Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
TO ENFORCE, DEMANDS
PREPARATORY TO MAKE A FOR
MIDABLE REORGANIZATION
Eleven American wsrships WIN Soon
Be in the Vicinity Of Tangier in
Perdicaris' Behalf.

Within week ofs tenn days at most, the
United States government will be prepared
to make q, most, formidable naval, demon
stration of the coast of Morocco in case
it should be necessary to dose to enforce
the demands made upon the sultan for
the protection Of Mr. Perdicaris and his
ssepson. Within the time mentioned eleven
Of the finest jships Gins the United States
navy will be in the neaghhorhood OF Tan
gief available for any service tina maj be
reauired Of them These are the battle
ships kearsarge, Iowa. Maine and Alabama
of the North Atlantic squadron; fha' acruis-
ers Olympia, Baltimore ana Cleveland of
the European sdua dfoh, and the. cruisers
Brooklyn dreAtlapta,. !. and the gnnboats
Castdne and Marietta ofsths South Atlantic
squadron. The three squadrons left Aneri-
can ports about a. week ago and are ex-
pected to arrive in q day or two, the South
A Atlantic squadron at the Canaries and the
ether two squadrons at the Azores. They
left these shores before the recafpt2 OF the
news regarding the seizure of MI Perdi-
carts by bTfgands andsar cruising leisure
ly across the aAtlantic, The Europeansand
South, Atlantic sqgadgogs Wf}nt Rx way ,a o. o.
ron steamed direct from Guantanamo Tor
the Azores.
Orders to the squadrons.
notwithstanding the fact that the South
ATLANTIC squadron started two or three
days before the European squadron and the
latter left about day ahead of the battle
ship squadron It is expected that the three
squadrons will reach their respective ports
within a day or two OF each other, and 1t
is possible that the battle ship squadron
may be the first one in by reason of its
having followed the most direct route.
. It was in anticipation of the arrival at
port first of the South Atlantic squadron
that the Secretary OF the Navy cabled In
structions to Teneriffe, Canary Islands, 20
Rear Admiral Chadwick, commanding, to
send one of his vessels at once to Tang1er
for such action as may be required In the
, case of Mr.. Perdicards and those instruc-
lions will stand unless it should happen
that the European squadron should arrive
first at the Azores, IN which event Rear
Admiral Jewell, Commanding. will be d.
rected to send vessel of his command and
the orders to Admiral Chadwick Will be
Cancelled The battle ship squadron is
eliminated from consideration In this mat
ter the incident is not regarded as of
sufficient magnitude to call for the serv-
ices of big battle ship. Regardless of
special instructions in the matter the en-
tire fleet of. eleven warships will be in
close proximity to Tangier within the next
few days in the ordinary progress of their
present cruise. The golfers Abarenda,
Hannibal, and Leonidas arrived In Horta, In
the Azores. yesterday. These vessels are
carrying coal for the battle ships and will
await their arrival
News From Perdicaris.
A brief cablegrsm came to the State De-
partment yesterday sfrom Consul General
Gummere. at Taf1efer. which confirmed the
press reports thai iPerdlcaris and his step
son Cromwell varley were being well treat
ed by the Moorish, brigands by whom they
were kidnapped. The authorities, accord
ing to the dispatch. are in communication
with the bandits regarding the two men.
|; and 1t Is expected that terms of ransom
are the subject Of Negotiations. The COM
sui general hopes, to besable to report these
terms to the State Department very soon.
Mr.. Gummere Is moving actively in the
matter, his Instructions being to secure
the release Of Perdicarts as soon as pos
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