate.h com-fheaate.h uigrcfcs upon tie subject. JJ-' ' 'Inn- 28, 181.12." ju-t, terminated the incident. "Since the early pin t of the month of Oc. toiler, when 1 had the honor to be .Invited to unofficial conferences with the representatives representa-tives of the department of state las the credentials which accredited me as minister of Chile had not yet arrived) it had been re. peatcd to me on vartous occasions by the I'nited States government that if the repre sentative of the Unite States government was not njifriwut qrata to t he government of Chile so to state and that said representative would be succeeded tiy another. It Is a rule ' based upon the nature of diplomatic relations and designed to make them frank and coadlal that representatives of nation must be a jperfoea gtntfei to the government govern-ment to which he is accredited. In the conference con-ference with which you were pleased to favor me on the 2l)th Inst., 1 had the honor lo statu thai the representative of the United States at Santiago was not a persona grata to the government of Chile, which would be very glad to receive another representative from the United States. You were pleased to acknowledge, that the government of Chile has a right to ask that a change should be made. Afterwards, having your notice, I addressed to you in writing the same com niuuication which I had made to you ver. bally. I have deemed it, my duty to state in this note the foregoing i'acts which show tho friendly and cordial purpose of our conference, confer-ence, in which you took the most important part. With Beutimeuts, etc. (Signed) Pedro Montt. "In the course ol our conferences we some, times considered a case in which the government govern-ment of the United States and that of Chile should fail to agree when the investigation should be terminated and the two governments govern-ments should have formed their final opinion, opin-ion, and we agreed on arbitration as the best means of settling the difficulty, and, advancing farther in this coucilatory spirit, we even formally agreed that differences that might arise should be submitted to arbitration. ar-bitration. This agreement to accept arbitration arbi-tration has been the basis of several of our conferences, especially that of the 1Mb instant, aud no antecedent or fact Interfering Interfer-ing therewith has come to 'my knowledge.' "On the contrary, I took occasion to in. form you on the first of January that my government authorized me to conclude an agreement looking to arbitration and my government subsequently approved of the agreement concluded by me with you of which I also informed you. "As the criminal trial initiated atA'alpa-ralso atA'alpa-ralso had not come to an end, my government govern-ment lias not yet been able to reply to the demands of the United States. Various documents and antecedents to which 1 have, called your attention in my foregoing communications com-munications were designed to inform the I'nited States government of the progress of -the judicial Investiration nod of the facia -.ii-7-t"' 'rmwgh J constitute a reply, which can grTTyio given when the facts have definitely been brought to light by the sentence which must be pronounced pro-nounced by the courts. " The testimony which the government gov-ernment of the United States has caused to he taken in California waters from the crew of the Baltimore cannot take, the place of the trial being held at Valparaiso where the offense was committed. The testimony way tie useful for disciplinary or administrative purposes in the United States but it cannot serve as a basis of judicial scntcuce, either in Chile or the I'nited States. I Kjalnc lo Vfcmtt. , "'iTi'Mrnr"? i" S'rtTEjW'AKiti'SnTn?, ) JunukTT'llfcJtBttJ. f Sm: I have tho honor to acknowledge, your favor dated the 23rd instant, but not received by mo until Monday, the 25th. I beg to comment on two or three of its recital-. think from zeal for your country you have made some mistakes, which I shall proceed to correct. You lire right in saying 1 considered the proceedings of the government govern-ment of Chile in making Judicial Investigation Investiga-tion of the unhappy affair at Valparaiso entirely en-tirely praiseworthy. But you will remember remem-ber that as early as the 25tli of November, I complained of tho length of tho judicial proceeding, and from time to time renewed the complaint, saying t you very lately that the court had already been eighty days in session, considering a matter which in the United States would have been wholly disposed of in two or three weeks. "You replied that Spanish law is slow in processes but exact in conclusion and with vottr statements 1 had lo bo content though r Montt to Itlainc. igaton nf (.'liile at Washington, January 2:1. : I have had the honor to receive your te of yesterday as enclosure, by which it pleased to transmit to me the in true, ai sent to Egan on the day previous, in Hfereuccs with which you hove been " ased to favor me. I I