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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Men Who Furnished Money 10
Brlbed Supervisors viii Have
to Answer Charge Of Felony.
THEY GAVE MONEY TO RuEf
a, x. pertwleler Of Toledo, o., and
Lewis Glass of San francisco the
Men Against Whom True Bllla Nero
Found-The Former Has Juot Ro-
turned to This Country.
Thy Associated press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, CALL, Mar. ga
The grand jury today filed with Pre-.
siding Judge Coffey, of the Superior
Court thirteen indictments against A,
Il. Detwener, capitalist OF Toledo.
OHIO, and one of the incorporators of
the Home Telephone Company, VINO
Is accused of felony In having bribed
supervisors In the interest OF The cor.
poration. Nine indictments were re.
turned against Lewis Glass, vice.pres-
ident and general manager OF the
Pacific Telephone g. Telegraph Com.
pany, also accused Of having bribed
members of the board OF supervisors.
Bail was fixed Mt $4,000 in each In.
dictment and warrants were issued.
Iiass is believed to be at Goldfield.
Assistant District Attorney Henney
stated that Detweiler has been locat.
ed In Egypt. ,sa 4,
Detweiler represented the Home
Telephone Company and It Is alleged
he gave Abraham Ruef the $4,000,
which the indictments against the
latter charged was divided among the
supervisors. Glass, who wns In
charge of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph Company la held re.
sponsible for the alleged bribery
through his general agent, T. v. Hal.
sey. who Is charged with having paid
,he $4,000 each to the supervisors for
The granting of franchise to the
opposition company.
DetwelIer In This Country.
TOLEDO, OHIO, Mar. 23.-Informa.
ton abtained from George A. Detweil.
or, brother Of A. K. Detweiler VINO
was today indicted for fraud at San
francisco says that A. X. Detweiler
was In Europe, but returned to tho
united States and passed through this
city last night on his way to the
West
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
OIL STEAMER SUN
NEARLY READY FOR Trial
Vessel Goes In Dock Tuesday for
Final Cleaning and Painting
of Hull.

The Sun oil steamer Sun, now
rapidly nearing completion at the
shpyard. will be given her dock
trial at ONE Of tho shipyard piers
Wednesday. The vessel will 20 on
her final speed trial on April I
ard will he delivered to her own.
ers at Philadelphia the latter part
of next week.
The new steamer will be ncated
anto dry dock No. 9, Tuesday to
have her hull cleaned and painted
preparatory to her final acceptance
trial trip.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
HASH MAKES THOUSAND
OLD SOLDIERS I'LL
Breakfast at the Leavenworth Home
DID Not Rest Well on the Stom.
achs of Veterans.
(By Associated Press. J

l.EAVENWORTH, KANS., March 23.
More than one thousand veterans at
the National Soldiers home here are
suffering from ptomaine poisoning, the
result of eating meat hash at break
last this morning. The first symp.
toms was manifested several hours al
ter breakfast. Soon the home hospital
was crowded with sick veterans and
the ambulances were rushing in from
the barracks with loads of them. This
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Maaruder cann.

Magrnder Camp, Confederate Vet
Grams, will hold an important meeting
at the court house tomorrow night at
8 O'Clock and all of the members are
urged to be present Resolutions will
be passed on the death of Mr.. Young,
who died recently at his home on
Brierfield road between this city ana
Hampton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
FEE FOR ADMISSION TO
GROUNDS TO BE INCREASED
After April I Adults Must Pay rs
Cents and Children 10 Cents to
Go Into Exposition.

After April ] and until the exposi.
tion opens on April 26, the fee for
admission to the jamestown Exposi.
tion grounds will be 25 cents for
adults and 10 cents for children.
Heretofore the fee for adults has
been only 10 cents.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24

afternoon an officer In charge OF the
hospital ut the soldiers home stated
That none OF the veterans were ser.
lonsly Ill; that most OF them had been
discharged after treatment and that
there was no likelihood of any deaths
occurring from the ptomalno poison.
Ing.
Most OF those affected he said, sim.
ply suffered q slight vomiting spell.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Governor Wants Case investigated.
(By Associated press.1

