Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-03
.IIPII IS INTERESTED.
,,,u WERE ALL LOST IN THE EXPLOSION
. !. responsible for the Disaster
japan Must be Reekoned
with, Too.

hAIA1l -
Vn''s Mrvs from washington says
D- .s,r will have to reckon with Japan
N'' as with the United states l"
wen ,,, the responsibility of the
VINE ' explosion is laid at the door u
'hs aay, department has ascertaiheu
j" ,ho Maine were several Japan
'n'' "h,ac,s employed as COOKS or
servants and they were lost inc
'n ' =, their death has been known 10
l'' , ~ government through the
.ta,e department., ,,oor,o,rod
's nv. state department has aseer'aih i
Instance of the Japnese iega'ioh
the following japanese were on
'na' ' ,te Maine at the time of the dis-
asier; ,-,,.a c CHIME. NJ
II Kitagata, \. Magazine ana
Y. -, sus' was disposition in some quar-
~ ,ttach considerable slsilhea,iiie
,t,s statement, hut so Iar as eou.u
,a,rned from official sources,,n. ~
..'siIon Was given at the reuues. "
~. isnanese legation for me puIpos W.
To~ipe the legation to ho.i,s ,he
.-tsrds and relatives. oooll 49, ~,
s,.,eter the navy department. sem ' az
apIase,,ese ON board the Maine AT
h5 , jar of the disaster. The peculiar
" ',,,, of JAPANESE names causeu
hslsI.e, ,,nsion in Identification, par
ome 90 .he two who We're
.ayed q, Jananese in
n,ar,can navy, serving as stew
uS ntc They go from ship TO snip
~ ,hclr relatives frequently lose
~ them II was stated at the ie-
Nm. mo, tl,e purpose of the inquiry
u0n Sstahlish lust who were on
"a ,ba Maine and to distinguish be-
tT.en the lost and saved
~ o,ber quarters the question was
. in as 10 the right Of Japan to par
.oI,ste In any indemnity which might
\. clair,ed n the disaster proved to be
n evtsrnel origin. officials differed In
Ill virw Of this. II was claimed by
sowe that the wearing OF the u. $. uni
a t,rr took away from the japanese
I'd subiect his attributes as citizen OF
n Japan, A.. -,
ri Moreover It Is pointed out the loss
n occurred while these men were In the
a service Of the United States. on the
other hand 1t was contended that Japan
always jealousy guards her citizens
abroad and that in this instance she
might occupy the same ground as the
United States In seeking such redress
as would be appropriate to the case as
finally esiah lshsd.. In this. .roppectiQn,
Il was recalled that Japan's relations
10 the Philippines was analogous to
our relations to Cuba. While these
lines u Comment were set on foot by
The inquiries Of the legation to the state
department both gave assurances that
al the PRESENT time the inquiry related
only 10 Identification.
N0 UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN WASH
TON.
Secretary long spent n good portion
OF The nt!nng in conversation with
thllTman L"Glelle Of the House naval
emmittee. iic deni, d himself to ~
o.htr callers. AM from time to tine
ssnt for the various bureau chiefs of
~ department., a rrttty clear indica-
kton Tint Mt L, utellr was being sup
E1llcd With such Information as the de-
$llItmtht could mlrrly as to the inn
il'll'te needs ol the naval service. Up
20 mon W. word had come to the de-
<rartnent nom thu court of inquiry
La hey West I ia said the court is
uiieF M cllig0t!ona tc inform the de-
l,itnsnt as tn when IL has concluded
lhls branch Of the inquiry nor Is IL
ieeesea'y u seek permission from the
'y,allhent &c return to Havana. The
lueis undtr which the court is operat-
carry sufficient authority for
aahse Oh base at any moment, though
~ Impairment may he informed as a
tNH OF courtesy. If the progress of
4g inquiry at Havana depends upon the
sOk OF the wreckers as seems To
y We case, for nothing of substantial
mpNlahce can be achieved until tho
s dtorls Is removed from III,
y, considerable delay must in
ispy occur To tow the large der
,i 5as iioh' Hoston and New York to
~ never a speedy and seldom
.lle Undertaking. ''"
W. ya.t Eat'ei of fact the derrick chief
nsda ~ now storm bound Just
vas illly expected that by this tino
would he far below Hatterne III,
ny y improbable that the derrici,
''osh Havana hdrbor and oct n,
-, mucn before the middle of next
b,sh ~ lor the big derrick Monarch
hi rv,, hgulred to raise the turrnts
rl m. neE heavy weights from the
ter a., ua,' Tor her sailing has mi
5mmlr.d t.housh the department has
AM the contractors on tha,
Ns,aE private letters are cooi,
OF WHY IRON officers in Havana
afhin" my have something 10 60,
La b. 80 Mhlhe explosion IL cany
b,s.i mn. mat the statements o.
lakloVi XII a ahy recent and genernliv
h ID snri.ial evidence OF symn,tb,
aillt, n, 'nors OF the Maine ana ~,
i he rs,.,. nf victims came on hnnd
hlle If n cb"Ili' rtment today In tn
ehi Dclc of IL" fa I9r $500 from Presi- |
lrrfd Iio ~ naval. The money was
It IA denisd maine relief fund
A. NJ request has bean runent |
auy n bt News Ship BuIIIIn upon
bis yd hasten the launch az III com
b. spb ~ sarge and KentucL' lutte
artment hnl's month. All that tha ior
uthori,s mas done in the MAJ we de-
cution ~ .uelay OF ten DAYS I,' " 10
be Of the W. NJ contract for tho draS AZ
hat ,he , norfolk navy yard utede-
liant Ia ce,ohltactor might an,, ~ oruer
ccumulatsSa away the slI, they ms
yays upon Don ,y n front of the launcb has
hips now NJ which the two bio he e,,ihg
his woft me contractor will ~,
insh by the ,mnarch l+th, and Ms,
liment tba, ',h 1t is said at Tho Ss
l'ed by has,,no purpose wo,,id
i M ISssttlsshlps.s as the launching Of Of
4 ,sr Ing out o. the ~ large part OF NO
4,ybso' med ~ while sba rs i Is more speedily
T Tbo. she Is ssos she Is on her ways than
Ever built s tcr b, Ssa,ttIeships. the ,,rnD..
2 .he % .s,eS@pls,sd and States ,rn navy
finished. Terms Of the ven months,
They ara No.. contract, IL