have been informed that immediately I tet the occurrence of the events of October ,i!i at Valparaiso Which my government ost sincerely deplored, the judicial author-ies author-ies made tho investigation necessary to row light upon the facts and to detect and inisli the guilty parties. IVoin the ante-dents ante-dents which the government of Chile was ile to collect at the very outset, it appeared at the disorder of October 16th began by a larrel among drunken sailors, which as-med as-med considerable proportions, owing to "I econditlonof the locality In which it orlg. a ated, and police performed their duty by establishing tranquility and placing the 1 - rson wlio seemed to have been concerned , i the disorder at the disposal of the court. The government of, Chile has no data tthorizing it to think the quarrel was due i i any dislike, of the uniform of the United ili tales or that the police failed to perform y lieir duty. On tho contrary, it is a well i lo tsmonstrated fact that sailors get intoxi-'' intoxi-'' ited when they go ashore, alter having j ', J ecu on board their vessels for a long time. ! v, ins is also quite natural, i "The intoxication of the seamen and the j, Isorders to which it gives rise, although ' icy may assume serious proportions and ' ccttsion very lamentable offenses, as was nfortunately the case at Valparaiso on the 9th of October, cannot consult to a nation i whose services are men who take part iu ii- disorder, although they certainly do not . r istify offenses committed during the dis-I dis-I , rder. "The copy which 1 today have the honor lo send yen of the statement made by one of the seamen of the Baltimore at Valparaiso shows that the seamen made no charge against the police. The charges which he makes here in the absence of the, accused parties is in contradiction of his lirst statement, state-ment, and have no value iu law or in your enlightened opinion. "ft is to be observed, moreover, that the stateinens made by this seamen at Valparaiso is attested by a judge, by the signature of the seaman himself and by that of the interpreter in-terpreter who was an officer of the Haiti, more, who had been appointed for the express ex-press purpose of inspiring the deponents with conlldenc. "You were pleased to state in your instructions in-structions to F.gan that the undersigned lias not communicated to the United State, government gov-ernment the note addressed to him by Matta on the 11th of December last. The lirst time the honorable secretary of state saw'1 tit to call my attention to the aforesaid note of Matta, I iold him that the note contained instructions addressed to me by Matta, and that as I had not been directed to communicate it officially to the department of state, there was no reason whJ the honorable secretary should take cognizance ot it. I further reminded you that it was the doctrine established by the American government that documents exchanged ex-changed between the president and congress, or between the department of state and the diplomatic representative of the United States in foreign countries, could not form the subject of discussion for foreign government. govern-ment. 1 also took the liberty to remind you of the illustriou- Webster and the representa-1 representa-1 tivc of Austria in 1830, The Austrian government gov-ernment complained at that time because it considered the instructions sent to the repre- iinpatient for a linal judgement. Your offer of arbitration was never unconditioned ami exact. Had it been I would have insisted on your reducing it to writing for it, would have been my duty to lay it before the president for consideration, but I was unable to report mere verbal exchange of views between ua as agreinent lo arbitrate. "You did say to me several times that in that distant future when the Chilean court should order Its judgment (if the United1 States should not be 'satisfied with It ) the iwo countries could arbitrate the matter and even then you always maintained that Chile would not voluntarily propose arbitration, but would do so when requested by some friendly power to lake that course. On one occasion mentioned Srialu, as a nation likely to iulervene with Chile made effective. Your mention of arbitration was always as a method to be adopted in the future if wo were uot content as I have said with the judgment of the courts. Y'ou remarked that to adopt it before would be discrediting tho judgement of the court In advance. You always looked to the future for tho proposal and acceptance of arbitration. Yon say in your note "I took occasion to inform you on the 1st of January that my government authorized Me to conclude an agreement looking to arbitration and my government subsequently approved tho agreement concluded by me," and yet you do not pretend that a word was ever written of tho agreement which you say was he-twceeii he-twceeii us. It t impossible that 1 ever sought to bind the government of the United States iu that way. It would have, been