NORFOLK, VA. March 23..--The
commemorative Attorney here has
received q communication from Gov.
ernor Swanson asking him to inyegti-
gate the case OF Fred r.. Parker, who
Is now in the Jail serving six months
sentence. Parker 1t is stated, was
once & newspaper CORRESPONDENT.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. SUNDAY. MARCH p 1907
Jamestown Exposition Opens Inn Thirty-tE1ree DAYS
Newport NevsTh Than Amy

declared that Thaw wrote to him rs
follows:
Dear Mr.. Delmas: On the 9Th of
this month, ut the request OF my then
senior counsel, with all other counsel.
concurring. and on my own motion.
] appointed YOU my chief counsel. to
conduct and manage the present trial
before Justice Fitzgerald, in accord
ance with your own views and plans.
giving you full authority In the mat.
ter. wish today to reitcrate and
confirm everything that was then done
in these premises; aud to tell you
that no one but You has any right or
authority To make any agreement or
stipulation in any manner relating to
tho conduct of the trial or to take
any unauthorized steps therein.
Very sincerely, yours,
Al. X. THAW."
Some of Thaw's Notes.
With reference to the proposed tcs-
timony of Artist Carroll Beckwith,
Thaw wrote to Mr.. Dalmas Il in
sist that my counsel produce Mr.. Beck
with to testify regarding what he told
ME IN the fall of 1903. in 1904, 1905
and concerning Mrs. IL. X. Thaw's
character and goodness In the year
1901 and the change that occurred in
tho fall of 1901 after the meeting of
Mr.. White
Under date of February G, Thaw
wrote Mr.. Delmas as follows:
Mot as principal but as husband.
mus. hear your notes for my wife's
testimony, as ] shall permit nothing
but tine truth and wish to prevent any
unintentional Misrepresentation. To-
day n witness--not the stage door
keeper who was pleased TO stand
straight and safe OH facts-perjured
himself in 4 very natural or studied
manner This grieves me and forced
ME to insist upon my right as hus-
band, If not upon that Difference due
10 my wishes as principal"
Another note OF the same date, says:
MIR. Comstock comes after my wife
presume, she will testify Friday or
Monday? My mother testifies tomor-
row, suppose and some others, pos,
sihly, Mr.sGatlin oA other witnesses of
Whites two. EeuolVars thais last the
usual one) and his threats aud his
ring. He always gold her you know
nothing int ALI yeti That removes
danger of 'csntagton', Of ring or other
matters. ] hope you can now an
swer my early note. This requires
none"
In one of his letters to Mr.. Delmas.
Thaw enclosed five pages of questions
which he declared Anthony ComstoclI
might answer as to Thaw's work with
him.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Colonel Edgar Leaves.

X Colonel George NJ. Edgar who lee.
lures ut the Y. NJ. C. A. Friday even.
Ing, left yesterday after spending the
day with some old friends. Several
or the Confederate veterans, who
heard Colonel Edgars lecture on
"Stonewall" Jackson say that 1t Is one
or the finest things they ever listened
to.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Senator Bailey Sells Farm.
INV ASsnciofad procao

j EXTINCTION, KY, March %
United States Senator Bailey, o.
Texas sold at public auction today
his Meadow Hill farm, 120 acres
near here. The purchasers are Rear
admiral Todd, United States navy,
retired. and A. Blitz. The price
was 5000 an acre. The farm was
the former home of James me
Allen, the novelist.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Young Gould Still Champion.
(By AssOcintsd PreAA.

BOSTON, MASS. March 23.-.Jny
Could of New York today retained his
ute ms court tennis champion of Amer
len, by defeating Joshua Crane, Jr..
OF Boston, In the final round of the
national court tennis championship at
the boston Tennis and Racquet club,
Tho score was G--l; 4-G. do. Go
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Sumner sails Tomorrow.

The United States army transport
Sumner will sail for Havana, Cuba to-
morrow with large number of pas,
sengers and several hundred tons OF
stores and supplies for the army Of
Cuban Pacification.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
N. G. w. Train Through TrestIe.
fRv Associated Press.l

PORTSMOUTH. OHIO, March 23-
A Norfolk G Western freight train
today crashed through q % foot
trestle today near Lessville. The
tressle was undermined by the floods
The train fell to the bottom. Fire.
man D. d. Hutton, was crushed 10
death and Engineer ]. T. Houser
was fatally injured.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
GETS SHARE OF BIG
ESTATE IN BOSTON
N. p. Rargrave Receives Notice That
He is One Of Heirs to
$25O,OoO.

