The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-06
BRITISH BASE OF WAR
ONE NEAR NEW ORLEANS RE-
I'M" CEIvEs ATTENTION.
The FACTS COME TO LIGHT.
uov HEARD PUTS THE QUESTION
sQUARELY.

Tour of Inspect1On-Muies as
....rv as Arms and AmmU-
.,.,on and Must Be COntrnband of
- says Gov. Heard-AttOrney
roI Knox Renders Lengthy
on,Diop. in which He Draws Some
,,,n. Distinctions and Decides
Nothing.
washington, April 5.-The State De-
..+r,ent to-day made public the COR
ordence that has so far taken place
,.t,reen the United States government
"a the Governor of Louisiana respect
4be ,atter's statement touching the
.s1,r,art of live stock and supplies fer
-. British army in South Africa from
cboImette. La. There are three prin-
e,.ol letters and a number of appen-
Sicps The principal letters are one
t.or, the Governor of Louisiana, dated
,,orcb %. touching the conditions at
rsoloette. a reply from Secretary
nov, dated April 4, announcing that he
10 dordered an investigation (Which
I'LL be made by an army officer), and
,od ordered an investigation (Which
the legal points involved in the
cboimette shipments. Gov. Heard's let
COY has already been outlined in the
rress dispatches. He begins by saying
.bot he received from the Mayor or
Nav orleans a copy of a letter from
secretary Hay calling his attention to
threat of Samuel Pearson ito COM
~,,t breach of the peace in New Or
bans" and referring that letter to the
uov,r for consideration. Mr.. Pear
CONS letter is one heretofore published,
d,isd at New Orleans, Feb. 1, and ad-
dressed 10 the President, calling atteh-
tion 10 the condition of affairs at Ne"
orleans and Chalmette.
The Mayor transmitted this CORE
spondence to the Governor on ths
grounds that the acts complained OF
we're permitted in the parish OF ST
Bernard, out of the jurisdiction OF the
citv authorities. The Governor imme-
diatey wrote to Sheriff Nunez OF that
parish in regard to the matter.
The SheriR's Report.
The sheriff's reply-a part Of the
Governors letter, is dated st. Bernard,
La. Feb. Is. He reports concisely that
mules and horses were being loaded at
Chalmette for the British government,
either directly or indirectly, but the
loading was done by longshoremen OF
the city of New Orleans, supervised by
Englishmen, who might or not be Of
fcers of the British army. Certainly,
there was no one there in uniform.
-
There is no such thing as a British
post with men and soldiers established
at Port Chalmette So far. as the re-
cruting Of men is concerned, 1 am
sure can certify that it is not being
done in the parish of St, Bernard. The
only men taken on the ships are the
muleteers who are employed in the
city of New Orleans.
Il have always endeavored to en-
force obedience to the laws of this
state, as we'll as to the laws of the
United States, and therefore, should
you inform me that such shipments are
contrary to the law, 1 will certainly
prevent any further violation of said
law"
Gov. Heard's View of 1t.
Gov Heard says 1T is conceded by
the British officers themselves that the
animals were for the British army in
South Africa. He says:
The burghers of South Africa are
making a fight for their homes and
their liberties, which cannot but ap-
peal at least, to the sense of fair play
Of the american people. AS the execu-
tive Of the Commonwealth of Louisiana,
whose people have always been lovers
OF these boons, 1 cannot but feel that
ia
base Of war supplies for the British
army upon her soil, place upon me a
grave responsibility. These horses
ana mules shipped from Port Chal-
inette, 1T is claimed, are indispensable
10 the operations of the British army.
hence, they must be considered CONTRA
Iand OF war, of greater value than
arms or soldiers, that England can so
easily furnish from within her Dor
ders."
Inc Governor holds that it is the
junction of the national government
Slu not of the state to enforce ODE
ueice to the neutrality laws; yet, if
sucn duty belongs to the state where
! uie violation occurs, he would not hes.
aase TO act as the law may warrant,
~nu asks the Secretary of State for his
inspected by British General.
me Governor reports the arrival in
New Orleans of Gen. Sir Richard
ia E9t''poell Stuart, an aide of the Brit
"a - army on a. tour of inspection of
NJ transport service in the vicinity Of
i I've" orleans. He also encloses a num-
r NJ. oI newspaper clippings and state
Aus Aus rom individuals as to the cper-
''ois Oh The British remount service,
So,, u.ahScrlpt of the proceedings in
d AM, ana number of letters from in
t.'iuudls PROTESTING against the con-
100 se, non OF the animal shipments. The
a8 s5. important of these probably is an
Li- H. OF one Tourres, setting forth
MS engagement for service on the
bosnslort Milwaukee, signing articles
o'tore the British vice consul, being as
,bs o 10 duly by Lieut.. Thompson of
NC sne yeomanry of the British army, and
tb'ls under his orders to Cape Town,
,.oe 10 Durham, where the horses
IT, eiiVered to British officers in I'M
io,+.aI ana where the men were not al
&C. 70 go ashore unless 1--WE would
coz 20 sien with the recruiting off
snoa ana Join the British army" He also
legged that the Milwaukee was con, .
-i5hded by army officers.
4ba. L[ttaly HAYS letter in answer to
S rom the Governor says:
cosIelary Hay in answer to the
0C.v,ernor, says:
2stb nave received your letter of the
Pras, ~ march and submitted It to the
WI, '. .u' who directs me to inform
from nat tS ne has requested an opinion
the no me Attorney General in regard to
ten - sOInts OF law involved in the mat
dersS when 1t refers, and has also or
facts a.; an !. immediate investigation Of the
orney Generals Opinion.