Mr. Egan to Mr.
Blaine.
Legation of
the United States,
Santiago, June 2, 1892.
(Received July 12.)
No. 305.]
Sir: Inclosed I have the honor to send you two
copies of the message of his excellency, President Montt, delivered in
person at the opening of the national Congress on yesterday. It is generally
regarded as an
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able and
statesmanlike pronouncement, and the policy indicated, especially that
portion of it which refers to the economic and financial interests of the
country, must, if carried into effect, rapidly reestablish public confidence
at home and abroad.
The reference to the relations with the United States is entirely
conciliatory, and the paragraph in reference to free trade treaties with
other South American countries, is virtually an adoption of the United
States policy of reciprocity.
I have, etc.,
[Inclosure in No.
305.—Translation.]
Extract from the annual message of President
Monit to the Congress of Chile, June 1, 1892.
By the published documents you will have been made acquainted with
disturbance which occurred in the streets of Valparaiso about the middle
of October last, of which, besides several Chileans who were wounded,
some sailors of the Baltimore, a vessel of war of
the United States, were victims.
That unfortunate occurrence, which the Government of Chile sincerely
lamented, gave rise to an exchange of notes with the Government of the
United States and for a time caused a regrettable strain in the
relations of the two countries. This, however, was not long in
disappearing, the incident being relegated to the category of those
which find their treatment and solution in the ordinary course of
diplomatic, negotiations.
This is the present situation of the matter, it being allowable to hope
that it must eventually reach a satisfactory ending in harmony with
international justice and with the traditions of friendship which the
two nations have ever maintained.