MIR. N. P. Hargrave. young man
EMPLOYED at the shipyard. has been
notified that he is one of the heirs
10 an estate worth S250,0O0.
Mr.. Hargrave formerly lived in
boston, hut has been here for some
time.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
REGULAR SUMNER WEATHER.
Mercury Reached SO Mark Yesterday
Afternoon.

Regular summer weather prevailed
yesterday. About 1870 o'clock in the
afternoon the mercury reached the SO
mark and as late as $3.50 o'clock the
thermometers registered away above
so.
The weather man predicts still
warmer weather for today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
THE WEATHER.

Fair, continued warm Sunday, fol-
lowed by showers and cooler in the,
afternoon or night In north portions.
Monday, fair.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
nlackburn's Commission signed.

NJ, r,y1,, ''ee'o' o's"eo'
., WARRINGTON. ID. C., March 2s--
me President today signed the
commission OF former Senator LOG.
eph G. Blackburn OF Kentucky to
be member of the Isthniian Canal
Commission
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Mr.. WOOD VERY it,.
Message From Baltimore Says He Ia
at Point OF Death:
Daily Press Bureau,
Hampton, Va, March %

Hampton, Va, March 90.
lons-distance message mas re-
celred frGm Baltimore tonight stat
Ing that Mr.. William Wood. who
recently went from here TO Bar
tsmore TO have an operation per,
toEmed was, critically III and could
NOT Hive through the night. 81; ]. /
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-24
Secretary Of State Root al Am.
bassadOr's Party Proposes a
Significant Toast.
WILL STOP h'CARAGuAN WAR
No Longer Any Doubt But That Thia
Country and Mexico VIII Compel
Honduras and Nicaragua to Stop
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Badly Beaten
In Two sanquine engagements.
(hy Associated press. J

WASHINGTON. d. c., Mar. 23.-"I
propose to toast to the peace which
Mexico and the United States are
endeavoring to establish in Central
America and to everlasting peace be-
tween Mexico and the United States"
This sentiment spoken by Secretary
Root at dinner given last night by
the Mexican Ambassador and Mrs.
Greet In honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Root
set at rest all doubt as to the Joint
movement for qualification which the
two neighDoring republics have init.
ated, and showed how closely the re-
lations between Mexico and the Unit.
cd States have become
Mr.. Roots text followed the toast
proposed by Mr.. Greet to the Presi-
dents OF the United States and Mexi.
co hid to the American Secretary OF
.State. The senumenr suggested Sec
rotary OF State WINS received, with
great enthusiasm by the ambassadors
guests and the small dinner party be.
came an affair OF international sIgni.
ficance.
General BonilIa Satisfied.
COLUTECA. HONDURAS, Mar. 90.
General Manuel Boniila. president
OF Honduras who is encamped here
at the head of the Honduran army
was questioned today by n representa-
tive of the Associated Press concern.
ing tho recent landing of American
marines at two or three points on
Honduran soil by the American gov
eminent TO protect American inter-
ests. President Bonilla replied: "The
Honduran government considers the
measures taken by the American gov
eminent to be good"
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-19
AVISO,

En- la sosi6n celebrada en- Ia noche del
12 de mario corriente, pOr los iniciadoreE
de la sociedad "La Fraternidad Social
Psicol6gi6a Ben6fca" Sc tom6 6entre OtroH
acuerdoa eI siguiente:
Fijar, por 10 pronto, y sin peTjuicio de
aumentar el n6mero, como punto de sus'
cripci6n diariamente abiertos, los siguien-
teg
EstabIecimiento de reIojerfa de don En-
rique Kehrhan, San Francisco ndmero 28,
plaza Baldorioty de Castro, San Juan,
quien toma & su cargo el talonario provi'
hional nGmero 8, de ofertas de sOCiOS nu'
merarios; la casa particular del sefor
Obrer, en- Catafio, donde esta habierto el
talonario provisional de ofertas de Quotas
numerarias No. /; la oicina del Sr. Lopez
Landr6n, parada 43, Gale del Parque, en-
Santurce, donde esta alberto el talonariO
provisional No. 2. Segdn SO vayan con
feccionando en- la imprenta los talonarios
Bucesivos, Sc iran fjaudO los demds sitiog
de suscripci6n. 10 v. g.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-19
La resistenGia del EpiscOpadO frances
Una Garta del ArzObIspO do Bordeaux.

