The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-24
SOME PAST AFFRONTS
MANY PRESIDENTS IF THE MAINE
WE'RE DESTROYED BY DESIGN.
various Methods OF Redress - Noninter-
course. Reprisai. Show Of Force and
blockade Are Among the Steps Taken.
How Paraguay Was Punished.

How Paraguay Was Punished.
Some members of the cabinet who are
prepared for report on the wrecking of
the Maine which will show 1t to be other
than the result of an accident, have been
looking up the subject of indemnities.
There are many precedents in case this
method of settlement Is decided upon. In
a general way these methods of redress
have included demands for indemnity,
proclamations excluding the warships of
the offending nation from our harbors
DISPLAY of force, nonintercourso, with
drawal of our minister, reprisal and block
AIDE. Some of these steps border very close
" ON war, although they are regarded as
the movements just preliminary to actual
bostilities and as amounting TO a threat
that force will follow If reparaticn is not
made.
The case of the Water Witch is consider
cd 70 bo tho most analogous to that Of the
Maine, should it DO established that the
Maine disaster was not the result of acci-
dent.
The Water Witch was United States
shin engaged in 1886 in surveying the en-
trance to one of tho rivers of Paraguay.
Without warning and by orders Of Fresl-
dent Lopez of Paraguay force Of troops
onened fire ON the Water Witch, killing the
man at the helm and wounding others
Intense feeling was aroused in the United
States whom the facts became known. Thu
president reported the facts to congress ant
i'm his message asked authority TO make ;
demonstration OF force which would insur
suitable redress. In response to this con
gross authorized him TO 'use such force a
is necessary TO secure ample reparatlon. p"
Accordingly an armed feet was hastll
assembled on scale which was regards
as remarkable for these days The e1pedl
tion included 10 armed ships, 20 heaV
guns and 2, 500 sailors and marines. At
com panying this formidable OUTFIT wer
civilian plenipotentiaries prepared TO max
the demands of this government ana the
enforce them by calling on the arme
ships. Tho expedition made formidab
showing in South American waters an
President Lopez's government was awe
into complete subsection by its presenc
The American commissioners ana nav
officers were received at Asuncion vii
much honor, and every reparation WITH
the power Of the republic was given. IN
included abject apology, sweeping I'll
ayowal and $40 900 for tho sufferers iro
the outrage.
The case of the firing on the Unit
States shin Chesapeake by the British sh
Leopard is another precedent. The Ones
peake was hailed 10y the commander Oh
Leonard with demand that BRUSH
serters said to be in her hold DO sure
dered. The American commander reius
to comply, whereupon the Leopard IL
fred a shot across the bow OF the Che
peake and followed this with TWO pro'
sides. The American COMMANDER was
verely wounded three sailors were XII
outright and many were wounded boi
uuurerared for action, IL being tilhe
nooce. the American coinnanuer Dau
down his oolors and surrendered.
Tremendous excitement preNalleu
the United States. President MAUI,
speedily issued a proclamation eAcluui
from American ports all BRUSH "alsni
He also caused energetic protests anu
mands TO be presented at LONDON
British authorities promptly alsaNo'
the action, recalled the aulhlrai vi
whom the outrage had been perPeUio
and without request tenuereu inuo,n =
sufficient to support the WIVES any
lilies of all those who had peeh Aiiieu
wounded. III, ,
In q later case the American ship
,tha,s was fired upon in the harbo
Greytown. The ship had declined I, 10
excessive port charges imposed by
king of the Mosquito country, . i,;lh
trolling the country under British sl
teotorate. The king called on the brl
warship Express to sustain his de% S,
and the Express promptly sent Or
side into the Prometheus. There wer
persons killed, but the United states Il
prompt demand for reparatlo Do
British government gave this in the, the
est manner and without question a, esa
inc the act and oondemning the OHIO
the Express. u.od N h,
displays of force were resorteq 1a 10 n
limited States in 1859 against japan 1nn
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