in the highest degree imprudent for me to do so. ri "The government ol Chile could not, " lOWever, form a final opinion con-tJ con-tJ crniiifr the nature of the occurrence 11 n question or ui to whether the po- iee had or hall not improperly V larticipatcd therein or had failed to perform f, In regard to the Matta note, which wns the subject of contention between us, you stun it up by the followinir declaration: "I added, however, that it was far from being the purpose of my government to act In a manner at all offensive to the president of t ie I'nited States or any member of hia cabinet, and that Malta's note, if rightly in. terpreted. admitted of no such construction. I afterwards had the honor to inform you that I hail received instructions from my government to inform that of the United states that, considering the views ex-pressed ex-pressed bv Buchanan and Wehster in 1S4!) and 1850, that messages sent by the preaU dent to eougrets are domestic commuuica. tions which cannot serve as a basis for in. terpretation by foreign powers or their representatives. Mv government had no objection to the striking out of the uoto of December lltb such words as might be con. sidered disogreeable by the United Statee government. By your own statement you evidently at. tempted to justify tbe Matta note. I certainly cer-tainly could not accept your lan-ruaife and never did accept laniru.iei of that liiiul as an apoloir sufficient for the ease. The Matta note was highly discourteous to the presl. dent and secretary of the navy, Impugning to lliem untruths and insincerity. Such language does not admit of conditional or contingent apologj which you offered. It could be, apologized for only by a frank withdrawal Vou alwaa contended it was a communl. cutlon between officers of your own gov. eminent, that It was not proper for thia government to take any cognizance of it. You quoted the well known decimation ot COOgraaa not bcina; subject to criticism in a foreign country. You did uot see the great difference involved by your government sending the Matta cir. cular to all the legations ot Chilean requesting its several ministers to j publiah it, o that Chile was iot only re.spoa as his duty to declare once more that the government of Chile laments the occurrence of October 18th, and by the way of showing the sincerity of his teeiingi and the contl deUCe Which h has in the justice of his cause, he dechres his willingness not to an ait the decision of the examining judge, and proposes to the United stales government govern-ment that the case be submitted to the con-sidcration con-sidcration of the supreme court of the United states at Washington, to the end that that high tribunal with its learning and impartiality may determine without appeal whether there is any ground for reparation, and in What shape it should be made. The undersigned would remind you, referring re-ferring to the conduct of the Valparaiso nu-thorltfei, nu-thorltfei, that It appears from the preliminary prelim-inary examination that they sent without delay 'to the hceuc of the conflict all tlv forces at their disposal belonging to the special guard of the intemleiiciu, and to the police. Swauson, Cose, Michclls, Darony, llouie.-, Cunningham, William-, Tail...!, llailard, Hodge, Butler, etc., seamen belonging to the crew of the Baltimore, stated to the interpreter of that vessel that the object of the police in arresting them as to shelter them from any attempt to attack by the excited people. -lln, furljf ?, .1,: Icons its Anucation thaouglmut the civilized Worm, that voiididnot comply with Chile's reiiI'stto publish it here is the strongest proof of your own disapproval of the note. In regard to Bgttn, you complained many times and very bitterly to me especially that he was deserving of censure, you thought, for not communicating to his government the brutal murder of some young men w ho Were slain bj order of Balmaccda, when the next day 1 showed you a dispatch from Kgan speaking of the incident in general Improper terms, you acknowledged you were mistaken. mis-taken. 1 thought you would be satisfied, but you again spoke disparagingly of Kgan, aud i said somewhat vehemently: "Whv do you not demand his recall instead in-stead of constantly disparaging him!'" In. tending thereby not to favor bis recall but to Stop to frequent mention of Kgan'f name. Ilcfertiug io the question you remark "you were pleased to acknowledge that the govci nmeut of Chile had a right to ask that u change be niudc.'1 l udoubtcdly she has that right, provided she assigns reason. You are too well skilled In diplomatic usage to be reminded chat when n nation is forced to deelure a minister is a t..m fnitu, she is expected (0 assign reason therefore. W. have twice bad occasion to ask (ireal Hcltaiu to recall her ministers and i each case gave reason why the minister had ceased to he useful. It. is hardly necessary to observe that the conditions which we complied with ourselves would likewise