En- unos de sus tiItimos pGmeros el
"Aquitaine," 6rgsno de Ia arquidi6ceSia
de Bordeaux, public6 un aviso del Carde'
nal Lecot, ArzobiSpo del lugar citado.
Sabiendo que &c ha hecho uno 6 dos en-
sayos de asociaciones de cultos municipa'
les en- su di6cesis, eI Cardenal las rechaza
diciendo que son ilegaleB y cismdticaS, no
conformes con Ia "Ley de Separation" ,
artfculo 4, contrarias q las inAtruccioneH
del Para. Ell Cardinal afade:
sSi 90 forma una sociedad de este gene.
70, es seguramente con un NAL Bacerdote
que ha perdido va 6 que perder6 por ese
solo hecho-lo declaramos para nueBtra
di6cesiB en- particular-todo poder de pre-
dicar, de confesar de administrar los sa-
cramentos. AdemSs, les quada eli terrible
capftulo de las restitucioneg, TodoB los
bienes de la iglesia, comprados, arrenda-
dos 6 recibidos indebidsmente como don,
ser6n, en- manoB de los adquiIienteS, bienes
NAL adquiridos., SerS precise Testituirlos,
bajo pena de morir en- pecado mortal, y Ia
obligation pasard no sOlamenta sobre los
autores del latrocinio cometido en- peTjui.
clio de la iglesia, sino tambien sobFe sus
herederos, haHta que el recuerdo ldel r0bo
ipicial sea conserVado en- su memoria.
"Ohl nosotros os 10 suplicRmoB, queri-
dos diocesanOs: que ningunO de vosotEos SO
ponga en- la OCCASION de tai Teinordimiento'
y que no empafe el lustre do So nombFe
aSociandoae falsoB cristianos y q malOB
sacerdotesp
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-19
r. del VaIle ZemO.

"LA VILLA DE MADRID" avisa q
suS favorecedores, que acaba de recibir las
legftimas alfombras terciopelo de Oriente,
mSrca "Escudo' para Sala, asf como los
driles de hilo, legftimo n6merO 100 yI
pijapa las mejOres alpacas negraS caSl
mires ingleseS.
En- materiales para la confecci6n de
VombreroH, ENGAGES, bordados, aplicaciOne1
cOrses; es la casa que tiene Siempre el
meior surtido en- Puerto Rico. HacemOS
en9fos pOr correoS { todoS los Pue6loe DC
la isla. TeIefOnO S7S. r .. b. 764'
San Francisco 5, San Juan P. r.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-19
NOTICIAS
.DE.ESPANA.
SOIdadOs que dierOl So piel en- Al.
Gala para Ia Operaci6n de uH
C0mpaferO.
ACuerdOs que fueTOn adOptadOs en- una asamhlsi
de naVIsFOs.

Comunican de AlcalS que el marques
de Villamediana ha dado 1000 pesetaa
para los soIdados que dieron Bu piel para
una operaci6n de I'M cornpafero.
Sc ha inaugurado en Bilbao el nueyo
cfculo bizcaitarra del baFrio de Abantos.
Hubo miBa, banquetey y discurSos, y bal
les del pals.
AL anochecer un grupo penetr6 en- Ia
capital, precedido de un tamborfn, pro-
rrumpiendo on gritos.
. I'm vioIento incendiD hS deRtrufdo en-
San Sebastian un taller de pirot6cnica.
Otro ha destrufdo una fabTica de ceFve
"a en- Atigorriote. s...
Ell sefior Canaleias hizo una vista al
senior Maura acompanado de una comision
de m6dicos titulareg.
Lnterrogado ell senior Canalejas por al
gunos periodistas que le insinuaron 81 ha-
bfa habIado de elecciones con 81 senior
Maura, contest6: Is .-@- ....
"A ESQ vendr6n aquf otros. Yo tengo
otra puerta que llamar: 8 Ia opinion pd-
blica.
En- Vigo SO hacen comentarios sobTe
la Asamblea de navieroB Celebrada en- Lon
dres, para tratar de los }precios de pasajes
para Rio de la Plata y Brasil.
Los pasajeS Montevideo y BuenoB Al
res desde Bilbao, Corufia, VigO, Oporto y
Lisboa Costar6n 47 duros en- los vapOres
de todas las compsfifas, excepto Ia de Sar'
cerreni que solo cobrara As. .~|
EstoB passies costabsn sIntes 81 durOs.
AL Brasil: Las compaffas del Pacffco,
Mala Real Inglesa y MenaajerfaS france
BaB, 235 pesstas. r..
Por Ia Mensaierfa HambuTgueBa y
Hamper. Vol, 223.
Por la de navegaci6n Trasatl6ntica es.
pafoIa y Houlder. Line, 224, y pOr la sar'
cerreni, 218. 49,
Estos precios comenzarOn regir el Is
del pasado Febrero.
Tambi6n han acordado sOstener los Guar
tos paBajes para nifios de dos siete amos
y medioB pasajes para las de siete q doce'
Los niios mayoIes de doce afios pagaran
pasaje entero y los memories de- dos amos
pasaie gratis. ...~.> 81
La Asamblea ha acordado .enviar inB'
pectores los puertos espafoleS y pOr-
tuguuses para vigilar los scuerdos tOma-
dos:
-Dicen de Granada que los excursio'
nissas Sierra Nevada no lograron aIcan'
zar Ia cumbre.
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In grave peIigrO.
EVitese 4 tIsmpO.

