The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-23
NEGLECT YANKEES YANKEES
BcNn OF BLOOD A DIPLOMATIC
 M0CKERY.
American Refugees From Kingston Were Treated Worse Than Negroes By British 0fzieials--state-
 snent Made to Presa.

New York, Jan. 22.--American refu- gees from Kingston, Jamaica, arriving here today on board the steamer Prlnz Eitel Friedrich, which sailed from the stricken city on Thursday afternoon last the third day after the earth qAalxe, all are unanimous In condemn ing what they term the Inactivity and utter ineffictenoy. of the English au. thbrities on the island during the ffrst days following the disaster.
 For three days, orzup, to the day the Prinz Eitel sailed. they said, there was no semblance of order and nothing def- mite done in the matter of relieving the sufferings of many of the wounded.
 Tt was asserted that men and women who sought shelter on board the Brit ish steamship Port Kingston which was chartefed ,sor Sir Alfred Jones's party from England. were put ashore. and that the plea of the American refugees that women of their party be allowed at least the privilege of sleeping on the open decks of the Port Kingston, waa refused with great incivflity.'
 The injured who had been taken on board the same. steamer for an asylum were put ashore the day following the earthuuake, Tuesday and were left on the railway wharf until cared for by the American naval authorities on Thursday.
 The Prinz Eiters passengers told of the great relief the arrival of the American squadron brought to the ter. TOT stricken people and were amazed to hear of the rupture which has oc- cured between Governor Swettenham and Admiral Davis.
 ,The protest of the American refu- gees against the conduct and beha- vior of certain officials on the isiahd was voiced at a mass. meeting held on board the PrinT Eitei Friedrich Mon day, when resolutions were adopted and addressed '"ro the General Public ana the international Press" The resoiu- tons follow:
 eye. a company of American refu- gees of Kingston, on board the steam ship Fring ,Eitel Frederick, herewith utter emphatic condemnation of the conduct and behavior in thata period of certain officials of rank, specificat- iy Captafu Parsons, commander or the British steamship Port Kingston lying in the harbor of Kingston, and aboard which was Sir Alfred Jones, his superior, and other officials bas" ing our contentious on the following counts:
 "First--That Captain Parsons declin- ed to furnish food for one meal to the small number of Germans led by caps tain Richard vahsei, Hamburg Amer ioan line, who prevented four docks from burning on the night Of the 1Ath, among them Port Kingston's own wharf
 "second--That such American and other refugees as the small boats man. ned by Captain Vahsel and others gathered and lodged on Monday Non board the Port Kingston were sum- marily ordered ashore to make room for English refugees, though women and childen tearfuilg pleaded that they neither had food nor clothing on shore. -,.
 faThird-That the injured of mixed nationalities were taken ashore at the same hour and left in a crude situation on the railway wharf until cared for by American naval Ruthori- ties on Thursday.
 .Fourth-That when Fathers o'Don- oyan of Boston: Gavin of Indianapolis and the Rev. 1T. F. Aud of Hatboro, Penn, took a petition to Sir Alfred Jones and Captain Parsons from the refugees eieeping on trunks, sacks of coffee and the cargo fouled blanks of the Hamburg American dock to allow the said refugees to so on board the Port Kingston then at hef dock and slean on her bare clean decks, where they would be safe from recurrent earthquake shocks. Captain Parsons refused with great incivility, and com ing to the Hamburg American looks. showed the party further discourtesy.
 "FifthAThat in the three days, though Sir Alfred Jones and his party on board the Port Kingston had all the comforts of large. we'll equipped ship, no tender was made either Of food, water, coffee, bedding or medi- cal assistance.
 'sixth--That in three days save for the above unpleasant visit of Captain Parsons. no official visit was paid elth- er by the police, military or colonial authorities to the large body of Amer lean refugees on the Hamburg Ameri- can docks to offer succor or protection in any degree.
 'tseventh--That in individual cases and minor ways we were made to feel the superiority and first claim of the English and found the nluch-talked of s'bonds of blood and language" when tested, to be a moekery and diplo- matte phantom
 
 w.cAgKfsYtg PROMOTION.