he expected of Chile. I have thus frankly endeavored to correct syme misap(.rchensions of TOUTS in order tliat the record of the state department of the I'nited States shall be kept exact nnd in all its proceedings shall he proved consistent. consis-tent. Accept renewed assurances of my hivhest consideration. Signed. James 0. Blaink, 11 I to the opportuneness sorting to arbitration. he nevertheless agreed with tin honrrH Blaine, that if any divergence of vie disaccord should supervene after the veil of the judge of Valparaiso, such contrOVi would yield to arbitration. Tbeundcrslg hastened to declare he w ould fully act such agreement; for which reason the g eminent of Chile dooms the case has nri: for submitting to arbitration in terms ample as those have Iddicated any dUf ence of views which it mny have with t government of the United States concei Ing the incident of the Baltimore. They tlier. fore submitted to the honors! secretary of tie state department of fore) relations at Washington tin designation cither the suprome court of justice of t l all i States as a tribunal of arbitration determine tin- rcporatlon which Chile m hsVo to make 'or thai lamentable ooei ranee. ..-fertile dispatch addressed under if of Decern! r ! I , the hilean minister Washington bj the minister of foreign lations of tin' provisional government)! undersigned submits that there could i be on pari ..f ilc government of the I nit Stale-, Willi which it desires ever to cui rate the most friendly relations. Conl quently the undersigned deplores that telegram there were employed tbrouj error of Judgment exprcssio whic are offensive iii the judgment your government, dec hiring, in tie full! tfient of the high duty of courtesy and si ccrity toward a friendly nation, that t government of bile absolutely wltbdra said expressions. The undersigned trusts this frank and c pllcll deelarfition,which confirms that whi baa already been made to the honoral secretary of state in Washington, w ill cat to tin. in i 11. 1 of hi- excellency Preside Harrison and nil government that the pt pie of Chile, far from i ntcrtalnlng feello of hostility, has a lively desire to mainta unalterable, good nnd cordial relations whi. up to the present time exist oetween tl two countries. This declaration is made without re.se ' ration in order that it may receive 8U( I publicity as join government may dee ! suitable. The undersigned thinks the action of the police in this matter should be considered w ith due allowance for the civil war which had just been brought to a close. The body was not yet properly organized nor did il have the force required to put down dssorder of such proportions in a short time. In this connection it is proper to recall the words used by the honorable sceretrry of state at Washington in his note addressed to Marqull Imperial.' and hearing dale of May -I, lsill: "There is no government, however civilized it may be, however great may be vigilance displayed by its police, and how-ever how-ever sevi re its criminal code may be and I, OWtvei speedy and flexible may lie its ad- ministration t law, thai .an guarantee its own . itizcus against violence growing out of individual malice or sudden tumult." This was precisely the situation of the administration ad-ministration authorities at Valparaiso on the occasion of the occurrence which took place in October. The undersigned hopes the foregoing will convince the honorable s, ere Ury of slate that the government of Chile attaches due importance to the question now under discussion . That he does not for a moment hesitate lo condemn in vigorous terms the act committed on the 1Mb of October Oc-tober or to offer such reparation as Is just and that he bus not neglected opportunity lo express these sentiments before now, since .m various aecasions and through the plcnipotentarics of both countries he has forwarded dxptlclt declarations on the subject lo Washington. The undersigned takes the liberty to recall re-call the fact that live days after he had taken charge of the department of foreign relations he addressed to the ministei of Chile ill the I'nited States a telegram which, in part relating to tliis matter, said: "Express to the I'nited States government gov-ernment what has already been stated adding all the data known in the most cordial cor-dial nud amicable form; express to the United States government its very sincere regret on account of this unfortunate Incl. With regard to suggestion and touchla change of personnel of your legation i which the Instructions of the honorable sc rotary of state refers, it is incembcnt upo tin undi reigned to declare that the goveri men! of Chile will take no positive sts w ithout accord of the government of tt United States with which II desires to mail tain a friendly understanding. The undersigned brings this aire ad long communication to a close in the assu Snce '.hat he has therein set fortli ever; thing 'hat can fully satisfy your goveri meat. The government of Chile .h. rislu ths (conviction that the relations with th United States should be sincerely and co diaily maintained under the .shelter of tin mutual re-pert and that good unih r.