Existe un problema ante el pueblo
puertorriquefio, del cual, tai vez, la ma
yorfa de nuestros compatriotas no SO ha
dado cuenta.
NuestroB propietarios de fncas rdsticaS,
halagados por la idea de poser grandes
gumas de- dinero, empiezan q vender los
mejores terrenoB que poseen: los terrenos
productores de tabacO.
Entire tanto estos paisanos sigan aletar-
gados por el suefo de Bu inocencis, Buici-
dando su felicidad presente y futura, el
trust que, tan anatematizable y repugnan-
to fa7 presenta donde quiera que plants Bu
tienda de exclus,vismo, se adueiara de
una de las superiores parties de nuestra
riqueza.
De tai suerte, los cultivadores de nues.
tro tabaco y la terra donde es cosechado,
estar6n en- breve, repletos de ORC; pero, en-
cambio, de amos pasar6n q capataCes; y
mas tarde, de capataces q alquiladoB por
dias-los mas huerfanoB de instr rucci6n-
en- aquellos terrenoB que anteB les pertene"
cieFon.
Pero no es en- esto solo lectores de este ar -
tfculo, donde estriba el NAL que NOS ame-
naza.
81 permitimos, 81 no evitamos que ell
trust del tabaco abarque la industrial tGbG.
cGlerG en- todas Sus parties, poni@ndole fe
Treas barTeraB ante Bu paso, ma1anR, ell
trust americana del azGear, comprara las
haciendas de cafls; pasado Sc formara un
trust para comprar las de cafe, y & avueIta
de unos cuantos amos, no habr& CeBado
Ia horeciente prosperidad de este pals;
pero el capital, no estarS repartido CO.
mo en- la actualidad: eStara en- manos
de un puflado de millonarios, que nos es'
plotar6 & su antojo, y de los cuales Bere'
mos mfserOS lacayoS, gimiendo bajo 81 yu-
go de sus tent&Culcs.
tEs este no I'm problema que tenemos
la vista, y que debemos resolverloF
Los que hemos vividO algunos amos en-
los EAtados Unidos, hemos conocido el
trust del az6car, el trust del gas, 81 tgatst
del hielo, ell trust del acsite, ell de Ia car
ne, eli del carbon, y henOs visto hasta los
palilloB de dientes en- las formidableB ga
rras del trust, faltSndonos solo por yer
bajo del cruel control de este, el aire que
allf Sc respira, creemos que 81
SC6moP
Muy fScil.
kmprendase sin perdida de tempo una
campafia por la prensa, sin distinction de
matices polfticoU, y cel6brense meetings 81
necesario es On las localidadeg infundieudo
en- Ell dnimo de los propietarioB de fncaa
rfsticag, 10 funestO que es para ellos el
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-19

