The Washington critic., 1886-08-09
TWO WAYS OF DOING THINGS.


and American Methods.
Crawford of the New York lYOrR,
in dispatch to his paper, tells the fol-
lowing apropos story "a prominent
naval officer, in commenting on the
Mexican situation to day, said : There
is certainly going to be trouble unless
the United States backs down. The
President, through the advice of Bay.
ard, has made a peremptory demand
for the release of Cutting. The Mexi-
cans, 1t is evident, do not intend to re-
spect the demand. This Government
should not have made demand unless
1t intends to back it up. What would
such demand mean on the part of any
other first, class power? Why, simply
that her fleets are ON the way to Mex
lean waters to see that the
demand is carried out. If this coun-
try don't back up its demands it de-
serves the contempt of all the little
fourth class countries on the globe.
This incident of Editor Cutting the
naval officer continued, reminds me
of some things that happened ten years
ago in llayti. Some one had fled for
protection to the British Consulate in
Port au Prince. The Haytan officers
followed him closely, broke down the
door, knocked down the Consul, pulled
down the British flag and trailcd it in
the dust. The Consul chartered YES
sci and went to Kingston rs fast rs he
could. Three British men of.war i'm
mediately steamed out of Kingston
IIarbor. and the next morning had ar
rived in Port au Prince.
"Thc commander of the flagship sent
the following demand to the Governor:
First, that the man who had been
taken away from the Consulate should
be returned second, that the Governor
himself should run up the British flag
| to its place on the Consulate; third,
that the Governor, in front of the Con-
| sulatc, should tear the epaulcts from
| so grossly insulted the British flag;
fourth, that 500, 900 in cash should be
| paid, and all this should be done within
one hour. The Governor refused the
terms, but the commander waited till
the hour was fully up. Meanwhile he
| had arranged his ships In line of battle,
| NJ Alt On lliIWNlOu VI SHINY luluultS
he discharged two shells into the town,
One Of them struck the corner of the
| Governors house and very nearly
demolished it, \ llag of truce was
| Immediately sent ont and some officers
were detailed to so and meet it, The
Governor said he was now ready to
comply with the terms, and they were
complied with to the letter within the
next hour.
In the same country, said the Of
flcer, The United States had consul
who got into controversy with the
Haytian authorities lie was entirely
in the right, but they were ugly and
threatening. Finally they came and
attacked Him aud insisted that he
should confess, He had nothing to
confess and said so, They finally
dragged him ont and put a rope around
his body and pulled him up to a tree
several times, Finally, thinking It
was not best TO quite kin him, they
left him quite helpless on the grounl.
\ friend took him TO n vessel uni sent
him away. This Government immeii
atcly began an investigation which has
not been finished to this day. Mean.
while lhc poor consul has dicl There
is considerable difference between
these iwo instances and they illustrate
the methods of doing things in Eng
luud and America.
Tie Vatican has i,,lel a decroH f'r-
liddhg all uue Catholics frnm a'li'Itiu.:
with crrmatiun societies, or having any
thing to DO with inciueratlon
"Euuf 10 all over was a fOur.y0lr-oll' s
definition Of the sky.