Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-22
DAVIS is SCORED
FOR LANDING SAILORS
Governor of Jamaica Objected
to American Marines.
IN WORK OF cLEANlNe STREETS
The Governors Action Is Wholly Dis
approved by the Community-Much
Suffering Will Result from Rear Ad-
nniral Davis Departure.

mlFaI DAVIS Departure
New York, Jan, PA special dis
patch to The Times from Kingston
jamaica, says that Governor SWEET
tenham in addition to refusing aid
from Rear Admiral Davis, has de-
c11ned an offer sent by the war de-
partment of the United States to ex-
tend Immediately to Kingston 10 ,000
rations which were intended for the
troops in Cuba and would have been
diverted here.
The governor So action, the Times
correspondent says, is wholly disap-
proved by Tne community, which
highly appreciates the Kindness of the
Americans AS soon as it became
known what had been done by Gov
ernor Swe;tenham and that the
American ships, in consequence, were
to leave, an emergency meeting OF
the city council was called.
The discussion showed that the
governors attitude towards the
Americans did not meet with the APP
proval of these officials and a letter
to Admiral Davis was drafted and
adopted in which the action of Sir
Alexander Swettenham was wholly
disapp10ved and the American gov
ernment and officers were warmly
thanked for the thoughtful, effective
and timely aid they had given in the
emergency, This letter was imme-
diately dispatched.
Admiral Davis was also asked to re-
main in spite OF the unfortunate in
cident. Tue request was dispatched
to him and ne made a reply in which
lie said that there was no misunder-
standing with the Jamaican authori-
ties. but he adoed significantly in re-
ply to the request to remain.
AS a foreign naval officer, l am
tound to respect the wishes of the
constituted authority of Jamaica, he
said
Up to the time of Admiral Davis
departure the situation was imprOv-
ing but the work has been much re-
tarded by the action of the governor
in declining further assistance by the
Americans. Much suffering will re-
suit from their departure and the re-
fusal of supplies.
Rear Admiral Charles H. Davis
whose offer of assistance for the
earthquake sufferers was refused by
CAOvarnOr To oyooo AlavorJo, S1ro+Lo,,
ham, of Kingston, is the man who re-
ceived the surrender of the Port of
Ponce when he was in command of
the Dixie. His record in the Amer
lean navy is a continuous succession
OF diplomatic triumph He is sec
ond in command of the North Allan
tic squadron.
His title as grand commander of
the Order of Isabella" was conferred
by Spain in recognition of his SER
vices as personal conductor, as a
representative of this government, of
the Infanta Eulalie when she visited
this country in 1898 as Spatn's rep
resentative to the Columbian eXpOsi-
ton.
Admiral Davis is a brother law
OF Senator Lodge and after a. friend
Of the president who informed this ac-
quaintance while Roosevelt was a
member Of the civil service commits
sion and living in Washington.
Rear Admiral Davis was selected
as the American member of the in
ternational commission which met in
Paris TWO years ago to inquire into
: firing by Russia S battle feet in
the British firing ctawlers. Davis
served as superintendent of the naval
observatory az Washington for five
years and has been on many ships
OF the navy through his various
grades.
Sir James Alexander Swettenham
K. c. NJ. G., captain general and
governor in chief of Jamaiac, has
been in the colonial service of Great
Britain for forty years. He Ts S61
years old, the son of J. O. -Swet-
tennam, of Relpher Lodge, Derby
After graduating at Cambridge he en-
tered the Ceylon civil service in 1868
anu remained in various grades of
cayion service for Is years. He was
auditor general of the island of Cy-
prus from 1884 to 1891 and auditor
general of Ceylon from 1891 to 1895
Then he was made colonial secretary
of Singapore, and from 1898 to 1900
was acting governor of the Straits
Settlements. Then he went to Brit
ish Guiana as governor and COM
mander in chief, where he was kept