-laudln which art based upon just and Squill hie appreciation of the fscts, iai on the appreciation to be gl5i to the spontaneous declarations made 0i cither side. The undersigned, moreover, declares, 4i presenting its explanation, that its goveri mcnt finds its inspiration in tbl words of instructions which you hm Quoted and which assure the government t bile that tiie president is not disposed exact or a-k anything which your gover no nt would not under the same circul stances spontaneously concede. With e tlmenls of distinguished consideration, am, your obedient servant, Lot is Perkira. 1 awald your instructions. ;, is. Chile on Her Knees. The reply o.' C hile is then given. The. Chilean minister of foreign affairs, after re-Viewing re-Viewing the demands of the United Slates, Bays: "The undersigned must state to your excellency the regret witli which the government govern-ment of Chile sees that his excellency, the president of the United States, finds reason to regard the incident of October as an attack at-tack caused by hostility to the uniform of I the navy of the United States. That unfor. lunate occurrence took place on a sudden, in a district where the sailors of the vessels lying in the harbor of the Valparaiso arc In the habit of assembling without distinction distinc-tion or nationality. From the nature of the incident It would be impossible to prove there was no doubt as to special cause which served as Its ori. gin or pretext, but unnerslgned can assert that cause was not a hostile feeliug towards the United States nnvy because the people of Chile have always esteemed and respected that uniform, ever since the tune when it , saw it figuring honorably in the ronks of the soldiers nnd sailors whom in a glorious struggle, gave It independence and established estab-lished the republic. The undersigned admits tho occurence of October Kith of greater gra.lty than those which usually occur In the same district between be-tween sailors, which arc frequent. The fact of knowing that two deaths have resulted from it, among sixteen wounded men of the Baltimore, bus sulllced to give it au extra-. extra-. rdinary character and induce the government govern-ment of Chili to hasten to adopt niiasures necessary to discover and punish the gttlity parties, to offer in due time, if there should be ground for so doing, such reparation as might be due. The preliminary examination commenced on the morning which followed the night of the conflict, some days before you presented your complaint, but the Investigation could not proceed with the rapidity the government govern-ment of Chile desired, because the rules of procedure In criminal matters established ; by our laws are of slow application, and it I was not possible for the president of the re- public to modify or set them aside. This i delay was Inevitable, owing to the fndenejl ! dence with which the judicial authorities must act, and has compelled the government undersigned to delay, greatly to its regret, a statement of the diaculty pending with your government, and a spontaneous offer of reparation for any Injury done to the sailors of the Baltimore that might be attributed to Chilean soldier- or sailors, or that might affect af-fect the responsibility or Chile. In view of your communication and i on. sidering that, iii to date it has been Impose!-Ido Impose!-Ido for the trial initiated by the judge i of the iriuilnal court of Valparaiso . ueui, which, aiuioiign not sirnuge in parts of the world, this government doubly laments la-ments owing to its sincere desire to cultivate friendship with ihc United Stutes. "If the I nited Slates government should not accept the foregoing explanations a- satisfactory, notwithstanding that the judicial authorities hold the guilty prrtles responsible for the disorders of Obtober Kith, the undersigned under-signed must re.ull the circumstances tliat the -overnin. ut of Chile, through the medium me-dium of its minister at Washington, has ex-pressed ex-pressed n desire to submit any ttuaunder. standing (dispute) to decision by arbitration bj any owcr or tribunal which may be Indicated In-dicated to it, nud in fact arbitration was suggested sug-gested in conference with the minister of Chile In Washington on the :th day of December, De-cember, when the government of the undersigned declared its good will and Its resolve to accept ac-cept arbitration after the Dual judgment judg-ment which would not be further delayed many days In furtherance of its purpose to give a speed solution to the incident In the meost friendly terms, the government of the undersigned called UDOU Its minister for s teflnite reply on the 11th instant, and on the 1 8th Minister Moult reported that, UOtwith standing certain observations made by the American stale department with respect |