The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-26
PROHIBITION RECALLED.
Gen. Chaffee Permitted to Proceed
With His Campaign Against
the Moros,
IS EXPECTED TO EXHAUST DIPLOMACY.
The PRESIDENT, However,, Convinced
That IL Would Not be Policy ia
Belittle American Prestige In th,
Eyes of the Natives of Min.
danaO.

Washington, April 23.-The war de.
partment has made public the tele,
graphic correspondence which has
taken place up to date respecting I'll.
Moro outbreak in Mindanao. The i'm.
portant feature of the correspondence
is the closing chapter showing that
Gen. Davis expedition is not arbi.
trarily stopped, but that Gen. Chaffes
is allowed D exercise his discretion
1t is believed that the presence OF
Gov. Taft in Washington is the ex.
PLANTATION of the presidents direction
that Gen. Chaffee shall confer with
the acting head of the Philippines
commission before adopting hostile
tactics.
The correspondence begins with
the cablegram given out last weel
dated Manila, April Is, in which Gen
Chaffee recites the killing of the
first American soldier, heal Mala.
bang, and the forming of an expedi.
ton under Baldwin to arrest the muir.
derers.
In answer to this the following dis.
patch was sent:
Washington, D. c., April 20, 1902
-Chaffee, Manila: Expedition ordered
under Baldwin will not leave coast
until you hear from here. This will
not, however, interfere with com.
plete preparation.
[Signed.1 "CORBIN."
On April % the following cablegram
was sent Gen. Chaffee:
"Chaffee, Manila.-The president is
anxious that no expedition be made
against Moros until all eff.
forts by negotiations have beer
exhausted. To this end he de.
sires hat you confer freely with the
acting civil governor. In the event
the force has to be sent, he directs
that it go under the immediate com
mand of Gen. Davis. The president
will give you all support, but desires
exercise of great are and prudence.
If possible avoid by all honorable
means general war.
[Signed.l "CORBIN."
"Chaffee, Manila,-With referencetc
previous cables on subject, it has
been suggested to president that
possibly surrender of the Moros muir.
derers might be effected by instru.
mentality of friendly dattos. Presi.
dent desires this considered in con.
ference with Wright, and to have as
surance that every honorable peace
full remedy has been exhausted.
[Signed. "CORBIN."
Gen. Chaffee responded to the last
sablegram by the dispatch given ou-
at the White House, Tuesday night
and published Wednesday morning
stating that to withdraw all tn,
American forces would ruin our pres
tige; to withdraw part of the force.
would be dangerous.
To this statement the following re
Spouse was made:
"Chaffee, Manila: Your cabl,
of yesterday has been submitted b,
acting secretary of val to the presi
dent, who directs hat you keep in
mind the presidents orders, but OF
course do nothing hat will impair
our prestige or in any way imperial
the army. If, after the expiration OF
the time named in your proclamation
and after all possible diplomatic and
friendly methods have been ex
hausted, your demand for the More
murderers have not been met, you
will act upon the lines that in your
Judgment will best serve to bring
peace and order in the island of Min
donao.
lSigned.[ "CORBIN."