Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-01-29
BRITAIN IN APOLOGY.
EXPRESSES REGRET OVER SWEET
TENHAM'S ACTION.
England Aroused by Undiplomatic
Letter TO Admiral Davfs-War Of
fee Cables Regrets and Extends

The threatened breach of the friend
ly relations between the United States
and Great Britain caused by tie letter
of Sir Alexander SwettenASm, COVER
nor OF Jamaica, requesting Rear Adj
miral Davis to withdraw his marines
and warships from the harbor at the
stricken city of Kingston has been
amicably settled by the British govern
ment's apology for his act. Great Brit
ain practically apologized in cable
gram to Secretary Root, which carried
Indirectly censure for the offending
Jamaican official 1t was said in Lon
don that he would be recalled.
No attention will be paid by the adj
ministration to the affront given this
country in the action of the Governor
OF jamaica. 1t is realized that the
British government is in no way re-
sponsible for the discourteous treat
ment of Admiral Davis and therefore
no feeling is entertained by the adj
ministration respecting the govern
ment
Swettenham's action is attributed by
the members of the administration to
his well-knoWn dislike of the United
States. He has shown his ill-feeling
upon number of occasions but espe-
cially in his efforts to thwart the gov
ernment's plans for building the Pana-
ma canal Governor Swettenham had
a great deal more on hi, mind than the
suffering of the earthquake victims at
Kingston when he practically ordered
Rear Admiral Davis to take his officers
and men and get off the island. This
ungracious action was no mere ebulli-
ton of nervous excitement or momen-
tary spleen. The ruling forces in ia
maica are jealous of the growing Amer
lean influence in that beauty spot in
the Caribbean.
Jamaica lies only little way from
Cuba, where American influence is pre-
dominant. 1t is on the route to the
Panama canal. Jamaica negroes, who
get % cents a day for working on the
plantations at home. are in demand as
laborers at $1.50 day on the American
canal strip in Panama. They have gone
thither in large numbers, though scare
ity of labor on the island induces the
jamaican planters to import hundreds
of coolies from India at heavy eX-
no II,
Jamaica are largely in the hands of
Americans. In short. the moral infu
cree of the United States in Jamaica
is large and is rapidly growing.
When, therefore, Sir James Alexan-
der Swettenha1n, governor. of jamaica
saw American battleships in the offing
and later beheld American marines anG
bluejackets patrolling the streets of
Kingston he thought wrathfully of the
effect of tails display upon the natives
of the island. who already are much
impressed with the wealth and general
ubiquity of Uncle Sam. He felt that
the absence of Rear Admiral Davis
and the American outfit generally
would be very precious to him.
The Indignation of the residents of
Jamaica. both officials and private citi-
zens. at the action of Governor SWEET
tenham in demanding the withdrawal
by Admiral Davis of the relief forces.
Is great The governors response to
Admiral Davis letter is bitterly de-
nounced, and it is generally declared
that the only possible reparation would
be for the government to apologize and
recall Governor Swettenham. Jamai-
cans say that the Indignation in the
United States and England is fully
shared by the residents of the island.