Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-24
CAUSES FOR THE ORDER.
Remedies a Mistake of Cleveland-Here-
after U. s. warships VIII be Free to
Call at Havana.


Remedies a Mistake of Cleveland-Hcre-
after U. s. warships VIII be Free to
Call at Havana.
Washington, Jan. 24.-It was evil
ttnt that the decision to send the
Maine to Havana for visit was not
arrived at hastily from the events
That preceded the announcement. FOR
ime time past the administration Of
Ltials have been of the opinion that a
lnstake was made by the preceding
ADMINISTRATION concerning the cuban
luatlon In deciding out of excessive
tltlOn and an ooverweening regard
tr the senslbilities of the Spanish
hubble to abandon the practice which
had been pursued by our navy in the
llst four years of sending our war
thps at intervals on cruises through
|,ha West indies with frequent stops at
Eayana.
Il is not regarded as consistent with
bur national pride that this action,
ommOn TO all maritime nations. should
have been abandoned or suspended,
md II was believed that II 1t had been
Consistently adhered to there never
eould have been complaint of the visit
our ships from Spanish sources.
britain and all nations have exercised
lhe right to maintain at least a small
fayal force at ports inhabited by any
considerable number of their citizens
when there were any signs of trouble
mat threatened themselves or their
Property. Therefore the administration
ONE time ago came to the conclusion
Fhat II would take steps to restore the
~ order OF things and allow our war
fhlps to cruise freely and touch Cuban
ports as soon as the change could be
nade without leading to misconstruc-
Won, and without being interpreted as
war measure, when, as a matter of
lct nothing was further from the in
sn,lons OF the President.
me hrst movement in the direction
the old order was last fan before
assembling Of Congress, when
S'elary Long announced, through
associated Press, his intention to
4 we entire North Atlantic Squad
10 the Tortugas harbor for their
eVolutons, which for several
~ past, or ever since the beginning
e CUBAN insurrectlon. had been
ma win dliliculty and under all
INA ~ oiseouraging conditions OF
abss hu weather on the Chesapeake
kiitb , hs movement, being received
oEsa V9usllmity, the next step fol-
,@ts when some Of our little gun
1nds, We sent to cruise in the West
ov .he Wilmington and Annapolis
,mainsnng In those waters. 1t only
lisysreu 10 send one OF our ships to
practes " completely restore the old
t,sp ,hsy' this was a more delicate
fiousiv had been called for pre-
ninr,ra,lanu u was not until the ad-
fondtlor. mad satisfied itself that
Formal ~. N havana had resumed tbe
recent ,r,,G.e that existed before lie
fapery hnry riot against the news-
fnake ,hs !. was deemed timely 10
MAS M, ast move. This dncist,,,
b' an ths 'sehed without consideratiom
The sn..sults that might follow
.ome, vss wash minister, Dupuv do
epartnsp, N early caller at the atota
lse Win y hls purpose being Ia "a
egotlatIo,, we officials relative To tha
VIA unasr y, reciprocity treaty Ia,
riff act r,i he terms Of the nresant
Q regardAs nus purpose, in itseir ~.
dence Of ~ an evidence of tbe no,
the ou,loo,n parties In the secn,i,,,
Seornts.,, After his visit Asy,s,s
Yhlte Hon.y Day repaired 10 ~,
stherIn, and there was me
gdinc ssaround the Presldant 'apie
Attorney creary Long, Of I'M M
pal Niles neral McKenna ~, navy
he army. Am commanding renar zen.
Is to tbs Al al callers WERE ds enerai OF
'helr chs .s Presidents roe,s uenied ac-
'n' this being the AN much &c to to