Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
DEMANDED too MUCH
Kidnapers of Perdicaris Sub
mitted Terms of Ransom.
WILL BE REJECTED
REGARDED AS UTTERLY IMPoSSI.
BILE OF ACCEPTANCE
Admiral Chadwick May Land a Force
Imposing Naval Demonstration
to Be Made at Tangier.

mtted their terms of ransom and the
State Department has decided that they are
utterly impossible of acceptance.
long cablegram from United States
Consul General Gummere came to Secretary
Hay this morning. The consul general
stated In substance that Rasouly. tho
| bandit who kidnapped Perdicaris and his
stepson Varley. had been heard from ana
made set of demands upon the counsel
and the British minister. which each had
deemed 1t his duty TO lay before their
governments. Rasouy demanded that the
Moorish forces be withdrawn from the dis
trict in which his band operated leaving
them In control. He asked large money
| ransom to be collected from the governors
of Tangier and of Fez, who happen 10 De
hitter enemies s. He further demanded ao-
solute immunity for himself and his fol-
lowers for any pursuit or punishment LOT
the kidnapping and other crimes "mch
| they had committed In the past Anu "
can the climax of his arrogant demands
| Rasouly insisted that the United states
and Great Britain solemnly guarantee the
| observance by the Moorish government Va
| the foregoing stipulations
impossible Of Acceptance.
| Secretary Hay had a conference with tho
President on the subject today, ana t was
| soon agreed that Rasouly's terms couid not
| TO forcing the Sultan of Morocco to abdi-
| cate in favor of brigand so far as con-
| siderable part of Moorish territory Is con-
| cerned Moreover the United States gov
| ernment could not, without establishing
new and dangerous precedent. undertake 10
guarantee the acts of another government
Chadwick May Land Forces.
| The next step is in doubt. Rear Ad-
| miral Chadwick will be at Tangier py
| tomorrow evening on the Brooklyn, 10 Do
| followed in the course of day or TWO py
| the remainder of the South Atlantic SQUAD
ron IT In said at the State Department
| that the utmost confidence is reposed IN esaS
discretion and Judgment OF the admiral
Therefore the present disposition Is not 10
| burden him with instructions, but to leave
/ him a free hand to deal with the case, IN
] who. being on the ground and with years
! of experience in Moorish ways Will be
| valuable adviser
1t is possible. seeing that the sultan, ac-
cor3ine to Mr.. Gummeres report is really
doing everything in his power to erect
| release of Mr.. Perdicaris that Admira!
| Chadwick may use portion OF MS navai
| force as an expedition TO cooperate win
tho suItan,s military forces in bringing
! Rasouly to bay and releasing Perdicaris anu
| yarley The element of danger an such
| plan is that Rasouly may inuraeI nus .,it Sap
lives and fee to the desert beyond pursuit
7, Sc boned however that he viii, as theSo
bandits sometimes do, seeing that ne can.
| nor get what he wants, modify his terms OF
ransom to a point where they can he met
+, is reaIized here that the French gov
ernment. which, under its present treaties
| with Great Britain has acquired a domiha.-
| ing Interest in Morocco may @ ha'uhay .,s,nysar.
| rather nervous over any foreign inter
| anca In the affairs of that country, ana thdt
fact IT is suggested may lead 10 the eNei
| cise hy the French government OF some eI-
factive influences in the direction OF securs
- perdicaris' release which will obviats
tha neeessity for any hostile move py Ao-
| niral Chadwick Any such eooo olnces
and cooperation on the part OF the r,,. r,.ns
would he welcomed by the United states
government.
Will Go to Tangier.
u,,.,,n tho next few days seven United
states warships will be anchored In the
sa,t,or. of Tangier for any service thai
nav he required of them and in case OF
| necessity for big battle ships can be added
| to the number within a day or two. Al
statea IN Yesterdays Star, the cruiser
prooklyn. flagship of Rear Admiral Chaa-
| wick commanding the South Atianuc sta-
tion. left Teneriffe. Canary Islands, yester-
day morning for Tangier In accordancs
v;tb rush orders from the Navy DEPART
ment. The Brooklyn did not even walt 70
coal The other vessels of the squadron
the Atlanta Marietta and Castine remain
ed at Tenerinfe only long enough to take on
a small supply of coal and all three saiieo
for Tangier late last night The distance
between the two points is about 100 milea
The Brooklyn is expected to reach her des-
tina ton tomorrow and the three other YES.
sells by Monday.
ON his arrival at Tangier Rear Admiral
Chadwick will communicate at once with
Mr. Gummere the United States consul
general with a view to taking prompt ana
vigorous measures to obtain the release or
Mr. Perdicaris and his son-in-law, held py
brigands for a large ransom.
Rear Admiral Jewell, commanding the
European squadron consisting OF the
OLYMPIA Baltimore and Cleveland. report
ed TO the Navy Department today py CABS
the arrival Of that squadron at Horta. the
Azores, this morning. 1t Is the intention
of the department 10 have this squadron
relieve the South Atlantic squadron of duty
at Taugier unless the situation at that
point should become SO serious as to re-
ouire the presence of the two squadroDa.
Orders have been sent to Rear Admiral
Jewell to proceed with his squadron to
Tangier as soon as the vessels have been
coaled Rear Admiral JEWELS squadron 10
being sent to Moroccan waters because
they are within the limits of the European
station. and whatever service is to be per-
formed in that territory properly falls to
the ships of that squadron. The detention
of the South Atlantic squadron at the
Moroccan port will be dependent upon con-
ditions If the situation does not require
the presence of such a formidable array Of
American warships for the protection OF
American interests IN that quarter Rear
Admiral Chadwick will be authorized 70
proceed on his cruise toward his station In
the South Atlantic. He will go by way OK
the Suez canal and the east and south
coasts of Africa.
The battle ships Kearsarge. Maine. Iowa
and Alabama, commanded by Rear Admiral
Barker. are coaling leisurely at Horta ana
will shortly proceed to Lisbon, where thcy
NAV await the arrival of the battle ship1
Illinois and Missouri. now fitting out for