vender sus propiedades al trutat.
Nj el trust nj Ia accumulation de rique2a
por unos cuantos, eS 10 que sostiene pros
pero un pueblo.
Sin este, los Estados UnidoB, ger1an tan
pr6Bperos como 10 son.
En- Francia, Ell capital este mas distri-
buido que en- los EstadOs UnidoH, que en-
Alemsnia, que en- Ipgtaterra; y no solo eS
Ell tesoro frenc6s, mas foreciente que el de
las tres citadas naciones, SinO que el de
todas las del mundo.
IA que pueg, pensar que 81 trstst ha> de
hacer mas RIGA esta porci6n de tierraP
Aniquil6moslo, desterr6moslo, hsga
nuestro parlamenro leyes 81 eB possible, y
f6rmense anti trust, ligas aBoCiaciOnes,
para cerrarle tOdos los caminos
Cortemosle 81 vuelo, CompaGriOtaB.
Ell trust mace ahora en- nuentra patFia,
poseyendo algunas incaS; en- no lejanO dia
las poseer6 todaB; = sntonCes, paSar6n CO.
sas lnuy amargaa, muy tragicaH, muy Id
gubreB, 81 no rechazamos, 81 no evitamos q
tempo ell grave peligFP que nos amenaEa'
=. Enrique Rosario Ortts.
Cayey, Marco Is de 1907. i
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INGLESES Y AMERI-
Canos en- las Anti
IIaS. l.
EI Herald" dijO: Jamaica desea-
ria ser una COIOnia americana. I"
Osspu6s de Ia OCupaCIdn ds Puerto Rico J del
prOtsctOradO virtual de Cuba J SantQ
Domingo .

GEL epflogo del incidente aDglo-ameri-
cano: dice ssLa PubIicidad", de Bs rcelona
(Espafla) con fecha % de Enero de 1907
de Kingston Bera, segdn los diarios iugle-
ses, la dimisi6n-ya presentada-del 60
bernador de Jamaica senior A. SWetten-
ham. w.,
''Ha terminado, pues, el incidente y no
deja de tener inter6s examinar los ante
cedentes Sus causas. Ese CoDfictO mi
n6sculo no es un hecho aislado nj fortuito.
eB Ia resultante de un estado de cosag y
de un estado de amino que Teina en- las
Antillas despu6s de la expansion de los
Estados Unidos en- el archipelago. que
domino la desembocadura del canal de
Panama sobre el Atl6ntico, eB decir, des-
pu6s de Ia ocupasi6n de Puerto Rico y
del establecimiento del protectorado vir-
tual de los americanos en- Cuba y Santo
Domingo.
''Desde entonces las pOsesiones europeaS
en- las Antillas est6n merced de Ia doc
trina de Monroe, por Ia cual los america
nos, prohibiendo las conquistas territorial
les en- America, han declarado respetar el
'statu quo' de sus poseSioneS actuaIes.
sIpglaterra parece conformarBe con esta
situaci6n, cuando al poner en- ejecuci6n
ell gran plan de- concentration naval de
lord SeIborne de lord Brassey, RETRO
de les Antillas, su eHtaci6n naval y BuB
tropss blancaB de Jamaica, Barbados y
Bermudas Los americanos go consideran
como los duefios de las Antillag y quieren
anexionSrBelaB & copia de dinero, ofre'
ciendo comprar las AntillaB danesaB 8 por
medic del deseo expresado por los habi-
tanteg, con Jamaica. Y egas aBpiraciones
no las disimulsn. El "NeW York. He
rald' del mes de febrero del aflo pasado'
al dar Cuenta de Ia conformation product
da en- las Antillas inglesaS por Ia especie
de abandono de Ia metr6poli, y por los
temores de la pequefia poblaci6n blanca
mezclada en- una gran masa de gente de
color; diio: Jamaica desearfa ser una
colonia americana" Bajo la domination
de los Estados Unidos el eIemento negro
estarfa dominado. Algunos diarios in
gleses Sc ocuparon de los peligros de Ia
expansion americana para las Indias
occidentales britsnicas para las. buenas
relscioneg anglo.americanas. FL "Globe"
de Londres sostenfa Ia necesidad para
Inglaterra de conservar preciOSamente sus
posiciones en- las Antillas y 50 papel de
guardiana del futuro canal interoceanicO.
"Cuando sir Swettenham invitaba, con
Ia fam0sa caTts que ha determinado ell
incidente, al almirante americana Davis
& reembarcar sus marinos le daba gra-
cias ir6nicamente de- Bus sentimientos
humanitarios hacia la ciudad de Kingston,
acordaba tai vez que en- pOmbre de la
humanidad los Estados Unidos sacaFOn
un gran partido de las insuTreccioneS de
Cuba, Panama y,Santo Domingo.